At Synergy Sourcers, we offer talent services to emerging insurtech, start-ups, and financial services clients for their full-time roles. Our founder, a seasoned Executive Sourcing technical recruiter from Twitter, has supported critical roles like Head of ML, Sr Director of ML, Growth, Dir of Premium features, Ads, Director of Search, and other executive positions. She advised Twitter's leadership on talent hiring and is an SME in diversity hiring.
In my tenure with AWS in 2021, I led sourcing efforts for dynamic teams across diverse business verticals, focusing on critical cloud roles essential for development and client/customers.
Working closely with recruiters, client leads, Hiring Managers, and Recruiting Managers, we supported the recruitment process for roles such as Cloud Architect, DevOps Architect, Application Architect, Cloud Infrastructure Architect, Cloud Application Development Architect, Solutions Architect, and TS/SCI Roles.
Overcoming AWS Challenges: What Were the Key challenges and How did we win?
-The challenges were substantial, demanding candidates skilled in architecting scalable and serverless products, preferably in AWS.
-Challenges included sourcing individuals who are tech builders who are hands-on, technically solid professionals proficient in various languages, scripting, designing, building, deploying on-premises or cloud-based solutions.
-Additionally, candidates should have experience maintaining IT infrastructure with expertise in cloud integration services, covering data center, network, and server services. Those with post-sales system architecture experience and client-facing skills are highly valued for cloud architect roles.
-Successfully addressing these challenges required a meticulous recruitment process, from identifying suitable candidates to intensive interviews for different cloud roles.
How Did We Make a Difference?
- Set the bar high by uplifting hiring standards, ensuring a top-tier talent pool of cloud engineers.
- Advocated for a diverse talent pool, playing a key role in organizational success, emphasizing recognized key cloud certifications.
- Giving attention not solely to technical skills but also to behavioral qualities, involving effective communication and storytelling skills.
-Delivered a versatile candidate pipeline, capable of navigating challenges and enhance team and project impact with impactful results.
-Achieved a remarkable 50%+ conversion rate in AWS funnel metrics, including successful diversity hires. AWS hiring metrics: 8 offers to 12 Onsite/quarter.
Embarked on the Amazon RPO journey in 2018- 2019, recruiting for software development engineering roles for Alexa Shopping & Search Infrastructure teams.
Overcoming Amazonian Challenges: What Were the Key challenges and How did we win?
- Addressed sourcing challenges head-on by seeking candidates capable of solving strong problem-solving and robust coding skills.
- Targeted exceptional talents with great skillsets and experience including system design, microservices, and expertise in cutting-edge technologies like machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI) and object-oriented programming languages.
- Worked on a meticulously planned recruitment process, from passive sourcing to intensive onsite interviews.
How Did We Make a Difference?
- Set the bar high by uplifting hiring standards, ensuring a top-tier talent pool of software engineers.
- Pipelined multifaceted candidates, bringing diverse skill sets that played a pivotal role in organizational success.
- Focused not only on technical skills but also on behavioral attributes, including communication and storytelling skills.
- Resulted in ensuring a pool of top-tier software engineers capable of navigating challenges and significantly adding value and impact to their teams and projects.
Let’s first discuss how Sourcers and Recruiters are aligned in the process that culminates in closing a candidate search. Here is the lifecycle, beginning with an
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