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Alexa Shanahan

Collaborator · DISC type si
Director of Recruiting at Starburst
📍 Greater Boston, United States

Alexa Shanahan is the Global Recruiting Leader at Starburst, specializing in building and scaling world-class teams. With a background that includes driving hyper-growth at Datadog from its pre-IPO stage, she has extensive experience in global talent acquisition. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst.

Described by colleagues as one of the "hardest working, top performing reps, " Alexa is recognized for her positive attitude and leadership qualities, which she has used to build and lead recruiting teams of over 20 people.

She was instrumental in scaling one of Datadogs major departments globally across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Director of Recruiting
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Boston, United States
Personality Overview

How Alexa shows up

Fair-minded
Consensus Builder
Good Listener

Scenarios where both sides can come out as winners appeal to them greatly. Unlike D or C types, they are calm as well as friendly and can give the impression of being more receptive than they actually are. They are more likely to opt for solutions that are proven in the market.

Priorities

Topics Alexa cares about

Global Team Scaling
Her roles at both Starburst and Datadog have focused on global expansion, where she successfully scaled a major department across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
Hyper-Growth Recruiting
She has a proven track record of building teams to support hyper-growth, both at Starburst during a record-breaking fiscal year and previously at Datadog.
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Career

Work history

10-2022
Director of Recruiting
Starburst
3-2022 - 10-2022
Senior Manager, Recruiting
Datadog
3-2020 - 3-2022
Recruiting Manager, Technical Solutions
Datadog
5-2018 - 3-2020
Lead Recruiter, Technical Solutions (North America, LATAM, EMEA, APAC)
Datadog
6-2014 - 7-2017
Executive Technical Recruiter
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Education
2009 - 2013
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst
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Duxbury Public Schools
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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