Michael Deayala
Head Of Talent
Houston,Texas
Summary
I built my career as an in-house recruiter scaling highly reputable software companies with some of the market's most sought after talent. I've primarily worked at high-growth software companies, joining as the first talent acquisition hire and later, building and managing talent teams. My experience spans company sizes ranging from 1 (literally) to 2,500 employees. I'm proud to have contributed to multiple late-stage funding rounds, heading recruitment at a "Top 25 Fastest Growing Tech Companies" (Forbes), a multi- billion-dollar acquisition, and an IPO. Primary strengths include maximizing efficiency, relationship-building, sales, employer branding, DEI, management/mentorship and an ability to recruit any position thrown my way from C-levels to interns in all functions from San Francisco to Singapore.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Head of GTM Recruiting
Kiddom
San Francisco, California
01.2021 - Current
- Responsible for recruitment across sales, marketing, customer success and design teams.
- Doubled GTM headcount during my tenure.
- Focused on improving workforce diversity. O ratings and page views, increased inbound applicant traffic, and led efforts for Kiddom is now in the 95th percentile for workplace diversity in tech.
- Owned employer branding. Improved Glassdoor ratings and increased inbound applicant traffic. Led efforts for Kiddom being named “Top Workplace” in the Bay Area by San Francisco Chronicle.
Head of Talent
Impira
San Francisco, CA
08.2018 - 12.2020
- First Recruiter at Impira responsible for company-wide staffing, technical and non- technical. Scaled the company from 7 to 60 employees.
- Rolled out successful talent branding campaigns that include but not limited to: engaging employees to achieve a 5-star Glassdoor page, achieving "Top Workplaces in the Bay Area" by the San Francisco Business Times.
- Taking a lead role in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, social campaigns, recruitment data, analytics, and regular reporting to leadership and at company-wide meetings, organized and hosting company-wide events.
Founder & Talent Consultant
10xTalent
New York, NY
12.2017 - 01.2019
- Founded a talent acquisition consultancy for early and mid-stage startups providing every service of an in-house recruitment operation on a consulting basis.
- Scaling startups with top talent. Full-cycle recruitment across geographies, functions and seniority-levels; talent/employer branding; implementation of tools, processes and programs, culture initiatives, interview training, and much more.
- Clients include Wandera, Impira, Reflektive, Streetshares, Underdog.io, Einsite, ReadMe.
Head of Talent
Reflektive
San Francisco, CA
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Joined Reflektive as first talent hire. Helped scale the company from 20 to 150 employees from Series A to C. Reflektive ranked #13 in Deloitte's "Fastest Growing Tech Companies in North America" (2018). I grew and led a team of six recruiters, sourcers, and coordinators.
- Recruited 25-30 new hires per quarter and achieved a personal close rate of 89%.
- Recognized as a Top 10% performer across the company and awarded additional equity.
Lead Recruiter
SingleStore
San Francisco, CA
12.2014 - 01.2016
- First Recruiter at the company. Helped scale the company from 25 to 90 employees and led the Talent team.
- Regularly surpassed hiring goals; drove employer branding initiatives resulting in increased Glassdoor traffic from 70 to +10,000 monthly visitors & “Top Workplaces in the Bay Area" by the San Francisco Business Times 2015 & 2016.
- Implemented interview processes, interview training, comprehensive candidate assessment measures, recruitment tool implementation, and more.
Recruiter
MuleSoft
San Francisco, CA
12.2012 - 12.2014
- Rapidly promoted from Recruiting Coordinator to Junior Recruiter to Recruiter, eventually leading global sales recruitment throughout the Americas, APAC and EMEA.
- Notable achievements: Exceeded hiring goals every quarter, most placements every quarter, spearheaded culture initiatives, trained and mentored new hires, developed employee referral
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology, Psychology
Ohio University
Athens, OH 08.2007 - 06.2011
Master of Arts - Sociology
Ohio University
Athens, OH 08.2011 - 12.2012
Timeline
Head of GTM Recruiting
Kiddom
01.2021 - Current
Head of Talent
Impira
08.2018 - 12.2020
Founder & Talent Consultant
10xTalent
12.2017 - 01.2019
Head of Talent
Reflektive
01.2016 - 01.2018
Lead Recruiter
SingleStore
12.2014 - 01.2016
Recruiter
MuleSoft
12.2012 - 12.2014
Master of Arts - Sociology
Ohio University
08.2011 - 12.2012
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology, Psychology
Ohio University
08.2007 - 06.2011