# Susie Alvarez

> Senior Director of Recruiting at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/susiealvarez

## Work Experience
### Senior Director of Recruiting @ Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Jan 2023 – Present

### Head of Technology Recruiting @ Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023

### Head of Hiring Experience @ Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021

### Manager, Product & Design Recruiting @ Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019

### Lead, Product & Design Recruiting @ Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Palo Alto
Advancing human potential and promoting equal opportunity.  Follow our journey: https://www.facebook.com/chanzuckerberginitiative

### Senior Recruiting Manager @ Eventbrite
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
Bringing the world together through live experiences.

### Senior Technical Recruiter @ Eventbrite
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Product Design Sourcer @ Facebook
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012
Responsible for identifying designers who demonstrate expertise in product, visual, interaction, and social design. 

Work closely with hiring managers and recruiters to understand roles and priorities. 

Produce high quality candidate pipeline under tight deadlines. 

Utilize online sourcing techniques and referral-based networking to identify, track, research, prescreen, and market opportunities to passive candidates.

Accountable for documenting, tracking, and maintaining records of candidates in applicant tracking system. 

Conduct follow-up with internal client groups and candidates after each interview. 

Provide guidance to candidates during the interview stages. 

Actively contribute to the creation and modification of recruiting process to ensure completion in an effective and timely manner.

Engaged in brainstorming sessions to find new sources of passive candidates and improve sourcing techniques.

### Recruiter and Account Manager @ Aquent
Jan 2006 – Jan 2011
Consult with Aquent’s top clients to understand position specifications, key qualifications, and business impact desired by an ideal candidate.

Develop effective recruiting strategies for each client and manage candidate pipeline to ensure hiring goals were met.  

Source, screen, coordinate interviews, and drive offer process. 

Proactively increase incoming candidates by following influencers in the community, use of Boolean searches, referrals, networking, and web sourcing. 

Successful placements have resulted in building creative and interactive teams within Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies. Clients include: Bare Escentuals, Sephora, LeapFrog, BlueShield, Franklin Templeton Investments, and AAA. 

2007-2010 recognized as Aquent’s Elite status comprised of the top profit producers company wide. Earning the highest number of placements throughout the company and generating over $500k in annual revenue. 

Company wide recognition in 2009 and 2010 for outstanding customer service towards talent, client, and internal staff

Selected to collaborate with upper management and human resources to develop a systematic approach to engage clients and enhance candidate experience.

Consistently offered company wide support and training to new hires around Aquent's structured recruiting process.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing
San Diego State University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/susiealvarez

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Last updated: 2026-04-13