Katharine Sheppard

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Sr. Technical Talent Acquisition Partner at Jane App

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Overview

Katharine is a people-first Talent Acquisition leader with over a decade of experience scaling high-impact teams in the tech industry. She specializes in growing companies from 50 to 500+ employees, focusing on engineering, product, design, and go-to-market roles. She is a graduate of Carleton University.

Katharine has a keen interest in how technology can enhance human-centric work, particularly the application of AI in the health and wellness practitioner space. She champions creating meaningful work environments where teams can thrive.

She once led the hiring of over 100 professionals for a single $4 billion global technology company.

Personality Overview

Fast-Paced

Decisive

Vision Oriented

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.  They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Topics They Care About

Scaling Tech Teams
Her experience focuses on scaling teams from 50 to 500+ employees, with an emphasis on maintaining quality, culture fit, and diversity.
AI in the Workplace
She actively shares content about how her company, Jane, is leveraging AI to enhance value and shape the future of care, indicating a strong professional interest.
Talent Strategy
Passionate about embedding talent acquisition strategy directly into a company's DNA by partnering with executive leadership and hiring managers.

Media Appearances

Katharine has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Sr. Technical Talent Acquisition Partner at Jane App
5-2024 - 1-2025
Manager, Talent Acquisition at TripArc
5-2023 - 5-2024
Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist at TripArc
5-2021 - 1-2023
Sr. Recruiter (Design, Product, Data) at Faire
11-2019 - 5-2021
Sr. Talent Acquisition Manager at Achievers

Education

2006 - 2010
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Carleton University
2015 - 2016
Post Graduate Certificate from George Brown College

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Insights For Selling To Katharine

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them questions confidently while doing discovery, don’t be apologetic
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries
  • Stress on the business value that your product offers

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space
  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once
  • Refrain from asking too many questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Katharine is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Katharine

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Katharine move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Katharine take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Katharine

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