Talent Acquisition Technical Recruiter

Christine Izzo

*********.*.****@*****.*** 303-***-**** LinkedIn Denver, CO

Technical Recruiting Leader Talent Acquisition Strategist Results-driven recruiting leader with 15+ years of experience in building and scaling high-performing technical teams across startups and enterprise organizations. Expertise in full-cycle recruiting, executive hiring, and team development with a strong emphasis on process optimization, candidate experience, and DEI hiring strategies. Proven success in contract and in-house roles, leading hiring strategies for engineering, product, and data teams. KEY SKILLS

● Engineering Leadership Hiring (VP, Director, Principal, EMs)

● Technical Recruiting (Software, Data, Product, AI/ML, Cloud, Security)

● Executive & High-Volume Hiring

● DEI Hiring Strategy & Program Design

● ATS Implementation & Recruiting Ops

● Employer Branding & Candidate Experience

● Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning

● Recruiting Metrics & Analytics

TOOLS & PLATFORMS

● ATS: Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS, Taleo, Workday, SmartRecruiters, Ashby

● Sourcing: LinkedIn Recruiter, HireEZ, Gem, Entelo, AmazingHiring, X-Ray Search

● Collaboration: Slack, Asana, Trello, Notion, JIRA

● Data Tools: G Suite, Excel (Advanced), Tableau, Power BI, SQL (Basic) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Gusto Lead Technical Recruiter (Contract)

Remote Dec 2023 – Present

● Spearheaded senior and executive-level hiring, placing 10+ high-impact engineering leaders within 3 months.

● Reduced offer decline rates by 15% through proactive engagement and closing strategies.

● Increased engineering leadership diversity by 25% through targeted DEI initiatives.

● Designed sourcing strategies that cut time-to-submit by 30%.

● Mentored contract recruiters and coordinators to boost pipeline efficiency. Lyft Recruiting Manager

Remote Aug 2021 – June 2023

● Managed and coached a team of 8+ recruiters and sourcers, improving time-to-hire by 40%.

● Achieved 80% interview-to-offer conversion rate through strategic hiring processes.

● Increased representation of underrepresented engineers by 25% via DEI-led hiring.

● Implemented recruiter performance metrics and automation, saving 15+ hours/week. Lyft Lead Technical Recruiter

Remote June 2020 – Aug 2021

● Placed 90+ Engineering Managers in 90 days through an executive hiring sprint.

● Reduced time-to-fill from 90 to 56 days.

● Developed Lyft’s Executive Recruiting Playbook and improved hiring clarity by 30%. FullStory Senior Technical Recruiter (Contract)

Remote Jan 2021 – Aug 2021

● Hired 15+ engineers across QA, SRE, and leadership roles.

● Designed interview training, reducing hiring misalignment by 35%.

● Increased top-of-funnel quality by 40% through strategic sourcing. Mozilla Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

Remote Jan 2019 – Dec 2020

● Placed 100+ engineers in 90 days for the "Road to 100" sprint.

● Launched DEI programs that increased diversity hiring by 25%.

● Built Mozilla Toronto’s mobile team in under 45 days. Cox Enterprises Senior Technical Recruiter

Remote Aug 2014 – Dec 2018

● Recruited 200+ engineers and leaders across multiple orgs.

● Automated hiring processes, cutting cycle times by 35%. Open Source Staffing Founder & Recruiting Leader (Contract) Remote Dec 2008 – Aug 2014

● Built and managed a recruiting consultancy serving startups and enterprise clients across engineering, product, IT, and data.

● Scaled organizations from 10 to 200+ employees through end-to-end recruiting strategy.

● Implemented ATS systems and employer branding strategies; reduced time-to-fill by 35%.

● Designed and launched DEI hiring programs that increased representation by 30%.

● Delivered market insights and compensation benchmarking that led to a 90% offer acceptance rate.

Client Engagements:

● Hulu – Built hiring infrastructure and accelerated engineering team growth.

● DIRECTV – Led hiring for digital transformation; optimized sourcing processes.

● Micron Technologies – Hired across infrastructure and data teams; supported global scaling.

● EA Sports – Recruited for game development and engineering; embedded DEI into process.

● Indeed.com – Scaled engineering and data teams during hypergrowth; led compensation planning.

● RetailMeNot – Hired technical leaders; strengthened employer branding.

● Zscaler – Built out cloud security team; introduced DEI metrics and sourcing rigor.

● Peloton Interactive – Partnered on early-stage tech org buildout and talent forecasting.

● Newmont Mining – Led IT and data science recruiting for modernization initiatives.

● Cox Automotive – Aligned hiring with product expansion; improved workforce planning.

● Tendril Networks – Scaled software teams in clean tech; advised on org structure.

● Idaho National Laboratory – Sourced cleared technical talent for federal contracts.

● Arrow Electronics – Supported cybersecurity and infrastructure hiring; advised on recruiting tools and messaging.

Google / YouTube Technical Sourcer (Contract)

Remote Mar 2008 – Dec 2008

● Sourced 50+ engineers for YouTube’s Monetization team.

● Reduced hiring cycles for PhD-level technical roles by 30%. EDUCATION

Roger Williams University – B.A. in Communications Bristol, RI

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