About

Julie R. is an experienced talent acquisition professional with over 11 years of relevant experience. Currently, she is working as Emerging Talent Programs Manager at Meta (Facebook), where she is responsible for managing and developing emerging talent programs. Prior to this, she worked as the Early Talent Attraction Manager at Shopify, where she was responsible for reaching and growing Shopify's early talent audience through various dynamic marketing strategies and event execution. She also partnered with internal teams and external vendors to develop, scale and refine tools to support the global program targeting the growth of their North American market, EMEA, LATAM & JAPAC. Julie has also worked as a University Recruiter at Twitter, where she led and supported diversity & inclusion recruiting programs & events like #Wingmates, #UltraHacks among others. She created and produced industry-leading, creative events like #Codechella in which their leadership, including CEO Jack Dorsey, participated and engaged with students. She developed and implemented an engagement plan and recruiting strategies with assigned university institutions and managed campus events onsite. She also maintained relationships and executed events with key external diversity organizations and groups on campus to cultivate a strong partnership and enhance the Twitter brand in the employment marketplace. Julie has a Bachelor's Degree in Multimedia Journalism and a Minor in Theater Production from Florida Atlantic University. She also has an Associate's Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies from Palm Beach Community College. She has experience working with ML and has developed, produced & hosted @TwitterU podcast #BuildingCharacters, which focused on professional development. She has also created, organized, sourced & managed their PhD ML recruiting event #MLFlockTalk that regularly yields a high percentage of hires per event. Overall, Julie is a highly motivated and experienced talent acquisition professional with a proven track record of success in developing and managing emerging talent programs, diversity & inclusion recruiting programs & events, and campus recruiting. She is an excellent communicator and has a strong ability to build relationships with key stakeholders.