Jake Altizer

Highly organized and detail-oriented professional with extensive experience in project coordination and talent acquisition, seeking to leverage transfer my skills into a career in Project/Program Management. Proven ability to manage complex schedules, spearhead cross-departmental initiatives, and improve operational processes. Adept at stakeholder partnership and utilizing data to drive efficiency, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within scope.

Talent Acquisition Specialist - University of Texas at Austin - Austin

(2023-05 - 2026-05)

• Spearheaded talent acquisition initiatives across three VP portfolios (IT Solutions, Business Strategy, Finance & Administrative Services), supporting an employee population of approximately 3,000.
• Utilized Workday reporting to identify pipeline bottlenecks, track key recruiting metrics, and flag requisitions requiring specialized support.
• Conducted compensation analyses for job profiles using CompAnalyst market data, recommending updated pay ranges that were subsequently adopted by HR leadership.
• Championed cross-departmental projects aimed at refining the recruiting process, enhancing HR policy application, and optimizing talent operations.

Senior Technical Recruiter (Contract) - Zoom

(2022-04 - 2022-10)

• Supported Zoom Phone and Zoom Contact Center teams in hiring Frontend and Backend Software Engineers from Associate to Principal levels.
• Revamped the technical assessment process using recruiting data, thereby improving the alignment between candidate level and assessment difficulty.
• Collaborated with Engineering leadership to consolidate the interview process from multiple rounds to two distinct steps, which increased completion rates and reduced engineering interview hours.
• Transitioned the Frontend interviewer pool to US-based engineers, enhancing interviewer availability and decreasing time-to-hire.

Senior Technical Recruiter (Contract) - Oracle

(2021-10 - 2022-03)

• Recruited for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Engineering, focusing on Backend, Full-Stack, Site Reliability, Data, DevOps, Cloud, and QA Engineers.
• Achieved an average of 2 hires per month, consistently meeting Oracle's recruiting targets.
• Partnered with hiring managers to monitor competitive market trends and identify key competitors within the cloud infrastructure sector.

Technical Sourcer (Contract) - OutSystems

(2021-05 - 2021-10)

• Served as a foundational member of OutSystems' inaugural US-based recruiting team, providing strategic insights on the regional talent market to senior leadership.
• Established recruiting processes in alignment with hiring managers and international Engineering/Recruiting counterparts.
• Sourced candidates for Full-Stack, Backend, Cloud, Site Reliability, DevOps, Systems Admin, and Security Engineering roles, averaging 2 hires per month.

Technical Recruiter (Contract) - The Knot Worldwide

(2020-12 - 2021-05)

• Managed the complete recruiting lifecycle for Software Developer, DevOps, QA Engineer, and Data Engineering/Scientist positions, from entry-level to principal.
• Developed talent mapping references that identified companies with comparable tech stacks, engineering team sizes, and location data to guide sourcing strategies.
• Mentored a new Sourcer on utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse, and Hired platforms, offering shadowing opportunities and constructive feedback to expedite their learning curve.

Technical Sourcer (Contract) - Microsoft

(2020-03 - 2020-11)

• Sourced specialized talent across AR/VR, IT, Project Management, Speech, and Machine Learning domains for various Engineering organizations, including Mixed Reality and Healthcare.
• Collaborated with Recruiters and Hiring Managers to implement consistent interview processes and ensure a positive candidate experience.
• Employed diversity sourcing techniques to enhance representation within Microsoft Engineering pipelines.

Senior Technical Recruiter - Mythic - Austin

(2019-05 - 2020-03)

• Expanded Mythic's university recruiting program and employer brand through engagement in campus events, successfully filling intern and entry-level roles.
• Provided strategic guidance to Software and Hardware Engineering leadership on recruiting strategies for mid-to-senior level positions in the highly competitive Machine Learning and Deep Learning talent market.
• Managed the end-to-end recruiting lifecycle, from candidate screening to offer extension, while applying diversity recruiting best practices to enrich pipeline representation.

Corporate Recruiter - Wayfair - Boston

(2017-10 - 2019-05)

• Recruited for both non-technical roles (HR, Finance, Legal) and technical roles (Full-Stack and Front-End Software Engineering).
• Surpassed the monthly hiring goal of 3 hires by approximately 25% through strategic candidate identification and engagement.

B.A. - Government - University of Virginia