Shawn Flood

Shawn Flood is a seasoned recruitment professional currently serving as the Head of GenAI Recruiting at Databricks since July 2023, leading efforts following the company's acquisition of MosaicML, where Flood held the position of Head of Talent from December 2021 until the acquisition. Previous roles include Director of Recruiting at Groq, and various positions at SambaNova Systems, including Consultant and Director of Talent Acquisition. Flood also served as Head of Talent at Determined AI before its acquisition by Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Notable experience includes working as a Talent Advisor and Director of Recruiting at SoundHound Inc., Head of Recruiting at Lattice prior to its acquisition by Apple, and multiple recruiting roles at Facebook focused on AI and machine learning. Flood began a career in recruitment at Rally Health as Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, following a tenure as a Technical Recruiter at Facebook. Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Northeastern University.