Jessica Iyer

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Jessica brings over a decade of leadership experience across a diverse range of industries - including infrastructure, SaaS, consumer, and robotics - as well as extensive experience within dynamic startup environments. Her experience spans building functions from the ground up as the first recruiter and Head of Talent at Ike (a robotics and automated trucking company) to scaling specialized technology teams at Airbnb and Salesforce during hypergrowth.

What distinguishes Jessica is her ability to seamlessly combine hands-on recruitment expertise with strategic vision. She designs bespoke talent solutions that meet the unique demands of both emerging startups and established technology companies poised for rapid expansion. Jessica remains actively involved with her teams, empowering them to excel while serving as a trusted strategic partner to executives and founders. Her experience as a VP of People provides her with a nuanced understanding of how to balance competing priorities, ensuring talent strategies align with both immediate objectives and long-term organizational goals.

Experience Highlights:

• Airbnb - Joined when the company had 85 engineers and spent the next 5 years scaling processes and team capacity during hypergrowth to hire 200+ technology team members per quarter (including over 100 senior engineers quarterly)

• Led a team of 80 as Head of Technology Recruiting. Built resource planning model used by worldwide recruiting team. Led mergers and acquisitions recruiting as well as employment brand.

• Ike - Robotics and automated trucking startup. Joined when the company was <30 as the first recruiting hire - built processes and grew company by 4x. Supported IC-VP level hiring hands-on across software, hardware, and business roles.

• Mux - Video streaming infrastructure and performance analytics startup. Joined when the company was <100 as the first Head of Talent - grew company by 2x (supporting leadership roles across tech and business) before taking on additional scope also leading HR as VP of People.

• Salesforce - Supported niche teams such as Performance and Security Engineering, as well as hiring for Customer Success. Hired candidates from Associate to Architect level, as well as Managers and Directors.