Oto Attang
@otoattang
I build high-volume, technical hiring pipelines for AI, engineering, and specialist talent worldwide.
SpainWhat I'm looking for
I recruit people who are hard to find: PhD researchers, software and ML engineers, physicians, lawyers, quant specialists, and speakers of 94 languages across 120+ countries.
What I'm looking for Senior IC to senior manager roles in talent acquisition, technical and research recruiting, or AI data and expert operations. The work I'm best at is building expert supply, assessment and verification, and hiring operations that hold up at volume. Based in Madrid with EU work authorization, or fully remote.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Expert Marketplace Manager, Talent Acquisition & Recruiting Operations
Feb 2025 - Aug 2026 (1 year 6 months)
Owned intake, sourcing, assessment, offer and onboarding across 144 requisitions in 2024 at an 86% fill rate, including a 536-seat program at zero attrition and 114 of 114 PhDs. Partnered with client-side engineering and delivery leadership at Google, Microsoft, Meta and OpenAI on scoping, feasibility and compensation.
Sourced and placed 15,000+ candidates across 10 client accounts and 70+ countries. Ran full interview loops for senior roles, managed 144 requisitions at peak, and cut selection funnel to three stages, halving time-to-hire.
Technical Recruiter and People Operations
Vent Finance
May 2021 - Aug 2022 (1 year 3 months)
Owned all hiring solo from 6 to 40+ employees, making 34+ permanent hires in 15 months. Built the Ashby stack, reducing screening-to-offer time by 60% and cycle time by 25%.
Recruiter and People Operations
Havilah Electronics Enterprises
Dec 2018 - Feb 2021 (2 years 2 months)
Managed full-cycle hiring at 95% compliance, screened 300+ applications per cycle, and grew pipeline by 35% through sourcing partnerships.
Co-Founder and Head of People
Oga Manager
Dec 2016 - Aug 2018 (1 year 8 months)
Built the people function from scratch, including policy, onboarding, and payroll.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
IE Business School
Master of Science, Business Analytics & Big Data
2021 - 2021
Pursued a Master's in Business Analytics & Big Data at IE Business School in Madrid.
Dallas Baptist University
Master of Business Administration, Finance & Project Management
2015 - 2015
Earned an MBA in Finance & Project Management from Dallas Baptist University in Texas.
Abilene Christian University
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
2008 - 2008
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at Abilene Christian University in Texas.
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