Andrew Call, CPCC

Hiring engineering leadership - via Carrara

Founded an advisory and executive coaching firm supporting venture-backed healthcare startups (Seed–Series B) on leadership, talent strategy and organizational scaling. • Strengthened leadership effectiveness and team performance through executive coaching, supporting founders through co-founder dynamics, scaling challenges and leadership transitions. • Improved hiring outcomes for early-stage companies through talent strategy, role design and onboarding support. • Resolved leadership conflict and stabilized a founding team, enabling continued company growth from near-collapse at Seed stage to successful Series B funding. • Designed a physician leadership coaching framework, informed by 17+ interviews with leaders across Kaiser, UCSF, Stanford and Sutter Health systems.

Work with an early-stage venture fund investing in SaaS and cloud startups, supporting portfolio companies on talent strategy and early-stage scaling initiatives. • Advised portfolio companies across multiple engagements on hiring strategy, team build-out and organizational scaling. • Contributed to deal sourcing and evaluation across SaaS and cloud investments, assessing team strength, market opportunity and growth potential.

Serve as a strategic talent partner within a high-growth fintech organization, advising engineering and business leadership on hiring strategy, organizational design and workforce planning. Lead full-cycle recruiting across technical and leadership roles to support continued growth. • Built and scaled the technical recruiting function from the ground up, delivering 60+ hires across senior engineering, product and leadership roles and supporting organizational growth from 60 to 180 employees. • Advised engineering leadership on organizational design and hiring strategy, aligning talent decisions with evolving business needs and supporting team structure planning across growth phases. • Reduced candidate research time by ~20% and increased outreach volume 3x, building AI-driven sourcing and outreach pipelines using Claude, Gemini, Notebook LM and agentic workflows.

Supported full-cycle recruiting across multiple high-growth functions, partnering with hiring managers to build pipelines, improve hiring processes and strengthen employer brand. Contributed to foundational recruiting systems and programs that enabled team scalability. • Improved hiring efficiency and consistency through standardizing recruiting practices and training hiring managers on sourcing, interviewing and tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem). • Strengthened employer brand and candidate pipeline by leading a cross-functional rebuild of the careers webpage and leadership messaging, improving positioning with technical candidates. • Launched an engineering internship program in under 30 days, establishing partnerships with Stanford and UC Berkeley and creating an early pipeline of high-quality entry-level talent.

Participated in a multi-stage investment fund and accelerator, evaluating early-stage startups and contributing to investment decisions across multiple sectors. • Evaluated early-stage investments and presented recommendations to the Investment Committee. • Conducted due diligence across market, financial and operational dimensions, including business models, go-to-market strategy and key risks. Additional Venture Engagement: Hustle Fund Angel Squad — Early-stage investment evaluation and community participation

Advised startup founders and leadership teams on talent strategy, executive hiring and organizational effectiveness across early- and growth-stage companies navigating key scaling phases. • Placed senior technical leadership and IC roles within accelerated timelines, including VP and Director-level hires in under 90 days, helping teams meet critical growth milestones. • Developed a hybrid recruiting and coaching model, supporting onboarding and improving post-placement integration. • Improved hiring outcomes through role definition, organizational design and alignment with business priorities. • Achieved strong retention outcomes (85%+), reinforcing long-term alignment between hires and leadership teams.

Delivered full-cycle technical recruiting for startup clients, supporting engineering hiring in competitive talent markets. • Delivered full-cycle technical recruiting, partnering with startup clients to fill engineering roles in competitive markets. • Secured new client contracts by contributing to business development outreach strategy. • Strengthened candidate pipelines for hard-to-fill roles through targeted outbound sourcing.

Led onboarding, training and operational programs to support team development, leadership effectiveness and organizational scale within a high-growth environment. • Built and led onboarding, training and operational programs to support team development and organizational effectiveness. • Improved onboarding and team readiness by designing and scaling training programs across corporate teams. • Enhanced leadership effectiveness through workshops using emotional intelligence and Enneagram frameworks. • Reduced IP notice and takedown turnaround time to 24 hours by implementing streamlined escalation processes. • Improved external reputation by resolving Better Business Bureau issues, contributing to an upgraded A rating.

Led customer support operations within a high-growth, fast-scaling environment, managing team performance, service quality and operational processes. Partnered cross-functionally to improve workflows and enhance the overall customer experience. • Led and developed an 11-member operations team, improving service quality, performance and team effectiveness. • Designed and implemented a structured onboarding program, accelerating ramp time and improving new hire readiness across the organization.

GoingVC is a collaborative professional development program helping to prepare its participants for careers in venture capital. Cohort members are exposed to a number of skills essential for success in the VC industry, and have weekly opportunities to meet, connect, and engage with VCs from funds around the world. GoingVC is guided by multiple instructors with venture capital backgrounds.