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Albert Heath

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Head of People at Salient
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Albert Heath is an expert in scaling talent for hyper-growth startups, having led recruiting at Talkdesk ($10b valuation) and Rad AI. Now Head of People at Salient, he spearheads talent strategy for the fast-growing AI firm. He holds a bachelors degree from Harvard University.

He built Rad AIs recruiting function from scratch, scaling the team to over 150 people while working directly with the co-founders.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Head of People
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Albert shows up

Confident & Optimistic
Decisive
Fast Adopter

They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials. They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.

Priorities

Topics Albert cares about

Startup Hyper-Growth
He has repeatedly led talent acquisition from early stages through massive scaling at multiple billion-dollar valuation companies like Talkdesk and Rad AI.
AI Talent Acquisition
His experience at Rad AI and current role at Salient, an AI startup, show a clear focus on hiring specialized Machine Learning and engineering talent.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Head of People
Salient
5-2020 - 9-2020
Senior Recruiting Specialist
PAX Labs, Inc.
4-2020 - 2-2025
Head of Talent / Head of Strategy & Executive Recruiting
Rad AI
1-2017 - 4-2019
Executive Recruiting Lead / Formerly Senior Recruiter
Talkdesk
1-2014 - 10-2016
Senior Recruiter - Management Consulting
KPMG
In the press

Media appearances

Albert Heath Appointed as Head of People at Salient. Featured in HR Today
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Education
Bachelor's degree
Harvard University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Wilmington University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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