Aaron Lara Senior Technical Recruiter

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Senior Recruiter

Abel Fire Equipment

Jul 2023 - Dec 2023 (6 months)

Responsible for recruitment for AFE roles as a whole • Work on developing a candidate pool for all open AFE positions. • Develop the recruiting process as well as being the SME for all things recruitment • Responsible for driving the TA hiring process from Sourcing all the way to offer. • Responsible for job posting, new hire training, onboarding, as well as the 30-60-90 day goal accomplishments with new hires.

Senior Recruiter

AgreeYa Solutions

Jan 2023 - Apr 2023 (4 months)

Responsible for recruitment in the Sales and Account Management Group • Work on developing a candidate pool for both sales and AM groups. Did so in the first week. • Serve as an SME end-to-end, full-cycle recruiter and sourcer • Had my first hire in the first 3 weeks after starting • Increased hiring manager interviews from almost non-existent to about 6 a week after my 2nd week on the job • Responsible for driving the TA hiring process from Sourcing all the way to offer. • I track and analyze the pipeline and pool of candidates to give weekly reports to Hiring Managers during weekly touch base meetings, during the offer stage, I also influence the hiring managers to make the best decision possible for their organization

Senior Technical Recruiter

Scribd

Feb 2022 - Oct 2022 (9 months)

Responsible for recruitment in the engineering/technical group as well as product and marketing • During my first month, I have been able to on-board 2 candidates • Serve as an SME end-to-end, full-cycle recruiter and sourcer • I track and analyze the pipeline and pool of candidates to give weekly reports to Hiring Managers during weekly touch base meetings, during the offer stage, I also influence the hiring managers to make the best decision possible for their organization • Responsible for driving the TA hiring process from Sourcing all the way to offer. • Managing a 10-requisition load ranging from software engineer (senior and mid-level), product design, marketing, and mobile/iOS

Senior Technical Recruiter

Oportun

Dec 2021 - Mar 2022 (4 months)

Responsible for recruitment of the engineering/technical group • During my first month, I was able to on-board 2 candidates • I have partnered with Hiring Managers and Directors to understand their job requirements, create 30-60-90-day plans for their roles, and help rewrite their job descriptions to make them more appealing to qualified candidates. • Responsible to track and analyze the pipeline and pool of candidates and giving weekly reports to Hiring Managers during weekly touch-base meetings • Responsible for driving the TA hiring process from Sourcing all the way to offer. • Managing a 10-requisition load from Sr. Manager, Security, Staff Engineer, Sr. Software Engineer, and Cloud Telephony Architect.

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Senior Technical Recruiter/Project Manager

Wavely

Jan 2021 - Dec 2021 (1 year)

Responsible for recruitment company-wide • Partnered with Hiring Managers and Directors to flesh out job requirements and needs as well as create measurable goals for new employees for the first 90 days of employment. • Responsible for building the company's recruitment process, building personas and job requirements, recruiting SLAs, migrating records to a new ATS (Lever), and conducting training for hiring managers on the new ATS System and expectations on SLAs. • Responsible for 36 new hires ranging from Technical PMs, Software Engineers, Marketing Managers, DevOps Engineers, etc. • Responsible to track and analyze the pipeline and pool of candidates and giving weekly reports to Hiring Managers during weekly touch-base meetings • R

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Contract Senior Technical Recruiter

TaskRabbit, Inc.

Jan 2020 - Mar 2020 (3 months)

Responsible for recruitment in the Data Group, Finance, and Marketing • During my first 3 months, I was able to bring in 4 direct hires, all while learning TaskRabbit's teams and processes • Partnered with Hiring Managers to understand the requirements of their jobs as well as create 30-60-90-day plans for their roles • Responsible to track and analyze the pipeline and pool of candidates and giving weekly reports to Hiring Managers during weekly touch-base meetings • Responsible for driving the TA hiring process from Sourcing all the way to offer. • Managed a requisition load of 8 requisitions from a Senior Data Analyst, Marketing Manager (both for the Spanish and German Markets), Sr. Financial Analyst, and PR Manager (London).

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Contract Senior Technical Recruiter

Udacity, Inc.

Jul 2019 - Oct 2019 (4 months)

Responsible for recruitment in the IT/Engineering and Data Group • During my first 3 months, I was able to bring in 9 contractors/direct hires, all while learning Udacity's teams and processes. • Noticed areas of improvement as soon as I started and recommended changes to improve the recruitment and sourcing processes. • Responsible to track and analyze the pipeline and pool of candidates and giving weekly reports to the VP of Engineering as well as weekly reports to hiring managers • Responsible for driving the TA hiring process from Sourcing all the way to offer. • Managed a requisition load of 20 requisitions from Data engineers, Data Scientists, Data Analysts, Backend, and Frontend Software Engineers.

Contract Staffing Lead, IT Talent Acquisition

Blue Shield of California

Jan 2019 - May 2019 (5 months)

Brought in to help the IT Organization and take over the requisitions while the recruiter was on a special project. • I was able to partner with hiring managers to understand their requisitions • At the end of my first month, I brought 4 candidates on board, at the end of my contract, I have brought on board 14 candidates All while learning a very heavy administrative process as well as heavy reporting of activities to hiring managers and higher-ups. • Responsible to adhere to best practices and ensuring that candidates have the best experience possible while in the process. • Responsible to track and analyze the pipeline and pool of candidates to give two weekly reports to the Manager of TA as well as weekly reports to hiring managers

Contract Sr. IT Recruiter, TA Group (Through Adecco)

Ross Stores Inc

Oct 2018 - Jan 2019 (4 months)

Brought in as a Recruitment SME to recruit for positions in IT/Corporate, Store Systems, IT Manages, and Project Program Managers. • Partner with the hiring manager to fill their open positions by sourcing, qualifying (for both skill and culture), and interviewing candidates with relevant skills • Responsible to adhere to best practices and ensuring that candidates have the best experience possible while in the process. • Responsible to track and analyze the pipeline and pool of candidates to give weekly reports to the Sr. Director of Talent Acquisition as well as my Client, the General VP of IT • Responsible for driving the TA hiring process from opening the requisition all the way to offer and onboarding. • Was responsible for 15 hir

Contract Sr. IT Recruiter

Fremont Bank

Jun 2018 - Aug 2018 (3 months)

Recruiting for positions in the Fintech space. I was responsible for the following: • Implement ideas and strategies that will contribute to the long-range growth of the company, creating new processes and fine-tuning standard processes for recruiting that fit within Fremont Bank's mission to deliver the highest quality candidates to the business units. • Develop customized and robust sourcing strategies that are creative and innovative. • Execute against sourcing strategy and assess the productivity and results of various sourcing channels (e.g., LinkedIn, employee referrals, networking groups). • Build a network of potential candidates through proactive market research, conduct in-depth interviews with potential candidates, demonstrat

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Contract Sr. Corporate Technical Recruiter

Okta, Inc/Active Cyber

Feb 2018 - Apr 2018 (3 months)

• Contracted to recruit for the following roles (filled as well): Software Engineers (4), Application Analyst (2), and Data Engineers (2). All these positions were for the Toronto Canada Market. • Manage the recruitment process from beginning to end and hire managers by showing them best practices for interviewing. • Used LinkedIn Recruiter extensively to source talent and keep track of my activities. • Tasked with providing candidates with a great hiring experience by being customer-centered. • Brought in as an SME to recruit for hard-to-fill roles.

Contract Sr. Corporate Technical Recruiter

Reputation.com

Jun 2017 - Sep 2017 (4 months)

• Contracted to recruit for the following roles: Director of Engineering, Director Product Manager, Frontend and Backend Engineer (Mid and Senior), Product Marketing Manager (Jr. Mid and Senior), UI Architect • Manage the recruitment process from beginning to end and hire managers by showing them best practices for interviewing. • Expected to replace or add upon recruitment processes already established. Also, tasked with providing candidates with a great hiring experience by being customer-centered. • First hire during my first three weeks • Brought in as an SME to recruit for hard-to-fill roles.

Contract Sr. Technical Recruiter

Location Labs by Avast

Mar 2017 - Jun 2017 (4 months)

• Contracted to recruit for the following roles: Director of Engineering, Technical Operations Manager, Infrastructure Engineer, Mid and Senior Backend Software Engineer, Front-End Software Engineer, Data Engineers, and DevOps Engineers. • Owned the recruitment process from beginning to end: From sourcing/identifying/qualifying candidates to salary negotiations to offer letters. • Used the following sources to find talent: LinkedIn Recruiter, Dice, Mighty Recruiter, Indeed as well as Greenhouse. • Campus/University Recruitment for engineering roles as well as entry-level NOC positions. Conducted interviews on the spot as well as being in charge of the University's resume pool and contact candidates from beginning to end. • Able to bring

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Contract Sr. Technical Recruiter

Kateeva, Inc.

Aug 2016 - Mar 2017 (8 months)

• Contracted to recruit for the following positions: Manufacturing Engineer, Inkjet Print Technology Expert, Sr. Systems Engineer, Sr. Software Engineer (manufacturing), Inks Manufacturing Engineer, Inks Manufacturing Engineer, and Software Automation Engineer. • Owned the recruitment process from beginning to end: From sourcing/identifying/qualifying candidates to salary negotiations to offer letters. • Visited Universities such as Stanford, UC Berkeley, and CSU to look for talent. Conducted interviews on-site on career days and gave assessments to gauge knowledge in engineering disciplines. • Sourced for candidates using the following resources: Mighty Recruiter, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Google Boolean Searches, Twitter, Facebook, M

Sr. IT/Technical Recruiter

Dynamic Signal

Mar 2016 - Jul 2016 (5 months)

• Contracted to mainly recruit for the following roles: Back-End Software Developers, Front-End, iOS Developers, Data Scientists, and Android Developers. • Sourced for candidates using the following resources: Mighty Recruiter, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Google Boolean Searches, Twitter, Facebook, Meetup Groups, Blogs, etc. (used about 10 other resources) • As a sourcer, I have generated over 1,000 quality candidates in my first 5 weeks on the job (all roles). • Had my first hire/offer after my first 3 weeks on the job (Back-End Developer, a position that had been open for 3 months)

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Sr. Staffing and Recruitment Manager

The Norman Group

Aug 2015 - Nov 2015 (4 months)

Recruiting for positions in the Financial Services space. This was a 4-month contract Sr. Staffing Manager role, as such, I was responsible for the following: • Implement ideas and strategies that will contribute to the long-range growth of the company, creating new processes and fine-tuning standard processes for recruiting that fit within The Norman Group's mission to deliver the highest quality results to Our Clients. • Utilize market expertise to identify trends and leverage knowledge, data, and competitive intelligence to develop customized and robust sourcing strategies that are creative and innovative. • Execute sourcing strategy and assess the productivity and results of various sourcing channels (e.g., LinkedIn, employee referra

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Contract Sr. Technical Recruiter

DayNine Consulting, Inc.

Aug 2014 - Nov 2014 (4 months)

As a Sr. Technical Recruiter, I oversaw the following: • Sourcing candidates for Integrations Consultant roles for Workday. • Full Cycle Recruiting of very specialized candidates for positions as Integrations Consultant, HCM, Financial, and payroll for Workday. • Evaluate the candidate's strengths compared with requirements by, evaluating, screening, and interviewing the candidate • Negotiate salary and other terms and conditions of employment with candidates and gain commitment from them to accept offers. • Develop recruiting strategies designed to identify qualified candidates through various recruiting tools • Search and recruit quality candidates via database searches, Internet resume banks, job postings, job boards, etc.

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Onsite Sr. IT/Technical Recruiter

Accela, Inc.

Oct 2013 - Apr 2014 (7 months)

As a Sr. IT/Technical Recruiter I oversaw the following: • Full Cycle Recruiting of director and senior-level technology candidates for software development, SaaS, product management, Data Science, UX, and UI Designers positions. • Develop recruiting strategies designed to identify qualified candidates through various recruiting tools • Owned the recruitment process from beginning to end: From sourcing/identifying/qualifying candidates to salary negotiations to offer letters. • Lead the University recruitment program: From building Campus relationships, hosting events, and building the team that would visit the universities and student programs (internships). • Evaluate the candidate's strengths compared with requirements by, evaluat

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Contract Sr. IT/Technical Recruiter/Sourcer

XRG Systems, Inc.

Jul 2013 - Oct 2013 (4 months)

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Sr. IT/Technical Recruiter/Sourcer

Quadrant 4 (Formerly TTS Consulting, Inc.)

Oct 2012 - May 2013 (8 months)

Contract IT/Technical Recruiter

Avenue Code

Apr 2012 - Aug 2012 (5 months)

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Contract Business Development Manager/IT/Technical Recruiter

NextGen Blockchain Technologies

Jan 2012 - Mar 2012 (3 months)

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Contract Technical Recruiter

Zelos Consulting, LLC.

Aug 2011 - Dec 2011 (5 months)

IT/Technical Recruiter

Stealth Startup

May 2011 - Aug 2011 (4 months)

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Staffing Program Manager/Technical and G&A Recruiter

Openwave Systems, Inc

Aug 2008 - May 2011 (2 years 10 months)

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