Sarah Snedden

Commander
DISC Type : D

Head of Talent Acquisition at Arena Club

United States

Overview

Sarah Snedden is the Head of Talent Acquisition at Arena Club, bringing nearly 15 years of experience leading recruitment for global tech, fintech, and e-commerce brands. People she has worked with describe her as a "natural leader, " "personable, " and "detailed. " She holds an Associate of Arts from the University of Phoenix.

Outside of her professional role, Sarah is focused on building strong team cultures and engaging with the wider tech community. She organizes team bonding events, such as outings to Dodger Stadium, and hosts local networking happy hours for tech professionals in the Los Angeles area.

Her professional philosophy is guided by astronaut Jim Lovells quote: “To be successful, you need to be a person who makes things happen. ”

Personality Overview

Candid & Clear

Very Quick

Impact-Driven

They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.  They are not always relationship oriented. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.

Topics They Care About

Scaling Tech Teams
As Head of Talent, she spearheads the global hiring strategy for Arena Club, focusing on engineering, product, and marketing roles to support the company's rapid growth.
Recruiting Strategy
She has deep experience building recruiting organizations from the ground up, designing scalable processes, and partnering with founders and VCs to optimize hiring.
GenAI & MLE Talent
While working with Robinhood, she successfully recruited the foundational hire for the company's new Generative AI and Machine Learning Engineering team.

Media Appearances

Sarah has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2025
Head of Talent Acquisition at Arena Club
11-2024 - 6-2025
Executive Recruiter (via RocketPower) at Stealth Mode
11-2023 - 11-2024
Tech Recruiting (via RocketPower) at Robinhood
6-2022 - 9-2023
Lead Recruiter (via RocketPower) at eBay
3-2022 - 10-2025
Global Technical Recruiting at RocketPower, a KellyOCG Company

Education

2013 - 2015
Associate of Arts (A.A.) from University of Phoenix

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Insights For Selling To Sarah

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sarah is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sarah

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sarah move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Sarah take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Sarah

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