Tracy L. Robinson
Castro Valley,CA
Summary
Strategic Global Talent Acquisition Executive specializing in enterprise-wide recruiting across international markets. Partners with C-suite leaders to align talent acquisition with business growth, building diverse pipelines that enhance innovation and competitive advantage. Develops high-performing TA organizations through data-driven processes and employer branding, reducing time-to-fill and improving candidate experience. Advocates for inclusive hiring and succession planning to secure mission-critical talent that drives organizational transformation.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Global Head of Executive Recruiting
Databricks, Inc.
San Francisco
11.2020 - 09.2024
- Recruited team of 41 top tier recruiting professionals to aggressively build the first executive and leadership recruiting team to support Databricks global technology org (Engineering, Datascience, Product, IT, Security) G&A and GTM recruiting aligning with Databricks founder's overall goals and objectives.
- Aggressively recruited, onboarded, and developed a world-class team of executive recruiters, sourcers, researchers and coordinators to attract, assess and hire all levels of experts from L6-L9 IC engineers through C-level executives to help scale Databricks from a 6.2B to 62B valuation company during my tenure.
- Hired Head of Corporate recruiting to enhance recruiting organization, integrating non-specialist IC and manager recruiting below Director globally. Expanded team's global footprint by identifying key markets and establishing presence to attract top talent.
- Fostered partnerships with senior leadership, hiring managers, and HR to understand talent needs and deliver impactful recruitment solutions during transformation from open-sourced data company to data warehousing and AI/data intelligence, scaling from 1,200 to nearly 10,000 employees in under 4 years.
- Developed and implemented improved practices for efficiency and continuous improvement, establishing relevant metrics and KPIs to measure team performance and track progress towards goals, providing feedback and coaching to drive excellence.
Global Head of Executive Recruiting
Uber Technologies, Inc.
San Francisco
05.2016 - 07.2020
- Transformed and scaled executive recruiting while restructuring and aggressively up-leveling talent to support growing client base, including all director to C-level hiring.
- Built, managed, and mentored a team of 35 global executive recruiting and onboarding professionals across the US, Canada, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
- Established direction, processes, and goals to overhaul underperforming team of recruiters, sourcers, and coordinators. Assembled group of SMEs, assigned mentors to junior team members, built department value proposition, developed annual, quarterly, and weekly hiring targets, and launched process framework. Boosted number of hires 100% in Y2 (120 executives) without adding to recruiting team headcount and by 68% in Y3 (188 executives). Expanded D&I hiring from 15% to 31% in Y2 and 35% in Y3.
- Drove operational improvements and enhanced diversity hiring through data-driven decisions, optimizing team performance and strengthening candidate experience.
- Consulted with executive leadership team and new executive hires to align and design organizational and hiring strategies.
- Developed executive onboarding program to drive acclimation to and success within Uber's complex environment; rolled out within Q1 for senior directors and above.
- Strengthened internal and external stakeholder experience by implementing Uber's first executive CRM and conducting client and candidate feedback surveys.
- Onboarded 17 new execs in 6 months, increasing onboarding rate by 30% in Y1 and 43% in Y2; empowered new executives to implement plans within first 3-4 months while reducing voluntary attrition by ~70%.
Head of Executive Recruiting, Technology & G&A
Uber Technologies, Inc.
San Francisco
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Stabilized 18-person global team as interim head of executive recruiting organization. Drove focus and collaboration across the team to facilitate exceptional hiring results while rebuilding organization's reputation and brand.
- Motivated and mentored global tech and non-tech teams; sustained full search and talent acquisition initiatives, enhancing team effectiveness.
- Initiated D&I research and sourcing goals to expand network, focusing on building relationships for proactive candidate introductions.
- Transitioned executive recruiting from external search firms to in-house operations. Up-leveled sourcing and recruiting team to meet 100% of hiring demands. Eliminated external search firm costs by bringing executive recruiting in-house. Doubled monthly hiring numbers and outperformed annual hiring goals by 100%+.
- Revamped search and interview process for executive recruiting, clarifying responsibilities, creating templates, and enforcing accountability. Shifted candidate assessments to recruiters, reducing hiring manager involvement in screening and interviews by 80% while improving quality of critical executive engineering and product hires.
Senior Executive Recruiting Partner, Technology
Uber Technologies, Inc.
San Francisco
01.2016 - 12.2018
- Partnered with CTO, SVP Engineering, Head of ATG to build executive leadership bench and establish Uber's first in-house executive recruiting team.
- Steered C-level searches across non-tech functions during significant leadership transition.
- Developed executive search process for global search team, defining roles, creating job specifications, assessments, and reference templates, while recruiting and training key members of executive talent acquisition team.
- Improved the candidate-to-employee experience by designing Uber's first executive onboarding program, ensuring a rapid ramp-up, smooth transition, and successful integration of newly hired execs.
Consultant
MontaRosa, LLC
San Francisco, USA
01.2016 - 12.2016
- Counseled clients through aggressive growth and transformational change, led search teams from execution to completion, enhancing firm's profitability.
- Advised clients on executive needs and candidates on career goals; generated $3M in search fees for 2016.
Principal
MontaRosa, LLC
San Francisco, USA
01.2013 - 12.2016
- Executed search process for C-level technology positions and developed content and pitches that positioned firm as a subject matter expert in digital, data, and mobile technologies.
- Managed client engagements during executive search process while mentoring and coaching search team members to enhance overall effectiveness.
Senior Associate
MontaRosa, LLC
San Francisco, USA
01.2009 - 12.2013
- Led technology engagements for global clients during leadership and organizational change, managing client relationships and ensuring successful project execution and delivery.
- Facilitated talent management in financial services and technology, identifying next generation leaders and key prospects.
- Drove collaboration on special projects, enhancing company philanthropy initiatives, developing case studies, and expanding the firm's global network and female executive leadership talent.
Associate, Technology, Financial Officers, and Private Equity
Heidrick & Struggles
Menlo Park, USA
01.2006 - 12.2009
- Executed search for 2 newly promoted partners, qualifying client needs and defining targeted search strategies; led pre-screening process from phone interviews to candidate qualification assessments.
- Managed search load and oversaw all phases of search execution.
- Facilitated client update calls, acting as liaison and providing feedback throughout search process; developed candidate reports, assessments, and reference reports.
- Developed mentorship program for new team members in Menlo Park.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Managerial Economics
University of California, Davis
Strategic Organizational Design Course -
USC, Marshall School of Business
Los AngelesSkills
- Global Talent Acquisition Strategy
- Executive recruiting
- Talent acquisition strategy
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Operational improvement
- Executive onboarding programs
- Mentorship and coaching
- Global recruitment practices
- Diversity hiring initiatives
- Strategic Workforce Planning
- Organizational Design
- Executive Search
- Leadership Bench Building
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Talent Acquisition
- Talent Pipeline Development
- Employer Branding
- Operational Excellence
- Process Transformation
- Candidate Experience
- Stakeholder Experience
- Team Leadership
- Team Development
- Culture Building
- Onboarding
- Integration
- Retention Enablement
Timeline
Global Head of Executive Recruiting
Databricks, Inc.
11.2020 - 09.2024
Head of Executive Recruiting, Technology & G&A
Uber Technologies, Inc.
01.2018 - 12.2018
Global Head of Executive Recruiting
Uber Technologies, Inc.
05.2016 - 07.2020
Senior Executive Recruiting Partner, Technology
Uber Technologies, Inc.
01.2016 - 12.2018
Consultant
MontaRosa, LLC
01.2016 - 12.2016
Principal
MontaRosa, LLC
01.2013 - 12.2016
Senior Associate
MontaRosa, LLC
01.2009 - 12.2013
Associate, Technology, Financial Officers, and Private Equity
Heidrick & Struggles
01.2006 - 12.2009
Bachelor of Science - Managerial Economics
University of California, Davis
Strategic Organizational Design Course -
USC, Marshall School of Business