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.

Raj Kawa

Orium

Orium is North America's leading consultancy & systems integrator specializing in composable commerce.

I have two main responsibilities: (1) I lead the talent acquisition function; (2) I support and lead culture initiatives within DEI&B, employee engagement, events, and more. 

Leadership: 
- Built, led, coached, and mentored a team of 3 global Talent and Culture professionals. Maintaining a 100% engagement score. 
- Demonstrated exceptional stakeholder management through meeting with executives to execute on talent goals. 
- Presented at organization wide meetings on strategic initiatives. 

Recruitment: 
- Crafted and executed on the talent attraction strategy which enabled us to scale from 60 employees to 200+ employees across Canada and LATAM. 
- Worked on 30+ complex requisitions at a time and made 120 hires in FY22. 
- Worked on hard to fill, senior, and niche requirements within technology, product management, project management, sales, marketing, brand, partnerships, finance, human resources, and more.

Culture: 
- Spearheaded and championed DEI&B initiatives such as bias training, multicultural calendars, equity sequences, and inclusion activities.
- Utilized performance management and employee engagement tools to analyze data and develop strategic priorities (Lattice, Culture Amp). Achieved highest organizational DEI&B and Employee Engagement scores in over 5 years. 
- Developed new hire experience and employee experience plans and trackers. 
- Implemented performance, recognition, and feedback programs.
- Crafted connectivity and belonging in the workplace initiatives. 

Contracts and Negotiation: 
- Negotiated and streamlined recruitment vendor relationships, which resulting in $300k savings.
- Negotiated LinkedIn and Greenhouse ATS renewals resulting in 35% savings. 

Events: 
- Led and coordinated hybrid holiday parties across 12 locations globally with 200+ guests. 
- Hosted weekly culture boosting company events.

Senior Manager, Talent and Culture

Manager, Talent and Culture

Recruitment and Culture Lead

TEKsystems

Continued responsibilities from my prior role but also I was the Lead Recruiter in the Canadian Government Services Vertical which includes Federal, Provincial, Municipal, Crown Corporations and Higher Education. Project work consisted of supporting digital innovation offices by recruiting various skill sets such as Developers, Designers, Product Managers, UX/UI, Quality Assurance, Agile Coaches, and Scrum Masters.

Organized, developed, and facilitated multiple recruiter training sessions. Delivered bi-weekly to 20 recruiters across Alberta.

Local diversity and inclusion champion. Spearheaded the local employee resources group that was responsible for educating staff, organizing events, setting initiatives, and hiring strategies. Partnered with leaders to help host diversity and inclusion forums.

Maintained excellent client satisfaction, proven by 100% survey scores received from over 15 clients.

Identified business development and sales opportunities for the account management team that resulted in winning new accounts.

Awards: Team Player (Feb. 2021, Jan. 2021, Nov. 2020).

Technical Recruiter - Government Services

As a Technical Recruiter, I was responsible for full cycle recruitment (preparing, sourcing, screening, selecting, hiring, and onboarding) across central Canada. Concentrated primarily on skill sets such as Developers, Program Managers, Project Managers, Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters, and Business Analysts. Partnered with clients in different industries such as Telecommunications, Agriculture, Energy, Utilities, and Financial Services. Built partnerships with IT professionals to understand their skills, goals and interests and match them with the right career opportunity.

Ranked the #1 rookie recruiter in Canada. This is awarded to recruiters with <1-year recruitment experience with the highest level of productivity (Sept. 2020).

Awards: Team Player (Sept. 2020, Aug. 2020, May 2020, Jan. 2020).

Hays

As a recruitment consultant I was a 360 recruiter and account manager that specialized in recruiting accounting and finance professionals in the construction, property, resources and mining, and public practice industries. Managed a team of two recruiters. Conducted full cycle recruitment activities.

Awarded “The Americas Rising Star” to be recognized as an individual with <1-year recruitment experience who has achieved outstanding performance and for acting as a role model to peers and colleagues. This award is given to only one out of hundreds of employees across Canada, USA, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Columbia (Apr. 2019).

Worked with the Chartered Professional Accounts of Alberta office in Calgary to provide advice on resumes, interviews, and job searches. Held 1-on-1 sessions with newcomers to Canada to help with their career transition.

Presented to over 20 students attending the University of Calgary about internship opportunities at Hays.

Trained and developed five new consultants on the accounting and finance team.

Responsible for over 30 permanent placements and generated over $200,000 in fees.

Business development expertise and nurtured relationships with various leaders in the industry such as CFOs, Controllers, and HR Directors.

Active member of the social committee proven by arranging multiple events such as the winter tubing event and Halloween potluck.

Additional awards: Canada Rising Star Award (Apr. 2019); Team of the Month (Apr. 2019); Culture Award (Apr. 2019).

Recruitment Consultant

Awards: Associate of the Month (Sept. 2018); The “Hays Way Award” (Oct. 2018); Team of the Month (Dec. 2018); Culture Award (Feb. 2019); The “Hays Way Award” (Feb. 2019); Associate of the Month (Apr. 2019).

Associate Recruitment Consultant

First Calgary Financial

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GoodLife Fitness

Customer Service Representative, Motivator, and Instructor

Hey, thanks for stopping by! Here's a bit about me:

- For 5+ years I have helped build and execute people strategies for Fortune 10 companies to local start ups. 

- I grew up in the UK and have spent most my life in Canada. I have lived, worked, and traveled across the globe hitting 30+ countries.

- I may have a few hobbies and interests so I am sure we can connect on something! I love the outdoors and playing sports. In my free time you find me in the mountains skiing, biking, hiking, camping, kayaking, and the lot of it! Music is my main creative outlet. I play piano, bass, drums, guitar, and like to make my own music. Food, travel, games, pets… the list goes on!

I am passionate about building relationships, providing value, and helping others so it's no surprise that my career and education has been focused on people.

I use a personalized approach to help understand each individual. If you are currently searching for new opportunities, please connect with me here!

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