Brenna Madden

About Brenna Madden

I’m obsessed with two things: helping founders and hiring managers build teams that actually scale, and making sure every candidate who goes through that process has a genuinely positive experience, whether they get the job or not. I’ve spent my career embedded in early-stage startups, partnering closely with CROs, VPs, and founders not just to fill roles, but to get the strategy right. That means defining what “great” looks like, building interview processes that actually surface real talent, and creating recruiting infrastructure that outlasts any single search. To me, great recruiting is one of the highest-leveraging functions a company can invest in!

Experience

1. Senior Recruiting Manager

   Elevate Talent

   Dec 2025 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

   I lead full-cycle GTM recruiting for high-growth SaaS companies by partnering directly with founders and hiring leaders to build recruiting functions from the ground up, creating the processes, frameworks, and pipelines that make hiring repeatable, reliable, and scalable.It\'s my goal to operate as a true talent partner, advising on role design, compensation, interview strategy, and candidate experience. I take a consultative approach to every search, with a clear focus on quality of hire over speed.Committed to delivering a best-in-class candidate experience, because how a company hires reflects how it operates.Specialties: SaaS GTM · Enterprise Sales · Sales Development · Customer Success · Account Management · Revenue Operations · Marketing

Education

• UCLA

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Sociology

  2018

Skills

• Customer Service
• Event Planning
• Public Speaking
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Leadership
• Microsoft Office
• Teamwork
• Social Media
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word