Lianna J.

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Senior Technical Recruiter at Niantic Spatial, Inc.

Greater Seattle Area, United States

Overview

Lianna is a Senior Technical Recruiter at Niantic Spatial, Inc. with a background at companies like Facebook. Described by colleagues as a "rock star, " she specializes in sourcing ML, Mobile, and Core Software Engineering talent. She earned her B. A. from Pitzer College.

She is passionate about creating opportunities for others, having contributed her expertise to a book designed to help people from diverse backgrounds break into the gaming and XR industries. She is also a strong proponent of diversity and inclusion initiatives in hiring.

Unique fact: Lianna believes that failures are as formative as successes and advocates for discussing them openly to encourage learning and resilience.

Personality Overview

Relationship Oriented

Big Picture Person

Enthusiastic

They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be.  They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt. They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.

Topics They Care About

Spatial Computing
Her company, Niantic Spatial, is building a Large Geospatial Model to merge the physical and digital worlds, a mission she actively promotes and recruits for.
Diversity in Tech
She has direct experience creating and implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion recruiting strategies, including initiatives for international hiring in LATAM.
Gaming & XR Careers
Contributed her professional insights to a book aimed at helping individuals from all backgrounds start careers in the gaming and XR industries.

Media Appearances

Lianna has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2025
Senior Technical Recruiter at Niantic Spatial, Inc.
1-2022 - 5-2025
Senior Technical Recruiter at Niantic, Inc.
2-2020 - 1-2022
Technical Recruiter at Meta
1-2018 - 2-2020
Technical Sourcer at Facebook
5-2016 - 1-2018
Technical Recruiter at Recruiting Bandwidth

Education

2011 - 2015
B.A. (Hon) from Pitzer College
2007 - 2011
Education details unavailable from University Prep

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Insights For Selling To Lianna

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Speak enthusiastically with energy, maintain a clear and confident tone
  • Talk about their team and how your product will help them do things better and easier

DONT's

  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller
  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail
  • Avoid cutting into their flow

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Lianna is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Lianna

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Lianna move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Lianna take some risk or not?

  • They can accept limited risks, ones that they think will not impact them personally.

You And Lianna

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