Aaron White

• Leading Upwork's AI, Data Science, and Machine Learning hiring initiatives. Currently, we are dedicated to strategically building and expanding our AI organization.
• Working closely with C-level and VP-level executives to execute on yearly hiring headcount.
• Developed customized hiring plans, job descriptions, and recruiting strategies for each position.
• Worked and hired 4 VP-level candidates while at Upwork as a full-cycle recruiter. (VP of ML Search, VP of Machine learning, VP of Analytics, VP of Core Engineering)
• Worked closely with Rewards and Comp teams to come up with creative and innovative ways to put together competitive offer packages.
• Saved Upwork over 1 million in third-party recruiting fees. By moving our VP-level searches in-house.
• Positions worked but not limited to (Senior Principal Engineer, Senior Manager, Director and Senior Director positions. Across (Product, Engineering and AI / Machine Learning)
• Recruiting for AI and Machine Learning positions (Vector Search, Search and Recommendations, Knowledge Graph, Semantic Search, Algorithms and Research, Large Language Models / LLM )
• Promoted from Senior Technical Recruiter to Lead Technical Recruiter.

Recruiting tools: Greenhouse, Textio, LinkedIn Recruiter, Okta, Workday, GEM, ChatGPT, and Teamable software.

• Full Cycle Global recruiting (sourcing, screening, feedback, Issuing offers and closing)
• Partnering with Engineering Leadership to build a recruiting process with a focus on D&I best practices. Most importantly, a process that scales and is measurable over time.
• Working with our Recruiting team to create D&I strategies, with a focus on using data to help drive our decisions.
• Working closely with candidates and HR business partners to issue offers and close candidates.
• Weekly meetings with our Engineering Leadership to go over the pipeline and other recruiting metrics.
• Sourcing for over 5-8 technical, manager, and director roles at a time.
• 100% close rate.

Recruiting Tools: LinkedIn Recruiter, HireRight, Greenhouse, Jira.

*Laid off due to covid-19.

• Partnered with Director and Senior Managers to build out a full recruiting process.
• Full-cycle recruiting (sourcing, screening, and closing)
• Ran intake meeting with a focus on presenting metrics.
• Used a metrics-based approach to drive process and recruiting-based initiative.
• Partnered with HR, Rewards, and Compensation team to issue offers.

Recruiting Tools: Greenhouse, Gem, and LinkedIn Recruiter.

*Laid off due to work force reduction

• Employee #60 (Series B startup)
• Responsible for supporting our Engineering, Design, and Product recruiting efforts.
• Using metrics and data-based approach with hiring managers (Directors, VP of Product Engineering, SVP of Technology

• Full Life Cycle Recruiter working/filling roles for (CTO, CISO, Director of Engineering) in both Vancouver and San Francisco markets
• Was on a full-time contract that was renewed multiple times.

Key Hires: Director of Security Engineering, Senior Software Engineer, Staff Software Engineer, Senior Salesforce Developer, Senior Product Manager.

• 1st Recruiting Hire (Series A startup)
• Employee # 20
• Hired their VP of Engineer and built their SF engineering team from the ground up.

• MitchelLake is a management consulting firm with an emphasis on human capital and talent acquisition for series A and B startups.

• Technical recruiting manager based in San Francisco, New York, specializing in placing software engineers.