THOMAS HATTORI

Greater Seattle Area, WA +1-206-***-**** ady43k@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Microsoft Redmond (WA)

Senior Talent Sourcing Manager – Engineering Events & College Cohort Program 04/2019 – Present

Leading and empowering a team of 18 FTE Talent Sourcers and 40 vendors to deliver across multiple engineering hiring events/initiatives in a high-volume environment. My team makes impact across various SDE and Sr. SDE levels at scale, but also with specificity of technical domain. Our core stakeholders include Azure Cloud, Devices & Entertainment, and Datacenter.

I also manage a team of 6 recent college graduates as they begin their journey within Talent Acquisition at Microsoft. My role is to teach, mentor, and instill structure for the future generation of TA leaders at Microsoft.

I work collaboratively with Leaders within Microsoft's University Recruiting and Intern Programs to create curriculum and strategy.

Senior Talent Sourcer 02/2016 – 04/2019

Led a team of 30+ Talent Sourcers within the Engineering & Operations Talent Acquisition Division. We hired engineering talent in a high-volume framework. Our mission was to hire at scale across various domains, levels, and technical expertise.

As a Senior IC, I was responsible for meeting with business leaders to identify profiles, creating market intelligence reports, and empowering Talent Sourcers to achieve mission critical goals. In this role, I led by example: I surpassed all individual hiring metrics and acted as a SME on all facets of our hiring initiative in a full-lifecycle capacity.

Microsoft via Webfoot Staffing Solutions Redmond (WA)

Talent Sourcer 10/2009 – 02/2016

Initial member of the Cloud + Enterprise Events Staffing Team. Sourced, screened and guided a high volume of candidates through the event model while consistently achieving and exceeding metrics.

Evangelized various business teams for the SDE and SDET titles.

Worked closely with Staffing Consultants to determine pain points in closing candidates.

Talent Sourcer supporting Microsoft’s Online Services Division for SDET and SDE titles.

Worked closely with Staffing Consultants to develop recruiting strategies for optimal talent pool and with Hiring Managers to understand technical requirements for business needs.

Identified, screened, and developed relationships with candidates through creative and pinpoint Boolean search strings, web searches, candidate referrals, and networking.

Acted as initial Microsoft contact, screened, and guided them through the recruitment process.

Led Talent Sourcing team in placements and acted as a subject matter expert on sourcing the SDET title.

Amazon Seattle (WA)

Technical Sourcer Kindle Devices 10/2014 – 03/2015

Seeking the best and brightest SDET and QAE professionals to work on the most exciting new devices.

Webfoot Staffing Solutions

Senior Technical Recruiter 09/2008 – 10/2009

Led recruiting efforts for Webfoot Staffing Solutions Microsoft account placing technical staff in positions such as SDE, SDET, Web Developer, and Technical Program Manager.

Developed account relationships with Hiring Managers within Microsoft's Online Services Division to understand position requirements and business plans.

Successfully staffed technical professionals for Bing, Search, MSN and AdCenter teams.

Attended networking events to introduce Webfoot Staffing Solutions to potential clients and acted as Account Manager to evangelize the benefits of the company's business model.

Microsoft via Kelly Services

Prospecting Consultant 07/2007 – 08/2008

Recruited SDE, SDET, and PM candidates for Microsoft's AdCenter business organization.

Sourced external candidates via various career boards and networking sites while adhering to OFCCP hiring regulations.

Developed strong relationships with hiring managers and technical leads to better understand the technical and intangible requirements for open positions.

Exceeded hiring goals established for my current position. Supported AdCenter, Mobility, and Commerce business platforms.

BluWater Consulting

Technical Recruiter 06/2006 – 07/2007

Recruited candidates into various technical roles that include: Software Development and Test, Systems and Network Administration, Technical Project Management, and Database Administration.

Sourced passive candidates via networking events and various on-line networking sites.

Collaborated with Account Managers to qualify requisitions from existing and new customers.

Volt Technical Resources

Technical Recruiter 02/2003 – 06/2006

Recruited candidates into technical sales, technical communications, and software development positions for Microsoft a- and v- positions, as well as full time positions with our vendor company (VMC) and outside companies.

Sourced candidates via job boards, online ads, referrals, job fairs, cold calling into companies and mining Volt's resume database to find the best available talent.

Developed new business with our existing customers to grow my accounts. Accountable for and successfully filled 100% of the orders assigned to me.

Primary recruiter that covered technical sales for Microsoft exclusively as the sole agency supporting this category.

Attended networking events including the STC, Graphic Artists Guild, WSA, PSAMA, and others.

Ensured client satisfaction via in-person meetings with hiring managers to qualify orders and build relationships.

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