Christina Pond
Bellevue,WA
Summary
Highly accomplished Senior Technical Recruiter and high volume Sourcing expert with ten (10) years of experience in all aspects of recruiting, sourcing and operations. Recruiting from entry level to senior executive level in all disciplines in the Technical space ie. Having technical and non-technical experience, focused and passionate about technical fields. Hired over 600 plus employees with a history of 98% retention rate and a historic averages of 4-20 hires a month.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Technical Recruiter
Integra Beauty
06.2023 - Current
- Senior/Principal Technical Recruiter | June 2023 – Present
Orchestrated end-to-end talent acquisition strategies for technical and non-technical
teams.
- Partnered closely with CEO and executives to optimize workforce planning; advised on market
trends and talent priorities.
- Drove DEI-focused initiatives, improving representation across technical leadership roles.
- Developed proactive sourcing campaigns, reducing time-to-fill for niche technical roles by
Senior Technical Recruiter
The Pokémon Company International
11.2021 - 06.2023
- Owned full-cycle recruiting across technical and creative disciplines: collaborated with hiring managers, sourced passive candidates and managed end-to-end process including relocation.
- Strengthened employer branding and candidate experience, improving offer acceptance rate by 40%
- Focus areas included: Engineering, Software Developers, SDET, Architecture, Management, Game Studio, Project Management, Network Engineering, Art and Design, and executive-level leadership roles.
- Delivered 3-6 fills a month, balancing highly specialized technical and creative pipelines
Senior Technical Recruiter
T-Mobile
02.2020 - 11.2021
- Drove large-scale technical hiring initiatives across engineering, network, architecture, cybersecurity, and IT.
- Reduced time-to-fill by 35% through innovative sourcing methods (advanced Boolean, talent mapping, referral campaigns) while maintaining quality-of-hire standards.
- Partnered closely with hiring managers and stakeholders to define strategy, workforce planning and providing insights on market data.
- Delivering high caliber candidates in a timely manner with retention being a strong focus
Global Senior Corporate Recruiter
Keywords Studios
02.2017 - 01.2020
- Successfully managed full-cycle recruiting for all studios globally, filling 10-40 positions per month across technical, gaming, design and corporate roles.
- Created and executed company-wide strategic recruiting plan, aligning with senior leadership to scale hiring across multiple studios.
- Led daily recruitment team meetings to align on priorities, streamline processes and maintain hiring velocity during rapid growth.
- Planned and executed high-volume hiring events and on-site career events, driving strong candidate pipeline.
Technical Recruiter
Amazon
02.2016 - 11.2017
- Focus areas: Software Developers (SDE), Quality Assurance Engineers, SDET, UX/UI Designers, Marketing, Content Writers, Technical fields.
- Streamlined hiring operations within ATS (ICIMS/Hire), tracking key metrics and reporting to senior leadership
- Developed talent intelligence reporting and market mapping to guide hiring managers on compensation, availability and pipeline strength.
- Managed a peak requisition load of 50 engineers and 25 phone screens a week.
Lead Corporate Recruiter
Pushpay
12.2014 - 02.2016
- Led and mentored recruiting team of 3 recruiters, creating scalable hiring processes to support hyper-growth
- Built recruiting department from ground up, implemented ATS and trained all employees on adoption and best practices.
- Scaled employee headcount from 35 employees to 300 in ten months across all disciplines
- Conducted on-site career events with exceptional results as well as partnered with the local unemployment offices
- Delivered full-discipline recruiting (technical, corporate and operation roles) ensuring rapid business scaling.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Bellevue College
Associates Degree -
Everett Community College
Skills
- Sourcing and recruiting via Linkedin, Indeed, Monster, Dice, Careerbuilder, SeekOut, etc
- Interviewing, salary negotiations, analytics, sourcing, and team management, Human Resources, HRIS, ATS
- Excellent oral and written communication
- Excellent organizational and time management
- Software- Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Jazz, ADP, HIRE, Workable, Zoom, slack, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet
Timeline
Senior Technical Recruiter
Integra Beauty
06.2023 - Current
Senior Technical Recruiter
The Pokémon Company International
11.2021 - 06.2023
Senior Technical Recruiter
T-Mobile
02.2020 - 11.2021
Global Senior Corporate Recruiter
Keywords Studios
02.2017 - 01.2020
Technical Recruiter
Amazon
02.2016 - 11.2017
Lead Corporate Recruiter
Pushpay
12.2014 - 02.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Bellevue College
Associates Degree -
Everett Community College
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