Hootan Altafi
About Hootan Altafi
Hootan Altafi is the Head of Talent Operations at Dandy and a member of People Ops at StartupExperts, with over 15 years of experience in talent operations across various sectors.
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Hootan Altafi is currently the Head of Talent Operations at Dandy and a People Ops member at StartupExperts. His professional career has spanned several high-profile roles in talent and workplace operations.
Current Positions at Dandy and StartupExperts
Hootan Altafi is serving as the Head of Talent Operations at Dandy from 2022, overseeing significant strategic projects like ATS transitions, recruitment branding revamps, and high-volume hiring plans. Concurrently, he is a People Ops member at StartupExperts since 2023, focusing on talent operations remotely in the Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area.
Previous Experience at Talkdesk and Slack
Hootan Altafi previously held key roles at Talkdesk, including Senior Director, Workplace & People Operations from 2021 to 2022, and Director, International Development & Talent Operations in 2021. Before Talkdesk, he worked at Slack as Head of Global Operations, Workplace from 2017 to 2019, Head of Recruitment Operations from 2016 to 2017, and Recruiting Leader from 2015 to 2016, based in San Francisco and Denver.
Early Career in Talent Acquisition at Technology Companies
Earlier in his career, Hootan Altafi worked on talent acquisition for several tech giants. He served in talent acquisition roles at Apple from 2014 to 2015, Facebook from 2009 to 2011, and was Director of Talent Operations at CardSpring from 2012 until its acquisition by Twitter in 2013. These roles were pivotal in building his expertise in talent operations and recruitment strategies.
Educational Background
Hootan Altafi completed his Bachelor's Degree in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He also studied at the University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings). These educational experiences provided a strong foundation for his analytical and operational skills in talent management.