Catherine Wylie

About Catherine Wylie

In a market where trust in recruiting is shaky at best, I’m the person hiring leaders call when they need clarity instead of chaos.Over the last decade, I’ve led full‑cycle recruiting across corporate, G&A, and technical roles, partnering with executives and hiring managers to align headcount plans with what the business is truly ready for. I’ve built and led recruiting teams, owned professional services and IT hiring, and supported everything from scrappy startups to complex, global orgs.How I work: I ask hard questions, bring data to the conversation, and don’t shy away from telling you what you need to hear versus what you want to hear. I’m direct but diplomatic, deeply candidate‑centric, and obsessively focused on creating a hiring rhythm that feels human, consistent, and trustworthy for everyone involved.Outside of the day‑to‑day, I’m a longtime recruiter who still genuinely loves this work: coaching hiring managers, helping candidates navigate uncertain markets, and nerding out on how AI and new tools are reshaping talent acquisition. I’m also a parent, a realist, and a loud advocate for setting boundaries and building careers that don’t require burning out to “prove” your value.If you’re a founder, people leader, or recruiter trying to make hiring work better, not just faster - I’m always up for a good, honest conversation.

Experience

1. Principal, Tech Talent

   Mavericks Recruiting On Demand

   Sep 2025 — Present · US

   At Mavericks, we’re more than a recruiting firm - we’re a modern RPO partner powering the next generation of high-growth tech companies. Our model is simple: we embed with your team, ramp fast, and deliver the recruiting infrastructure needed to scale with purpose and precision.From early-stage startups to public tech companies, we’ve supported 100+ clients, made 700+ hires, and saved over $22M compared to traditional agency models. Our team brings the experience, strategy, and hands-on execution needed to build high-performing teams in record time.We plug in quickly, adapt to your rhythm, and act as a true extension of your team. At the end of the day, it\'s simple;we help great companies grow by pairing high-impact recruiting with genuine partnership.Client List:ReadyOn AI (Internal WFM Marketplace, Frontline Employee Experience)- embedded within the engineering and design teams to help build and scale high-impact hiring strategies. In this role, I partnered closely with co-founders and c-suite leadership to design full-cycle recruiting processes, source top engineering talent, and create a candidate experience that reflects ReadyOn’s culture of innovation and value.Natilus (aviation start up); helping them scale their founding engineering team from the ground up - true 0→1 work: building recruiting infrastructure, shaping hiring strategy, and partnering directly with engineering leadership to attract world-class technical talent.Pave Robotics (robotics start up)

Education

• University of Cincinnati

  Bachelor, Communications and Public Relations

  2006 — 2010

Skills

• Recruiting
• Talent Acquisition
• Technical Recruiting
• Human Resources
• Project Management
• Sales
• Account Management
• Social Media
• Public Relations
• Fundraising
• Research
• Training
• Customer Service
• Taleo