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Yi XIE

Mountain View

Summary

Savvy Technical Recruiter with 6+ years of AI & Robotic recruiting experience in building and deepening relationships with research scientists and well-trained engineers from top universities and high tech companies. Proven expertise in filling technical vacancies with top talent using industry knowledge. Efficient when evaluating candidates, vetting backgrounds and conducting interviews.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Technical Recruiter

WeRide.ai
San Jose
11.2023 - Current
  • Execute the full cycle recruitment: requirement gathering, job posting, sourcing, engaging passive candidates, pre-screening, presenting candidates to hiring managers, coordinating interviews, negotiating salaries, and onboarding
  • Provide valuable insights to improve recruiting strategies by benchmarking the self-driving talents market and understanding competitors
  • Recruit from a variety of channels to identify suitable, hard-to-find candidates: LinkedIn, GitHub, HackerRank Leaderboard, Conference (CVPR, CES, etc.)
  • Build an active and solid pipeline to fill today's requisitions, make connections for hard-to-fill roles, and prepare for future needs

Sr. Technical Recruiter/DEI Talent Sourcer

Aurora Innovation
Mountain View
03.2022 - 10.2023
  • Find and engage passive candidates through the use of Boolean, LinkedIn, Seekout, Google Scholar and other recruiting tools, as well as alternative search techniques (Social Media, Networking Event, University labs etc.)
  • Main Contributor on several DEI (Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion) recruiting projects including Talent Brand Sites optimization and DEI Seekout sourcing Pillars
  • Proactively capture all DEI engineering candidates from competitors in CRM
  • Articulate autonomous driving technologies, robotic technologies, and software infrastructure technologies to candidates
  • Articulate product strategy and go-to-market plans to candidates
  • Define, design, and implement sourcing strategies for a variety of product and technical roles, including understanding and mapping the talent landscape, internal calibration and referrals, and matching those data points with the external talent supply
  • Strategize different ways to close talents and foster trust-based relationships with candidates, gaining a close understanding of their requirements and motivations

HRBP/Technical Recruiter

WeRide.ai
San Jose
05.2018 - 03.2022

HRBP:

  • Support a rapidly evolving R&D center in Silicon Valley by partnering with Engineering Team Leaders to develop and lead people initiatives focused on elevating the employee experience to align with business functional goals
  • Act as a thought partner to Team leaders to advise on all matters relating to workforce planning, job design, employee performance, engagement, and termination for ~ 300 team members
  • Facilitate the semiannual performance review and compensation adjustments
  • Conduct the succession planning and talent management for key engineer positions with engineering leaders
  • Lead the headcount planning process for the R&D department

Recruitment:

  • Execute the full cycle recruitment: requirement gathering, job posting, sourcing, engaging passive candidates, pre-screening, presenting candidates to hiring managers, coordinating interviews, negotiating salaries, and onboarding
  • Provide valuable insights to improve recruiting strategies by benchmarking the self-driving talents market and understanding competitors
  • Recruit from a variety of channels to identify suitable, hard-to-find candidates: LinkedIn, GitHub, HackerRank Leaderboard, Conference (CVPR, CES, etc.)
  • Build an active and solid pipeline to fill today’s requisitions, make connections for hard-to-fill roles, and prepare for future needs

HR systems and analytics:

  • Expertise in Excel reporting and analysis of headcount, attrition, compensation, and workforce data
  • Owned the company ATS transition from Greenhouse to Level

Immigration:

  • Built and maintain policies related to immigration and global mobility
  • Provided active support to our employees on immigration and global mobility matters

Executive Recruiter

Hire Society, LLC (Recruiting Agency)
New York
08.2017 - 04.2018
  • All aspects of the staffing process - sourcing, coordinating, interviewing, negotiating, and placing candidates with high-profile clients
  • Conducting comprehensive reference and background checks
  • Writing up detailed job descriptions and posting them on job board platforms
  • Managing and overseeing a vast and ever-changing candidate database
  • Implementing organization and filing systems for all resumes, paperwork and additional/supplemental forms both hard copy and electronically

Executive Assistant to CEO

ZDL Executive Search, LLP
Shenzhen
08.2014 - 10.2015
  • Coordinated all aspects of both personal and business aspects for CEO
  • Arranged and managed daily business and personal appointments
  • Managed heavy calendars (coordinating social and business meetings, travel, etc.)
  • Coordinated travel logistics (domestic and international)
  • Provided meeting support including drafting and editing memos, reports and proposals
  • Planned and implemented large events for professional and personal functions (Company annual meetings, executives training events, personalized traveling, etc.)
  • Responsible for assisting in negotiations of contracts with vendors, and monitoring costs and expenses

Education

Master of Arts - Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology

University of Minnesota

MBA (Course Work) - HR/I&O Psychology

Baruch College, CUNY

Bachelor of Science - Applied Psychology

Beijing Normal University

Languages

Fluent in Mandarin and English; Basic Cantonese

Timeline

Senior Technical Recruiter

WeRide.ai
11.2023 - Current

Sr. Technical Recruiter/DEI Talent Sourcer

Aurora Innovation
03.2022 - 10.2023

HRBP/Technical Recruiter

WeRide.ai
05.2018 - 03.2022

Executive Recruiter

Hire Society, LLC (Recruiting Agency)
08.2017 - 04.2018

Executive Assistant to CEO

ZDL Executive Search, LLP
08.2014 - 10.2015

Master of Arts - Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology

University of Minnesota

MBA (Course Work) - HR/I&O Psychology

Baruch College, CUNY

Bachelor of Science - Applied Psychology

Beijing Normal University
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