Zinzi Blackbeard

Visionary
DISC Type : Ds

Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner at CoreWeave

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Zinzi Blackbeard is a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at CoreWeave, an AI Hyperscaler. With a background from the University of Oregon, she has extensive experience scaling prominent tech companies like Salesforce and Slack. Colleagues frequently describe her as strategic, proactive, transparent, and a dedicated professional with a human-centric approach.

She is passionate about building strong systems and fostering positive work environments, having previously won an award for embracing company culture. Zinzi actively supports initiatives focused on diversity and representation in the workplace, believing that empathy and teamwork are essential for creating successful talent organizations.

Unique fact: While at Slack, Zinzi launched the companys first-ever internal practice dedicated to recruiting for the recruiting team.

Personality Overview

Objective Evaluator

Early Adopter

Risk Tolerant

They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.  They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Topics They Care About

AI Infrastructure
Currently works as a talent partner at CoreWeave, which she describes as the "Essential Cloud for AI™, " placing her at the forefront of AI innovation.
Scaling Talent
Her career is focused on helping tech companies like Salesforce, Slack, and CoreWeave scale intelligently by acquiring exceptional talent and building robust systems.
Candidate Experience
Recommendations consistently praise her human-centric, transparent, and proactive approach, highlighting her focus on creating a positive journey for candidates.

Media Appearances

Zinzi has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2025
Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner at CoreWeave
10-2021 - 11-2025
Principal Talent Partner at Salesforce
3-2020 - 10-2021
Sr. Recruiter II (acquired by Salesforce) at Slack
10-2018 - 3-2020
Sr. Recruiter at Slack
4-2015 - 10-2018
Head of Talent Acquisition at Drawbridge (acquired by LinkedIn)

Education

Bachelors of Science from University of Oregon, Lundquist College of Business
Human Resources Management and Leadership from UC Berkeley Extension

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Insights For Selling To Zinzi

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like 'your team deserves', 'best in class' etc.
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Suggest clear next steps with confidence, don't be vague or hesitant

DONT's

  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building
  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results
  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Zinzi is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Zinzi

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Zinzi move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Zinzi take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Zinzi

Personality Compatibility


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