Suzi Edwards-Alexander
Human-Centered Recruiter & Fractional People Person
Suzi is spearheading our initiative to grow our team with more hands-on software architects. She has almost 30 years of experience hiring technologists all over the world. If Suzi has contacted you about a position at factor10, you're in good hands.
Suzi, about herself:
The best thing anyone ever said about me was that I ask great questions, and really care about the answers.
I've spent almost 30 years in tech, including 15 years with ThoughtWorks, where I hired lots of fabulous technologists whose books you’ve read and conference talks you've enjoyed. I established and rebooted recruiting & HR operations in eight countries, before moving into product & digital marketing for the Tech Radar. I’m now a fractional People Person helping thoughtful companies build culture and incredible teams. I’m obsessed with belonging, levelling the playing field for under-represented people in tech (especially women, neurodiverse people and LGBTQI+ folx) and toppling the patriarchy.
- You’ve been invited to give the keynote at your dream conference. What’s the title of your talk, and why?
“How factor10 created the most thought-provoking recruitment process in Sweden, and how it changed the balance of the team forever.”
I’m living in the future a little bit with this one, but I’m hopeful we’re creating something really interesting here.
- What’s something about factor10 culture that makes a real difference in your day-to-day?
All this talk of fika has meant I’m visiting a lot more of the Scandi bakeries in London. My first couple of weeks coincided with semla bun season…which can only make life better.
- What’s the best feedback you’ve received from a client or teammate?
“That was a really enjoyable conversation!” The team are thoughtful and very self-reflective, which makes working out how we find more of them much easier.
- If you had to sum up what keeps you here in one sentence, what would it be?
It’s the definition of a consultant’s dream assignment because I get to build on work I’ve done before, within a different culture/context.
- Tell us something about a colleague that they’re too humble to say…
Markus makes really really great music recommendations.
