Jen F.
About Jen F.
Jen F. is a Senior Recruiter at Flexport in Bellevue, Washington, with over 11 years of experience in recruiting across various industries and disciplines.
Educational Background
Jen F. completed her Bachelor of Arts in Criminology from Simon Fraser University, where she studied from 2002 to 2007. This academic foundation has contributed to her ability to analyze complex situations and understand varied human behaviors, which is valuable in her recruiting career.
Professional Experience at Flexport
Currently serving as a Senior Recruiter at Flexport in Bellevue, Washington, United States, Jen F. brings her extensive recruiting experience to the logistics platform. Her role involves full cycle recruiting, focusing on sourcing and hiring top talent for various technical and non-technical positions within the company.
Previous Roles and Responsibilities at BRINC, Grab, and Microsoft
Prior to her role at Flexport, Jen F. worked as a Recruiter at BRINC for 8 months in 2022, Technical Recruiter - Lead US and RO at Grab from 2021 to 2022, and held several key recruiting positions at Microsoft from 2011 to 2021. At Microsoft, she served roles including Lead Technical Recruiter, Technical Recruiter, Technical College Recruiter, College Account Manager, and College Recruiter, gaining experience across technical recruitment domains.
Recruiting Expertise and Approach
With over 11 years of recruiting experience, Jen F. utilizes a holistic, strategic, and consultative approach in her work. She builds trust-based relationships with internal and external stakeholders and leverages her expertise in full cycle recruiting, TA processes, and diversity initiatives. Jen employs a detailed and proactive planning strategy to mitigate risks, using a race car analogy to explain her recruiting philosophy.
Focus on Engineering Recruitment
Jen F. has deep expertise in recruiting backend engineers and actively seeks Senior and Staff engineers with experience in Search, Marketplace, e-commerce, pricing, data pipelines, data ingestion, reporting & analytics, and data modeling. She emphasizes attention to detail and teamwork in her recruitment strategies, ensuring the best candidates are identified and hired for critical technical roles.