Samantha Burda

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DISC Type : DSI

Sr. Director of People Operations & Talent Acquisition at ModSquad

Pompano Beach, Florida, United States

Overview

Samantha Burda is a seasoned Sr. Director of People Operations with 15 years of experience building transformative talent strategies. Holding an MBA, she specializes in leveraging AI-supported sourcing and metric-driven leadership to overhaul recruitment. Colleagues describe her as a strategic, innovative, and exceptionally collaborative leader.

She successfully scaled a startup by single-handedly staffing its labs, call centers, and customer-facing sites from the ground up.

Personality Overview

Friendly But Fast

Decisive But Friendly

Driven But Considerate

If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product  They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

Topics They Care About

AI in Recruitment
Focuses on helping companies overhaul processes with AI-supported sourcing and stays current on AI compliance for talent acquisition.
Data-Driven HR
Builds and leads cross-functional, KPI-driven teams, fostering metric-driven leadership to improve recruitment processes and achieve organizational goals.
Candidate Experience
Shows a keen interest in modern HR practices, such as "anti-ghosting" policies, to improve how companies interact with potential hires.

Media Appearances

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Work History

2-2022 - 6-2025
Sr. Director of People Operations & Talent Acquisition at ModSquad
12-2020 - 1-2022
Head of Human Resources & Talent at Atlantic Genetics
2-2015 - 12-2020
Global Director Talent Acquisition and Sourcing at Sutherland
2-2017 - 12-2019
Talent Acquisition Director, Candidate Facing Marketing - North America, Latin America at Sutherland
3-2016 - 3-2018
Head of Sourcing North America, Latin America at Sutherland

Education

2010 - 2012
MBA from Medaille University
1993 - 1995
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from SUNY Brockport

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Insights For Selling To Samantha

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established
  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention
  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Samantha is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Samantha

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Samantha move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Samantha take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Samantha

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