Senior Technical Talent Acquisition

NICHOLAS MIDDLETON

206-***-**** *******@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nmiddleton/

SENIOR TECHNICAL RECRUITER TEAM LEAD

Extensive experience in Full Life Cycle Technical Recruiting experience, and years of IT experience as a Network and System Administration professional. Utilizing current Sourcing methods to attract the best technical talent with a concentration on VP’s, Directors, Managers, Systems Engineers/Administrators, Software Developers, SDET’s, Support Analysts and more.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Talent Acquisition Technical Recruiting Candidate Sourcing Interviewing & Assessment Recruitment Strategy Stakeholder Management Pipeline Development Employee Onboarding Market Research Team Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Actian March 2021 - May 2024

Global Talent Acquisition Lead

Managed team of 5 recruiters during ‘Acceleration’ project to bring on a large # of new hires. Devised hiring strategies, mentored team members, acted as SME on ATS (Lever), established recruiting processes and policies and performed team reviews.

•Handled technical hiring including VP’s, Director’s, TPM’s, Developers, Cloud Ops, UX, Research Engineers etc.

•Worked directly with Hiring Managers including Sr. Directors and VP’s.

•Managed relations and disputes between Hiring Managers and my recruiters.

•Managed and maintained our ATS (Lever) and produced hiring reports for management.

•Managed recruiting process from sourcing through salary negotiation.

•Was responsible for training interviewers and Hiring Managers on interview and hiring processes and procedures.

Getty Images/Collabera September 2019 - March 2020

Senior Technical Sourcer

Built a new AI/ML, Computer Vision and Search team for Getty Images to be located in the Bay Area.

•Hired VP level candidate to lead the team, and sourced Director and Manager as well as IC roles.

Microsoft/Aerotek August 2018 - July 2019

Senior Technical Sourcer

Part of the ‘Inbound’ Team developing an internal recruiting service focused on finding viable candidates in our ATS (iCIMS) who have been overlooked or otherwise neglected.

•Qualified candidates and pushed them to appropriate teams at Microsoft.

•Sourcing focused on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science.

F5 Networks/Insight Global May 2018 - August 2018

Senior Technical Recruiter

Handled full Lifecycle Recruiting including initial candidate evaluation through offer negotiation.

•Worked closely with hiring managers to develop sourcing plans, hiring strategies and coordinate candidate closure.

•Hired for level II, III and IV software developers, test engineers, security engineers and cloud engineer role.

•Managed a req load of 15 - 17. Averaged 5 hires a month.

Avvo/Collabera September 2017 - April 2018

Senior Technical Sourcer

Supported all technical teams hiring SDE III’s, SDET’s, Sr. Data Engineers, Cloud Engineers, Data Warehouse Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, Data Scientists and others. Recruited Directors and Development Managers.

•Worked directly with Hiring Managers and CTO to clarify needs, design recruiting strategies and review candidates.

•Conducted initial phone screens with candidates. Managed a req load of 8-10.

Amazon/Search Wizards, Seattle September 2016 - March 2017

Senior Technical Sourcer

Supported SeSu and SePer teams hiring Development Managers, SDE 1’s and II’s, TPM’s, Incident Managers, Information Architects and others.

•Worked closely with Hiring Manager’s to understand needs, develop recruiting strategies and encourage referrals.

•Conducted initial phone screens with candidates and administered technical assessments.

•Managed a req load averaging 25. Averaged 4+ hires a month. Hired 10 technical resources during 1 month.

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Wimmer Solutions, Seattle February 2016 - September 2016

Senior Technical Recruiter

Managed the entire recruiting process including partnering with hiring managers, creating job descriptions and postings, sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews with managers, follow up, offer, and onboarding.

•Recruited System and Network Engineers, Developers (Java and .Net), SDETs, Testers (Java and .NET), Project Managers, BI, Software Architects, mid to senior level managers, etc.

•Supported clients including Microsoft, Disney, Vulcan, Verathon, Wizards of the Coast, Hacker Agency, Hotels.com, Sterling Talent Solutions, Expedia, Concur, Fred Hutchinson, and others.

•Managed a req load of 10-15.

Lincoln Bay, Seattle January 2008 - December 2015

FLC Technical Recruiter/Account Manager

FLC Sourcing Recruiting position handling the entire recruiting process including partnering with hiring managers, creating job descriptions and postings, sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews with managers, follow up, offer, and onboarding.

•Recruited VP’s, Directors, Development Managers, System and Network Engineers, Developers, SDETs, Testers (Java and .NET), Project Managers, BI, Software Architects, etc.

•Supported clients including Microsoft, Moss Adams, Vulcan, Premera, Real Networks, AmDocs, Blue Nile, Bungie, Sumtotal Systems, Children’s Hospital, Clearwire, Univera, Outdoor Research, Car Toys and others.

•Managed a req load of 15-30 and an average placement of 3 per month.

•Used sourcing methods including LinkedIn, blogs, conferences, niche boards, Boolean, etc.

•Managed accounts and developed relationships with hiring and HR managers to establish and maintain business relationships.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Tyken Group, Seattle (free-lance, not full time)

Technical Recruiter

Techstaff/CSRTech, Seattle

Technical Recruiter

Children’s Hospital, Seattle

Break/Fix Team

X2 Technologies, San Francisco

System Administration

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology, UCSD

Minor in English Literature

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