Terri Alejos

• Achieved a large impact across entire Tech Talent org as the Top 3rd Highest Producer with top of funnel metrics including Candidate Outreach, Screens, Final Interviews, Offers, and NPS scores.
• Drove recruiting process and sourced top talent for all cutting-edge technical roles for Global Technology across Wayfair for Senior Leadership and Individual Contributor positions of various levels for Engineering, Product Management, and Design.
• Stakeholder management- collaborated and partnered with stakeholder hiring managers holding intake meetings and providing a consultative approach with data & market insights and developing out-of-the-box creative sourcing strategies for a strong candidate bench strength; led interview debriefs with team and held candidate feedback video calls.
• Designed and executed strategic talent initiatives to effectively identify, qualify, and retain talent within a Talent database coupled with LinkedIn to meet current and projected needs of the organization with the implementation of new CRM tool, Gem.
• Managed continuous improvement process for candidate assessments for Karat, an on-demand technical assessment tool, performing needs analysis, validations, upgrade of measurements & metrics, and fostering diagnostic thinking and managing expectations.
• Identified gaps using market data insights & mapping and talent metrics reporting to help measure progress and impact of sourcing strategies utilizing Gem, LinkedIn Recruiter, hireEZ, and Visier; leveraged NPS insights to drive results and continuous improvements.
• Spearheaded and led Wayfair’s Tech Talent Acquisition Sourcing Center of Excellence (COE) as a Player-Coach leading & providing training, development, live demonstrations, deep-dive into tools, mentorship, and continuing education to Tech Talent Community with a big focus on DEI sourcing strategies and adding value for Tech Talent Community.
• Developed and implemented Talent Acquisition Playbook Site (TAPS), a Google site built from the ground up created for Tech TA with visibility across all of Wayfair Global Talent; content creation & design of processes, tools, and resources including an amazing Boolean Hub, X-Ray Center, LinkedIn/hireEZ Hub, Gem/Greenhouse Hub, DEI Hub, Candidate Engagement Center, and Mentorship Connect Hub.
• Recruiting Strategy SME focused on creating content and knowledge-sharing trainings for the Recruiter Upskill Program across all of Wayfair Global Talent to include non-traditional sourcing tactics utilizing Google, Bing, LinkedIn, Indeed, GitHub, Slack, OSINT, and leaning into new unconventional AI tactics.
• Onboarded and trained new hire Tech Talent leaders and individual contributors with facilitation of training and knowledge-sharing of tools and processes and providing shadowing opportunities and a mentorship cohort.

• Strategic Recruiting Business Partner to Stakeholders with leading & executing recruiting strategies for multiple lines of business to include Technology and G&A:

- Engineering and Technology

- Data Science, Analytics, and Machine Learning

- eCommerce and Marketing

- Merch Planning & Inventory

- Human Resources, Accounting & Finance

- Real Estate, Architecture, and Space Planning

- Supply Chain & Logistics Management

• Executed talent acquisition recruitment strategies to enhance visibility in key recruiting markets.
• Analyzed hiring metrics and retention trends using data & market insights to inform organizational talent priorities.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and analytical problem-solving skills used to develop effective solutions for challenging niche roles.