Vetted People & HR Professionals

“Talent acquisition leader with experience managing a small recruiting team post-layoffs (1 direct, 3 dotted-line) and staying hands-on in executive search. Led a global expansion to hire 30 roles across the US, UK, and Singapore, and implemented a competency-based, standardized recruiting process for product managers that was validated in real-time and approved by the Chief Product Officer.”

“15-year Talent Acquisition leader in the airline industry who has run large, high-volume recruiting operations (6,000–8,000 hires/year) across airport ops, maintenance, IT, and inflight roles. Known for rebuilding TA workflows and ATS operations (iCIMS) to automate communications and improve compliance transparency—cutting onboarding from 6 to 2 weeks and improving time-to-fill—while also delivering multi-source Power BI KPI dashboards and leading change management for major ATS transitions (Taleo to SAP SuccessFactors).”

Christy Tuescher

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Director-level Talent Acquisition leader specializing in global workforce strategy

Cary, NC20y exp

“Recruiter with hands-on full-desk experience leading complex executive and engineering searches, including a VP of AI and Engineering hire. Stands out for using AI sourcing tools, funnel and cycle-time analytics, and market compensation data to unblock searches, influence hiring teams, and close difficult offers.”

“People/HR leader (HRBP-style) with strong compliance and change-management experience, including leading an FLSA exempt-to-non-exempt reclassification for SMB sales AEs and implementing time tracking/overtime in Rippling with zero compliance findings. Uses systems thinking and people analytics to redesign performance frameworks and reduce regrettable attrition (30% drop in two quarters), and coaches senior leaders using data-driven methods (GROW) to improve engagement and build leadership bench.”

Ahmed Elias

Screened

Director-level Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in global technical recruiting

14y exp

“Talent Acquisition leader who scaled a LATAM recruiting team to 17 and led major operational transformations at Amazon, including onboarding a workforce tracking tool across a ~20K employee population in BR/MX/CR. Known for hands-on confidential executive searches and for building a standardized SDE interview-prep program that materially lifted conversion rates (TPS 23%→46%, onsite 13%→33%) while freeing significant recruiter capacity.”

“Global Talent Acquisition leader with 7+ years managing recruiting orgs (2–26 direct reports) across regions and time zones, combining strategic leadership with hands-on executive search. Has led major TA initiatives including Microsoft’s internal-talent utilization program ('Talent in Flow') and a Workday skills-based transformation aligning interview frameworks to job architecture/skill taxonomies. Currently manages TA P&L at Serverfarm and partners directly with the CFO on ROI-driven hiring strategy and budgeting.”

“Senior Technical Recruiter with 15 years’ experience (including 3 years people management) at Amazon, partnering closely with business, finance, and HR on headcount planning, approvals, and hiring strategy. Known for operational problem-solving—redesigned a stalled Solutions Architect workflow (JD + interview panel) to cut time-to-fill to 67 days—and for scaling hiring under pressure (350 hires/quarter) while maintaining quality standards.”

Alberto Alanis

Screened

Director-level Global Talent Acquisition Operations leader specializing in AI and shared services

Dallas, TX21y exp

“Talent Acquisition Operations leader with experience at Uber and Workday spanning global hiring process reengineering, ATS/analytics implementations (iCIMS, Tableau, Paradox), and large-scale recruiting coordination leadership. Managed a 90+ person coordination organization across North & Latin America and redesigned the operating model (queue to pods) to double productivity while maintaining strong stakeholder experience.”

“Technical recruiter with AWS experience who has led inclusive sourcing initiatives and run executive searches (including Director-level Solutions Architect leadership roles). Known for data-driven influence with executive stakeholders (e.g., CFO during a hiring-freeze review) and for implementing a standardized intake/calibration process that improved speed and slate quality; has also trained recruiting coordinators and managed a 7-person customer service team.”

Julia Dixon

Screened

Director-level People & Culture leader specializing in global HR, org development, and compliance

New York, NY12y exp

“Global Director of People & Culture at NRDC with hands-on experience leading a distributed HRBP team across EMEA and APAC and running global performance and employee listening programs. Has partnered deeply with product/design/engineering orgs in ad tech (Criteo) and digital health (OneDrop), including supporting major restructures and building the people function from scratch.”