Danette H

Senior Recruiter

New Balance • Parttime

May 2023 - Sep 2025 • 2 yrs 4 mos

~Led full-cycle recruitment for corporate, retail, and executive-level roles, successfully filling 60+ positions annually including marketing, product development, finance, and operations functions to support business growth. ~Reduced average time-to-fill by 30% through strategic sourcing, streamlined interview processes, and proactive candidate engagement, while maintaining a 95% hiring manager satisfaction rating. ~Partnered with senior leadership and department heads to develop workforce plans, define role requirements, and align recruitment strategies with company culture and diversity goals. ~Designed and executed diversity recruiting initiatives, increasing diverse candidate slates by 35% through partnerships with professional organizations, HBCUs, and inclusive job board postings. ~Mentored and trained junior recruiters and coordinators, providing guidance on sourcing techniques, candidate assessment, and best practices, resulting in improved team performance and faster hiring cycles.

Talent Sourcer

Teradyne • Fulltime

Dec 2017 - Jul 2023 • 5 yrs 7 mos

~Proactively sourced and engaged top-tier talent for engineering, technical, and corporate roles, delivering 50+ qualified candidates monthly to recruiters and hiring managers using Boolean searches, LinkedIn Recruiter, and niche job boards. ~Built and maintained a robust talent pipeline of 1,000+ pre-screened candidates for hard-to-fill technical positions, reducing time-to-fill by 30% and ensuring quick deployment for urgent hiring needs. ~Partnered with recruiters and hiring managers to deeply understand role requirements, team dynamics, and ideal candidate profiles, achieving a 90% candidate-to-interview conversion rate. ~Implemented creative sourcing strategies including employee referral campaigns, networking events, and direct outreach, increasing qualified applicant flow by 40% year-over-year. ~Championed diversity sourcing initiatives, expanding underrepresented candidate pipelines by 35% through targeted outreach to professional organizations, universities, and diversity-focused job boards.

Talent Acquisition Manager

Toast Inc. • Parttime

Aug 2009 - Nov 2015 • 6 yrs 3 mos

~Led and managed full-cycle talent acquisition strategy across multiple departments, overseeing a team of recruiters and successfully filling 200+ positions annually to support rapid company expansion. ~Reduced average time-to-fill by 35% by implementing advanced sourcing techniques, optimizing interview processes, and leveraging data-driven recruitment metrics to identify bottlenecks and improve efficiency. ~Partnered with executive leadership and hiring managers to forecast hiring needs, develop workforce plans, and align recruitment strategies with business goals, achieving a 98% stakeholder satisfaction rate. ~Designed and launched diversity recruiting programs, increasing underrepresented talent pipelines by 40% through strategic partnerships, inclusive job descriptions, and targeted outreach initiatives. ~Managed a recruitment budget of $500K+, optimizing spend on job boards, agency partnerships, and employer branding initiatives while reducing external agency reliance by 30% through internal sourcing improvements.