Caroline Danielson

307-***-**** linkedin.com/c-m-danielson ad31uz@r.postjobfree.com

I am a data-driven recruiter and consultant with experience sourcing and recruiting for help desk up to C-Level, and everything in between, with a focus on 1) Tech: software engineers (L5+), Machine Learning Engineers/AI (L5+), Engineering Managers, System Architects, and Product, Project, and Program Managers, and 2) Creative: experiential events and marketing. I have experience with creating and revamping best practices/SOPs, creative sourcing, attraction, and recruiting strategies for top tier talent, developing diverse and equitable hiring processes and strategy, and building teams from the ground up. I am client-focused and love cultivating relationships with my accounts, building trust that leads to a symbiotic partnership. EXPERIENCE

Aspire, New York, NY Jul 2023 – Present

Recruiting Consultant (Oct 2023 – Present)

Building first experiential-focused desk in company from scratch

Focus on interim/contract placements

● Completely own business development (running list of 70 target clients), candidate pipeline and interviews (nearly 100 candidates), account management, and recruitment support for others

● 48% response rate on LinkedIn

Associate Recruiting Consultant (Jul 2023 – Oct 2023)

● Recruiting events, media, and sales specialists from junior to c-suite

● Consult with companies to determine salary bands, commission structures, job descriptions and job postings

● Hitting 100%+ on KPIs every week within first month of starting

● 1 placement/mo for first 3 months; approximately 37 candidates interviewed every month, with a 30% push through to 1st interview, and a 30% push through to final round resulting in $30k+ in revenue in first 3 months

Audible/Amazon, Remote (part of Amazon layoffs, Jan 2022) Jun 2022 – Jan 2023 Diversity Technical Recruiter (Nov 2022 – Jan 2022)

Focus on Diversity hiring across all tech teams, from early careers up to management and director openings.

Over 80% push through of submissions to first interviews

Sourcing and screen candidates, take candidates through first interview

Work directly with senior TA leaders and DEI Program Manager to brainstorm and research strategies on how to increase DEI hires, specifically in L4+ and leadership positions: o 1) “two in the pool” initiative 2) job posting audits 3) lead diversity sourcing jams 4) dashboard for real time req data visualization creation 5) continued unconscious bias training for interviewers, recruiter screen audit - objective vs. subjective conversation and interviews.

Technical Sourcing Recruiter (Jun 2022 - Nov 2022)

Heavy concentration on DEI sourcing and recruiting, including being one of two technical recruiters to run a pilot program focused on diversity-only sourcing to collect and analyze data

Focus on sourcing and hiring Technical Program Managers, Software Architects and Software Development Managers; all candidates expected to be in 75th percentile and above in their respective categories

Worked on building new international office in Mexico and building a team of 10 engineers within 6 weeks including the location manager.

KPIs: 1-2 hires/month; Approximately 150 ROs/week (worked with team manager to help develop KPIs)

Projects

Talent Mapping for Diversity

Total Addressable Market for Diversity

S&B Sourcing Wiki Project

Mentorship Program Creation

Business Document Writing Training

Diversity Coffee Chat Creator

Early Careers Diversity Sourcing

Pipeline

Twitter, Remote Oct 2021 – Jun 2022

Technical Sourcer

● Nourish and build trust and relationship with hiring managers across different orgs

● Focused on sourcing, recruiting and building our backend teams for our Machine Learning Platform and Data Platform, including Machine Learning Infrastructure, Machine Learning Core Serving, Machine Learning Tools and Experimentation, Data Observability, Log Ingestion and Data Replication, Core Data and Libraries, Metadata, Revenue Data Platform, and Core Metrics.

(held open up to 30 reqs)

● Sourcing, screening, and moving through process for L5+ (included Software Engineers and Data Engineers up to Principal and Senior Manager)

● 90% of submissions push through to first round, 50% to second round; 20+ offer extends in first 45 days of new hiring initiative for data platform; 80%+ acceptance rate on offers PointsBet, Denver, CO June 2021 – Oct 2021

Technical Recruiter/

● One of two recruiters on the Tech TA team, high growth stage. Total of 20+ reqs, ran 13-18 requisitions at any given time by myself.

● Give guidance to executive leadership on hiring strategies, comp analysis, job description strategy, and interview preparation.

● Run all stages of recruitment, from hiring manager intake meeting, to job advert creation, to sourcing, interviewing, and offer negotiations.

● Average offer rate of 1/week; 77% offer acceptance rate; over 20 offers extended in 5 months

● Roles: Mid – Senior QA, Machine Learning Engineer, Junior – Senior UI/UX Designer, Marketing and Social Media, Front End, Back End, and Full Stack Engineers, Azure DBAs, Software Support Engineer, DevOps Engineers, Business Intelligence, and Product Managers. PeerSource, Denver, CO May 2019 – Jun 2021

Technical Recruiter/Sourcer

● Own life-cycle process, from sourcing to offer, for entry-level positions up to VP and c-level roles, including contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire roles.

● Approximately 1 hire/month

● Recruiting areas included (but not limited to): software development and engineering, cloud engineering and architecture, database administration and development, CRM/ERP development and implementation, infrastructure, AI/Machine Learning and Computer Vision, and project/program and product management.

● Hold 10-15 requisitions at a time.

● Teach and mentor incoming TAS hires – prioritization, research roles, processes, communication practices (how to handle candidates that are not as forth-coming and/or are very passive), etc.

● Participate in Q&A calls with hiring managers to further understands needs and role expectations

● Create training documents for ATS best practices and processes FREELANCE

Skilbi, Denver, CO Dec 2021 – Present

Recruitment Product Strategy Advisor

Skilbi is a Techstars '23 participant focused on reimagining the early-career and incoming talent landscape.

Description: Providing professional advice and strategic insights to the founder of Skilbi. Offering guidance, answering questions, and sharing opinions to support the startup's growth and development in the technology and recruiting/talent sector.

Key Accomplishments:

Collaborating with the founder to address challenges and optimize strategies for product and ML model development.

Sharing expertise in recruiting to contribute to the startup's decision-making process. Assisting the founder in identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation within the startup's business model.

Impact: By offering voluntary advice and insights, I am hoping to support Skilbi's mission to empower students worldwide with accessible skill-building and career exploration opportunities to build a sustainable and diverse workforce for the future.

Freelance (through own LLC) Jun 2021 – Present

Recruiter

o Web3, renewable energy, AI, cannabis: all through self-directed business development o Roles: backend engineers, frontend engineers, fullstack engineers, UI/UX, Business Development Director, Finance Director, Machine Learning Engineers, Web3 Engineers, Blockchain Engineers, Extraction Technician, Extraction Lead, and Extraction Director. TOOLS

LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut, Entelo, Blind, Indeed, Monster, Dice, TalentNeuron, iCIMS, homegrown Amazon platforms, X-Ray Google Search, GitHub, SmartRecruiters, Bullhorn EDUCATION

B.S., Psychology University of Wyoming, 2019

B.A., Social Science University of Wyoming, 2015

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