Brandon Samuel

Focusing on building our National Security Policy and International Policy teams

Led global recruiting and contingent workforce strategy, hiring 200+ employees across engineering, product, G&A, and emerging AI/ML functions. Directed end-to-end talent acquisition and TA operations, including headcount planning, workforce modeling, and recruiting systems optimization. Reduced average time-to-hire by 29 percent improvement through process redesign, intake standardization, and stronger hiring manager alignment. Expanded Mozilla’s Early Career Program, resulting in intern-to-full-time conversion pipelines and a more diverse technical talent funnel. Led and optimized executive search, resulting in successful placements of the VP of Security, VP of IT, VP of Finance, and eight key AI engineering roles. Introduced velocity hiring sprints, enabling a 45-day time-to-fill for Firefox AI investment roles and establishing a repeatable model for high-priority searches. Partnered closely with executive leadership and PBPs to provide market insights on talent availability, compensation, and competitive landscape to guide strategic hiring decisions.

Global Talent leader at HackerOne, the world's leading vendor of hacker-powered security. HackerOne helps companies connect with the best security hackers in the world to find system vulnerabilities so that these can be fixed before they are exploited by malicious actors. As a result, the companies and the internet is more secure.

Empowering students with personalized job coaching, overcoming barriers, and achieving career goals. Monitoring progress and adapting strategies to ensure successful outcomes. Developing effective job coaching and employment plans Assisting students to discover and overcome their personal barriers and setting goals Providing coaching in effective job search techniques Monitoring and evaluating the progress of students

Managed a 10 person team of Recruiters and Sourcers, supporting Meta's Public Policy, Communications, Strategic Response and Governance teams.

Managed a team of Recruiters who support our Global Public Policy teams for the Meta Family of Apps while building out the recruiting process and driving strategic initiatives.

Managed a team of Recruiters, supporting Blackboard's Global Product Development teams. Concurrently recruited for Blackboard's Corporate teams and provided recruiting strategy and insights for expansion into Latin American markets.

Responsible for talent acquisition for Blackboard's Corporate and Product Development teams including Information Technology, Global Administration & Business Operations, Corporate & Industry Strategy, Product Management, Finance and Marketing. At Blackboard, we’re shaping the future of education with big ideas that are transforming the face of education. With innovative technologies and solutions, we’re bringing millions of people around the world closer to the knowledge they seek and the potential they can achieve.

-Responsible for talent acquisition for Blackboard's Product Development team, including Software and Systems Management, Architecture, Development, Engineering, and Design. -Partnering with the Senior Director of Global Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partners, and business leadership to ensure that recruiting is aligned with company business objectives, values and principles -Networking extensively in the marketplace to ensure we have access to the best and brightest talent for every search -In collaboration with the Manager of Technical Recruitment, responsible for creation of compensation packages and closing offers. -Diversity Recruiting: Pursuing a diverse mix of candidates for each position using targeted sourcing and networking

-Created programming for early to mid-stage Organization Development (OD) departments -Managed aspects of design, creation, and delivery. Address OD issues and engage individual contributors and leaders to partner on needs that arise -Conducted organizational development assessments, diagnosis, consulting, and action plan interventions to

-Guide and support new recruiters and account managers in understanding and executing on core fundamentals of recruiting -Conduct and facilitate training sessions with new hire and account manager -Guide account manager and recruiter thru development in learning, shadowing, executing and teaching back fundamentals. -Assist account manager in evaluating new hire competencies -Provide any additional training, development, or coaching as required to ensure success of new recruiter

Aerotek® Inc. is a leading provider of technical, professional and industrial recruiting and staffing services. We are part of Allegis Group® Inc., the largest human capital firm in the U.S. and the fourth largest staffing company in the world. -Developing recruiting strategies designed to identify qualified candidates. -Responsible for evaluating candidates' strengths compared with clients' requirements. -Negotiated wage rates and other terms and conditions of employment with candidates, and gain commitment from candidates for current and future job requirements. -Oversaw completion of necessary pre-employment processes including reference checks and background/drug tests. -Managed contract employees while on assignment. -Assessed and investigated contractor related problems, and administer performance counseling, coaching, and disciplinary measures when necessary. -Worked with Account Managers to identify top accounts, target skill sets, key market segments, and to assess clients' staffing requirements

-Reviewed, evaluated and made recommendations to statisticians on the issuance of prevailing wage determinations regionally -Developed surveys to collect wage and fringe benefit data using account survey methodology and technique or occupational relationships. -Computed yearly, quarterly, and monthly benefits and payroll totals for employees -Assisted managers with hiring procedures, screening of candidates, and coordinating interviews

Courses include: Workplace Ethics, Research Process & Methodology, Intro to Organization Development, Theories of Diversity and Inclusion, Staffing the Organization, Foundations of Training and Development, Strategic Human Capital