Courtney Lee
Fractional Recruiter | Embedded Talent Partner
Vancouver,BC
Summary
Talent leader with 11+ years of agency, in house and embedded startup recruiting experience. I partner directly with founders and hiring managers to define success profiles, build sourcing strategies, create structured interview processes and close high-impact hires. I drive efficient processes supported by data, cutting time to hire and ensuring a seamless hiring experience.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Embedded Talent & People Partner
Intuitive AI
- Built hiring infrastructure while recruiting Engineering, GTM, Customer Success, Marketing and Operations.
Embedded Talent Partner
Leap Health
- Built technical and commercial pipelines, advised leadership on interview process design and supported structured hiring.
Internal & Fractional Talent Partner
Aritzia
- Led confidential, business critical US searches for specialized talent in competitive markets.
Founder & Fractional Head of Talent
Workshop Recruiting & Consulting
03.2023 - Current
- Embed within startups as an extension of leadership, owning hiring strategy and execution.
- Run intake and calibration sessions to define business outcomes, competencies and interview scorecards.
- Build market maps and source passive talent through LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, referrals and targeted outreach.
- Review funnel data, pipeline health and candidate feedback weekly; adapt strategy when searches stall.
- Lead assessment, debriefs, offers and onboarding while averaging 3+ hires per month.
Director, Recruitment & Staffing
Hays Specialist Recruitment
01.2015 - 12.2022
- Progressed from Associate Recruiter to Director over seven years.
- Managed 10+ concurrent searches across Engineering, Professional Services, Finance, HR and Executive functions.
- Built target-company maps, advised on compensation and talent availability, and ran weekly search reviews.
- Led offer strategy and candidate closing, achieving the highest fill rate across Hays Canada.
- ACSESS Recruiter of the Year, 2020.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
01.2016
Skills
- Ashby
- Workday
- RecruitCRM
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Slack
- Google Workspace
- Notion
- Advanced Boolean Search
- ATS workflow design & reporting
Embedded Partnerships
- Intuitive AI, Embedded Talent & People Partner
- Leap Health, Embedded Talent Partner
- Aritzia, Internal & Fractional Talent Partner
Tools And Recruiting Systems
- Ashby
- Workday
- RecruitCRM
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Slack
- Google Workspace
- Notion
- Advanced Boolean Search
- ATS workflow design & reporting
Personal Information
Availability: Remote across Canada, US, EMEA
Timeline
Founder & Fractional Head of Talent - Workshop Recruiting & Consulting
03.2023 - Current
Director, Recruitment & Staffing - Hays Specialist Recruitment
01.2015 - 12.2022
University of British Columbia - Bachelor of Arts, Sociology
Embedded Talent & People Partner - Intuitive AI
Embedded Talent Partner - Leap Health
Internal & Fractional Talent Partner - Aritzia