Alex Bowling

Embedded as a Senior Talent Partner at Anduril Industries through Arsenal Pulse.

Led confidential full-lifecycle technical recruitment searches requiring TS/SCI+ security clearances, navigating complex requirements and strict security protocols. Partnered with senior stakeholders including Managers and Directors to define technical requirements and continuously improve the interview process. Placed multiple Top Secret/SCI+ cleared Software Engineers, Data Scientists, and DevSecOps professionals while maintaining a 95% offer close rate. Developed targeted sourcing strategies leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter, ClearanceJobs, and Indeed to build high-quality pipelines for high-security clearance positions. Key skills: Full-cycle recruiting • TS/SCI+ cleared hiring • Boolean search • LinkedIn Recruiter • Stakeholder management • Offer negotiation

Led full-cycle executive and technical recruiting searches for engineering leadership, AI/ML, product, and C-suite/VP-level roles across venture-backed and growth-stage technology companies. Successfully placed a Senior VP of Go-to-Market for a quantum computing company, managing the full search lifecycle from kickoff through accepted offer. Produced strategic talent insights and competitive intelligence reports using Crunchbase, LinkedIn Recruiter, and AI-powered tools to inform hiring decisions for Founders and Heads of Talent. Built and maintained relationships with passive executive candidates across key technical domains through industry events and targeted outreach. Key skills: Executive search • VP & C-suite recruiting • AI/ML talent acquisition • Full-cycle recruiting • Market mapping • Passive candidate engagement • Crunchbase • LinkedIn Recruiter

Owned full-cycle technical recruiting for senior engineering and leadership roles, executing 150+ weekly outreach touchpoints via LinkedIn Recruiter and Greenhouse ATS. Achieved 115% of quarterly hiring goals while maintaining a 93% offer close rate. Redesigned interview models and expanded the cross-functional interview pool, cutting time-to-fill by over 50% — from 75 days down to 35. Managed 7 concurrent VP-level searches simultaneously as Executive Sourcer, successfully placing multiple Senior Directors and VPs across key business verticals. Partnered with Senior Directors and VPs to facilitate structured hiring debriefs and drive quality outcomes for critical technical hires. Key skills: Full-cycle recruiting • Executive sourcing • Boolean search • LinkedIn Recruiter • Greenhouse • Stakeholder management • Interview process design • Headcount planning

Progressed from Senior Technical Recruiter to Executive Recruiter over 3.5 years, owning both senior IC and VP+ leadership searches across software engineering, AI/ML, product, and data infrastructure. Maintained a 92–94% offer close rate throughout tenure. Achieved 125% of quarterly hiring goals as Senior Technical Recruiter while executing 150+ weekly outreach campaigns via LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, and Workday. Led VP+ executive searches with 50+ weekly touchpoints, conducting market analysis and competitive intelligence using Crunchbase and LinkedIn Talent Insights to inform hiring strategy and compensation positioning. Provided compensation benchmarking guidance using Pave and Levels.fyi. Key skills: Executive search • Full-cycle recruiting • AI/ML recruiting • Cloud talent acquisition • Boolean search • LinkedIn Recruiter • Workday • Offer negotiation • Compensation benchmarking • Pave • Levels.fyi • Crunchbase

Executed high-volume sourcing pipelines for technical roles across software engineering and cloud infrastructure teams, leveraging Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, and internal tools. Partnered with recruiters and hiring managers to refine candidate profiles, improve pipeline quality, and accelerate time-to-slate for priority technical positions. Conducted talent market mapping and competitive intelligence to support strategic hiring decisions in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. Key skills: Technical recruiting • Sourcing • Boolean search • LinkedIn Recruiter • Pipeline development • Market mapping • Stakeholder management

Managed senior-level sourcing for technology roles spanning Software Engineers (Java, .NET, C#), QA Engineers, Network Engineers, Security professionals, DBAs, and Solutions Architects. Built talent pipelines through targeted outreach, referral cultivation, and passive candidate engagement. Collaborated with hiring managers and HR leadership to align sourcing strategies with workforce planning priorities and diversity hiring goals. Leveraged LinkedIn Recruiter and ATS tools to track pipeline metrics and continuously optimize outreach conversion rates. Key skills: Technical sourcing • Full-cycle recruiting • Boolean search • LinkedIn Recruiter • Diversity recruiting • Stakeholder management • Pipeline development

I was responsible for providing the top candidates for a variety of Developer, Engineer and Technical positions, from a technical skill set and cultural fit. I provided expertise in the full life-cycle recruiting process including qualifying requirements, sourcing candidates, qualify candidates, and negotiating compensation with candidates. I utilize internal database, job postings, networking with connections, Github, meetup.com, openstack, create target focus Boolean searches on search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo), Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn for sourcing high quality candidates. I providied excellent customer service to both clients and candidates and managed relationships to maintain satisfaction amongst all parties involved in the hiring process. Some of the skill sets I was responsible for recruiting are Java, JavaScript, PHP, .Net, C#, Python, UI/UX, Software engineers, Linux, Windows engineers, Technical program manager, project manager, Salesforce developer, BA and more.

As Business Development I created unique marketing campaigns for the business and services we have to offer to new clients in the Austin, Texas market. I presented our recruiting services to potential clients while conducting B2B selling. Set up client meetings with new and existing accounts to understand their businesses more in detail. I acted as the liaison between the client and recruiters for all candidate activity and client information. I served as the company subject matter expert on accounts brought in. I networked and maintained relationships with key clients and candidate communities for long- term opportunities. Tracked client movement within the industry and manage the client side of all accounts brought in. Attended networking events to market LDS and services, as well as, network to gain new clients. As Technical Recruiter I provided excellent customer service to both clients and candidates and managing relationships to maintain satisfaction amongst all parties involved in the hiring process. Attend networking events to market Luna Data Solutions, meet with potential new clients and candidates. I Utilized LinkedIn, Boolean searches, networking, Github, meetup.com and other various social media outlets to find the best candidates available. I was responsible for full lifecycle recruiting from business development, business qualification, sourcing strategy, qualify candidate, presenting candidate, and consistent communication.

Responsibilities: - Implement staffing strategies to provide a qualified and diverse candidate pool. - Source candidates through networking, creative cold-calling, internet postings, university relations, industry events, etc. - Provide guidance and direction to recruiters lead to help bring on the best possible talent for Google. - Provide a wide range of experience on current external recruiting policies, practices and trends. - Propose and implement ongoing improvements to Google's recruitment efforts. - Keep abreast of industry news, trends, and competition in the advertising market. - Responsible for seeking qualified candidates and networking throughout the media industry. - Provides detailed research and analysis of candidates in the pipeline for recruiting team.

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