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Natalie Pau

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Head of Talent at Mandolin
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Natalie Pau is a founding talent leader with over 10 years of experience specializing in building technical recruiting organizations from the ground up at early-stage startups. People who have worked with her describe her as driven and focused. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Riverside.

Outside of her professional life, Natalie is an avid traveler, having taken a career break to visit countries like Japan, Italy, and Mexico. She also enjoys collecting comic books and exploring new restaurants.

She has been the first talent hire at three different startups, shaping their recruiting functions from the very beginning.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Head of Talent
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Early-Stage Recruiting
She has consistently been the founding recruiter or first talent hire at multiple startups, including Mandolin and Chronosphere, building their talent functions from scratch.
Diversity in Hiring
She has publicly stated that a company's clear mission to build a diverse team was a key reason for her joining, and promoted internal DEI initiatives.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Head of Talent
Mandolin
8-2023 - 2-2025
Head of Talent
Onebrief
2-2023 - 7-2023
Travel
Career Break
6-2021 - 1-2023
Senior Manager, Technical Talent
Chronosphere
6-2020 - 5-2021
Principal Technical Recruiter
Chronosphere
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Education
2009 - 2013
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
University of California, Riverside
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