David FitzGerald

Starboard Recruitment

A trusted partner, helping build high impact teams in the Technology and Mining spaces.

Starboard Recruitment works closely with your company's leadership team & stakeholders to source, recruit and retain the best talent in the industry.

Our focus on recruiting high quality talent, providing top of market candidate experience, and expanding the reach of your employer branding is why our team has been trusted by industry leading companies across North America.

Contact us today to learn more - david@starboardrecruitment.com

Founder & Principal Technical Recruiter

CIM Vancouver

Supporting the growth of our local mining community.

Executive Committee Member

Fuse Advisors

Helping build the talented team at Fuse Advisors as well as supporting the recruitment needs of their clients via Starboard Recruitment.

Fuse Advisors is a project management and advisory firm focused within the resource sector. Fuse is a value-focused consultancy, specializing in due-diligence, strategic planning, economic studies, permitting and construction. Leveraging the teams uniquely diverse experience, Fuse Advisors partners with project owners to manage the delivery of complex, multi-disciplinary projects.

Technical Recruitment Consultant

TikTok

Worked with TikTok's internal recruitment team to help build their talented engineering, SRE and QA teams.

Senior Technical Recruiter | RPO Contract

Coit Group - A Hudson RPO Company

"David is next-generation talent. He is part of a select group of top performers that will build the next batch of iconic software companies. It is clear from all his recommendations that he is revered and respected. I have an immense amount of pride in our partnership and view him as one of the best at his craft." - Joe Belluomini, CEO, COIT Group

- Experienced Senior Technical / Executive Search Recruiter responsible for end-to-end recruitment process building talented leadership, software engineering, and product teams for top tech companies across the US (mainly SF based). Clients have included 6sense, Discord, and TikTok (Senior to VP level roles filled).  

- Skilled at working directly with Founders, C-suite, and SVP level stakeholders. 

- Winner of 2022 Aspire Award based on recruitment performance.

- On top of supporting our clients, I have been an active leader in our internal DEI, Sourcing and Mentoring committees to help constantly improve our recruitment team's processes and ensure we are providing the highest quality service.

Senior Technical Recruiter / Executive Search

Discord

Worked with the Cofounder/CTO + Product Design leadership + internal recruitment team to help build out the Product Design leadership team.

- Over 150 million monthly active users
- $15 billion valuation after most recent $500 million funding round
- 4.2/5 Glassdoor rating (95% CEO approval rating)
- Best Company Outlook 2021 by Comparably

6sense

Worked closely with Cofounders/SVPs to help build out the leadership teams for Product, Engineering and Customer Experience (Manager to VP level roles filled). During this time the company grew from ~500-1200+ staff. 

- 4.9/5 star Glassdoor Rating + #1 CEO on Glassdoor 2021 (SMB)
- Series E / $426 million in funding / $5+ billion valuation 
- 2022 Named leader in multiple G2/Forrester reports
- 2022 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor 
- 2022 Inc. Best Places to Work (4th year in a row)
- 2021 Best Company for Women by Comparably
- 2021 Best Company - Culture / Perks and Benefits / Happiness / Diversity / CEO by Comparably
- 2021 Best Account-Based Advertising Software by G2
- 2021 #1 Highest-Rated Private Cloud-Computing Companies to Work For by Battery Ventures

The 6sense Account Engagement Platform helps B2B organizations achieve predictable revenue growth by putting the power of AI, big data, and machine learning behind every member of the revenue team. 6sense uncovers anonymous buying behavior, prioritizes accounts for sales and marketing, and enables them to engage resistant buying teams with personalized, multi-channel, multi-touch campaigns. 6sense helps revenue teams know everything they need to know about their buyers so they can easily do anything needed to generate more opportunities, increase deal size, get into opportunities sooner, and compete and win more often.

Senior Technical Recruiter / Executive Search | RPO Contract

MatchBox Consulting Group

Experienced Senior Technical Recruiter / Engagement Manager building talented software engineering/leadership teams for top-tier tech companies across North America (Intermediate to C-Suite). 

Headquartered in downtown Vancouver and serving clients nationally, MatchBox is a strategic recruitment and professional services firm that specializes in attracting top talent and delivering comprehensive recruitment solutions in the fields of IT & Technology, Engineering, Construction, and Finance.

- Canada's Top Growing Companies list by Globe and Mail for 2021
- The America's Fastest Growing Companies list by Financial Times and Statista for 2021
- The America's Fastest Growing Companies list by Financial Times and Statista for 2020
- Canada's Top Growing Companies list by Globe and Mail for 2020
- Canada’s Top New Growth Companies list by Canadian Business for 2020
- Canada's Top Growing Companies list by Globe and Mail for 2019
- One of the top Information & Communication Technology (ICT) companies in Canada by the annual Branham300 list in 2019
- Canada’s 50 Top New Growth Companies list by Canadian Business and McLean's for 2018

We offer unrivaled expertise with a management team that has many years of experience in the recruitment industry. Our consultants work in specific vertical markets and our passion is building great connections, creating strong opportunities, and delivering that perfect match.

Engagement Manager

Headquartered in downtown Vancouver and serving clients nationally, MatchBox is a strategic recruitment and professional services firm that specializes in attracting top talent and delivering comprehensive recruitment solutions in the fields of IT & Technology, Engineering, Construction, and Finance.

- The America's Fastest Growing Companies list by Financial Times and Statista for 2021
- The America's Fastest Growing Companies list by Financial Times and Statista for 2020
- Canada's Top Growing Companies list by Globe and Mail for 2020
- Canada’s Top New Growth Companies list by Canadian Business for 2020
- Canada's Top Growing Companies list by Globe and Mail for 2019
- One of the top Information & Communication Technology (ICT) companies in Canada by the annual Branham300 list in 2019
- Canada’s 50 Top New Growth Companies list by Canadian Business and McLean's for 2018

We offer unrivaled expertise with a management team that has many years of experience in the recruitment industry. Our consultants work in specific vertical markets and our passion is building great connections, creating strong opportunities, and delivering that perfect match.

Senior Technical Recruiter

Technical Recruiter

TalentPartners.js

TalentPartners.js works closely with executives and investors at hypergrowth startups across the North America & Silicon Valley, and helps build acquisition-ready software engineering & executive teams. 

We partner with the very best startups in North America, many with close ties to San Francisco (products include wearables, augmented & virtual reality, 3D printing, big data & machine learning, fintech/mobile payments & IoT). Our portfolio companies have high profile customers such as Apple, Slack, Twitter, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Paypal, Netflix, eBay, Pinterest, TED, Mozilla, Tumblr, NBC, Disney, NBA, Yahoo, Salesforce, Yelp, Visa, Walmart, Staples, Target, etc.

Our portfolio companies are mid to late stage, highly funded (Pre-IPO) or recently acquired startups, several with headquarters in Silicon Valley and most backed by Google Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Patners, Founders/CEOs of Instagram, Uber, Instagram & Dropbox, Facebook/Apple executives, Jeff Bezos, Jack Dorsey, Richard Branson, Mark Cuban, and other highly in-demand VCs. Our earlier stage portfolio companies have normally passed through world renowned incubators like Y-Combinator or Techstars.

We work with a large & growing network of some of the most accomplished tech executives & intelligent software engineers who aren't necessarily looking for anything new, but rely on us to provide them with tailored recommendations in terms of which companies to invest their limited time into. 

Close contacts in our network often focus on the most in demand and difficult to find areas of the market, including JavaScript & Node.js, Machine Learning & Data Science, Python/Ruby/Big data, iOS/Android, Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Systems, & UI/UX design.

ExecutivePartners.js

ExecutivePartners.js is an award-winning technology consultancy, and one of North America's executive search leaders in the Pre-IPO & Enterprise spaces.

Many of our portfolio co's have been acquired by companies like Apple Inc. or increased their valuation by tens of millions after working with us — reflecting the results of the hugely valuable executives we secured them.

We're trusted by several of the world's largest organizations, and many of the top Google backed, pre-IPO Silicon Valley HQ'd ventures, to help optimize this process and ensure the right executive joins their team — making them acquisition-ready.

Our executive track record is industry leading, and has resulted in some of the top Silicon Valley based companies describing us as "magicians", with similar recruiting judgement as CTOs. 

The results and ROI we drive through building leading executive teams was recently recognized, as we were awarded the prestigious Top 30 Under 30 Award.

Our client testimonials paint a good picture of the results we drive for leadership teams, as well as ROI: executivepartnersjs.com/testimonials. 

As Angel Investors ― along with previous backgrounds as hiring managers in prominent venture-backed startups & tech entrepreneurs building mobile products, pitching VC's ― we can relate to founders and truly understand some of the toughest challenges and strategic decisions executives face.

Our portfolio consists mostly of Series B-E (pre-IPO) and acquired hypergrowth startups (with close ties to SF) backed by Google/Andreessen/Sequoia & Instagram/Uber Founders, as well as industry leading, publicly traded leaders.

This value proposition has resonated heavily with top passive executive candidates, and those we have hired for our client partners (ranging from C-Suite and VPs, to Sr. Directors and General Managers / Country Head's) have come from some of the greatest startup success stories in the history of North America's tech scene and largest ever acquisitions.

Founder & Principal Technical Recruiter @ Starboard Recruitment | Technology & Mining

Founder and Principal Technical Recruiter at Starboard Recruitment building talented engineering/leadership teams for North America's top tech and mining companies (Senior to Executive level hiring).

Companies supported include: TikTok, Discord, NexGen Energy, Fuse Advisors, VRIFY, 6sense, Electronic Arts, Realtor.com, Arcteryx, Streetlight Data, MacroHealth, FISPAN, Tigera, Cisco Meraki, among many others.

"David is next-generation talent. He is part of a select group of top performers that will build the next batch of iconic software companies. It is clear from all his recommendations that he is revered and respected. I have an immense amount of pride in our partnership and view him as one of the best at his craft." - Joe Belluomini, CEO, COIT Group

"I had a great experience working with David FitzGerald after being laid off due to the COVID-19. David is a fantastic professional, he helped me find the right job for my profile, and he always followed up in all stages of my hiring process." - 5 star review from Senior Golang Engineer placed at Hyper Growth U.S. based start-up in the cloud computing space. 

"David and Daniel were very helpful in helping me find my next opportunity. 10/10 would recommend working with them if you're looking for the next steps in your career!" - 5 star review from Software Engineer placed at Top Tier SaaS start-up. 

"I was working with David for the past few weeks to pursue a new opportunity. It has been a great pleasure working with David as he is very helpful, responsive and transparent. Also, he is very good at matching the candidate's skills and experience to what the hiring company is looking for. Thank you David!" - 5 star review from Senior Golang Engineer placed at emerging gaming company. 

"I've had the pleasure working with both David and Daniel in finding me a fantastic role which matches my skill set and interest to the T. Both David and Daniel were extremely professional and transparent during the entire process. They were super quick in answering questions and communicating back and forth with the client whenever I had any concerns or questions. I highly recommend this duo." - 5 star review from Senior SDET placed at industry leading tech company in the healthcare space solving massive problems in the US market.

Ministry Brands

Ministry Brands is a leading provider of SaaS operational management systems, payments platforms, digital engagement tools and background screening solutions for faith-based, non-profit and for-profit organizations.

•Owned TA process for all openings within the company (30+ at a time) including HR, Legal, Finance, GTM, Engineering, Product, and Executive Leadership
•Managed and led data-driven conversations around compensation and growth strategy between internal stakeholders and hiring managers
•Refined and optimized the interview process to eliminate inefficiencies, increase candidate quality, and accelerate the time-to-hire from initial screen
•Filled 5+ roles per month with a time-to-hire of under 30 days, a reduction in time by 33%
•Averaging a hire every 6 days and an offer acceptance rate of over 95%
•Successfully led and facilitated bi-weekly meetings to provide comprehensive reports on talent acquisition metrics, ensuring effective communication and data-driven decision-making
•Reduced reliance on recruiting agencies and saved company $250k+ in placement fees by implementing proactive sourcing techniques and utilizing referral networks
•Spearheaded early 2024 GTM growth efforts by filling 20+ sales, marketing, and leadership roles with an average time-to-hire of less than 30 days
•Partnered with our Payments organization to lead and scale a hiring initiative that spanned across GTM, Sales, and Analytics which encompassed adding 10+ new roles
•Filled niche technical openings that include Vice President of Software Engineering, Cloud Engineer, Software Engineer, and more
•Accomplished a record-breaking 100+ hires for 2024

Lead Talent Acquisition Partner

Silicon Valley Insight

Silicon Valley Insight is a globally distributed strategic consulting firm specializing in helping our partners build custom software development solutions for world-class products.

•Forged partnerships with recruiting tools and software to scale the talent acquisition department
•Recruit individuals in Product, Design, Engineering, and Infrastructure, and more across the US, LATAM, and EMEA
•Lead the development of all job descriptions through the management of internal stakeholder requirements and business needs
•Spearhead data-driven discussions around labor market conditions and compensation requirements for current and forecasted roles
•Develop and implement strategic talent acquisition plans to support the company's growth
•Drive diversity and inclusion initiatives to build a diverse and inclusive workplace
•Maintain relationships with universities, professional organizations, and other sources to attract top talent
•Served as a trusted consultant and partner for C-Suite / VP-level executives on all issues of Talent Acquisition
•Owned 10+ roles weekly and shortened time-to-hire process by 63% from 2 months to 3 weeks
•Role ended due to firm closure

Talent Acquisition Leader

The 6Sense Revenue AI Platform achieves predictable revenue growth for B2B Enterprise customers. We help revenue teams identify and close more opportunities by leveraging the power of Predictive Marketing, Ad Tech, AI, Big Data, Machine Learning, and Sales Intelligence in the SaaS space. Unicorn level startup that just achieved Series E funding and a valuation over $5 billion.

•Supported through Job Mobz RPO
•Spearheading sourcing and recruiting efforts in collaboration with a Global Team of Technical Recruiters and Sourcers.
•Responsible for scaling up business from 600 to 1,400+ employees 
•Led transition to Gem Recruiting Software to extend native engagement channels to a multi-stage, multi-channel, drip campaign approach
•Developed targeted sourcing strategy for niche hard-to-fill positions on our tech team, specifically on Product, Data Science, UX, Engineering, and Infrastructure including executive and leadership level
•Led full lifecycle efforts from initial screening all the way to offer negotiation and preparing candidate for start date
•Managed internal ATS database (Greenhouse) through reporting and accurate assessments
•Partner with hiring leaders to provide expertise and advice on job descriptions and requirements for new and current job openings
•Made data-driven decisions around refining and optimizing recruiting processes to increase recruiting pipeline and conversion rate in recruiting funnel
•Role ended due to reduction of workforce

Bentley Global Resources and Staffing Services

Bentley Global Resources is a professional recruiting firm that offers our clients a solution to quickly identify skilled employees. We specialize in the delivery of talented individuals to meet your business’s hiring demands.

• Led full lifecycle recruitment and sourcing efforts for full time, contract, and contract-to-hire positions 
• Handled high-volume req load on weekly basis up to 20 new technical and non-technical positions
• Filled over 65 contract and permanent positions ranging in Finance, HR, Manufacturing Operations, Scientific, Supply Chain, IT, Data Analytics and Engineering (Structural/Manufacturing/Civil/Cyber Security)
• Supported numerous Fortune 500 industries specifically in Aerospace/Defense, Automotive, Medical Technology, Environmental, Construction, Legal, Energy, Clinical and Computer Software

For nearly 5 years, Gabe has served as an experienced talent leader with a proven track record in attracting, hiring, and retaining top talent in the technology industry. Expertise in identifying and engaging the best candidates for tech roles, from Engineering and Product to GTM and Executive Leadership. Strong communication and interpersonal skills and skilled in building relationships with both candidates and hiring managers. Deep understanding of the tech industry, with a passion for helping companies stay ahead of the competition through exceptional talent acquisition.

taplio

The Battle

David FitzGerald

Gabriel Torre, PRC

Followers

Posts

Engagements

Likes

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?