Mariana Garcia Talent Acquisition for IT Talent | Sourcing | Technical

Technical Talent Acquisition Specialist (Freelance)

Qualifinds

Dec 2025 - Jul 2026 (8 months)

- Led and optimized the sourcing strategy for 7 strategic mid-to-senior level roles (Backend, Fullstack, Mobile, QA Automation, Cybersecurity) to hire top talent across Latam for Latam and US fintech clients (Clip, WAG, Félix pago), focusing on KPIs and collaborating with the Ops Team and SMEs to ensure strong technical and cultural alignment, and a positive candidate experience.
- Executed advanced sourcing strategies (AI, LinkedIn, X-ray, Boolean search, Job posting, Professional Networks, Market research).
- Designed, conducted, and coordinated screening interviews, competency-based interviews, and technical interviews.
Key Achievements:
- Placed 3 strategic senior technical roles from Latam for 3 different US and L

IT Recruiter/Sourcer (Freelance)

RecruitingSKULL

Jul 2025 - Jan 2026 (7 months)

- Designed the sourcing strategy for 6 mid- to senior-level roles (Backend, Frontend, DBA) across Latam for an HRTech client (Apli), collaborating with IT recruiters and the Director to achieve business hiring goals.
- Executed advanced sourcing strategies (X-ray, Boolean search, GitHub, Job posting, market research) and conducted interviews.
- Gained exposure to additional tech profiles, including Big Data, Infrastructure, DevOps, and BA.
Key Achievements:
- Sourced and built strong relationships with 431 potential candidates for 6 mid-to-senior roles across Latam for HRTech client.
Tools: Google Sheets, Figma, Calendly, Fathom, LinkedIn, GitHub, Canva, Kendo, Glossary Tech, ChatGPT, Slack.

Employability Coach (Technical and Non-Technical)

Independiente Freelance

Mar 2023 - Jun 2025 (2 years 4 months)

- Coached 75+ senior, mid, and junior candidates across Product, UX/UI, Big Data, Infrastructure, Sales, CX, Marketing, Growth, Finance, HR areas in Latam within Fintech, HRTech, E-Commerce, Retail, FMCG sectors, focusing on KPIs (SLA, NPS, #placements).
- Led, developed, and automated ops, sales, marketing, accounting, and legal processes to ensure compliance and client objectives.
- Created educational content for professionals on LinkedIn about Employability, Personal Branding, Growth Mindset, and Coaching.
Key Achievements:
- Guided 45+ candidates to job placement, reaching a 70% employability rate within 4 months on average.
- Achieved 100% client success in opening interviews with companies, optimizing CVs, a

Talent Acquisition Specialist & Placement Mentor

Hunty

Jan 2022 - Jan 2023 (1 year 1 month)

- Mentored and coordinated up to 20+ technical and non-technical candidates monthly in Latam on strategic employability and recruitment process from Engineering, Product, UX/UI, Data, Infraestructure, Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, Finance, HR areas for Fintech, Banking, HRTech, E-commerce, Retail, Delivery, Mkt Agencies, etc, focusing on KPIs for effective decision-making (SLA, NPS, #placements). Reported to the Ops Lead and the Expansion Manager.
- Collaborated with product, commercial, training, and recruiting teams to meet business and client objectives.
- Executed platform onboarding and ensured a positive candidate experience through the recruitment process.
- Designed and conducted competency-based interviews (S

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Human Resources Manager

LUALGA Constructora e Inmobiliaria I Construction Industry

May 2020 - Jan 2021 (9 months)

- Led and executed HR area with 2 specialists for redesigning organizational structure, job descriptions, company’s culture, key policies, processes, and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance en Mexico, and KPIs (HC 150), optimizing time-to-fill from 10 to 5 days in 2 months, attrition rate from 26% to 10% in 3 months, and operating labor cost by 8% in 2 months, reporting to CEO.
- Designed and executed end-to-end recruitment strategies (OCC, Indeed, social media).
- Coordinated HR & process automation by integrating an in-house ERP cloud system, partnering with software developers and CEO.
- Collaborated with leaders in ops, purchasing, accounting, and legal to achieve regulatory compliance and business goals.

People Team Member

Urban Fare

Jun 2019 - Dec 2019 (7 months)

- Coordinated 4+ team members in the ops area, focused on creating ops strategies, optimizing processes, and achieving monthly sales goals of $144,000 USD over 5 months, reporting to the Ops Lead.
- Designed onboarding & training program to develop competencies at retail operations, sales, and customer satisfaction.

Sourcing Coordinator

Comision Federal de Electricidad

May 2015 - Dec 2018 (3 years 8 months)

- Trained, coordinated, executed, and ensured 95% of successful service contracts with market research, regulatory compliance, and user accounts in SAP, along with 30+ Technical, Engineering, Administrative, and Legal Managers at local and regional levels, reporting to the Sourcing Lead, Sourcing Manager, and Budget Manager.

Human Resources Coordinator

Comision Federal de Electricidad

Dec 2011 - Apr 2015 (3 years 5 months)

- Coordinated and executed the HR area in Mexico City and Metro Area (HC 80, 8 work centers), recognizing us as a top-performing unit (out of 13) based on $500K MXN annual budget on SAP, regulatory compliance, and KPIs for 3 years in a row (2012-2014), focused on onboarding, pre-payroll, culture, training, health & safety, process automation, IT, and budgeting, reporting to the HR Lead.
- Managed the onboarding process for new hire integration of engineers and administrative staff.
- Coordinated training needs analysis, annual training programs, and maintained individual employee records with the engineering area.

Learning & Development Coordinator | Technical Recruiter

Comision Federal de Electricidad

Jan 2011 - Nov 2011 (11 months)

- Coordinated and implemented the 1st regional annual L&D program for technical and management employees (HC 400, 13 units) in a newly zone in Mexico City and Metro Area, aligned to compliance, competencies, and KPIs (Hours per employee, replacement index, job profile), reporting to HR Manager.
- Coordinated hiring of 80 technical and administrative roles in 2 months, along with HR and hiring managers.

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