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Chelsey Madsen

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Head of Talent at Netlify
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Chelsey Madsen is the Head of Talent at Netlify, with over a decade of experience scaling high-growth organizations from startups to enterprises. Colleagues and candidates describe her as positive, dedicated, and professional, highlighting her ability to find amazing talent.

She is a fierce advocate for creating authentic candidate experiences and humanizing the hiring process. A champion for remote work since 2015, she is also deeply passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion. In her personal time, she is busy fostering kittens.

Interesting fact: Chelsey has a background in Music Business from Columbia College Chicago.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Head of Talent
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
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Candidate Experience
Strongly advocates for humanizing the recruitment journey and crafting authentic, positive experiences for all applicants, regardless of the hiring outcome.
Remote & Distributed Teams
A champion for remote work since 2015, she has deep experience scaling fully distributed teams across multiple countries while fostering a strong company culture.
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Career

Work history

8-2023
Head of Talent
Netlify
3-2022 - 7-2023
Technical Recruiting Manager (Engineering, Product, and Design)
Netlify
12-2021 - 2-2022
Principal Technical Recruiter
Netlify
10-2016 - 12-2019
Senior Technical Talent Acquisition Partner
Paylocity
1-2015 - 10-2016
Technical Talent Acquisition Partner
Paylocity
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Education
Music Business
Columbia College Chicago
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