Head of Talent @ At Thread, we use human stylists and machine learning to help men (and eventually women) dress well, and in the process we're helping them to feel happier and more confident about themselves. Beyond hiring smart, driven individuals who want to be exceptional at their craft, I'm focused on building an environment that aligns with our values and gives our team the support they need to learn and grow. We're hiring!: https://www.thread.com/jobs From November 2014 to Present (1 year 2 months) London, United KingdomHead of Talent @ Passion Capital is an early stage VC firm. My role was to provide recruitment and HR support to the 35 portfolio companies spread across London, Berlin, Stockholm and New York City. This included: --Writing a comprehensive recruiting playbook for all portfolio companies --Sourcing over thirty offers for key roles across the portfolio --Creating and managing functional skill training and recruitment events --Advising the portfolio CEOs on their HR needs, ranging from creating performance review plans to reviewing compensation proposals From May 2013 to October 2014 (1 year 6 months) London, United KingdomRecruiter @ Our team set out to create a design renaissance in health, starting with The Eatery. We were a seed stage company when I joined, growing from 8 to 12 full-time employees within just a few months. We also hired several contractors to help us do R&D on unreleased products. We were soon acquired by Jawbone, and during the acquisition period I was fortunate to learn and work with the recruiting team at Greylock Partners, an investor in Massive Health. I mainly helped with screening university engineering candidates and introducing them to portfolio companies. From March 2012 to January 2013 (11 months) San Francisco Bay AreaTechnical Sourcer @ I began my recruiting career at Facebook as a coordinator for the TechOps & IT team. I managed an average of 500 interviews a quarter while supporting a team of anywhere from 5-9 recruiters and sourcers, tracked and analyzed performance data for our team, and coordinated all new hire social activities. After 1.5 years, I trained to be a technical sourcer, initially focusing on site reliability engineering before supporting all engineering teams within Facebook. From 2011-2012, I managed our internal technical lead generation program. In its first year, the program generated over three thousand leads, yielding thirty-five hires. Outside of my core role, I created Facebook's tour program, focused on bringing student groups on campus to learn more about our company culture and careers within technology. From September 2008 to March 2012 (3 years 7 months) Cambridge Queen's Head Assistant Manager @ Pub operations, event management and fancy brews. From 2007 to June 2008 (1 year) Greater Boston AreaAssistant to the Regional Manager @ Making learning cool. And a little Mario Kart. From June 2007 to September 2007 (4 months) Greater Boston AreaSummer Intern, Communications @ Spent the summer resisting the urge to unmute my line when transcribing John Madden calls. From May 2006 to August 2006 (4 months) Greater New York City Area

BA, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies @ Harvard University From 2003 to 2007 Melissa Trahan is skilled in: Technical Recruiting, Applicant Tracking Systems, Internet Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Sourcing, Benefits Negotiation, Screening, Screening Resumes, Onboarding, Executive Search, Interviews, Strategy, College Recruiting, Start-ups, Staffing Services