ALYSON SODEN
Abingdon
Summary
Senior Technical Recruiter with 10+ years of experience delivering full-cycle engineering hiring and proposal staffing across enterprise technology and federal GovCon environments. Operate at the intersection of technical recruiting, workforce planning, and compliant staffing execution. Recognized for improving hiring velocity, strengthening submission quality, and stabilizing workforce capacity under high-growth and time-sensitive conditions. Trusted by engineering and capture leadership to manage complexity with minimal oversight.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Development Analyst | Technical Recruiting & Proposal Staffing
Innovative Management Concepts (IMC)
08.2024 - Current
- Directed full-cycle technical recruiting while concurrently supporting competitive proposal efforts across shifting priorities and compressed timelines.
- Closed specialized engineering and cleared roles within 2-4 week windows, preventing staffing gaps across subcontracted delivery programs.
- Authored and quality-controlled 40+ KPQMs aligned to solicitation criteria, reducing compliance risk and minimizing last-stage submission rework.
- Authored and quality-controlled 40+ KPQMs aligned to solicitation criteria, eliminating compliance risk and preventing last-stage submission rework.
- Interpreted RFP labor categories and aligned candidate qualifications to evaluation scoring requirements, strengthening technical volume competitiveness.
- Integrated staffing rationale with pricing volumes and contingent workforce modeling, enhancing bid defensibility for multi-million-dollar pursuits.
- Elevated staffing precision, minimized compliance exposure, and supported revenue-generating capture efforts.
Senior Technical Recruiter
Microsoft
01.2024 - 08.2024
- Managed 20+ concurrent engineering requisitions across backend and infrastructure teams, ensuring alignment with high hiring standards.
- Streamlined interview calibration processes, reducing decision latency and strengthening hiring consistency.
- Managed 20+ concurrent engineering requisitions across backend and infrastructure teams in a high-bar environment.
- Collaborated in workforce forecasting discussions to address vacancy lag and maintain team productivity.
- Accelerated engineering throughput while maintaining rigorous technical evaluations.
Senior Technical Recruiter
eBay
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Owned end-to-end hiring across Software, Data, and Mobile engineering functions, delivering 95+ technical hires and sustaining 8-10 placements per month during peak growth cycles.
- Led intake calibration with senior engineering leadership, reducing requisition rework by 40% and accelerating candidate alignment.
- Increased interview-to-offer conversion by 20% through disciplined funnel analysis across 300+ candidate pipelines.
- Structured competitive compensation negotiations, achieving $9.6M in cost efficiencies while maintaining high acceptance rates.
- Developed talent maps for hard-to-fill backend and infrastructure roles, reducing reactive sourcing cycles by 35%.
- Enabled sustained product expansion by preserving hiring bar and budget discipline.
Technical Recruiter (Contract)
Amazon
New York
06.2019 - 06.2020
- Delivered 45+ engineering and data hires with a 95% fill rate, stabilizing workforce capacity during rapid expansion.
- Ranked #1 on Diversity Sourcing Leaderboard for 10 consecutive weeks, expanding representation pipelines while maintaining hiring quality.
- Reduced average hiring cycle time by 30% by consolidating POD recruiting workflows and structured interview coordination.
- Consolidated multi-region interview events, reducing scheduling friction and accelerating time-to-decision.
- Increased workforce stability and operational readiness during high-growth deployment phases.
Senior Technology Recruiter (Contract)
Intuit
Milwaukee
01.2019 - 06.2019
- Reduced time-to-fill by 35% through structured pipeline forecasting and sourcing precision.
- Increased onsite-to-offer conversion by 18% by recalibrating technical evaluation alignment across 15+ active requisitions.
- Increased onsite-to-offer conversion by 18% through realigning technical evaluations for 15+ active requisitions.
- Accelerated analytics scale while reducing productivity drag from open roles.
Senior Technology Recruiter (Contract)
Advanced Resources
New York
07.2018 - 01.2019
- Managed 25+ concurrent technical requisitions for enterprise and financial services, ensuring alignment with client needs.
- Surpassed quarterly placement targets by 15% in a high-performance agency model.
- Surpassed quarterly placement targets by 15% through strategic sourcing and candidate engagement.
- Sustained revenue velocity while streamlining hiring processes to enhance efficiency.
Senior IT Recruiter
Marchon Partners
New York
06.2017 - 06.2018
- Filled 40+ investment technology and infrastructure roles, enhancing recruitment efficiency in competitive financial services markets.
- Surpassed monthly placement quotas, contributing to overall team performance in a metrics-driven environment.
- Developed strong relationships with hiring managers to understand staffing needs.
- Sourced candidates through online platforms and networking events.
- Conducted interviews to evaluate candidate qualifications and fit.
Technical Recruiter
Robert Half
Woodbridge
11.2016 - 05.2017
- Managed 15-20 concurrent IT requisitions, ensuring structured sourcing pipelines and consistent placement outcomes.
- Partnered with hiring managers to clarify recruitment needs and develop precise job specifications.
- Leveraged job boards, social media, and networking events to source high-quality candidates.
- Conducted thorough interviews to evaluate candidate skills and cultural fit.
Education
Associate of Arts - Social Sciences
Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, NJSkills
- Recruiting Funnel Metrics & Conversion Analysis
- Talent Market Mapping & Competitive Intelligence
- Offer Structuring & Compensation Benchmarking
- Advanced Boolean & Technical Sourcing
- AI-Enabled Recruiting Tools
- Diversity Pipeline Development
- Recruiting Operations & Process Optimization
- ATS Platforms: Greenhouse, Workday, Lever, iCIMS
- LinkedIn Recruiter & CRM Management
Websites
Certification
- APMP Business Development Certification, Association of Proposal Management Professionals
- Technical Recruiting Foundations, LinkedIn Learning, 2026
- Recruiting Talent with LinkedIn Recruiter, LinkedIn Learning, 2026
- Diversity Recruiting, LinkedIn Learning, 2026
- Generative AI for Recruiters, LinkedIn Learning, 2026
Core Expertise
- Full-Cycle Engineering Recruiting (Intake – Close)
- Senior & Principal-Level Technical Hiring
- AI/ML, Backend, Frontend, Platform & Infrastructure Recruiting
- Cleared Recruiting (Secret / TS / SCI / Polygraph)
- Proposal Staffing & KPQM Development
- RFP Labor Category Interpretation
- Workforce Planning & Headcount Strategy
- Hiring Process Design & Calibration
- Executive Stakeholder Partnership
Timeline
Business Development Analyst | Technical Recruiting & Proposal Staffing
Innovative Management Concepts (IMC)
08.2024 - Current
Senior Technical Recruiter
Microsoft
01.2024 - 08.2024
Senior Technical Recruiter
eBay
01.2021 - 01.2024
Technical Recruiter (Contract)
Amazon
06.2019 - 06.2020
Senior Technology Recruiter (Contract)
Intuit
01.2019 - 06.2019
Senior Technology Recruiter (Contract)
Advanced Resources
07.2018 - 01.2019
Senior IT Recruiter
Marchon Partners
06.2017 - 06.2018
Technical Recruiter
Robert Half
11.2016 - 05.2017
Associate of Arts - Social Sciences
Brookdale Community College