Alba Ramadani

As a member of the talent acquisition leadership team, I impact the way recruitment is handled at one of the most influential organizations in the world. I lead a full-cycle recruiting team dedicated to hiring top talent for the organization. My team focuses on hiring globally for the Finance, Global Affairs, Trust & Safety and the People team.

Growing our Tech and Business teams in the Americas, EMEA, APAC & LATAM. Data Engineering | Machine Learning | Customer Service & Experience | Marketing Interested in a career at Spotify? Visit www.spotifyjobs.com to find out more. Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art, and billions of fans the opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 230 million users.

Global Talent Acquisition Partner focusing on full cycle recruitment of Data Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers and Brand & Marketing professionals in the US, EMEA & LATAM. At Spotify, we are reinventing the music industry by changing how people consume and pay for music. We want to connect millions of people with their favorite songs and create a service that people love to use. We believe music should be easily accessible and that listening to music will make people live richer lives. We want to create a win-win situation for people who love listening to music and people who love creating music!

As a Talent Acquisition Manager I identified new and innovative ways to attract talent while working across extraordinary label brands, catalogue, digital businesses, and corporate functions in pursuit of the Music industry’s most talented individuals and engaged the next generation of executives. • Managed full-cycle recruitment and successfully filled 65+ open requisitions across Sony Music’s five major labels and corporate functions with a 95% + close rate • Conducted full cycle recruitment on mid/executive-level positions in A&R, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Digital & International Marketing, Engineering, Anti-piracy, Business and Legal Affairs, and Human Resources • Collaborated with HR business partners and clients to build a deep rapport and a proven track record as a trusted advisor • Brainstormed and implemented creative means of meeting and attracting new talent • Built candidate pipelines for hard to fill roles with special focus on diversity • Led and assisted with special projects and strategic initiatives relating to employer branding, executive referrals, employee business resource groups, the reference check process, and internship program • Mentored and developed a team, instilling a standard of excellence in all aspects of the full life cycle hiring process and internship program

Advertising Sales Group in NY | Telemundo Enterprises in Miami | International in LATAM • Managed the full life-cycle recruitment process for the Ad Sales broadcast networks, 17 cable properties and more than 50 digital properties across all of our national offices • Consistently managed 18 - 25 requisitions and worked closely with hiring managers and HR partners to ensure their recruitment needs and goals were met • Built diverse pipelines for frequent and complex searches by executing creative and partial sourcing strategies to bring the best talent to the business • Evolved the recruitment processes and continuously found new ways to enhance the client and candidate experience • Proactively analyzed and reported recruiting metrics and communicated outcomes of recruitment initiatives quarterly to key stakeholders

NBC Entertainment | Cable Entertainment | Ad Sales | Broadcast Operations Campus Recruiting • Build relationships with intern hiring managers, supervisors, and HR Managers. • Recruited, interviewed and recommended intern candidates for production roles in shows such as SNL, Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers. • Developed and executed intern recruitment strategy, including business unit specific target school identification and relationship management. • Provided career coaching and counseling to interns and managers regarding performance issues. • Effectively managed executive and internal referrals for internship opportunities. • Conducted college information sessions and attended career fairs nation wide. • Kept up-to-date with new recruiting methods; assisted in developing consistent corporate recruiting strategy. • Enforced and provided interpretation of HR policies, practices, and procedures to interns and managers. • Facilitated Internship program events and workshops, such as orientation, career workshops, panels, etc. Campus Pipeline Programs Coordinator • Performed all initial recruitment for the News Group; including resume screening, phone screening, and take the interview • On-Boarding interns – Distributed, collected, processed and maintained new intern paperwork (applications, acknowledgements, background checks, etc.) • Build and managed strategic relationships with diversity organizations, partner schools and student groups through various on-campus recruiting events; including but not limited to university career fairs, panels, and information sessions. • Coordinated and facilitated training and development workshops and Intern Orientation for the Internship Program • Assisted in the on boarding for 300+ interns per semester (Fall, Spring and Summer)

• Worked closely with Senior Executive on planning and implementing events including but not limited to: Up-Fronts, Departmental Off-Site Meetings and Staff Parties. • Lead on all Syfy Premiums – work with President of Syfy & external vendors on premiums for events, shows and talent • Managed and orchestrated all Cable Entertainment space planning for staff of over 700 • Initiated recruitment of Marketing Operations interns, and supervise hires in all capacities • Periodically traveled to LA offices to assist with Operations and Event needs on the West Coast • Partnered with all business units company wide, to help them meet their diversity goals in their division • Worked closely with VP and Manager of Human Resources department to ensure smooth on-boarding of new employees • Oversaw multi-million dollar Marketing budgets. Worked with Finance to provide accurate budget pacing and accruals. • Planned all Diversity related Events, Programs, and Conferences in conjunction with VP of Operations & Diversity