Jeff Lu

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Director, Global Talent Acquisition at Nothing

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Jeff Lu is the Director of Global Talent Acquisition at Nothing, leveraging extensive experience from leading talent teams at Meta, Reddit, and Medium. He specializes in scaling international teams, having expanded Metas mobile engineering hiring threefold in under two years. People who have worked with him often describe him as professional, dependable, and an expert recruiter.

Based on his writing, Jeff is passionate about personal growth and self-improvement. He has cultivated a diverse range of hobbies that include painting, yoga, meditation, boxing, journaling, and cooking Chinese food. He values new experiences and making time for fulfilling activities outside of his professional life.

Unique fact: Jeff has shared that he nearly flunked out of college and was once encouraged to consider a career as a Target store manager.

Personality Overview

Socially Adept

Persuader

People-Oriented

They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions.  They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.
 They will fight for you if they come to believe in you.

Topics They Care About

Global Talent Strategy
He has built and led global talent acquisition teams at major tech companies like Nothing, Meta, Reddit, and Medium, focusing on strategy for international growth.
Scaling Tech Teams
His experience includes scaling Meta's international mobile hiring 3X in under two years and he is now building foundational teams for Nothing's US market entry.
Evidence-Based Hiring
While at Medium, he helped develop hiring principles focused on tying all judgments to observable evidence to remove bias from the interview process.

Media Appearances

Jeff has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Director, Global Talent Acquisition at Nothing
1-2024 - 8-2025
Head of Talent at Motorway
2-2020 - 6-2023
Recruiting Manager at Meta
3-2017 - 12-2018
Head of Talent at Reddit, Inc.
10-2015 - 2-2017
Head of Recruiting at Medium

Education

2001 - 2005
B.S. from University of California, Davis
1997 - 2001
Education details unavailable from Lynbrook High School

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Exp : 8 Location : London, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director, Global Talent Acquisition at Nothing
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Insights For Selling To Jeff

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Present testimonials from existing customers about their experience with your product
  • Use words like ‘partner’, ‘together’, ‘impact’ etc.
  • Talk about other customers and how they have derived value from your product

DONT's

  • Do not come across as negative or non-supportive, work with them as a partner
  • Don’t be excessively objective, focus on building a story first
  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jeff is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jeff

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jeff move?

  • They can reach decisions quickly if they develop trust and confidence in the product.
  • Can Jeff take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Jeff

Personality Compatibility


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