Pauline Graf

Experience

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  Digital Interactive

  Mar 2009 - Mar 2012

  Sr. Technical Account Manager, Software
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  LivingSocial/Amazon Local

  Sept 2013 - Jun 2014

  Acquisition Strategist- Marketplace
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  Apex Direct Search

  Jun 2014 - Jul 2015

  Technical Recruiter

  - Full desk technical recruitment supporting hyper-growth startups, pre-IPO, and public companies.- Partnered with business and functional leaders to define competencies and specifications for technical roles while navigating organizational hiring needs.- Sourced, identified, and secured hard-to-find candidates in emerging Silicon Beach / Silicon Valley talent market.- Evaluated candidate’s compatibility with job criteria and hiring requirements determining best fit prior to submission to client. - Tracked candidate activities through ATS.- Responsible for prepping candidates for interviews. Pre-closing and offer negotiation. Show less

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  JBCconnect | Creative Technology Talent

  Aug 2015 - Nov 2018

  Lead Technical Recruiter - Engineering, Product, Design

  - Led full desk technical recruitment for multiple clients spanning from Fortune 100 to rapid growth tech startups.- Led end to end life cycle recruiting inclusive of identifying, sourcing, qualifying candidates, interview preparation, compensation negotiations, and final offer stages.- Built pipelines for top engineering and creative talent while maintaining relationships with passive candidates for future roles. - Developed new recruitment strategies and cross-team collaboration to accomplish quarterly milestones and key metrics. - Designed and managed job postings for job boards and market exposure.- Utilized Bullhorn ATS for all candidate processes leading to offer stage. Show less

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  The RealReal

  Nov 2018 - May 2020

  Lead Technical Recruiter - Engineering & Product - North America, LATAM, EU

  Headed all tech growth through pre-IPO & post-IPO across Software Engineering, DevOps, Data Science, Information Security, Product, and IT Infrastructure.- 60+ new hires for teams spanning across San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, Denver, Canada, and LATAM, while exploring Europe regional hubs.- Directly supported CTO and 9 hiring managers at peak. - Hired every front line of tech leadership during pre-IPO & post-IPO milestones.- Partnered with Recruiting Ops & People HR teams. Utilized Greenhouse to automate all processes from end to end and participated in ad-hoc projects from candidate journey, on-boarding, 3rd party tools, etc..- Uncovered passive and active candidates through direct referrals, networking, and creative data mining. - Kept data up to date, clean, and translatable for internal stakeholders, HR, and business partners. Engineering brand ambassador & tech conference leadPlatinum Sponsor, Code BEAM San Francisco 2020Platinum Sponsor, Code BEAM San Francisco 2019Platinum Sponsor, Code BEAM Stockholm 2019Platinum+ Sponsor, ElixirConf 2020Organizer, EMPEX LAOrganizer, Elixir/Erlang Meetup SFOrganizer, Elixir/Erlang Meetup LA Show less

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  Shift

  Aug 2020 - Jun 2022

  Principal Technical Recruiter - Platform Engineering, Product, Design

  - Led all recruiting efforts for Shift's hiring roadmap from pre-IPO to public, scaling teams upwards of 80+ new hires spanning U.S, Canada, and LATAM.- Led both technical and business recruiting teams to support multiple hiring managers, execute effective hiring strategies, foster positive candidate journeys, and promote seamless talent management best practices. - Managed 3 recruiters while simultaneously contributing as a full cycle recruiter supporting the hiring initiatives for each level of leadership up to the CEO. Show less

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  Freeform

  Oct 2022 - now

  Senior Technical Recruiter - Software, Hardware, Mechanical Engineering & Additive Manufacturing

  Freeform is deploying software-defined, autonomous metal 3D printing factories around the world, bringing the scalability of software to physical production. Our proprietary technology stack leverages advanced sensing, real-time controls, and data-driven learning to produce digitally-verified, flawless parts at unprecedented speed and cost. Our mission is to make the transformative power of 3D printing available to all industries at scale and unlock the future of innovation. If you can think it, we can make it. Show less