Kristen Fife

Kristen Fife

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šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆSenior Software Technical Recruiter/Career Strategist (Purple Squirrel Hunter & Recruiting Demystifier), Freelance Writer/Author (check out my articles!)
Seattle, Washington, United States

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  • Zscaler
    Senior Technical Recruiter (Akkodis)
    Zscaler
    Nov 2023
    Joining ZScaler to help scale their technical recruiting team, check out our open roles; SOMEONE will see your application and get back to you posthaste. https://lnkd.in/grCj7iG4
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    Sr. Technical Recruiter (Remote from Seattle)
    IBOTTA, INC.
    Aug 2022 - Feb 2023 (7 months)
    Sr. Tech Recruiter for Ibotta focused on Analytics & Infosec roles. 70% diversity hires (predominantly senior roles including including Staff Data Scientist, Sr. Information Security Analyst, Sr. Fraud Analyst, Staff BI Engineer, Sr. Decision Scientist) Manage university intern recruiting for client group
  • Twitter
    Senior Technical Recruiter (RIF)
    Twitter
    Feb 2022 - Jul 2022 (6 months)
    A member of the Platform TA team supporting the customer experience. -2 international hires in my first quarter for Kubernetes SDEs -Partner with multiple hiring managers on best practices; average 10-12 TPS and 2-5 IV's per week during growth periods -Expand knowledge of SmartRecruiters ATS -Member of LGBTQ and Women BRG's.
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    Senior Technical Recruiter (Remote)
    Swiftly Systems Inc
    Apr 2021 - Jan 2022 (10 months)
    Premiere recruiter for a growing startup providing brick and mortar retailers with the ability to reach millions of customers via white labeled mobile apps, and CPG vendors with targeted mobile adtech functionality. • Premiere FT recruiter for a growing technical startup • Increased the size of the company by 69% in the first 6 months (from 45 to 65) • Researched, priced, recommended and implemented a new Applicant Tracking System (Lever) • Collaborated with Marketing to develop and release a branded presence on BuiltIn.com; increased candidate flow by 25% in the first 10 days of go-live date, spearheaded a social media recruiting campaign that increased candidate flow.
  • Redfin
    Sr. Technical Recruiter (Remote)
    Redfin
    Nov 2020 - Apr 2021 (6 months)
    As a parental leave backfill contract, I partnered with the Analytics group to source and hire data analysts, data engineers, data scientists and analytics managers using LinkedIn sourcing, employee referrals, and Workday. I filled 10 openings in 5 months across the org, and made several offer-generated HR referrals (including a Recruiting/Diversity Recruiting Manager and Senior Sourcer).
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    Senior Technical Talent Advisor (Recruiter) (RIF)
    TalentReach
    Nov 2019 - Oct 2020 (1 year)
    Boutique agency providing staffing, direct hire and unique RPO services for startup clients and traditional direct/contract to enterprise. -Startups include areas such as martech, fintech, B2B analytics platforms/services, devops, eCommerce -Enterprise included eCommerce, digital media, financial verticals
  • Zulily, Inc
    Talent Advisor/Senior Technical Recruiter (RIF)
    Zulily, Inc
    Feb 2017 - Aug 2019 (2 years 7 months)
    Zulily, part of Qurate Retail Group (QRG), is an international e-commerce company specializing in flash sales and exclusive vendors. Client groups: Analytics (Machine Learning, Data Science, Big Data, Product Management 2017-2019-position eliminated) and Store team (Enterprise Platform, Product Management, Mobile Apps iOS/Android – 2017-2018) • 2-4 hires/month avg. • Hired brand new Data Science team of 5 (Mgr., Sr., mid/entry) in 6 mos. at 60% diverse candidates • 25%-30% internal or employee referral hires
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    Senior Recruiter
    Wave Broadband
    Sep 2016 - Feb 2017 (6 months)
    I was brought in as a senior recruiter to: -Help streamline the recruiting processes; when I first started I carried 200+ requisitions all managed manually via spreadsheet -Implement first-time ATS (Taleo small business); I partnered with the Finance team to develop their first-ever system managing position numbers/budget -Source hard-to-fill positions -I worked with marketing to develop social media recruiting campaigns (for retail sales and customer service positions) -Manage agency/vendor relationships including negotiate contracts and oversee the recruiting process, keeping spend in line and advocating for Hiring Managers to work with Recruiting first before engaging agencies -Worked on salary surveys for SVP of HR and hiring managers
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    Senior Recruiter
    ComcastthePlatform
    Mar 2016 - Sep 2016 (7 months)
    Contract Recruiter helping fill technical roles in the leading streaming video platform provider. Since our inception in 2000, thePlatform has been the leading provider of online video publishing and management solutions. Media companies throughout the world rely on our cloud-based video content management system called mpx as their open, central hub for managing, monetizing, and syndicating billions of internet video views each year. Our enterprise-class services provide unmatched versatility for designing and supporting streaming video businesses on PCs, mobile devices, and TVs. When media companies come to us to solve their online video publishing and management challenges, they tap into a league of professionals who understand video’
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    Senior Technical Recruiter (RIF)
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    Nov 2015 - Feb 2016 (4 months)
    I hired for the teams developing the OpenStack Enterprise Cloud, specifically Helion. Roles I hire for are industry experienced Software Engineers, Devops, and Program Managers. Our key areas: • Infrastructure – Building on the product innovations of the past year, like our Helion Cloud portfolio, Apollo water-cooled super computers, and OneView, the best converged infrastructure tool on the market. • Services – Continuing to lead in Virtual Private Cloud and growing our Strategic Enterprise Services, including cloud, enterprise security, analytics and data management, and app modernization. • Software – Continuing to develop the critical tools that reveal hidden insights and drive business outcomes at incredible speed and scale. • HP
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    Co-Founder
    IndieMentor
    Feb 2015 - Jun 2019 (4 years 5 months)
    IndieMentor is working on providing direction for artists on the business of being in the creative industry. Our goal is to provide programming and direct access to industry professionals across the creative spectrum for artists (music, writing, film, visual & performing) to help them maintain momentum on the business side of their endeavors so they can keep creating. This is my passion project, one day we hope to become a non-profit.
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    Sr. Technical Recruiter, Helion Cloud Services
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    Feb 2015 - Oct 2015 (9 months)
    Building the open stack Cloud. I'm hiring industry level (please check our website for internship opportunities: http://hp.com/jobs) UX, Software Engineer, and PM candidates for HP Helion OpenStack: Accelerated hybrid cloud deployment and application development for enterprises and service providers, a commercial distribution built on OpenStack technology- provides an open, scalable, highly available enterprise grade cloud platform with the agility, innovation, and economics to help you build, manage, and consume hybrid clouds. Helion helps you flexibly deploy and host workloads, applications, and services across Traditional IT and into whichever cloud delivery model—public, private, or managed/hosted— that best enables your business. • 8
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    Sr. Recruiting Consultant
    Hansell Tierney
    Jul 2014 - Jan 2015 (7 months)
    We provide on-site recruiting staff to support your end-to-end hiring needs, as well as contract and direct placement professionals. Our experienced team has contributed to the growth of Seattle into the regional tech giant it is today. We help clients and candidates navigate the hiring process with our straightforward and knowledgeable approach.
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    Senior Recruiter - North America (US & Canada)
    GameHouse part of RealNetworks
    Apr 2011 - Jun 2014 (3 years 3 months)
    As the Senior Technical Recruiter, I worked with hiring managers on roles across the business including marketing, R & D, art/graphic design, UX/UI, open source developers (including mobile mac iOS/Android, Java), QA, content, producers, etc.
  • RealNetworks
    Sr. Recruiter and Sourcing Specialist
    RealNetworks
    Apr 2011 - Jun 2014 (3 years 3 months)
    Senior Recruiter for the RealNetworks product groups. Full life-cycle recruiting on open requisitions as well as creating and implementing a sustainable sourcing and recruiting model for the recruiting organization including passive candidate generation; branding and advertising; social media campaigns; employee referrals; engaging hiring managers; industry competitive intelligence. Applications in the RealNetworks portfolio include RealPlayer Cloud, Rinse, and Listen as well as the pioneering streaming media technology Helix Server.
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    Strategist: Resume Expert, Freelance Writer, Freelance Recruiter
    Employeeze
    Jan 2010 - Current (16 years 4 months)
    * I am pleased to offer physical I-9 verification in the Puget Sound area of WA state for remote employers! I understand how the ATS works - as a power user! I am a senior recruiting professional with Fortune 50 experience as well as startup and midsize environments. I have also parlayed my expertise in staffing as a freelance writer/journalist with contributions as an independent writer to NWJobs.com and UW Continuing Education. I have a significant library of articles on my LI profile covering a variety of subjects, most relevant to job seekers. *Core business hours: 9-4:30 (last call at 4PM) PST M-F. I am happy to facilitate an introduction to someone you have identified in my professional network - I will need the job #/title or URL of
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    Diploma, College Prep
    Westlake High School Ohio
    Photographer and writer, school newspaper. Photographic Editor, yearbook.
  • Miami University
    B. A, Classical Humanities, Minor Medieval Studies
    Miami University
    Worked part-time for the University to help support myself.
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    StartUp Weekend - Ottawa, ON Seattle and Bellevue, WA
    May 2013 - Current (13 years)
    Startup Weekends are weekend-long, hands-on experiences where entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs can find out if startup ideas are viable. On average, half of Startup Weekend’s attendees have technical or design backgrounds, the other half have business backgrounds. Beginning with open mic pitches on Friday, attendees bring their best ideas and inspire others to join their team. Over Saturday and Sunday teams focus on customer development, validating their ideas, practicing LEAN Startup Methodologies and building a minimal viable product. On Sunday evening teams demo their prototypes and receive valuable feedback from a panel of experts.
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    Blogger - NWjobs.com, SourceCon, Employeeze
    Dec 2008 - Current (17 years 5 months)
    I am an avid blogger in the Seattle area. My areas of expertise are recruiting, job seeking/resume preparation, and developing effective strategies. I am a regular contributor to NWJobs.com (part of the Seattle Times), SourceCon, and my own blogs on Recruiting topics and Employment/job seeker issues.
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    Presenter
    Sourcing7 Fall Shareback 2019
    Nov 2019
    Hiring Partnership With Managers
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    Conference Presenter
    Sourcing7 Fall Shareback
    Oct 2016
    Building A World Class Employee Referral Program
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    Recruiter's Inbox
    NWJobscom
    Oct 2011
    Career advice column I wrote as an independent contractor for NWJobs.com, a division of the Seattle times. The archive is available online.
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