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Jahna Montague

New York,United States

Summary

Results-driven Technical Recruiter recognized for diagnosing talent gaps and closing top-tier engineering and emerging tech talent in high-growth startups and early-stage markets. Skilled at designing data-driven hiring strategies that accelerate hiring velocity, improve offer-to-acceptance rates, and align talent with business goals. By leveraging market insights and candidate decision-making, I deliver hires that drive both immediate results and long-term organizational success.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant (Contract)

Amazon
07.2024 - 11.2024
  • Rapidly built pipelines for critical Data Center roles across the US over a 4-month project, achieving 100% of short-term hiring targets through targeted outreach and niche community engagement
  • Introduced AI-driven candidate identification using HireEZ and SeekOut, plus structured sourcing workflows, cutting time-to-fill 25% and enabling rapid fulfillment of high-priority roles

Principal Talent Acquisition Specialist

Fundrise
New York
09.2022 - 12.2023
  • Leveraged AI-assisted analytics in Google Sheets and Looker Studio to identify hiring bottlenecks and optimize internal recruiting pipelines, accelerating hiring velocity 30%, reducing agency reliance 85%, and exceeding quarterly hiring targets for mid-to-senior roles
  • Implemented ATS (Lever) and structured interview scorecards; cut intake to first interview time by 40%, standardized hiring practices across teams
  • Designed and A/B-tested targeted outreach campaigns for senior and niche FinTech/GTM candidates, boosting passive candidate response rates from from 15% → 45%(+30%), increasing offer acceptance to 90%, and exceeding hiring goals 10% QoQ for three consecutive quarters

Senior Client Lead

Amazon
05.2017 - 09.2022
  • Transformed senior engineering hiring by diagnosing pipeline gaps, aligning the team, and introducing data-driven scoring with peer calibration, quickly establishing credibility. This approach delivered 18+ hires in the first 7 months and boosted offer-to-acceptance rates from 8% → 33%, improving overall hire quality
  • Closed executive-track pipeline gaps by designing and A/B testing multi-channel outreach campaigns targeting passive DS/ML/NLP leaders, uncovering untapped talent pools and exceeding monthly hiring targets with 85%+ offer-to-acceptance
  • Accelerated emerging Data Science(ML/DS/NLP)hiring by mapping passive talent networks and leveraging data dashboards (Tableau, Looker), reducing time-to-fill 20%, increasing monthly hires 15%, and mentoring peers to lift offer-to-acceptance rates from 55% → 78%

Talent Acquisition Lead

Coinbase
New York, New York
10.2021 - 07.2022
  • Player/coach leading 7-person tech recruiting team, sourcing Blockchain, Web3, FinTech, and Engineering talent, achieving 100% targets, cutting time-to-fill 20% and aligning hires with product roadmap
  • Partnered with engineering and product leaders to implement a structured workforce planning framework, prioritizing critical hires, reducing roles open >90 days by 30%, and aligning headcount with product roadmap and business objectives

Senior Recruiter/Lead

Uber
Washington, District of Columbia
02.2015 - 05.2017
  • Joined Uber in Series C when the top projected market was in the red; partnered with VP-level clients, analyzed attrition and recruiting metrics, and implemented targeted hiring strategies, turning the market profitable within 7 months
  • Launched Uber’s expansion across 9 LatAm markets, delivering 58% of all regional hires in H1, introducing innovative candidate sourcing strategies to build scalable pipelines for high-growth markets
  • Built, coached, and scaled a team of 8 recruiters and sourcers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, accelerating sourcing timelines, and elevating candidate experience through data-driven engagement tactics

Senior Recruiter

Huge
03.2013 - 02.2015
  • Crafted and implemented a tailored staffing blueprint for launching new Southeastern recruiting teams and client groups in NY, DC, and Atlanta
  • Analyzed data trends to drive performance enhancements, retention strategies, and bolstered engagement increasing offer rates by 45% from 2013 to 2014

Senior Associate, Recruiting

Sapient
03.2010 - 02.2013
  • Consistently recognized as the top-performer, surpassing hiring targets by 125%+ for 6 consecutive months
  • Demonstrated exceptional proficiency in optimizing critical metrics: time to fill, quality of hire, cost-per-hire, and on-site to hire ratios

Education

Psychology

Georgia Southern University

Skills

  • Full life-cycle GTM, Tech and Emerging Tech experience
  • Strategic and proactive sourcing (LinkedIn, GitHub, niche communities, Boolean search)
  • ATS systems (Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS, Workday)
  • Recruiting analytics and dashboards (Tableau, Looker, Excel, AI-assisted sourcing tools)
  • Talent pipeline optimization and forecasting
  • Candidate engagement and closing top-tier talent
  • Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration

Timeline

Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant (Contract)

Amazon
07.2024 - 11.2024

Principal Talent Acquisition Specialist

Fundrise
09.2022 - 12.2023

Talent Acquisition Lead

Coinbase
10.2021 - 07.2022

Senior Client Lead

Amazon
05.2017 - 09.2022

Senior Recruiter/Lead

Uber
02.2015 - 05.2017

Senior Recruiter

Huge
03.2013 - 02.2015

Senior Associate, Recruiting

Sapient
03.2010 - 02.2013

Psychology

Georgia Southern University

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