BARRY HAGAR

Providing technical and non-technical recruitment within this 2,800-person, global, renewable energy company. Initially hired to recruit for the new "portable energy storage" product team, and was eventually assigned ownership for recruitment of all executive level (VP, Sr Director, and Director) talent while continuing to fill Individual Contributor, Software and Hardware engineering roles.

• Within the first four months, utilized LinkedIn to successfully recruit and hire a VP of Sales Ops and VP of IT, saving the company over 100k in agency fees.
• Collaboration with senior leadership to forecast future talent requirements and achieved high levels of satisfaction among executives and hiring managers through proactive communication and candidate presentation.
• Consistently exceeded quarterly performance goals, for time-to-fill ratios, candidate conversion rates, and successful placements within the organization.
• Performed full desk recruiting and successfully filled dozens of software and hardware engineering roles, as well as Directors and VPs, without the use of agencies, using only Google and LinkedIn
• Developed and delivered global training sessions focusing on Interviewing Techniques and Closing Strategies, as well as Equity and Overall Compensation

Beginning with one SVP and one sourcer, built the 'Digital Technology' division and staffing team from zero employees to over four hundred within a year and a half

• Initially interviewed, negotiated offers for and hired the nine-person Director team, then built teams under each Director, each targeting a different aspect of the product
• Within a fast paced, high volume environment, recruited Product and Program Managers, as well as Software Engineers for all front end to back-end applications
• To address volume positions for CAD Engineers, organized three onsite events at locations in Michigan and San Jose, CA. This included partnering with the team to organize the initial LinkedIn campaigns, as well as organization of sourcer, recruiter and HR staff.
• Successfully reduced Rivian agency costs by 50% within three months by renegotiating contracts and creating processes for remaining agencies
• Hired five recruiters and ensured their capabilities in all aspects of recruiting and onboarding strategies.
• Conducted regular sessions with the recruiting team, focused on closing strategies, equity and compensation, which resulted in increased acceptance and retention rates
• Built and delivered an interview training curriculum, company wide, which improved the candidate experience and provided teams with more accurate interview data

During Tesla's growth from 8,000 employees to over 50,000, I was focused on filling software development roles within the team responsible for tesla.com, systems architecture and mobile applications

• Full desk recruiting for Software, Hardware, Solution Architects, Leadership, and Product Management positions
• Partnered with staffing leaders and team members to define and deliver divisional recruiting processes, ensuring consistent processes across the division
• Designed and delivered interview training programs for three critical divisions and developed a 'train the trainer' program to ensure consistent delivery
• Partnered with the business to better align hiring expectations and ensure consistent evaluation by the technical teams
• Collaborated closely with hiring managers to understand technical requirements and align talent acquisition strategies accordingly.

In this contract role, my recruiting efforts focused on filling software application roles.

• Filled over 78 positions within the Worldwide Retail Division, focusing on Java Development, Security, Mobile Application Development, QA, and Technical Project Management
• Partnered with the Director to fill difficult roles within the Applied Machine Learning and Site Reliability teams
• Recruited and hired Data Scientists, Core Search Developers, Site Reliability Managers, and Compliance Engineers

Responsible for driving all Hardware and Software Optical Systems development recruiting for this 1400-person, worldwide organization

• Leading a seven-member team, recruiting for all Systems Development, Hardware, Software, QA, Product Management, Product Marketing and Marketing Communications.
• Owned responsibility for the initial staffing of two new divisions, Data Center and Metro.
• Successfully recruited Architects, Product Managers, Software and Hardware developers for both new divisions
• Areas of focus included: ASIC, FPGA, PCB, Optical Line Cards, Software Architecture, Network Management Software, Embedded Systems Software, Software QA, Hardware Verification, Technical Marketing, Product Management, Product Marketing, Human Resources and Purchasing
• Responsible for driving all Hardware and Software Optical Systems development recruiting for this 1400-person, worldwide organization

• Various Organizations (VMware, Google, Ebay, Infinera)

Contract role prior to mass layoffs in industry