Amanda Swahn

I am a Lead Recruiter and Talent Operations Leader specializing in Full-Cycle Recruiting, Global Workforce Expansion, and DEI Strategy. Over the course of my career, I have focused on helping scaling organizations solve inefficient hiring pipelines, lack of leadership representation, and the friction of expanding into international markets. I am deeply motivated by building teams grounded in inclusion, collaboration, and transparency. As a certified Fierce Conversations facilitator, I don’t just build teams—I create the space for honest, transformative dialogue that drives both cultural connection and business results.On a more personal note, I am a self-care advocate, a believer in sustainability and doing my part to make the world a more beautiful and kind place. I am an organization guru, and I love when I can create efficiencies for my team and company. 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞- 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐫-𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡: Delivered 95% business organizational growth for a Series B startup by creating a full-cycle recruiting process from scratch, scaling the team by 95 FTEs.- 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲: Increased female representation in the engineering organization from 24% to 46% in just six months, while successfully hiring 48% of the total engineering team over a single year.- 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐮𝐛𝐬: Scaled international footprints from the ground up across Germany, Costa Rica, India and Australia. I built and operationalizing a 40 person Center of Excellence in Costa Rica via an Employer of Record (EOR) model for Series C scaling and high growth organization.- 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 & 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Serve as the designated lead recruiter for all business-critical, senior leadership, and executive roles, consistently providing data-driven metrics and strategic updates to the greater G&A department.- 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 & 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧: Led all company-wide DEI efforts and short/long-term objectives, while planning, hosting, and facilitating high-impact, in-person All-Hands company events (2025, 2026).𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬Full-Cycle Executive Search • Global Talent Strategy (EOR) • DEI Strategy & Reporting • Process Optimization & Efficiencies • Fierce Conversations Facilitation • Technical Recruiting (Engineering) • High-Volume Scaling • G&A Stakeholder Management