Where I learned it
Places I have built teams.
I worked inside each of these companies as an employee. None of them is a client.
Second recruiter selected by ElonAbout 250 employeesRecruiting and HRElon interviewed and selected me as the second recruiter when he first took over as CEO, and the company had about 250 employees. I worked in both Recruiting and Human Resources there, including time as an HR Manager during the toughest times.
First 100 peopleBuilt from zeroI was one of the first 100 people there. There was no talent function when I arrived, so I built it.
Outdoorsy
Very earlyHigh growthI joined very early and led people, talent and culture while the company grew quickly.
International expansionMidwest hub, MichiganEU operations, IrelandI built Google's recruiting team in the Midwest hub in Michigan and its EU operations in Ireland. I recruited the recruiters and HR partners who staffed the new offices outside the United States.
After a mergerGlobal teamsArgentina and Latin AmericaI built and led a global recruiting team for research and development, including a new team in Argentina. I then scaled the international footprint beyond Argentina to more offices across Latin America, and I owned recruiting strategy for the company's global roles. Before that I led talent strategy through the Livongo merger with Teladoc Health.
Employment history, not a client list. Logos belong to their owners.
Working with me
You deal with me, start to finish.
Large firms pass you from person to person. With me, the person who hears what you need is the person who works on it.
When a challenge comes up, I deal with it. If you're hiring, I support you through the search until the role is filled. If you're looking, I help you get hired. Every candidate and every opportunity gets a conversation with me before anyone is introduced.
The technology underneath this practice is Trinzik.ai. I'm a co-founder and partner at Trinzik, along with Bob Michaels and our other partners.
An invitation
If this is how you'd want to be treated, let's talk.
Tell me about the role you need to fill, or the move you're thinking about. You'll be talking with me, and you'll hear back from me afterward whatever we decide.
Thanks for reading this far.RikRik Avalos, Austin, Texas