Olga Nekhaeva

Olga Nekhaeva

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New Jersey, United States
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    Founder
    TOPTECHTALENT.AI
    Jan 2025 - Current (1 year 8 months)
    Own end-to-end, high-bar technical recruiting strategy for 100+ prestigious startups, focusing on the AI application domain and building founding teams from the ground up. Partner with founders and executive teams to define and own the standard for technical hiring across ML Engineering, Product Management, and Cloud infrastructure. Utilize relationship-driven sourcing (non-job board) to identify and screen senior technical talent, ensuring quality and signal over volume. Shape recruitment processes by implementing rigorous technical assessment/screening protocols and tracking hiring metrics to optimize the talent funnel.
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    Senior Technical Recruiter | Global Talent Acquisition
    Micron Technology, Inc.
    Jan 2024 - Jan 2025 (1 year 1 month)
    Led full-cycle technical recruiting for advanced R&D teams, focusing on high-signal technical assessment/screening for Cybersecurity and Machine Learning roles. Partnered with technical stakeholders in DRAM & Emerging Memory groups to define the hiring approach and source specialized engineering talent in the US hiring market. Monitored hiring metrics tracking to ensure recruitment compliance and operational efficiency while maintaining an extremely high bar for candidate quality.
  • Mission Box Solutions
    Lead Technical Talent Consultant (DoD / Defense Partners)
    Mission Box Solutions
    Jul 2023 - Nov 2023 (5 months)
    Owned the full-cycle recruitment for mission-critical software development and Cybersecurity roles for DoD strategic partners. Sourced senior cleared and non-cleared talent through specialized networks, emphasizing relationship-driven sourcing over broad-market job boards.
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    Lead Technical Talent Consultant
    BUSINESS MENTORS, LLC
    Nov 2022 - Current (3 years 10 months)
    Own the technical talent acquisition lifecycle for enterprise clients, specializing in Software Engineer hiring and calibrating the hiring bar for rare skillsets. Partner with high-growth engineering leaders to source senior talent through relationship-driven channels, moving away from traditional job board reliance.
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    Senior Technical Recruiter | Global Talent Acquisition
    Micron Technology, Inc.
    May 2022 - Nov 2022 (7 months)
    Exceeded hiring metrics by closing 25 highly technical roles in 5.5 months, maintaining a 100% focus on quality and high-bar candidate signal.
  • Healthfirst
    Senior Technical Recruiter / Sourcer
    Healthfirst
    Nov 2021 - May 2022 (7 months)
    Owned full-cycle technical recruiting to support digital transformation, focusing on Software Engineer hiring for Mobile and DevOps teams. Sourced senior technical talent using LinkedIn Recruiter and relationship-driven channels to scale engineering squads for Pega and MuleSoft initiatives. Owned technical recruiting for ML Engineer hiring and Firmware Architecture roles, conducting deep technical screening to ensure alignment with high internal standards.
  • HelloFresh
    Senior Global Technical Executive Recruiter
    HelloFresh
    Mar 2021 - Nov 2021 (9 months)
    Owned executive-level technical search during a period of rapid growth, partnering with founders to define leadership roles and calibrate the hiring bar. Sourced high-caliber VPs of Engineering and Senior Back-End Engineers through relationship-driven sourcing (non-job board) in the US hiring market.
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    Senior Technical Recruiter
    Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    Jan 2021 - Mar 2021 (3 months)
    Managed full-cycle technical recruiting for AWS Annapurna Labs, performing rigorous technical assessment/screening for high-bar engineering roles.
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    Senior Technical Recruiter | Global Talent Acquisition
    Micron Technology, Inc.
    Oct 2019 - Mar 2020 (6 months)
    Owned full-cycle technical recruiting for a SaaS video technology platform, supporting Software Engineering, Platform, Cloud, and Product teams. Partnered closely with engineering leadership to calibrate the hiring bar for backend, frontend, and platform engineers in a highly competitive market. Led relationship-driven sourcing for senior engineers and niche technical profiles, prioritizing signal and long-term fit over volume. Conducted deep technical screening to assess system design, scalability, and product impact in a customer-facing SaaS environment. Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders (Product, Engineering, GTM) to support global growth initiatives and critical hires.
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    Co-Founder | Lead Technical Recruiter
    EMPIRE BUSINESS GROUP
    Jan 2010 - Oct 2019 (9 years 10 months)
    Founded and owned a recruiting firm supporting Fortune 500 and AI-focused startups, establishing the standard for technical hiring across the US hiring market. Partnered with founders at Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, and Two Sigma to source senior technical talent through high-trust relationship-driven networks.
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    Textio Certifications
    Jan 2023 - Current (3 years 8 months)
    Interrupting Bias in Hiring
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    Textio Certifications
    Jan 2023 - Current (3 years 8 months)
    Inclusive Recruiting
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    Certified / Licensed North America and Global Recruiter
    Jan 2023 - Current (3 years 8 months)
    Micron
  • Saint Joseph's University
    MBA
    Saint Joseph's University
    Apr 2006 - May 2007 (1 year 2 months)
    Philadelphia, PA
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    LinkedIn Top Voice
    Jan 2024