Sophie Gordon

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Head of People · Compensation · Pave

Forge Foods
New York, NY · ET (UTC-5)
11+ years experience
Cornell University
English
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Overview

Head of People at Forge Foods, focused on compensation. Ran manager training for 107 first-time leads. Most at home with leveling and equity.

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  • Candidates for the role I'm hiring for
  • Second opinions on coaching decisions
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  • Agency or outsourcing pitches
  • Generic networking requests
  • Candidates for roles we aren't hiring

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Skills
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HiringHiring for a role
closes in 3 months

Looking for a recruiter who has worked on coaching at scale

Role
Recruiter
Level
Senior
Type
Full-time
Work mode
Hybrid
Compensation
$145k-$202k + equity
Team
Total rewards, 12 people
Start
This quarter
Must have
Has hired for technical roles before Builds trust with candidates quickly Clear written communication
Process
Intro call, technical deep dive, team chat

Comp $204k-$301k. One technical chat and a paid trial day. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

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Experience

  1. Head of People
    Jul 2025 - Present
    Forge Foods · 1 yr 3 mo · Full-time · New York, NY
    • Cut time-to-hire from 51 days to 32.
    • Built the leveling and comp framework for 3812 people.
  2. Senior Technical Recruiter
    Sep 2021 - Jul 2025
    Oracle · 3 yr 10 mo · Full-time · New York, NY
    • Ran manager training for 273 first-time leads.
    • Cut time-to-hire from 75 days to 20.
  3. Talent Acquisition Lead
    Jul 2018 - Sep 2021
    Apple · 3 yr 2 mo · Full-time · New York, NY
    • Built the leveling and comp framework for 305 people.
  4. HR Business Partner
    Jul 2016 - Jul 2018
    Pinterest · 2 yr · Full-time · New York, NY
    • Built the leveling and comp framework for 3984 people.
    • Cut time-to-hire from 60 days to 30.
  5. Senior Technical Recruiter
    May 2015 - Jul 2016
    Qualcomm · 1 yr 2 mo · Full-time · New York, NY
    • Built the leveling and comp framework for 3750 people.

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Education

  1. Cornell University
    BS, Sociology
    2007 - 2011

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