About

Karen Ding is a full-cycle Talent professional with over 5 years of experience in hiring for Go-To-Market (GTM) and G&A roles in hyper-growth environments. She works through the lens of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) to ensure that her hiring practices are fair and inclusive. Currently, she is working as a GTM Recruiter III at Gem, where she is building teams for the platform for modern recruiting. Karen's expertise lies in sourcing and engaging with candidates at scale, giving talent leaders analytics and end-to-end visibility into the recruiting funnel. Her customers are savvy recruiting teams from industry-leading companies such as Slack, Pinterest, and Dropbox. She is currently hiring for Marketing, Finance & Operations, and People & Talent roles at Gem. Before joining Gem, Karen worked as a GTM Recruiter II at Chorus.ai, where she onboarded as the second Go-To-Market recruiter for the Talent team. She was responsible for full-cycle recruiting on Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing roles across all US offices. Unfortunately, Karen was laid off due to ZoomInfo's acquisition of Chorus.ai. Karen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Economics and Policy from the University of California, Berkeley. She is proficient in AI and has relevant experience of 5.28 years. Overall, Karen is a talented and experienced recruiter with a passion for creating diverse and inclusive teams. She is open to new opportunities and can be a valuable asset to any organization looking to build a strong and inclusive team.