Founder & Lead Technical Recruiter
Los Angeles, California
Career Compass
Founder & Lead Technical Recruiter
San Francisco Bay Area
TopTech Ventures
Senior Technical Recruiter
October 2014 to May 2019
Greater Los Angeles Area
Solid Commerce
Sales Executive
September 2013 to August 2014
Marina Del Rey
nextOPP Search
Lead Technical Recruiter
June 2019 to October 2020
I am extremely passionate about helping tech companies grow their engineering teams! I specialize in building strong, trusting, understanding and exciting partnerships with everyone I work with! - Building long lasting partnerships with technology companies: 0-10,000+ employees- Creating partnerships and friendships with Engineers: 0-10+ years of experience I am extremely passionate about helping tech companies grow their engineering teams! I specialize in building strong, trusting, understanding and exciting partnerships with everyone I work with! - Building long lasting partnerships with technology companies: 0-10,000+ employees- Creating partnerships and friendships with Engineers: 0-10+ years of experience
What company does Lira Aptekman work for?
Lira Aptekman works for Career Compass
What is Lira Aptekman's role at Career Compass?
Lira Aptekman is Founder & Lead Technical Recruiter
What industry does Lira Aptekman work in?
Lira Aptekman works in the Computer Software industry.
Who are Lira Aptekman's colleagues?
Lira Aptekman's colleagues are Bree Thornton, Andre Agha, and Michael Gergis
💼 Past Experience
I've been a technical recruiter for over 10 years and have worked with a wide range of companies, from startups to Fortune 500s. I specialize in building strong, trusting, understanding and exciting relationships with everyone I work with! I've been involved in Pre-IPO VP's teams, front-end & back-end engineers, data engineers, computer vision engineers, and more. Overall, I've developed multiple successful relationships with tech companies, learned a lot about their cultures, and slept well at night. I truly enjoy findingilaterations with candidates and helping them tool up for the next step in their careers.
🎓 Education
Lira Aptekman's education has afforded her the opportunity to work in a number of different environments, including as a Parliamentary Analyst in the United Kingdom Parliament, as a Corporate Affairs Manager at a Turkish technology company and as a Senior Policy Analyst at the World Bank. Her experience gives her a deep understanding of how countries interact and the political and social context in which they operate.Lira Aptekman's work readiness has allowed her to jump right into a number of roles and organizations, both domestically and internationally. She is currently a Senior Policy Analyst at the World Bank, and has experience in a number of different organizations and countries. This experience gives her a unique perspective on how the World Bank functions and how it can be improved. She is also a fluent in five languages, including English, Spanish, French, Turkish and German.Lira Aptekman has a background in politics and policy, and her ability to see the bigger picture has been a valuable asset to her work readiness in many different positions. Her background in policy and politics allows her to understand the complicated and sensitive relationships between different organizations, as well as the issues that are important to them. This knowledge is essential for someone who wants to work in a role where they can have an impact on the world.
💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills
Selected Professional and Technical accomplishments:Founder & Lead Technical Recruiter at Career CompassLira Aptekman has over 10 years of experience in building strong, mistrusting, understanding and exciting partnerships with everyone she works with. She specializes in building long lasting partnerships with technology companies: 0-10,000+ employees, creating partnerships and friendships with Engineers: 0-10+ years of experience. Senior Technical Recruiter at TopTech Ventures from October 2014 to May 2019 (4 years 8 months) in Greater Los Angeles Area.Specializing in full-time direct-hire Tech positions with high-growth Software Companies in the San Francisco Bay Area. Determined to stay true to our name, TopTech Ventures prides itself on working solely with the Top candidates and companies of the Tech world.Underlying her work practice is an intense passion for helping tech companies grow their engineering teams. Her experience Founding & Lead Technical Recruiter at Career Compass and Senior Technical Recruiter at TopTech Ventures give her a hands-on understanding of how to create trust, understand engineers, and create exciting partnerships with everyone she works with.her experience with Territory sales executive utilizing strategies such as: cold calling, demonstration of software, follow-up calls, follow-up emails, as well as her experience working with account executives to provide potential customers with the best knowledge of software functionalities and lead Technical Recruiter at nextOPP Search give her a background in Brandon Stanton's NextOPP search phenomenon.Worked with account executives to provide potential customers with the best knowledge of software functionalities and lead Technical Recruiter at nextOPP Search from June 2019 to October 2020.NextOPP Search, a women-owned, B Corp Certified, national recruiting agency that partners with companies from early stage development to global industry leaders to ensure they attract and retain top-tier talent. As a result of her work, Lira has become intimately familiar with the hiring process and has the ability to Pre-screen candidates, which she then uses to monitor and Coordinate subsequent technical phone screens and on-site interviews between candidate and company.Her skills as a recruiter include working with candidates to find the right fit for their company and developing new partnerships with various size tech companies, such as stealth mode startups, mature startups, Pre-IPO startups, and public companies. In addition, she is also skilled in helping train new recruiters that join the TopTech Ventures team.her skills as a recruiter include working with candidates to find the right fit for their company and developing new partnerships with various size tech companies, such as stealth mode startups, mature startups, Pre-IPO startups, and public companies. In addition, she is also skilled in helping train new recruiters that join the TopTech Ventures team. Selected Professional and Technical accomplishments:Sales Executive at Solid CommerceLira Aptekman is a Sales Executive at Solid Commerce. I am extremely passionate about helping tech companies grow their engineering teams! I specialize in building strong, trusting, understanding and exciting partnerships with everyone I work with! - Creating new partnerships with
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