Jenny Wood

Penguin Random House

Author of "Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It", a business non-fiction book about how to chase what you want. And achieve it!

Author

Harvard Business Review

Write leadership, teamwork, and career pieces for Harvard Business Review.

Writer

Google

Lead large team across North and South America that helps F500 companies implement, optimize, and troubleshoot media campaigns.

Director, Americas Media Operations, Technical Service Managers

Founder of one of Google's largest and fastest-growing Career Development initiative in 25 years. We have 97% positive feedback with tens of thousands of people participating in the program. 

Our goal is to help Googlers increase their influence and impact in their current role and/or land their next role at Google. Be bold, be curious, be you.

Founder, Google's Own Your Career Program

Lead team of 25 full-time Googlers across 14 global cities to provide outstanding customer service on mobile apps troubleshooting issues. Influence stakeholders to make products easier to sell and improve sales teams' ability to sell them. Achieve metrics like turnaround time and customer satisfaction scores. Build awesome team culture and mentor women and other underrepresented groups. Also accountable for 18 offshore vendors.

Head of Global Customer Care, Mobile Apps

Head of Regional Customer Care, US West Coast

Lead 8-person business analyst team for Telecom industry in Google's sales & marketing organization. Advise senior executives at Fortune 500 companies on consumer and market data, insights, marketing strategy, and digital measurement & attribution. Responsibilities across brand and performance marketing, including omni-channel impact, customer segmentation, and brand-building.

Focus on D&I initiatives including equity, promotion diversity, and community inclusion.

Head of Analytics & Insights, Telecom Industry

Strategy and Operations Manager

Senior Analytical Lead

Account Strategist

Lambda Educational Technologies

Quality Assurance Manager

Harvard Business School

Research Associate

Author. Speaker. Founder, Google’s Own Your Career Program. Google Executive, America's Media Operations.

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18 years ago, I was an anxious, entry-level employee at Google. 

Then I chased my future-husband off the subway and gave him my number.

That moment made me realize the life I want won’t just happen to me. 

I have to chase it. And so do you! 

That mentality led me to become an executive at Google running a large operations team that helps drive tens of billions in revenue a year. I also founded Own Your Career, a large career development initiative at Google with tens of thousands of people benefitting.

After climbing the ranks from entry-level to executive, I realize something. What if the traits you need to get ahead are the exact opposite of what you’ve been told? To be successful you need to be:

Weird
Selfish
Shameless
Obsessed
Nosy
Manipulative
Brutal
Reckless
Bossy

And that takes courage. Wild amounts of it.

So I wrote a book! It’s called, WILD COURAGE: Go After What You Want and Get It, and it became an instant New York Times bestseller. 😮

I’m so excited for you to order it at itsjennywood.com/book and be more bold, persuasive, and successful. 

Follow me for advice to achieve your goals and get what you want. Unapologetically. 

The opinions I state on LinkedIn and other public forums are my own, not those of any past or present company.

Snowflake

I am absolutely thrilled that I have recently joined Snowflake - a company that enables every organization to mobilize their data with Snowflake’s Data Cloud. Customers use the Data Cloud to unite siloed data, discover and securely share data, and execute diverse analytic workloads. Wherever data or users live, Snowflake delivers a single data experience that spans multiple clouds and geographies. Thousands of customers across many industries, including 590 of the 2022 Forbes Global 2000 (G2K) as of April 30, 2023, use the Snowflake Data Cloud to power their businesses. Learn more: Snowflake.com.

Engineering Leadership Staffing Partner

- I attract best qualified Senior Staff Software Engineers from all over the world to join our Google Warsaw site - currently one of the most dynamically growing Cloud development sites!
- I assess candidates through structured interviewing, which is both fair and challenging
- And most of all I aspire to provide the best candidate experience ever - at Google we value individuals but we work as a team, strong because of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and that's why I would like to share this approach with others.

Senior Technical Recruiter

Major duties: recruiting in Central and Eastern Europe and in EMEA region, mainly for sales and technical positions, but also executive positions. It involves close co-operation with the business to build job profiles and specify position requirements, as well as sourcing strategy and market approach. 
Additional duties: reporting on CEE MU Field organization’s recruiting processes, dealing with escalations, establishing and maintaining long-term relations with the regional management.
Recruiting Tools: In 2007 SAP e-recruiting tool was implemented to help standardise and facilitate the recruiting process. At that time I was part of a pilot project group working on recruiting processes definition and standardization (I represented CEE MU). Subsequently, SAP recruiting model, including procedures, forms and workflows was implemented in all regions.
My work methodology: search is done directly though own contacts, networking, referrals, active sourcing (co-operation with hiring managers, sourcing recruiters, searching social and job portals, occasionally attending career fairs, university events).
Furthermore, I often act as Project Manager for recruiting projects globally, which includes agreeing on the project scope with the business, creating the project team, assigning roles and responsibilities, monitoring progress, reporting, making sure the deadlines are met, dealing with escalations and overcoming obstacles, if they occur. It entails leading of small to mid-size virtual teams and making sure the project objectives are met on time, according to the agreed budget and resources. I also act as a mentor towards more junior project members or in cases where there are communication issues or other problems putting the project execution at risk.

Senior EMEA Recruiter

I am responsible for recruitment, mobility, training and employee evaluation.

HR Specialist

Scuba Travel Professional Incentive

I was employed to build a business travel department in a travel office well-established on the Polish market. I have created a new brand name - Professional Incentive, established relations with the corporate sector, gained long-term business customers. I am responsible for the incentive travel department, which entails customer satisfaction, opening new travel destinations and care for the high level of services.

Incentive Manager

BTInfo

My duties included: selection of project teams’ members (about 50 people a one time), co-ordination of the teams’ work, implementation of solutions making the work-flow more smooth and allowing to make the best use of the possessed assets, which entailed, among others, sharing knowledge within the company, as well as organisation of training and motivational systems for the company employees.

Coordinator

DW-FSO

Position of translator/ interpreter in DW-FSO. Major responsibilities: interpreting (consecutive and simultaneous – audits, conferences, committees, presentations and business trips) and translating (all the kinds of translations – legal, technical, commercial correspondence, PR)

Translator/Interpreter

👋 Hello and welcome to my LinkedIn profile! I'm Aga, a seasoned Technical Leadership Recruiter with a passion for connecting exceptional talent with opportunities that foster growth, innovation, and success.

💼 With 15+ years of experience in the field, I specialize in identifying and engaging top-tier technical leaders across various industries. From software engineering managers to CTOs, I thrive on the challenge of matching the right candidate with the right role, ensuring mutual success for both individuals and organizations.

🔍 My approach to recruitment is rooted in building meaningful relationships and understanding the unique aspirations and skills of each candidate. Whether it's navigating career transitions, providing insightful advice, or guiding professionals towards their next career milestone, I am dedicated to empowering individuals to reach their full potential.

🚀 Throughout my career, I've had the privilege of partnering with leading companies to build high-performing teams that drive innovation and deliver exceptional results. I believe that a strong technical leadership team is the backbone of any successful organization, and I'm committed to helping companies find the talent they need to thrive in today's rapidly evolving landscape.

🌱 Outside of work, I'm passionate about scuba diving, mountain hiking and climbing, getting to know the world and people.

📩 If you're a talented technical leader seeking new opportunities, I'd love to connect! Feel free to reach out to me here on LinkedIn, and let's explore how we can work together to achieve your goals.

Let's build something meaningful together! 💡 
#TechnicalLeadership #Recruitment #CareerDevelopment #Innovation #DiversityandInclusion

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