Susie Kurtz

Lead full-cycle recruiting for Business Development, Marketing, Creative Solutions & Delivery, and Business Operations teams across North America. Worked with hiring managers to understand hiring needs. Built and maintained a network of potential candidates by using creative sourcing methods

Contract Senior Recruiter - Klarna

(2026-03 - 2026-05)

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for Business Development, Marketing, Creative Solutions & Delivery, and Business Operations teams across North America.
• Worked with hiring managers to understand hiring needs.
• Built and maintained a network of potential candidates by using creative sourcing methods

Part time - Contract Senior Recruiter - Rubenstein Public Relations

(2024-12 - 2026-09)

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for Account, Creative, and G&A; functions, consistently filling roles within target timelines.
• Built and maintain talent pipelines for active and forecasted hiring needs, reducing time-to-fill by ~15% across repeat roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to refine role requirements and streamline interview coordination,
• Own recruiting metrics reporting to leadership, providing weekly updates on pipeline health, offer acceptance rates, and time-to-fill.

Senior Recruiter - Fiverr

(2021-12 - 2023-11)

• Joined as the founding U.S. recruiter, building the recruitment function from scratch and owning hiring across the entire organization. Increased acceptance rate though proactive sourcing, referrals and proactive outreach
• Scaled headcount by 40+ hires across GTM, Sales, Marketing, Creative, Product, Tech, and G&A; in under two years.
• Built sourcing strategies from the ground up - implemented AI recruiting tools and launched a referral program

Senior Recruiter - Vroom

(2019-02 - 2021-09)

• Owned the full candidate journey - sourcing, interview management, offer negotiation, and onboarding.
• Built and managed talent pipelines across Sales, Tech, Data, and G&A;, supporting rapid scaling.
• Created an employee referral program that generated 25% of all new hires, reducing reliance on external agencies.

Senior Recruiter - CLEAR

(2017-11 - 2019-02)

• Led full-cycle recruiting across Sales, Tech, Data, Operations, and Marketing for a fast-paced identity platform.
• Sourced high-quality candidates using Boolean searches, LinkedIn Recruiter, and social media, consistently meeting hiring targets.
• Partnered with hiring managers to define role requirements and standardize interview processes, improving decision-making speed by ~1 week per role.

Contract Recruiter - Babbel

(2017-05 - 2017-10)

• Managed the ATS and end-to-end hiring process for the New York office during a high-growth phase.
• Scaled the NY team from 10 to 25 employees within 6 months, directly supporting office expansion.

Senior Recruiter - 360i

(2013-01 - 2016-04)

• Led full-cycle recruiting across the agency, supporting rapid team growth.
• Built the agency’s first Influencer Marketing and Social Media teams from scratch.
• Created and managed a Summer internship program that sourced key early-career talent for multiple departments.

BA - Communications - University of Massachusetts Amherst