Dan Diaz

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ABOUT DAN DIAZ

Recruiter, headhunter, trainer, father, and leader with a passion for customer focused and data driven Talent Acquisition done right. Focused on driving sustainable growth, maximizing candidate experience, building talent acquisition teams and systems, training early career recruiters, meeting specialized customers’ needs, conducting searches for top professionals, and filling key short- and long-term needs in both niche and high-volume environments.Experience building leadership teams, working with early-stage companies in growth mode, transitioning companies from agency to inhouse recruiting, building referral programs, opening new product lines, facilities, business units, driving organizational/cultural change, employer branding, and working with business capture teams.People are my business, passion is my M.O.In my career I have hired: • 2900+ People Including • 8 C Suite Executives • 40+ VP/GMs • 100+ Managers of Managers • 300+ Managers • 1700+ Hires at rapid growth start-ups • 60+ Unicorns • hires helping take a company from 30 to employees • Extensive tech recruiting including Dev (Java, JS, Rust, C#.NET), DevOps, Security (AppSec, OffSec, Red, Blue, Purple Teams, Asset Mgmt, Vulnerability Mgmt, DevSecOps), Tech PM, GTM, Data, Product and more • Engineering recruiting in Auto, Aero, O&G, HVACR including Design, Repair Design. Analysis (CFD, FEA), Materials, Testing, FPGA, Product Development • Manufacturing recruiting including a wide range of Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Field Service • Logistics and supply chain expSome Highlights • Grew a Tech PM group at a start-up from 3 to 32 in 12 months allowing the company to scale • Grew a DevOps Org from 20 to 80 • Grew a Security Team from 50 to 110 in 12 months • Hired a scaling start-up\'s first Staff, Senior Staff, and Principal Engineers • Built an outsourced supply chain group from first hire to a nine-figure business • Built out 4 ATS (Workday (Twice), Greenhouse, and Lever) • Launched a college recruiting program that hit 150+ hires a year • Led DEI Initiatives • Pioneered data analytics use as a tool to improve recruiting at 4 different companies • Built onshore/offshore collaborations • Led recruiting vendor improvement, selection, auditing/monitoring, initiatives improving performance and lowering cost