Belkis Tejeda
New York,NY
Summary
Strategic Talent Acquisition Leader with over 9 years of experience in end-to-end recruitment, employee branding, diversity and inclusion initiatives, from initial sourcing and screening through offer negotiations, placement, and onboarding. Has worked in various industries, including Ad-tech, Tech-enabled Real Estate, Big Tech, and Banking. Experienced in hiring for specialized technical roles in Product & Software Engineering and Data Science.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior TA Partner, Technology
Ground Truth
07.2022 - 05.2023
- GroundTruth is a media company that turns real-world behavior into marketing that delivers real business results
- Led US level technical talent acquisition supporting all technical hiring from mid-senior level through leadership
- Led the full-cycle recruiting process for Product & Engineering roles in North America, resulting in successful placements for Principal level roles averaging 75 days and Director of Engineering within ~60 days
- Spearheaded Webinar series with CTO and Marketing Team partnership to increase brand awareness among candidates from 10% to 40%
- Calibrated inbound applicants for open roles and provided weekly updates to stakeholders
- Developed and implemented Interview Training for engineers across multiple levels, resulting in faster hiring decisions and improved interviewer capacity
- Implemented a new model of pre-brief and debrief before and after technical interviews to improve scorecard evaluation and reduce feedback turnaround time to 1 business day
- Optimized Greenhouse with other TA teams by recalibrating scorecards, interview stages, and training modules.
Lead Technical Recruiter/ Recruiting Manager
Compass
08.2020 - 07.2022
- Founded in 2012, Compass is a modern real estate platform, using technology to make the search and sell experience seamless
- Led a team of 3 full-cycle technical recruiters supporting a defined vertical within the software engineering function
- Established a robust recruiting process to attract and maintain a talent pipeline for engineering talent at various levels, from individual contributors to Staff and Leadership positions
- Owned and provided regular communication with hiring leaders regarding recruiting updates and pipeline funnel for over 10 open requisitions
- Provided effective coaching and mentorship to junior team members to ensure a superior candidate experience, overseeing recruiting scheduling activities, conducting debriefs post- interviews, and providing feedback communication to candidates
- Collaborated with other Human Resources stakeholders in Recruiting Operations and People and
- Culture teams to align recruitment efforts with the broader organizational goals
- Participated in performance calibrations for all individual contributors in the recruiting organization and made performance rating recommendations for direct reports (senior and junior level).
Technical Recruiter
Amazon
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Amazon’s mission is to be Earth’s most customer-centric company
- Together, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers: shoppers, sellers, content creators, and developers around the world
- Built strong relationships with stakeholders and leveraged interpersonal skills to understand their hiring needs and preferences
- Proactively reached out to 100+ candidates daily, resulting in 10-15 interviews per week and 3-4 monthly hires
- Provided coaching to candidates, improving the candidate experience and increasing offer acceptance rates
- Successfully identified and hired top talent for various roles including SDEs, BI engineers, Data
- Scientists, and Senior Program and Product Managers for Alexa Trust in different geographies.
Technical Recruiter
PRICELINE
01.2018 - 01.2019
Technical Recruiter
JP MORGAN CHASE
01.2017 - 01.2018
Technical Recruiter
UNIVISION
01.2016 - 01.2017
Sr. Technical Recruiter
01.2014 - 01.2016
Recruiter/Recruiting Manager
SANS CONSULTING SERVICES
01.2009 - 01.2014
Education
Masters of Human Resources & MBA -
University Complutense De
Bachelor of Psychology - undefined
Catholic University of Santo Domingo
LinkedIn Certified Professional | Project Management Fundamentals (Amazon - undefined
2019
Skills
- Technical & Leadership Recruiting Software Engineering Recruitment Beamery LinkedIn Recruiter
- Greenhouse Hired Workday Coaching & Development Jobvite Workday Google Suite People Soft
- Team Leadership Cross-Functional Collaboration Process Creation
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Senior TA Partner, Technology
Ground Truth
07.2022 - 05.2023
Lead Technical Recruiter/ Recruiting Manager
Compass
08.2020 - 07.2022
Technical Recruiter
Amazon
01.2019 - 01.2020
Technical Recruiter
PRICELINE
01.2018 - 01.2019
Technical Recruiter
JP MORGAN CHASE
01.2017 - 01.2018
Technical Recruiter
UNIVISION
01.2016 - 01.2017
Sr. Technical Recruiter
01.2014 - 01.2016
Recruiter/Recruiting Manager
SANS CONSULTING SERVICES
01.2009 - 01.2014
Masters of Human Resources & MBA -
University Complutense De
Bachelor of Psychology - undefined
Catholic University of Santo Domingo
LinkedIn Certified Professional | Project Management Fundamentals (Amazon - undefined
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