Kelly Keough

About Kelly Keough

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner with 9+ years of experience driving executive search and C-suite level recruitment, talent acquisition, and people strategy in fast-paced tech environments and startups, with 6 years focused on technical recruiting for the United States, Europe, and Latin America based roles. Skilled in Sourcing Strategies and Research, Candidate Assessment, Cross-Functional Team Collaboration, Compensation, Offers, Succession Planning/Organizational Design, as well as Talent Trends and Insights. I thrive in fast-paced environments that offer open-ended challenges as a means to always keep learning. I go above and beyond to produce innovative solutions to my hiring managers and clients\' trickiest talent needs. I\'m a very creative sourcer and I love finding new ways to uncover amazing talent. I believe that a team-player mindset combined with industry expertise, market intelligence, and strategic insights produce the most effective results. As an executive recruiter at Microsoft I focused on hiring Engineering and Product leadership for their Cloud + AI organization. I worked on Sr. SWE/Staff Engineer, R&D, Product Director/PM, AI/ML, Data Engineering, and GM roles at the director-level and above, placing two Corporate Vice Presidents for $1B+ businesses during my time there.Bilingual Bolivian-American Latina and proud Miami Native. University of Chicago Graduate. I have a lot of work experience as well as recruiting in Spanish-language work environments. In my free time I write for the Coconut Grove Spotlight.

Experience

1. Talent Acquisition Partner (Senior Principal Recruiter)

   MAJORITY

   Aug 2024 — Present · Miami, FL, US

   Leading Talent Acquisition at post-Series B fintech startup. As the company\'s first in-house talent acquisition hire, I was brought onboard to drive our global talent strategy.My role: Landing top industry talent and designing strategic and effective talent acquisition processes for a fast-scaling, international business. Working to build the best possible engineering and product teams. In addition to technical recruitment for Frontend/Backend/Data Engineering/DevOps/Engineering Managers, Data Science, AI/ML, Product, and Design, I also run recruitment for our US-based Risk, Legal Compliance, Customer Operations, and Growth/Sales/Marketing GTM teams.MAJORITY is a groundbreaking all-in-one digital financial service app for people living across borders! By providing a simple and safe experience, our customers are free to access the powerful benefits of blockchain technology and stablecoins without the technical barriers.

Education

• University of Chicago

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with Honors, Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Skills

• Microsoft Excel
• Latin American History
• Public Speaking
• Archival Research
• Spanish
• Presentations
• Social Media Communications
• Microsoft Office
• Qualitative Research
• Teaching Workshops
• Online Journalism
• Political Organization
• Spanish Translation
• Teaching
• Policy Analysis