Talent Acquisition Technical Recruiter

ZACH B. MARQUESS

Beaverton, OR • 206-***-**** • *********@*****.***

Talent Acquisition Leader Technical & Corporate Recruitment HR Strategy & Operations

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Strategic and results-oriented Talent Acquisition Leader with 10+ years of experience in high-volume, full-cycle recruitment across engineering, product, and corporate roles. Proven success building scalable hiring pipelines in both startup and enterprise environments. Adept in sourcing strategy, stakeholder partnership, ATS administration, and mentoring recruiting teams. Holds an M.S. in Organizational Leadership and currently pursuing PHR certification.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Full-Cycle Recruitment & Executive Search

• High-Response Sourcing Strategy

• ATS (Lever, Crelate, ADP, BrightMove etc.)

• Hiring Metrics & Recruitment Analytics

• Cross-Functional Stakeholder Engagement

• Team Development & Mentorship

• Account Management & Client Success

• Talent Operations & Process Optimization

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Associate Agent (Freelance)

Redfin – Willamette Valley, OR Feb 2025 – Present

Manage client experience by conducting property showings, virtual tours, open houses, and inspections.

Explain Redfin's value proposition and technologies.

Contributing to a 33% offer-to-tour ratio.

Principal Technical Recruiter (Contract)

Jetsontek – Seattle, WA May 2023 – Sep 2023

Led sourcing and recruitment efforts across five client accounts.

Managed automated outreach, rate negotiation, ATS operations, and account development using Crelate and LinkedIn Recruiter.

Technical Recruiter

The Trade Desk – Bellevue, WA Mar 2022 – May 2023

Sourced for three engineering teams; achieved a 67% LinkedIn response rate.

Mentored junior recruiters and drove Q1 2023 hiring results that matched all of 2022’s output.

Senior Technical Recruiter (Contract via Jetsontek)

Darwin Homes – Austin, TX Sep 2021 – Mar 2022

Sole recruiter for engineering roles using Lever, LinkedIn, and sourcing tools.

Senior Technical Recruiter (Contract via Jetsontek)

Bright Machines – San Francisco, CA Jul 2021 – Sep 2021

Hired UI/UX and compliance professionals during a pre-IPO period of rapid growth.

Lead Technical Recruiter (Contract)

Redapt – Woodinville, WA Mar 2021 – Jul 2021

Recruited software engineers, SDETs, and project managers; oversaw full cycle hiring.

Administered background checks, drug testing, and remote equipment shipping.

Offered and closed candidates across disparate divisions.

Senior Technical Recruiter

Amazon AWS – Seattle, WA Mar 2019 – Mar 2021

Managed 65+ requisitions and delivered a 70% LinkedIn response rate, the highest response rate at the time.

Mentored a new recruiter and scheduled thirty-three on-sites within a two-week sprint.

Lead Technical Recruiter

Concordis Consulting – Seattle, WA Mar 2018 – Mar 2019

Boosted Microsoft submissions 5x; integrated LinkedIn Recruiter with ATS.

Managed outbound campaigns via BrightMove, Monster, and LinkedIn.

Lead Technical Recruiter (Contract)

Kinetiq Consulting – Seattle, WA Jun 2016 – Mar 2018

Built and managed Kinetiq’s technical recruiting practice.

Directed recruiting budget, strategy, and implementation of LinkedIn Recruiter.

Utilized ADP and Predictive Index for data-driven hiring decisions.

Conducted souring, presenting, offers, closing, and background checks using Aurico.

EDUCATION

University of South Dakota

M.S. in Administration – Organizational Leadership (MSOL), 2016

Central Washington University

B.A. in Public Relations, Minor in Political Science, 2005

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