Yuri Silver

Senior Technical Recruiter / Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist / Lead with extensive experience in sourcing and recruiting active and passive candidates in any sector. Specializing in Technical and Non-Technical talent acquisitions. Utilizing multiple resources to network, referrals, cold calling, social sites, ATS, job boards and vendors. Expertise in mentoring junior recruiters on all aspects of recruiting. Problem solving and working closely with the management teams to provide input to successfully identify hiring needs. Multiple performance honors, data driven and gets results. Flexible and adaptable with all corporate environments.

Currently a Senior Technical Recruiter at Instacart/Caper AI powered by Instacart. Instacart is the sector leader in the grocery, alcohol, Rx, and one of the fastest growing companies in the e-commerce. Instacart’s cutting-edge enterprise technology also powers the e-commerce platforms of some of the worlds biggest retail players, supporting their white-label websites, applications and delivery solutions. Caper builds smart shopping carts powered by deep learning and computer vision to enable a seamless grab-and-go retail experience. We differ from other emerging cashierless technologies, because we are the scalable solution. Caper’s autonomous checkout technology is plug and play, meaning it requires no in-store renovation, no operational overhaul, no heavy computations or endless image labeling. Any retailer can buy the carts and their entire store is upgraded with cashierless capabilities.

Specialties: Specialize in recruiting Technical and Non-Technical professionals in multiple disciplines from entry level to Management. Examples: Director Operations, Head of Product, Business Intelligence Manager, Systems Management, QA Manager, ETL Manager, Project Manager, Product Managers, Technical Project Manager, Infrastructure Manager, Mobile engineers, Java Developers/Architects, .NET Developers/Architects, Full Stack Developers, Web Developers, DevOps, MLOps, Machine Learning Professionals, Computer Vision Professionals, Design Engineers, UI/UX Designers, GUI, Navigation, System Architects, System Administrators/Engineers, Network Administrators/Engineers, Cloud specialists (AWS/Azure), BI Analysts, Data Analysts, Helpdesk/Desktop support, Operations personal...

• Diversity and Inclusion for HR Professional Certification from University of California. 

Senior Technical Recruiter

Instacart · Full-time

Jan 2022 - Present 

New York, New York, United States

As a Senior Recruiter at Instacart/Caper part of the Engineering Team owning full desk recruiting, driving the hiring process and candidate experience from outreach to offer. As a Senior Recruiter at Instacart/Caper part of the Engineering Team owning full desk recruiting, driving the hiring process and candidate experience from outreach to offer.

Senior Technical Recruiter

Caper / powered by Instacart · Full-time

Aug 2021 - Present 

New York, United States

As a Senior Technical Recruiter at Caper I am leading the IT hiring initiative, identifying and engaging talent and working with hiring leaders in helping to reach the companies hiring goals and scaling our recruiting practice as we grow as an organization. Working directly with the hiring managers to provide hiring solutions based on the business needs. Planning and implementing a transition to using remote resources. As a Senior Technical Recruiter at Caper I am leading the IT hiring initiative, identifying and engaging talent and working with hiring leaders in helping to reach the companies hiring goals and scaling our recruiting practice as we grow as an organization. Working directly with the hiring managers to provide hiring solutions based on the business needs. Planning and implementing a transition to using remote resources.…see more

Senior Technical Recruiter/Lead

TechLink Systems, Inc. · Full-time

Apr 2010 - Aug 2021 

Experienced Talent Resource Professional, specializing in the Financial/Banking/Pharma/Healthcare/Startups/Ecommerce/Retail/Telecom... sectors. Building Client Relationships, Leading, Mentoring, Building Solid Candidate Pools, Screening, Negotiating, Networking and locating hard to find resources via referrals. Multiple Top Performer honors in the company for the past 7 years.

Leading/Participating in company team meetings (recruiting and sales teams) working with nationwide clients. Working closely with the sales team and management on recruiting, business development, SOW and Corporate projects.

Solid understanding of the job market, hardware, software and consulting services. Strong in process (procedures and workflow between Management and Recruiting), also training and managing Jr. Recruiters, including Jr. Business Development Associates.

Led team discussions on how to fill tough requirements. leading a transition to include remote resources, as a company initiative. Building teams and mentored junior recruiters on effectively sourcing, working with candidates, and how to “close” candidates. 

Sourcing for technical and non-technical qualified candidates via referrals, social sites, LinkedIn, and job boards. Full life cycle recruiting including sourcing, pre-screening, face to face interviews, selection, compensation negotiations, reference checks and on-boarding activities.

Creative problem-solver with ability to anticipate, assess and overcome recruiting challenges. As a talent acquisition partner, I work cross-functionally with all the stakeholders with the understanding that having the right people as essential to success.

Queens College

Computer Science