Sydney Busch Weber

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Head of Technical Recruiting at Plaid

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Sydney is the Head of Technical Recruiting at Plaid, with over a decade of experience driving talent strategy at firms like Coinbase, Lyft, and Netflix. She attended San Diego State University and is described by colleagues as smart and hard-working, with expertise in building strength-focused teams.

She is a recruiting industry speaker, passionate about sharing knowledge on talent acquisition topics across the industry.

Personality Overview

Full Of Energy

Believer

Relationship Oriented

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.  They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be. They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.

Topics They Care About

AI in Recruiting
Expressed excitement about leveraging AI in the recruiting process, noting her positive experience with its implementation at Coinbase.
Talent Strategy
Has over 10 years of experience leading talent initiatives, including launching new offices, revamping metrics, and implementing new interview processes.
Strength-Based Leadership
Her leadership philosophy focuses on developing an individual's strengths to build cohesive, diverse, and well-balanced recruiting teams.

Media Appearances

Sydney has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Head of Technical Recruiting at Plaid
4-2025 - 1-2026
Director, Talent Acquisition at Coinbase
1-2022 - 4-2025
Director, Global Tech Recruiting & Talent Strategy at Lyft
7-2018 - 1-2022
Manager, Talent Acquisition at Netflix
8-2017 - 7-2018
Sr. Market Intelligence Analyst at Netflix

Education

2002 - 2006
Bachelors of Applied Arts and Sciences from San Diego State University

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Insights For Selling To Sydney

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sydney is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sydney

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sydney move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Sydney take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Sydney

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