Michael A. Race
Mendham,NJ
Summary
Veteran Technical Recruiting Recruiting Partner with background in hiring Engineering Talent within Cloud Native, VC Backed Startups and Enterprise Technology Environments. Extensive experience fostering Candidate and Hiring Manager Relationships, improving Hiring Processes and Talent Acquisition Team Leadership. Strengths include Strategic Recruitment Planning, Talent Market Analysis, Interview Process Improvement and Leveraging various HR Software Applications as well as implementing and training teammates on AI based Recruiting and Talent Sourcing Strategies.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Technology Recruiting Partner
The Hartford
Morristown, New Jersey
05.2025 - Current
- Implemented High Volume hiring approach and decreased Average Time-to-Hire and Candidates-toHire ratios across AI/ML, Data, Software and Actuarial from Early Career to AVP levels
- Educate VP, AVP and Director level Hiring Managers on Technical talent market expectations
- Created and instituted new Role Kick-Off Form, Interview Scheduling From and Candidate Hot Book to increase efficiency across team-wide Interview Coordinating and Technical Recruiting efforts
- Leverage Microsoft Copilot and Talent Neuron to map Engineering markets, determine sourcing targets and decrease candidate overflow in Workday leading to increased Recruiter Experience Review Scores
- Conducted and led Fraudulent Candidate Workshop, demonstrating how to identify misrepresentative Engineering applicants
- Championed Silver Medalist Hiring Strategy and minimized Active Candidates Fallout
- Introduced and rolled out 2-Stage Panel Interviews for Midlevel and Senior level Engineering hires
- Act as Workday Subject Matter Expert and sandboxing new interview scheduling and hiring processes
- Hold bi-annual Leadership Development Program workshops for Early Career Internal Engineers
Senior Technology Recruiter, Core Engineering
Atlassian, Inc
New York, New York
08.2021 - 04.2025
- Recruiting Team Lead over Sourcing Partners (internal and external) in High Volume Recruiting Model across US and Canada
- Data Pod Lead responsible for forecasting and projecting pipeline data to present to C-Suite
- Surpassed High Volume target on a quarterly basis over 130% with 93% Offer Acceptance Rate
- Pioneered Multipoint Offer Process across domestic and international Recruiting Team Rollouts
- Hire Frontend, Backend and Full Stack Engineers across Mid, Senior and Principal levels
- Advise Finance Team on compensation bands across multiple Geographic Salary and Equity Zones
- Mentored team members on closing strategies and increased team wide Offer Acceptance Rates from 71% to 82%
Technology Recruiter, Security Engineering
Better Mortgage
New York, New York
11.2019 - 06.2021
- Within 18 month period grew IT/Infrastructure/Security headcount from 6 to 96 employees
- Retaining 95% Offer Acceptance Rate for onsite and remote teams across the United States
- Fluently educated and closed candidates on total compensation packages (i.e. salaries, benefits, PTO, stocks/RSUs)
- Determined compensation ranges, scheduled interviews and closing offer strategies with Hiring Managers
- Hired Project Management, SaaS, UX/UI, DevOps and QA Engineers from mid-level to management level roles
- Achieved 73% hiring success rate within Diversity & Inclusion hiring efforts
- Hosted Org-Wide training sessions on Greenhouse process optimization with matching training documentation.
Technology Recruiter - DevOps / Site Reliability
SALT
New York, New York
01.2017 - 03.2019
- Filled Engineering requirements across multiple Rapid Growth, VC funded Technology Startups
- Hires included DevOps, Data Engineering, Site Reliability, Software Engineering and iOS Engineers
- Promoted to Senior Technology Recruiter after surpassing 6-month hiring target by 150%
- Published articles on DevOps.com and ThreatStack discussing tech startup growth strategies and technology hiring
- Ranked in top 20% of 200 global technology recruiters
- Founded Big Apple DevOps Meetup group and rebirthed ChefNYC.
- Voted by peers and management as 'Saltie of the Year' for outstanding cultural contributions
Technology Recruiter - Microsoft Technologies
Elliott Browne
New York, New York
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Specialized in Full Lifecycle Recruiting Process for Microsoft Partners, VARs and End Users
Technology Recruiter - Salesforce.com
Advance Consulting & Staffing
Fair Lawn, New Jersey
09.2013 - 01.2014
- Partnered with Engineering Managers and HR teams to hire Technical Talent for Big4 Clients
Senior Technology Recruiter, Specialty Engineering
Atlassian, Inc
New York, New York
- Partnered and strategized with Engineering Managers on individual specialized Technology hires
- Met 100% Hiring Metric with 92% Offer Acceptance Rate
- Roles included iOS, Mobile Engineering, Product Management, Project Management, Salesforce and Business Analysts
- Oversaw, mentored and trained teams on Multi-Region Hiring Committee Rollout
- Implemented Layoff List Project to analyze talent market data and increase talent pool for Top of Funnel Teams
- Hosted trainings for Sourcers and Recruiters on evolving best practices on messaging/outreach strategies
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Spanish Translation, International Business
Montclair State University
05.2013
Skills
- Candidate Engagement
- Talent Market Analysis
- Compensation Negotiation
- Equity/Offer Approvals
- Interviewer Training
- Job Posting Creation
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Fraudulent Candidate Flagging
- Stakeholder Presentations
- Data Leadership
- Interview Process Creation
- Stakeholder Advisory
Personal Information
Title: Talent Acquisition Partner | Guest Speaker | Board Advisor
Board Advisory
Grodivo.AI
Speaking Engagements
- NYU
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Syracuse University
- Lehigh University
Timeline
Senior Technology Recruiting Partner
The Hartford
05.2025 - Current
Senior Technology Recruiter, Core Engineering
Atlassian, Inc
08.2021 - 04.2025
Technology Recruiter, Security Engineering
Better Mortgage
11.2019 - 06.2021
Technology Recruiter - DevOps / Site Reliability
SALT
01.2017 - 03.2019
Technology Recruiter - Microsoft Technologies
Elliott Browne
01.2014 - 01.2017
Technology Recruiter - Salesforce.com
Advance Consulting & Staffing
09.2013 - 01.2014
Senior Technology Recruiter, Specialty Engineering
Atlassian, Inc
Bachelor of Arts - Spanish Translation, International Business
Montclair State University