Emi Leon

Co-founder and Head of Recruiting

Palermo Advisors

Apr 2023 - Current (3 years 3 months)

We are committed to providing world-class solutions to your recruitment needs. With our extensive network of professionals and borderless approach, Palermo Advisors finds and connects top talent from around the world to your organization, ensuring you can build a winning team that drives success. We have helped countless organizations, from early stage startups to large corporations, transform and enrich their teams. I've personally completed hires for industry leaders such as Entain (ENT:LSE), Brilliant Earth Group (NASDAQ:BRLT), Wyndham (NYSE: WH), FitOn, PCCP LLC, Rain Instant Pay, Staytuned, Misfits Gaming, Y Combinator, and more. Let us help you take your team to the next level.

Head of Talent Acquisition

ALTO

Jun 2020 - Apr 2023 (2 years 11 months)

We are a software engineering company and a community of talented people focused on the digital space. Our vision is to build the best experience in connecting cross-border jobs and talent. As a talent solutions strategist, I recruited, trained and mentored a team of 7 talent acquisition specialists, from junior to senior, to successfully create a 20,000+ community of handpicked tech talent, delivering over 120 hires across Series A to Series E technology startups from the US, Europe and Latam. I played a key user role in the design and development of a powerful internal ATS system and a fully functional job board, providing initial input, functional testing and continuous reports on user experience.

Lead Technical Recruiter

DistantJob

Jan 2019 - Jun 2020 (1 year 6 months)

I was a full-cycle tech recruiter, targeting software & digital marketing companies in North America and Western Europe. I sourced the best IT and marketing professionals in the Americas, including team leaders for Ruby On Rails, Java, .NET, Python, Node.js, full-stack JavaScript, and performance marketing roles. I was directly responsible for dozens of new hires per year, leading talent sourcing, recruiting, and salary negotiations, while conducting research to continuously improve the entire process.

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Crossover for Work

Feb 2018 - Jan 2019 (1 year)

I was a full-cycle IT sourcing and recruitment partner for all ESW Capital companies. I created relationships with a global pool of candidates, collaborating as well in engagement activities with Argentina's new partners, offering true remote jobs with appealing USD salaries. Planned and executed creative ways to source new talent (happy hour, after work meetups, IT related talks, Webinars, etc). Crossover is an ESW Capital company, with more than 5000 partners working remotely from 130 countries.

IT Recruiter

BairesDev

Jun 2017 - Feb 2018 (9 months)

My role's main objective was to plan, organize and develop an intelligent staffing /headhunting daily process with candidates of the region, attracting the top talent to our prestigious clients in the US and Mexico. Assessing the client means evaluating, interview, negotiate and keep the key indicators daily updated. I focused mainly on PHP, Java, Python, Mobile and DevOps roles. Some clients: Google, Viacom, Panasonic, Televisa, Univision, DLA AMCO, Avantika.

Staffing Manager (Corporate team) | External Consultant

Galletas Puig

Nov 2016 - Aug 2017 (10 months)

Talent Acquisition Lead

Avila Burger

Apr 2016 - Nov 2016 (8 months)

University Professor - Neurosciences (Psychology)

Universidad Central de Venezuela

Nov 2014 - Nov 2016 (2 years 1 month)

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Senior Talent Acquisition & Development Lead

Insurance Company

Jan 2014 - Mar 2016 (2 years 3 months)

HR Analyst - Contract

DHL Global Forwarding

Aug 2013 - Jan 2014 (6 months)

HR Administration Assistant - Contract

ODEBRECHT

Apr 2012 - Apr 2013 (1 year 1 month)

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Artist - Guest Director and Puppeteer

Taller de Teatro Infantil Los Monigotes

Jun 2000 - Dec 2017 (17 years 7 months)

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