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Jake Troutman

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Sr. Director of Global Technical Recruiting at Kong Inc.
📍 United States

Jake is a seasoned recruiting director with over 15 years of experience in high-growth technology sectors like Big Data, Cloud, and SaaS. He specializes in building and scaling global technical recruiting teams. People who have worked with him describe him as helpful, fantastic, and highly supportive.

Outside of his professional life, Jake is a fan of the National Football League. Based on his location in San Francisco, he likely follows local teams such as the 49ers and the Golden State Warriors.

He has a proven track record of rapidly scaling talent teams, notably growing a global sourcing team from 6 to 34 members at Pure Storage.

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Current Role
Sr. Director of Global Technical Recruiting
Location
United States
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Priorities

Topics Jake cares about

APIs and AI
His professional headline is "There is no AI without APIs, " indicating a strong belief in the foundational role of APIs for artificial intelligence development and security.
Scaling Sourcing Teams
He has repeatedly built and scaled global talent acquisition and sourcing teams from the ground up, particularly for companies heading towards an IPO like Hortonworks and Roblox.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Sr. Director of Global Technical Recruiting
Kong Inc.
7-2022 - 11-2025
Director of Global Technical Recruiting
Kong Inc.
12-2020 - 7-2022
Director of Global Talent Sourcing (IPO)
Roblox
10-2018 - 12-2020
Sr. Manager, Global Talent Sourcing
Pure Storage
2-2015 - 10-2018
Manager, Global Talent Acquisition (IPO)
Hortonworks
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Education
2003 - 2007
Business Management
Lewis-Clark State College
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