Ana Lins
Calgary,Canada
Summary
Adept at transforming hiring strategies, I significantly improved candidate engagement and reduced time-to-fill at Rush Street Interactive by leveraging advanced tools like Greenhouse and mastering full life cycle recruitment. My knack for understanding hiring managers' needs and a strong network of 10K+ LinkedIn connections underscore my technical and interpersonal prowess, achieving a notable 75% hiring rate at job fairs.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
SR Talent Acquisition
Top Match Recruitment
Calgary, Canada
10.2023 - Current
- Recruiting in the IT sector for: Plaza Recruitment in a partnership agreement
- Roles like Business Analyst, SAP-related, QA (Testers) Engineers, DevOps, Software Engineers, Mobile Engineers, System Implementation, Help Desk, Business Analyst, Data Architect, Project Manager, Director of Operations and Strategy, etc.
- Also recruiting for the Health sector for: Prosperity Workforce Solutions focused on Nurse roles
- BD: Business Development to partner with clients in need of talent.
Talent Acquisition Partner
Rush Street Interactive
Toronto, Canada
02.2022 - 09.2023
- Company Overview: Rush Street Interactive operates regulated online casinos in seven iGaming markets, along with landed casinos and iGaming. It's a U.S. Company with tech branches in Toronto and Europe.
- In-house Recruiter: Sourcing and IT Recruitment in Canada, the US, and Colombia.
- Helped to grow the number of employees from the mid-300s to the mid-800s.
- The average number of placements in a year is 50, with no turnover rate.
- Build six tech teams in Toronto.
- Placed tech roles, such as Sr. and Intermediate Software Engineers with Java and React stack (Back End, Front End, and Full Stack), DevOps, QA, Sr. Automation Test Developer, Engineer Manager, Database Developer, DBA, Network Engineer, Process Manager, Project Manager, Product Owner, UX Analyst, Data Governance Lead, Looker Technical Specialist, Director of IT, Machine Learning, and Data Scientist.
- Placed non-technical roles such as Staff Internal Auditor, CEO's Executive Assistant, Sr. Financial Analyst (FP&A), Commercial Counsel, People Coordinator, Technical Compliance Analyst, Marketing Database Manager, Casino Promotions Coordinator, and CRM Manager.
- Sourced and recruited for highly specialized technical roles, including Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, and DevOps Engineers, with a focus on skills such as Python, TensorFlow, NLP, and cloud infrastructure.
- Educating hiring managers regarding the current scenario and KPIs, and maintaining daily contact with them on Slack or through intake calls.
- Adapted to high-growth environments by scaling recruiting operations quickly and managing up to 13 technical requisitions simultaneously.
- Developed streamlined processes to handle high candidate volumes, improving interview scheduling, and reducing hiring timelines.
- Leveraged data analytics tools within the ATS to track KPIs, such as time-to-hire and candidate engagement, optimizing sourcing strategies.
- Implemented a data-backed sourcing strategy that reduced time-to-fill for technical roles.
- Full recruitment life cycle (end-to-end)
- Job posts (LinkedIn, Greenhouse, Indeed, etc.), candidate attraction, and active headhunting.
- Candidate experience, employment branding, and onboarding.
- Events: ICE London 2023 (International Casinos Exhibition) to better understand the industry, meeting vendors (staffing agencies), and gaming providers.
- Women in Tech Toronto 2022 to find new female tech talents.
IT Recruiter
Affinity Group
Vancouver, Canada
10.2021 - 02.2022
- Company Overview: Affinity is a Staffing Agency
- Agency Recruiter for a diversity of clients (from start ups to big and stablished companies)
- Sourcing and recruiting national (Canada/US) and international (worldwide) IT candidates
- Constantly growing relationships with candidates and Account Managers
- End-to-end Recruitment up to offer negotiation
Recruiter and Training Specialist
Vanhack
Vancouver, Canada
01.2018 - 07.2021
- Company Overview: Vanhack is a tech staff agency also focused on career coaching that connects IT candidates from around the world to fintechs and startups in Canada, the US, and Europe.
- Global Talent Acquisition: Full life cycle recruitment of worldwide IT profiles, connecting them to North American startups and larger companies.
- Administered technical assessments for engineers, ensuring candidates met technical standards in areas like coding proficiency, data manipulation, and model deployment.
- Collaborated with technical teams to tailor assessments that aligned with specific project needs.
- Enhanced Recruitment Processes: Implemented strategies such as mock interviews and coaching seminars, boosting candidate and company satisfaction.
- Candidate engagement: creation of Slack/WhatsApp groups for hiring fairs.
- Organized several successful job fairs across Canada, leading to a 75% hiring success rate.
Human Resources Professional
Autonomous
São Paulo, Brazil
02.2016 - 05.2017
- HR Generalist, Payroll and Recruitment for 3 small clients
Manager of Human Resources and Administrative
Grupo FT9
São Paulo, Brazil
06.2009 - 08.2015
- Responsible for all HR related (Payroll, Recruitment, Best practices) for a Consulting firm
- Management and administration in general (receivables, payables, event organization, etc.)
- Recruited/ Built a team of 50 call centers
- Team lead
Business Owner
Nacar Cosmetics
São Paulo, Brazil
10.2011 - 04.2014
- Wearing all the possible hats a small retail business may have, such as full life cycle recruiting and HR, dealing with vendors, buying and selling, training the staff, managing marketing campaigns, Payroll and contact with the Accounting firm, up to cleaning the store
HR Intern
Compesa - Pernambucana Sanitation Company
Recife, Brazil
Education
Masters - Human Resources Management
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Vancouver, BC, Canada08.2018
MBA - Business Administration
Escola Superior Aberta Do Brasil
Brazil01.2017
Bachelor of Science - Organizational Psychology
Univ. Catolica De Pernambuco
Brazil08.2008
Skills
- Scraping tools
- Automation
- Full life cycle recruitment
- Candidates Sourcing
- Behavioural Interviewing
- Identifying personality traits
- 10K Linkedin Connections
- Understanding Hiring Managers' Needs
- Tools: Zoho, Greenhouse, Bamboo, Lusha, Slack, ChatGPT, PeopleGPT, Asana, Confluence, Linkedin Recruiter & Sales Navigator, Linked Helper,PhantomBuster X-ray search (RecruitEm), Zoom, MS Office
Languages
- English, Fluent
- Portuguese, Fluent
- Spanish, Beginner to Intermediate
Timeline
SR Talent Acquisition
Top Match Recruitment
10.2023 - Current
Talent Acquisition Partner
Rush Street Interactive
02.2022 - 09.2023
IT Recruiter
Affinity Group
10.2021 - 02.2022
Recruiter and Training Specialist
Vanhack
01.2018 - 07.2021
Human Resources Professional
Autonomous
02.2016 - 05.2017
Business Owner
Nacar Cosmetics
10.2011 - 04.2014
Manager of Human Resources and Administrative
Grupo FT9
06.2009 - 08.2015
HR Intern
Compesa - Pernambucana Sanitation Company
Masters - Human Resources Management
Fairleigh Dickinson University
MBA - Business Administration
Escola Superior Aberta Do Brasil
Bachelor of Science - Organizational Psychology
Univ. Catolica De Pernambuco
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