Danielle Okonkwo

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Senior Technical Recruiter with 8 years of full-cycle hiring experience across SaaS, fintech, and enterprise software, specializing in engineering and product roles from IC to VP level. Reduced average time-to-fill by 34% at two consecutive employers by redesigning sourcing pipelines and implementing structured interview frameworks. Consistent offer-acceptance rate above 91% and recognized for building diverse candidate slates that improved underrepresented hiring by 28%.

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Senior Technical RecruiterMar 2021 - Present

Meridian Cloud Solutions, Austin, TX

Owned full-cycle recruiting for 60+ engineering and product roles annually, achieving a 93% offer-acceptance rate and reducing average time-to-fill from 52 to 34 days.
Built and managed a passive-candidate pipeline of 1,200+ engineers using LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub sourcing, and targeted Boolean search, cutting agency spend by $310,000 in FY2023.
Partnered with 12 hiring managers to redesign structured interview scorecards, reducing interviewer disagreement scores by 41% and accelerating panel debrief cycles from 5 days to 1.5 days.

Technical RecruiterJun 2018 - Feb 2021

Vantage Payments Inc., Dallas, TX

Filled 85 roles across software engineering, data science, and cybersecurity in 18 months during a Series C growth phase, supporting headcount expansion from 140 to 310 employees.
Launched a university recruiting program with 6 target schools, converting 22 interns to full-time hires over two cycles and reducing entry-level sourcing cost-per-hire by 47%.
Negotiated compensation packages for candidates at the $120K–$210K base range, maintaining internal pay-band compliance while closing 9 of 10 competitive offers against FAANG counteroffers.

RecruiterAug 2016 - May 2018

TalentBridge Staffing Group, Houston, TX

Managed a requisition load of 20–25 open roles simultaneously across IT, finance, and operations verticals for Fortune 500 client accounts including two regional energy firms.
Screened 400+ candidates per quarter using ATS-driven workflows in Bullhorn, maintaining a submittal-to-interview ratio of 1:3.2 against a team benchmark of 1:5.
Earned Rookie Recruiter of the Year award in 2017 after generating $198,000 in placement revenue within the first 10 months on the desk.

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