Brian Rife
Grew VideoAmp total headcount from 175 to 550 in 3 years
- Recently found my own firm specializing in all things hiring, The High Agency Company.
- I was the Head of Talent at VideoAmp and previously was a Senior Tech Recruiter at Yahoo.
- 9+ years experience in full-cycle Technical, Advertising, and Media recruiting. 3+ years Head of Talent Acquisition.
- Areas of recruiting include: Technical (Data Science; Machine Learning; Data Engineering, Backend, Frontend, DevOps, Architects); Advertising & Media (Sales, Ad-Ops, CS, Campaign Optimization, Market…
Testimonials
I worked with Brian on the TA team for 4 years. He was a consummate professional and always provided qualified candidates in a timely manner for his hiring managers. Additionally, he was able to coach up new managers and educate them on market trends, allowing for more flexibility on hiring. He delivered both quality an quantity when needed and always had great feedback from his hiring managers.
Tony Serge
Director of Talent Acquisition, VideoAmpI worked closely with Brian at VideoAmp for several years. Brian was the primary recruiter and helped me build out a product and engineering team of over 30+ FTEs. Brian was extremely proactive and helpful during the process. He is very detailed oriented; professional; easy to work with and knows how to get things done. I would not have had a top tier team without him.
Joseph Wineroth
VP of Product, VideoAmpIn his role Brian defined and organized the recruiting process. He created a system get a clear understanding of the hiring needs and then walked the hiring managers through defining the roles. He organized fun recruitment events that allowed us to meet with a high volume of candidates quickly. He created a flexible interview panel structure where we quickly evaluated the top candidates and moved them along the interview process. Brian is kind, fun, engaging and so great to work with.
Brian Rief
VP of Engineering, VideoAmpBrian excels in tech recruitment. He analyzes skills & finds perfect fits for your team. His memory & organization are top-notch, ensuring a smooth hiring process. Need a detail-oriented recruiter with a talent for finding the best? Brian's your choice.
Ramzi Nasr
VP of Engineering, VideoAmp
Work
Day In the Life at VideoAmp
https://videoamp.com/how-we-hire/VideoAmp's Career Page and Employer Branding examples I created:
Day In the Life at VideoAmp: https://videoamp.com/life-at-videoamp/
How We Hire: https://videoamp.com/how-we-hire/
Experience
The High Agency Company
President / Head of Talent / Lead Recruiter
Feb 2024 - Present
Current & Past Clients: Teads, VideoAmp, Forward Studio, Yahoo, Playshake.io, & Stealth startup (name coming soon!)
- The High Agency Company is your go-to partner for building exceptional leadership teams in the Technology, Media, and Advertising startup space.
- Available for: Retained Exec / Leadership Search; Consulting; Fractional Head of Talent roles; Talent Strategy; Developing Interview Frameworks & Processes; Engineering and Sales retained search
- We specialize in handcrafting high-performing teams that drive growth, innovation, and success.
- We understand the unique challenges startups face when it comes to scaling, and our tailored solutions ensure that you have the right leaders in place to navigate the ever-evolving landscape.
- We know the right leaders that will get you from 50 employees to 200 employees or from 20 million in revenue to 100 million in revenue, todays market requires a specific type of leader for each phase of your company.
VideoAmp
Senior Director, Talent Acquisition
Mar 2023 - Jan 2024
Measurement and Optimization for Data-Driven Advertising.
- Over a 3-year period, increased total company headcount from 175 to 550 employees through focused hiring, team coaching, and strategy development.
- Grew VideoAmp’s Engineering & Product headcount by 140% in 12 months.
- Created a new hiring process for Engineering that resulted in a 40% decrease in Time to Hire (from 39 days to 23.5 days). During that quarter, hired 28 engineers and 14 hires in December.
- Hired the Machine Learning team of 11 engineers in less than 60 days.
- First non-sales person to win ‘Closer of the Year’ at VideoAmp.
- Conceptualized, created, and implemented: Hiring Philosophy; Interview Framework & Questions; Interview Training; Hiring Manager Training; Sourcing Strategy; Annual & Incremental Headcount Planning & Approval Process; Hiring Framework & Model; Predictive
- Revamped Employer Branding & Career Page resulting in an increase in 20% more inbound applicants in 2023. Won multiple Best Places to Work Awards including AdAge #10 Best Place to Work & BuiltIn’s #1 Startup in 2021.
- Led Talent Acquisition across all business units. Coached & managed a team of 6 recruiters. Sourced and Closed levels ranging from Intern to VP to Executive Officer and everything in between.
Yahoo
Senior Technical Recruiter + other roles
May 2014 - Jul 2017
Amplifying what matters the most to you. Yahoo is a global media and tech company connecting people to their passions. Yahoo reaches almost a billion people worldwide, bringing them closer to what they want.
- High success rate closing top candidates -- closed 40+ engineers a year at Yahoo with interview to offer rate of 50%.
- Chosen to join the top performers program within the Yahoo People Team.
- Lead full-cycle tech recruiter for Advertising and Search Products and Communications (Yahoo Email).
- Recruited 40+ engineers a year and shepherded them through Yahoo’s onboarding and training process.
- Led the talent integration of Brightroll ($640 million acquisition) engineering teams with Yahoo’s talent strategy.
- Developed and implemented a program management dashboard none had created to streamline recruiting.
Ca Technologies
Technical Recruiter
Apr 2014 - Aug 2014
Global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies a broad range of semiconductor, enterprise software and security solutions.
- Full-cycle recruiting for SaaS, DevOps, Security, Cloud Management, Mainframe, Nimsoft and Product Marketing.
Hgst, A Western Digital Brand
University Recruiter
Aug 2012 - Apr 2014
(Hitachi Global Storage Technologies) was a manufacturer of hard disk drives, solid-state drives, and external storage products and services before being acquired by Western Digital.
- Full-cycle recruiting and sourcing of top candidates from 25 target academic institutions.
- Filled 60+ requisitions a year.
- Redesigned the university recruiting program for schools across the globe.
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