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Natalie Pau

Questioner · DISC type c
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
Personality Overview

How Natalie shows up

Value Seeker
Price-Sensitive
Systematic

They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation.

Priorities

Topics Natalie cares about

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
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2009 - 2013
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
University of California, Riverside
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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