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Albert Pugrad

@albertpugrad

Talent acquisition leader and senior technical recruiter who builds high-performing teams and delivers AI/ML hiring at scale.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a leadership role where I can own technical hiring strategy end-to-end, partner with executives and technical leaders, and use recruiting analytics and modern sourcing tools to scale teams and hit ambitious targets.

I’m a Talent Acquisition Leader with 13+ years of experience building and scaling teams for Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups. I bring deep expertise in Technical Recruiting, Machine Learning/AI hiring, Engineering recruiting, Recruiting Operations, and Talent Strategy, and I’m recognized for leading high-impact hiring initiatives at Meta, Fashion Nova, United Auto Credit, and startup environments.

I combine hands-on sourcing excellence with leadership experience managing recruiting functions, stakeholders, and recruiting technology. Highlights include recruiting Senior Machine Learning Engineers at Meta, delivering 250+ hires at Fashion Nova with a 96% offer acceptance rate, and leading a 123-hire initiative at United Auto Credit while supporting 25+ active requisitions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Lead Recruiter

Current

United Auto Credit Corporation

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Manage full-cycle recruiting across 25+ active requisitions and own Workday recruiting processes and Indeed integration. Led a hiring strategy that produced 123 hires across three departments, including 12 management and leadership hires in Q2.

Full Cycle Recruiting Workday Recruiting Recruiting Operations Workforce Planning Leadership Hiring Stakeholder Management Recruiting Analytics

Senior Recruiter

Fashion Nova

Jan 2023 - Jan 2024 (1 year)

Led recruiting for 250+ openings across Technology, Operations, Finance, and Studio Operations, achieving a 96% offer acceptance rate. Built a Hiring Manager Guide that improved interview-to-offer conversion by 25% and partnered with executives on workforce planning and talent strategy.

Full Cycle Recruiting Recruiting Analytics Workforce Planning Talent Strategy Stakeholder Management Offer Acceptance Optimization

Technical Recruiter

Head of Recruitment

Lowell Herb Co.

Jan 2019 - Jan 2020 (1 year)

Scaled company workforce by 531% within eight months and completed 270+ hires across executive, sales, marketing, operations, finance, and production functions. Promoted to Head of Recruitment within five months based on performance.

Full Cycle Recruiting Executive Search Recruiting Operations Leadership Hiring Team Leadership

Senior Recruiter

Fynd Talent

Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 (1 year)

Placed Director of Engineering, DevOps, and senior technical talent in an agency recruiting environment. Built and mentored a team of four junior recruiters, generating $130K+ in placement revenue.

Executive Search Engineering Recruiting Team Coaching Placement Revenue Generation Talent Mapping Stakeholder Management

Staffing Manager

Randstad

Jan 2015 - Jan 2018 (3 years)

Managed staffing operations and expanded the client portfolio to 74+ companies. Increased direct-hire revenue by 126% and achieved 160% of profit goals, earning a promotion within four months.

Staffing Management Account Management KPI Tracking Performance Coaching