Webinar

TA in Tech: How to Go from Passenger to Pilot

Let's steer the TA function towards a more impactful and strategic position.

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Presented by:

Susan LaMotte,

Randi Myhre,

Nate Ollestad,

and Molly Lindsay

Tech talent acquisition leaders and practitioners: it’s time to shift gears and redefine our role from mere passengers to proactive drivers of organizational success.

Let’s steer the TA function towards a more impactful and strategic position. From understanding the role of strategic partner to practical strategies for implementation, join our industry experts as they explore the journey from transactional to transformational.

Key discussion points:

What does it mean to transition from an order-taker to a strategic partner in TA?
Practical approaches and tooling to elevate your TA function
How to foster collaboration with company stakeholders and become an integral part of organizational decision-making
Common hurdles and tactics to overcome them on the path to strategic partnership

Sponsored by

CoderPad is a simple yet powerful online technical hiring platform. We empower teams worldwide to screen and interview best-in-class engineers with gamified assessments, take-home projects, and live paired programming interviews. Talent acquisition & engineering teams use CoderPad to hire developers with confidence. Over 4,000 companies, including 22 of the Fortune 100, leverage CoderPad to conduct 100,000+ live interviews and 80,000+ technical screens per month. Visit https://www.coderpad.io for more information.

About the speakers

Susan LaMotte

CEO

exaqueo

Susan LaMotte got her first W-2 at age 14 and hasn’t stopped working or thinking about the way people work ever since. She is the Founder and CEO of exaqueo (ex-ack-we-o), a premier employer brand consulting firm, named as one of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing and most successful private companies for the second consecutive year in 2023. A pioneer in employer brand and a 25-year human resources veteran, Susan has consulted on employer brand, recruiting, and talent strategy around the world for brands including Google, Zillow, CBRE, Princeton University, T-Mobile, Baxter, Lyft, Universal, Fannie Mae, CVS Health and many more. She has an MBA in Human Resources and Marketing from Vanderbilt University, an MA in Human Resource Development from George Washington University, and a BA in Communications and Public Relations from Virginia Tech. Susan resides in Charleston, South Carolina with her husband and two children. She is passionate about being a working mom and a female founder.

Randi Myhre

Manager, Recruiting: Technology, Product Management, Data Science

Phreesia

Randi Myhre is an agile, collaborative, and action-oriented Talent Partner dedicated to fostering inclusive workplaces. She has a proven track record of establishing strong stakeholder relationships, leveraging data to drive decision making, and solving TA challenges. She’s been in HR and Talent Acquisition for over 20 years and has been focused on high-growth tech for the past 5.

Nate Ollestad

Founder and CEO

TALNT Team

Nate is the Founder and CEO of TALNT Team, an Alaskan Native MBE Certified recruitment strategy firm that provides end-to-end talent acquisition solutions to help clients grow their businesses with confidence. With almost 20 years of experience in the recruitment industry, Nate has built a reputation as a trusted partner and advisor for companies of all sizes and stages looking to scale, from early-stage startups to Fortune 500 firms.

Nate's core competencies include developing and executing talent strategies, delivering top talent in various industries and domains, and building and leading high-performing recruitment teams. He specializes in scaling companies across all industries but has recent experience in the Cybersecurity, eCommerce/Logistics, and HealthTech sectors, where he has a proven track record of achieving hiring goals, improving retention rates, and enhancing employer branding. Nate's mission is to empower his clients and team members with the people, processes, and tools they need to succeed and grow.

Molly Lindsay

Director of Product Marketing

CoderPad

Molly Lindsay is the Director of Product Marketing (PMM) at CoderPad. She loves all things product marketing - especially talking to users to better understand their challenges and needs. With 15+ years in the SaaS space, she loves bringing teams together, running projects and mentoring aspiring PMMs. She was stumped on the rest of her bio, so she solicited the help of her 8-year-old son, Harrison: Molly is a good reader, is training for her first marathon, likes whales, likes pyramids, does the gritty, and likes sunsets and cute animals. She can grow tomatoes but can’t quite get them to ripen.