Dru Kirk
Co-Founder & Head Of Talent Acquisition AI & Engineering Hiring at Yogen
San Jose, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDru Kirk is a talent leader and co-founder with 20+ years building high-impact global recruiting functions and executive hiring programs, now focused on senior AI and engineering talent for venture-backed and public companies. He has led TA teams at scale across 20+ countries, created in-house leadership recruiting functions that reduced agency spend, and placed full C-suites and board directors during IPO and post-IPO transitions. At rPeople and in fractional Head of TA roles he architects AI-native recruiting systems—combining sourcing automation, interview intelligence, and calibrated scorecards—to boost conversion and scale outreach without adding headcount. A practitioner-advisor to early-stage recruiting tech startups, he translates day-to-day TA workflows into product features and go-to-market strategy. Based in San Jose, Dru blends hands-on execution (he still runs full requisition loads) with board-level partnership on succession and enterprise risk hiring, making him a go-to for companies where a single hire can change a company’s trajectory.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Economics Management, Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Economics Management at Ohio Wesleyan University
English
Github Skills (28)
vsphere9
ova9
docker8
docker-machine8
vmware8
placement8
accent8
virtualization8
golang8
allocation7
vdi7
openflow7
modeling6
identity-provider6
storage6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
drukelly/milo
Mar 2023 - Jun 2023
Contributions:15 pushes in 2 months
drukelly/drukelly.github.io
Apr 2024 - May 2024
Contributions:20 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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