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Patrycja Eckert

San Francisco

Summary

Strategic talent acquisition and organizational development professional with experience scaling global teams within high-growth technology environments. Expertise across technical recruiting, AI talent strategy, workforce planning, internal mobility, and organizational scaling. Proven ability to build and optimize recruiting functions, partner closely with executive leadership, and develop scalable hiring strategies for emerging and highly competitive talent markets. Recognized for creating high performing teams, improving operational efficiency, and delivering exceptional candidate ad employee experience during periods of rapid growth and transformation.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Global Head of Internal Talent Acquisition

Uber
San Francisco, CA
07.2023 - 02.2026
  • Led global internal recruiting and mobility strategy supporting ~9,800 employee transfers annually across multiple regions and business units.
  • Built, managed, and developed a global team of 18 recruiters and recruiting leaders responsible for internal hiring across technical and non-technical organizations.
  • Built and scaled internal-first hiring frameworks and proactive internal talent pipelines , growth-path roles, and feeder pipelines to increase internal mobility and reduce reliance on external hiring.
  • Partnered with executive leadership, HR, and TA Operations to design global internal mobility policies, eligibility frameworks, recruiting processes, and redeployment strategies.
  • Implemented data driven mobility metrics including internal fill rate, cycle time, and pipeline conversion to improve workforce planning and talent allocation.
  • Served as the talent lead for merges and acquisitions (M&A), acting as the central point of contact to evaluate acquired talent and integrate employees into the organization.
  • Designed and implemented a redeployment strategy to transition employees from acquired companies into roles across the business, preserving talent and accelerating integration.
  • Created career pathway programs enabling Customer Support (CST) to move into non-CST corporate roles, expanding opportunities for employees to from diverse socio-economic backgrounds and improving career mobility.

Sr Manager, Tech Talent Acquisition

Uber
San Francisco, CA
09.2021 - 07.2023
  • Led recruiting strategy for Core Rider, Driver, Uber Eats, Marketplace, Data Platform supporting 3,000+ engineers.
  • Managed and developed a team of 34 recruiters and recruiting leaders (up to Sr. Manager level) across the United States.
  • Partnered directly with the VP of Engineering (now CTO) and his leadership team to align hiring strategy with long-term engineering roadmap and product priorities.
  • Designed and implemented scalable recruiting strategies and operating models to support high-volume engineering hiring.
  • Built and scaled strategic talent channels including employee referrals, boomerang hiring (former employees returning), and structured decline pipelines to strengthen candidate supply.
  • Improved recruiting efficiency by reducing recruiter workload and weekly recruiting hours through process optimization and channel strategy.
  • Partnered with HR and engineering leadership to improve workforce planning, hiring prioritization, and recruiting execution across the organization.

Manager, Tech Talent Acquisition

Uber
San Francisco, CA
05.2020 - 09.2021
  • Led technical recruiting team hiring for infrastructure, data platform,and platform engineering teams, including machine learning and ML platform roles supporting core technical systems.
  • Managed and developed a team of recruiters responsible for hiring software engineers, and ML platform engineers across highly specialized technical domains.
  • Partnered closely with engineering leadership to define hiring strategy and prioritize critical infrastructure, platform, and ML hiring needs.
  • Played a key leadership role during COVID-19 by developing and implementing remote hiring processes, enabling the organization to continue hiring critical technical talent while operating in a fully virtual environment.
  • Led and supported the recruiting team through the transition of fully remote work, maintaining team engagement, performance, and recruiting delivery during a period of significant organizational change.
  • Built targeted technical talent pipelines for specialized roles, including distributed systems, data infrastructure, and machine learning platform engineering.
  • Implemented structured sourcing strategies and recruiting processes to improve candidate quality, pipeline health, and hiring efficiency for hard to fill technical roles.

Manager, Global Tech Event Recruiting

Uber
San Francisco, CA
04.2017 - 05.2020

Promoted from Senior Technical Recruiter -> Principal Technical Recruiter -> Technical Recruiting Manager within 18 months.

  • Founded and built Uber's global engineering recruiting events program, as an individual contributor, creating a new hiring channel to attract and relocate international engineering talent to the United States.
  • Promoted Principal Recruiter and then to Manager to scale the program globally based on early success and impact.
  • Led and scaled a cross functional team of ~28 recruiters, sourcers, program managers, and recruiting coordinators.
  • Developed a global hiring strategy focused on visa-friendly markets, unlocking international talent pipelines for U.S. engineering teams.
  • Organized and led week-long technical talent hiring events across Australia, Singapore, Chile, Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
  • Successfully hired 400+ engineers through global recruiting events, accelerating hiring for hard-to-fill technical roles.
  • Partnered with engineering leadership, immigration, mobility, and TA operations teams to identify high-priority technical roles and support relocation of international engineers to U.S. teams.
  • Built scalable processes for candidate sourcing, onsite interviews, and event based hiring, accelerating hiring for hard to fill engineering roles.
  • Enabled engineering organizations to access global talent markets and expand pipelines beyond traditional U.S. recruiting channels.

Technical Recruiter

Uber
San Francisco, CA
08.2015 - 04.2017
  • Recruited for engineering teams supporting Rider, Driver, and Customer Obsession teams, contributing to Uber's core product ecosystem.
  • Promoted to Senior Technical Recruiter based on strong performance, delivery, and impact across high-priority engineering hiring.
  • One of the founding recruiters supporting Uber Eats, helping to build and scale early engineering teams for the business.
  • Partnered closely with engineering leaders to identify hiring needs and deliver talent for rapidly growing product and platform teams.
  • Built and managed pipelines for software engineering roles, supporting high-volume hiring during a period of hyper growth.
  • Contributed to scaling recruiting processes and improving candidate experience and hiring efficiency across teams.

Technical Recruiter

Thumbtack
San Francisco, CA
06.2014 - 08.2015
  • Joined as a founding sourcer, building the initial talent pipelines for engineering hiring at the early-stage, high-growth startup.
  • Designed and executed sourcing strategies for software engineering and product roles, creating scalable pipelines for hard to fill technical positions.
  • Partnered with hiring mangers and leadership to identify hiring needs and establish recruiting processes during a period of rapid company growth.
  • Helped found and build the university recruiting program from scratch, establishing early campus recruiting strategies and pipelines for emerging talent.
  • Contributed to laying foundation for technical recruiting infrastructure, including sourcing approaches, candidate engagement, and pipeline development.

Technical Recruiter/Talent Sourcer

Google
Mountain View, CA
05.2013 - 06.2014
  • Recruited and sourced software engineering talent across the United States for high-volume & hard to fill technical roles.
  • Partnered closely with hiring managers to define technical requirements, hiring profiles, and interview strategies for engineering teams.
  • Built and managed proactive talent pipelines through strategic sourcing, networking, and market mapping across competitive talent markets.
  • Supported APAC recruiting initiatives by sourcing technical talent and partnering with global recruiting teams.
  • Utilized data-driven recruiting strategies and sourcing techniques to identify ad engage top engineering talent.

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Coit Group
San Francisco, CA
06.2012 - 05.2013
  • Managed full-cycle technical recruiting for a staffing agency supporting multiple clients across startup and enterprise environments.
  • Recruited for a wide range of technical roles including software engineering, infrastructure, product, and technical support roles.
  • Built and managed candidate pipelines through sourcing, networking, referrals, job boards, and proactive outreach strategies.
  • Balanced multiple client accounts simultaneously while delivering a high-touch candidate and client experience in a fast-paced agency environment.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Human Resource Management

Griffith University
Australia

Bachelor of Science - Economics

Griffith University
Australia

Skills

  • Talent Acquisition & Organizational Scaling
  • Global Talent Acquisition Leadership
  • Recruiting Process Design & Optimization
  • AI-driven Talent Strategy
  • Internal Mobility & Talent Development
  • Executive Stakeholder & Hiring Manager Partnership

Timeline

Global Head of Internal Talent Acquisition

Uber
07.2023 - 02.2026

Sr Manager, Tech Talent Acquisition

Uber
09.2021 - 07.2023

Manager, Tech Talent Acquisition

Uber
05.2020 - 09.2021

Manager, Global Tech Event Recruiting

Uber
04.2017 - 05.2020

Technical Recruiter

Uber
08.2015 - 04.2017

Technical Recruiter

Thumbtack
06.2014 - 08.2015

Technical Recruiter/Talent Sourcer

Google
05.2013 - 06.2014

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Coit Group
06.2012 - 05.2013

Bachelor of Science - Human Resource Management

Griffith University

Bachelor of Science - Economics

Griffith University
Patrycja Eckert