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Nick Benza

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Lead Recruiter & Team Lead at Snorkel AI
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Nick is a seasoned Go-to-Market Recruiter at Snorkel AI with over a decade of experience building teams for high-growth startups. Colleagues describe him as a "phenomenal" and "powerhouse" recruiter who excels at building connections. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Communication Studies from the University of San Francisco.

Outside of recruiting, Nick is a father to two boys and is involved with his familys business, Benza Vineyards, in Oregon. He has a demonstrated passion for the synthwave music genre, which inspired the name of his own recruiting consultancy, Synthwave Search Partners.

He has a humorous collection of company-branded vests from his previous employers, including a Tumi vest from Armis and a North Face vest from Snorkel AI.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Lead Recruiter & Team Lead
Job Level
Middle
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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GTM Recruiting
Specializes in building Go-to-Market teams, having hired over 50 people in one year at Juniper Square across sales, pre-sales, and lead generation roles.
High-Growth Startups
His career is focused on scaling teams at high-growth tech companies like Snorkel AI, Armis, and Juniper Square.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Lead Recruiter & Team Lead
Snorkel AI
9-2024
Sr Recruiter & Team Lead
Snorkel AI
7-2014
Founder
Synthwave Search Partners, LLC
5-2022 - 2-2023
Senior Recruiter
Armis
5-2021 - 5-2022
Senior Sales Recruiter
Juniper Square
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Bachelor's Degree
University of San Francisco
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