Stephanie Lonn

Talent Leader | Coach | Facilitator

San Francisco4.2k followers

AirOps

ex-Twilio Inc.

ex-Brightloom

Hello, I’m Steph! I am a hands-on talent leader with extensive experience building high-performance teams for early-stage startups and global tech leaders like Microsoft, Zynga, and
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Throughout my career, I’ve worn nearly every hat in Talent Acquisition—from Head of TA and Executive Search to Strategic Consulting and L&D. Most recently, I spent six years as a consultant advising founders on how to build recruitment infrastructure and interviewer training programs from the ground I’m currently at AirOps, leading our GTM and G&A hiring engine. We’re defining the brand-new category of Content Engineering and assembling a world-class team to power the next generation of AI-search at scale. J

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HAYSTAK SEARCHJOB
1. Founder
  6Y 6M
AIROPSJOB
1. Talent Lead, GTM and G&A
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GROWTH BY DESIGN TALENTJOB
1. Principal
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BRIGHTLOOMJOB
1. Head of Talent Acquisition
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TWILIOJOB
1. Sr. Talent Acquisition Con…
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CLEVERJOB
1. Talent Acquisition
  1Y 8M
MINDMELD,JOB
1. Recruiting Mgr
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BINCJOB
1. Mgr - University Recruitin…
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ZYNGAJOB
1. Learning & Development Pro…
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2. Senior Technical Recruiter
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MTV NETWORKSJOB
1. Recruiting Consultant
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Job: Twilio Inc. — Sr. Talent Acquisition Consultant · 2016-09 – 2017-01
Job: Brightloom — Head of Talent Acquisition · 2017-02 – 2020-01
Job: Haystak Search — Founder · 2020-02 – present — Haystak Search is a boutique consulting firm that acts as a recruiting engine to bolster your company’s hiring needs. We partner with early-stage startups to function as your entire recruiting operation, or plug into larger teams for supplemental recruiting help. For pricing, availability and client list, please send an InMail or contact hire@hstak.co
Job: MindMeld, Inc — Recruiting Manager · 2013-05 – 2014-12 — MindMeld (formerly Expect Labs) is the creator of the MindMeld API, a cloud-based developer platform that enables intelligent voice search on any app, website or device. MindMeld was acquired by Cisco in May 2017
Job: BINC — Manager - University Recruiting/Learning & Development · 2012-10 – 2013-04 — http://www.bincsearch.com/
Job: AirOps — Talent Lead, GTM and G&A · 2026-01 – present — AirOps is the first end-to-end content engineering platform built for the AI era. In a world where discovery is shifting from traditional search to AI-driven platforms, we help brands get found—and stay found. We are currently in a phase of hyper-growth, having 5x’d our revenue in the last year by helping marketing teams at Ramp, Chime, Carta, and Rippling turn content quality into a durable competitive advantage. Backed by Greylock, Unusual Ventures, Wing VC, and Founder Collective, we are building the intelligent systems that will empower the next generation of marketing leaders. AirOps is headquartered in San Francisco, New York and Montevideo. Join us! https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/airops
Job: Zynga — Senior Technical Recruiter · 2009-05 – 2011-08 — As the 5th recruiter at Zynga, contributed to the company's growth & transformation from start-up to public status (230ppl - 3,100 at peak). Averaged 30 hires/quarter. Largely technical recruiting (Software Engineers, Sr. Software Engineers, Principal Engineers), with additional range of Product Managers, Producers, Designers and Artists.
Job: Clever Inc. — Talent Acquisition · 2015-01 – 2016-09 — Clever is a two-sided marketplace that connects learning applications with schools/students. I owned GTM hiring across Sales, Customer Success, Customer Support, Marketing, Finance, Product. Hires spanned from entry to Sr. Director level.
Job: Zynga — Learning & Development Program Manager · 2011-08 – 2012-10 — Part of a 2-person team that built Zynga's L&D function. Our workshops included Technical Interviewer Training, Career Coaching & Development, Manager Training & Development, and Leadership Development.
Job: Growth by Design Talent — Principal · 2020-09 – 2025-12 — [Update: GBD was acquired by Cursor at the end of 2025] Growth by Design was a talent advisory firm that helped growing companies be more effective at recruiting. We've all been operators in companies (such as Airbnb, Pinterest, Google), so we know what works in both theory and practice. Our services included talent advisory, recruiting leadership academies, augmented search and executive search. It was an absolute dream collaborating with the team at GBD. Over the years, I owned everything from the co-creation and facilitation of over 30 Interviewer & Hiring Manager training workshops, several Exec Searches (People, Product, Marketing), ATS implementation/training workshops (Ashby/Greenho…
Job: MTV Networks — Recruiting Consultant · 2007-04 – 2008-12 — Sole in-house recruiter designated to MTV Bay Area properties, including Shockwave & Addicting Games (Nickelodeon Kids & Family), Atom.com (Comedy Central), and Xfire.com.
School: University of California, Berkeley — Bachelor's Degree, Psychology

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