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Renata Shustin

@renatashustin

Senior recruiter specializing in full-cycle technical hiring and equitable, AI-supported talent strategies.

United States
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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to partner with founders and leadership to build diverse, high-performing teams—owning full-cycle technical hiring, using AI-powered sourcing, and designing scalable, equitable processes with measurable time-to-hire improvements.

I’m a Senior Talent Acquisition leader with deep full-cycle recruiting across startups, high-growth tech, and enterprise organizations. I own end-to-end recruiting for multiple clients simultaneously—managing 20–30+ concurrent requisitions while delivering a high-touch candidate experience.

I’m a trusted strategic partner to founders and C-suite leaders, known for reducing time-to-hire by up to 50% and leveraging AI-powered sourcing tools. I build diverse, high-performing teams for technical, creative, and business functions, and I champion inclusive hiring practices by proactively building diverse candidate slates and embedding equitable evaluation at every stage.

In recent roles, I reduced sourcing time by ~40% through multi-channel campaigns using LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Indeed, and AI-powered tools, and I improved hiring efficiency through ATS optimization in Greenhouse. I also led full-cycle recruiting at Karma Automotive, cutting time-to-hire by 30% via proactive talent pipelining and supporting enterprise-wide recruiting outcomes through data-driven sourcing methodology.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Karma Automotive logoKA

Contract Recruiter

Karma Automotive

Apr 2021 - Nov 2022 (1 year 7 months)

Led full-cycle recruitment for a scaling EV startup, filling engineering and creative roles to support next-generation product development. Partnered with C-suite on talent strategy, managed the candidate lifecycle in Greenhouse, and trained hiring managers and recruiters on ATS adoption.

Behr Paint Company logoBC

Contract Recruiter

Behr Paint Company

Nov 2020 - Apr 2021 (5 months)

Executed full-cycle recruitment across sales, procurement, finance, operations, quality, R&D, supply chain, and warehouse roles. Managed 30+ concurrent requisitions and optimized Greenhouse workflows to improve pipeline visibility and time-to-fill.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Queens College, City University of New York logoQY

Queens College, City University of New York

Bachelor of Arts, English

Earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Queens College, City University of New York.

University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business logoUB

University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

AI & Career Empowerment Certification

Completed an AI & Career Empowerment certification through the University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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