Tim Tobias
Austin,TX
Summary
Results-driven Senior Technical Recruiter with 20+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in high-growth, fast-paced environments. Proven success in strategic sourcing, talent acquisition, stakeholder management, and diversity hiring. Adept at partnering with leadership to attract, engage, and retain top-tier technical talent across Software Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, Security, and Data Science. Skilled in leveraging modern ATS, CRM platforms, Boolean search, and market intelligence to deliver recruitment solutions that align with business goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
T-2 Consulting
Austin, TX
07.2024 - Current
- Developed recruitment strategies to attract top talent in competitive market.
- Established relationships with universities and professional organizations to build a pipeline of qualified applicants.
- Advised hiring managers on selection decisions based on candidate qualifications.
- Sourced, screened, and evaluated prospective employees through structured interviews.
- Collaborated with hiring managers to identify job requirements and develop clear job descriptions.
- Conducted initial candidate screenings to assess suitability for open positions.
- Negotiated offers with selected candidates to finalize hiring agreements.
- Created reports on recruiting metrics for management review and strategic planning.
Contract Technical Recruiter
AMD
05.2024 - 07.2024
- Advised hiring managers on effective interviewing techniques and strategies for selecting top talent
- Maintained database of established ongoing outreach efforts for qualified IT candidates to provide proactive approach to recruiting needs.
- Reviewed resumes, conducted phone screens, and managed candidate pipelines through full-cycle recruiting process.
- Positions recruited: AI/ML Design Engineer, Firmware Engineer, Design Verification Engineer, Performance Modeling Engineer, Automation Architect
Contract Recruiter
T-2 Consulting
04.2023 - 04.2024
- Reviewed resumes, conducted phone screens, and managed candidate pipelines.
- Provided ongoing support throughout the entire recruitment life cycle processes.
- Conducted in-depth interviews with top candidates to assess skills and fit.
- Identified best practices for recruiting process improvement.
Spectrum Enterprise, A Charter Communications
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Lead Recruiter supporting Enterprise Technical Teams, including Infrastructure, DevOps, Cloud Computing, Network Architecture, Leadership Roles.
- Managed entire recruiting process, including new requirement development, sourcing strategy, sourcing, candidate development, and offer negotiation.
- Led interview process improvement training for hiring managers.
Lead Technical Recruiter
Twitter
07.2021 - 08.2022
- Led team of five recruiters supporting Software Engineering, Engineering Leadership, and Executive Recruiting.
- Actively engaged in full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing, interviewing, selection, coaching, mentoring, quarterly reporting, project management, and training within the Talent Acquisition organization.
- Partnered with Leadership to provide strategic direction for hiring top-tier talent for Software Engineering, Data Science, Product Science, Data Engineering, Sales Enablement, Marketing, Sales Management, Platform Infrastructure, and Site Reliability. Led diversity and inclusion efforts for Engineering Leadership and Software Engineering teams.
- Exceeded quarterly and annual goals, achieving over 150% of target.
Senior Technical Recruiter
Indeed
08.2018 - 07.2021
- Partnered with Leadership to provide strategic direction for hiring top-tier talent for Software Engineering, Data Science, Product Science, Customer Success, Sales, Sales Management Data Engineering, Platform Infrastructure, and Site Reliability.
- Focused on diversity and inclusion efforts for Engineering Leadership and Software Engineering teams.
- Team Lead/Project Manager for Syft, an acquired company to build out Ruby on Rails team in London
Contract Technical Recruiter
VMware
06.2017 - 08.2018
- Lead Recruiter for Software Engineering, Security, End User Computing, and Applications Teams.
- Lead for Core Diversity Group, responsible for strategy and delivery of key diversity initiatives within the IT Organization.
- Provided hiring strategy, training, and development to team members, colleagues, hiring managers, and key stakeholders.
Contract Senior Recruiter
Visa
08.2016 - 06.2017
- Diversity and Strategic Recruiting Group
- Full cycle diversity recruitment for Executive, Engineering, Data, Security, Sales, Customer Enablement, Product Marketing, Visa Data Platform, Visa Research, and Trial Pay.
- Presented to C-Level Executives and Line Management, recruiting and talent attraction best practices.
- Leveraged multiple tools, social media, boolean searches, networking events, and creative sourcing to accomplish aggressive recruiting goals.
Sr. Manager - HR
Dean & Edwards
Austin, TX
05.2014 - 08.2016
- Researched available solutions for improving the efficiency of HR systems operations.
- Prepared detailed reports outlining system usage statistics, resource utilization trends.
- Provided guidance and support to hiring teams during the selection process.
- Participated in career fairs or other recruiting events.
- Ensured compliance with all applicable employment laws and regulations.
- Assisted in developing job descriptions for new positions within the organization.
- Developed and implemented recruiting strategies to source, screen, and select qualified candidates.
- Identified new recruiting sources through networking events or social media campaigns.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Texas A&M University
College Station, TXSkills
- Sourcing Strategy Development
- Client Relationship Management
- Hiring and retention strategies
- Compensation and Benefits
- Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
- Applicant Tracking Systems-Brassring, Taleo,
iCims, Workday, Avature,
Bullhorn, SmartRecruiters - Salary Negotiation
- Training and Development
Timeline
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
T-2 Consulting
07.2024 - Current
Contract Technical Recruiter
AMD
05.2024 - 07.2024
Contract Recruiter
T-2 Consulting
04.2023 - 04.2024
Spectrum Enterprise, A Charter Communications
01.2023 - 04.2023
Lead Technical Recruiter
Twitter
07.2021 - 08.2022
Senior Technical Recruiter
Indeed
08.2018 - 07.2021
Contract Technical Recruiter
VMware
06.2017 - 08.2018
Contract Senior Recruiter
Visa
08.2016 - 06.2017
Sr. Manager - HR
Dean & Edwards
05.2014 - 08.2016
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Texas A&M University
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