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Lynette Estrada

Trailblazer · DISC type DI
Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition at Cockroach Labs
📍 Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States

Lynette Estrada is the Vice President of Global Talent Acquisition at Cockroach Labs, specializing in scaling high-growth, pre-IPO organizations. With a background that includes leadership roles at UiPath and Nutanix, she focuses on aligning talent strategy with business goals. People who have worked with her often describe her as supportive, compassionate, creative, and a strong, selfless leader.

She is passionate about building resilient, people-first organizations by leading initiatives that improve employee wellness, retention, and engagement. Her approach is rooted in creating a standout candidate experience and clearly communicating company mission and values. She holds a certification in "Own Your Voice: Improve Presentations and Executive Presence. "

At Cockroach Labs, her team has embedded AI-powered recruiting tools that have saved over 14 full work weeks of time.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition
Job Level
Senior
Location
Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Lynette shows up

Assertive
Values Relationships
Friendly But Fast

They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.
 They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies. A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them.

Priorities

Topics Lynette cares about

AI in Recruiting
Her team at Cockroach Labs uses AI tools like Metaview to increase efficiency, recently saving over 14 work weeks of time.
Pre-IPO Scaling
Has extensive experience leading talent acquisition for high-growth, pre-IPO companies, including UiPath (2021 IPO) and Nutanix (2016 IPO).
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Career

Work history

7-2022
Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition
Cockroach Labs
8-2019 - 2-2022
Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition (2021 IPO)
UiPath
2-2019 - 8-2019
Sr. Director, Global Talent Acquisition
Nutanix
11-2016 - 1-2019
Director, Global Talent Acquisition (2016 IPO)
Nutanix
11-2015 - 11-2016
Senior Manager, Global Talent Acquisition
VMware
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Education
1992 - 1995
MPA
MPA, University of PR, Rio Piedras Campus
1988 - 1992
BA
BA, English, University of PR, Rio Piedras Campus
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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