Sam Collins

Sam Collins is an experienced technical recruiter currently serving as the Technical Recruiting Team Lead at Plaid, where responsibilities include leading recruitment for Product Management and overseeing software engineering recruitment. Prior roles at Plaid included Technical Recruiter and Technical Sourcer, with contributions spanning various engineering disciplines. Prior to Plaid, Sam was a Technical Recruiter and Office Manager at Hive, managing full-cycle recruitment and establishing a University Recruiting program. Sam also gained experience as an Office Assistant at SquareTrade, where interim office management and recruiting coordination were key tasks, and as a Shift Lead at The Elmwood Cafe, focusing on operations and staff training. Sam holds a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from the University of California, Berkeley.