William Hild
Recruiting: Product Management @ Anthropic
About
Full-cycle Technical Recruiter with 10+ years of experience hiring for Product Management, Data Science, Software & Hardware Engineering, and Technical Sales. Proven success scaling high-impact teams at Meta and Coinbase.
United States
Austin
Computer Software
Strategy, Cross-team Collaboration, LinkedIn Talent Insights, Admissions, Full Life Cycle Recruiting, Negotiation, Management, Team Building, Sales, Cold Calling, Customer Satisfaction, Marketing, Account Management, Budgets, Call Centers, Direct Sales, New Business Development, Sales Process, Customer Retention, Merchandising
Experience

Technical Sourcer: Product Management, Technical Program Management
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
• Own end-to-end sourcing strategy across Anthropic's highest-priority PM and TPM orgs, including Research, Security, Compute, Inference, Human Data Platform, Infrastructure, Consumer, and Safeguards. • Consistently aligned to our most technical, niche roles at the frontier of AI development, including model behavior research, interpretability, agentic systems, safety evals, and multi-cloud infrastructure • Manage high volume across a large number of concurrent, first-of-their-kind searches, many with no established playbook, requiring first principles thinking to define what good looks like before sourcing begins • Partner directly with PM and TPM org leadership on role calibration, hiring bar definition, and pipeline architecture from the start of each search • Lead intake sessions and ongoing search strategy with hiring managers across multiple orgs, converting ambiguous technical hiring needs into structured, executable pipelines • Build sourcing frameworks from scratch for roles with no external precedent, constructing calibration guides, boolean search infrastructure, and outreach sequencing before any candidate is contacted

Full-Cycle Technical Recruiter: Technical Program Management
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
• Owned full-cycle recruiting for all Technical Program Management (TPM) roles within Strategic Programs, Coinbase’s most confidential and technical TPM function. • Closed 5 deeply technical, Strategic TPM hires in 5 months after minimal prior progress, achieving a 100% offer-acceptance rate through structured calibration and strong close strategy. • Partnered directly with TPM leadership to define success criteria and build targeted search strategies aligned with Coinbase’s mission of increasing economic freedom. • Designed real-time funnel dashboards (Google Sheets + automated saved search alerts) that tracked conversion ratios, time-in-stage, and sourcing volume; enabled leadership to spot bottlenecks and cut loop-to-decision time in half. • Served as a strategic advisor, providing market intelligence, competitive analysis, and interview calibration to guide hiring decisions. • Collaborated cross-functionally with People Ops, Legal, and Compensation to ensure a scalable, compliant, and high-quality hiring process. • Leveraged Greenhouse, GEM, LinkedIn Recruiter, and analytics/collaboration tools (Looker, Confluence, JIRA) to monitor recruiting metrics and align outcomes with organizational OKRs.

Full-Cycle Technical Recruiter: Product Management, Data Science, SWE, Internals
Austin, Texas, United States
• Ran multiple concurrent pipelines (PM, DS, SWE, Internals), flexing between functions as needed to support evolving hiring priorities. • Exceeded annual targets, closing 175% of 2024 goal while maintaining strong close rates across high-demand technical roles. • Helped end a two-year hiring drought in the Core Privacy Platform org, filling 13 roles in Year 1 by redesigning interview loops and adding calibrated interviewers. • Designed and launched Google Sheets dashboards and trackers (roles docs, funnel health, candidate lifecycle, forms intake), still in use today for visibility and reporting. • Built repeatable pipeline frameworks (LinkedIn Talent Insights + funnel instrumentation), giving leadership a single source of truth and improving funnel conversions. • Partnered closely with hiring managers and peers on process improvements (candidate prep guides, team-matching, debrief revamp) to strengthen candidate experience and standardize best practices.

Technical Sourcer: Product Management
Austin, Texas, United States
• Sourced and delivered passive PM talent through advanced Boolean, LinkedIn, referrals, and market mapping, consistently exceeding sourcing goals and driving 200% of offer-extend targets. • Supported high-priority PM orgs across Platform, Integrity/Privacy, and Ads, enabling them to hit aggressive headcount milestones. • Improved efficiency by shortening cycle times and raising candidate quality through sourcing process improvements. •Provided market intelligence (talent availability, competitor hiring) that directly shaped VP/Director recruiting strategies. • Partnered with recruiters and coordinators to streamline scheduling, interview flow, and candidate experience.

Engineering Recruiter: Embedded Systems
Greater Chicago Area
• Recruited highly technical engineers across Electrical, Mechanical, Embedded Systems, and Computer Science, consistently filling hard-to-hire roles in competitive markets. • Managed 10-20 requisitions simultaneously, delivering results under tight client deadlines. • Built and executed scalable sourcing strategies (Boolean, referrals, market mapping, cold outreach) to uncover passive talent. • Partnered with hiring managers and client stakeholders to define role requirements and deliver qualified shortlists. • Cultivated strong relationships with engineers and managers, resulting in repeat placements and referral pipelines.

Full-Cycle Recruiter: Technical Sales
Greater Chicago Area
• Transitioned from sales into full-cycle recruiting for SaaS technical sales roles, managing sourcing, screening, and closing. • Partnered with sales leadership to define role requirements and deliver candidates aligned with business growth targets. • Developed sourcing strategies combining cold outreach, networking, and passive market mapping, building a steady pipeline of qualified talent. • Guided candidates from initial contact through offers and onboarding, collaborating with HR, Finance, and Legal to ensure seamless hiring. • Recognized as a bridge between sales and recruiting, helping accelerate team ramp-up and ensure alignment with revenue objectives.

Regional Business Development Manager: SaaS
Greater Chicago Area
• Consistently exceeded sales quotas (Unit + SIT), ranking among the top sales reps nationwide. • Built and managed a large B2B pipeline, driving 100+ outbound calls daily to executives and decision-makers. • Expanded accounts and drove multi-unit upsells, increasing deal size and account value. • Mentored and trained new hires, providing sales coaching to accelerate ramp-up and improve team performance. • Recognized for pipeline-building skills and peer leadership, which became the foundation for my transition into recruiting.

Internet Admissions Advisor: Senior Level
Greater Chicago Area
• Consistently exceeded enrollment and start targets, ranking among top performers on the admissions team. • Managed 100+ daily outbound calls plus high-volume inbound inquiries, converting prospects into enrolled students. • Built long-term student relationships to drive retention and engagement throughout the enrollment cycle. • Selected to represent the admissions team on the Higher Learning Commission accreditation panel.
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