Erin Thompson
Oakland
Summary
Dynamic, engaged, and discerning Talent Acquisition Leader with extensive experience across diverse industries and fast-paced startups. Skilled in attracting, engaging, and hiring top talent, while developing and executing hiring strategies that align with business goals. Accomplished at optimizing recruiting processes, building scalable interview frameworks, and delivering a candidate-centric experience.
A hands-on leader and mentor, I proactively align recruitment initiatives with organizational growth objectives, ensuring that every hire is a strategic asset. Committed to DEIB initiatives, career development, and employee retention, I thrive in dynamic, mission-charged environments, helping companies scale efficiently while cultivating high-performing teams.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Recruiting Manager
fabric, Inc.
San Francisco - Remote
01.2024 - Current
- Developed and executed talent acquisition strategies to support company goals, improving recruiting efficiency, acceptance rates, and employer branding.
- Streamlined recruiting workflows and processes, resulting in a reduction of 25% TTF and 30% TTH.
- Led and mentored a high-performing recruiting team, balancing a hands-on requisition load at 50% with strategic leadership at 50%.
- Shared weekly, monthly, and quarterly recruiting analytics to optimize pipeline transparency and life-cycle efficiency.
- Negotiated and presented competitive offers to close candidates at a 100% acceptance rate.
- Optimized vendor partnerships, reducing recruiting tool expenses by 25%.
- Grew the sales team by 125% and the marketing team by 50%.
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager
Flipboard
Palo Alto - Remote
07.2021 - 01.2024
- Led full-cycle recruiting efforts during a period of hyper-growth, growing the team by 50% while maintaining an inclusive hiring process.
- Reached a 95% offer acceptance rate in 2021 and 2022 by delivering a seamless, high-touch candidate experience.
- Partnered with Finance and Leadership to define roles, structure competitive offers, and uphold workforce planning strategies.
- Led quarterly DEIB initiatives to support recruitment efforts, and company-wide engagement to foster an inclusive workplace.
Director of Talent Acquisition
Presence (Formerly PresenceLearning)
San Francisco
04.2018 - 07.2021
- Created and implemented founding Recruiting and TA processes.
- Expanded the organization by recruiting 50 team members in 2020 and an additional 55 in the first half of 2021.
- Boosted diverse finalist representation by 50% through targeted DEI recruitment initiatives.
- Served as a player-coach, mentoring and managing a team of 1-4 recruiters to achieve results and excel in their careers.
Senior Recruiter
Presence (Formerly PresenceLearning)
San Francisco
04.2015 - 04.2018
- Hire #2, laying the foundation for scalable growth by establishing robust TA and HR policies while executing comprehensive full-cycle recruiting strategies.
- Spearheaded two ATS implementations and migrations, streamlining workflows and significantly boosting operational efficiency.
- Developed and presented quarterly unconscious bias and interview training sessions, enhancing interviewer competency and fostering an inclusive hiring process.
- Implemented recruiting and hiring metrics and reduced Time to Fill to under 30 days.
- Launched employee engagement and referral initiatives, driving a 50% increase in referral program.
Lead Recruiter/Program Manager
Edu-Culture International
Berkeley
01.2012 - 06.2015
- Built and managed a 5-12 person recruiting team.
- Achieved a 100% student placement rate through host family recruitment and retention.
- Spearheaded staff training, payroll, hiring, and employee resource development.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - International Area Studies - Public Health
University of California
Berkeley, CASkills
- Full-cycle corporate recruiting
- Recruiting analytics
- Sourcing
- Candidate pipeline management
- Employer branding
- Vendor management
- Workforce planning
- White-glove candidate experience
- Onboarding
- Team development
- DEIB initiatives
- Culture building
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Lever
- Greenhouse
- Vetty
- Rippling
- Remotely
- Entelo
- Bravo
- GSuite
Timeline
Senior Recruiting Manager
fabric, Inc.
01.2024 - Current
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager
Flipboard
07.2021 - 01.2024
Director of Talent Acquisition
Presence (Formerly PresenceLearning)
04.2018 - 07.2021
Senior Recruiter
Presence (Formerly PresenceLearning)
04.2015 - 04.2018
Lead Recruiter/Program Manager
Edu-Culture International
01.2012 - 06.2015
Bachelor of Arts - International Area Studies - Public Health
University of California