Yeliz Focose

Yeliz Focose has a strong background in technical recruiting, with a focus on autonomous driving and robotics. Yeliz currently serves as the Senior Technical Recruiter & Sourcing Manager at Woven by Toyota since January 2022. Prior to that, they worked at Toyota Research Institute as a Senior Technical Recruiter, Autonomous Driving | Robotics from March 2021 to January 2022. Yeliz also has experience as a Technical Recruiter at Motional from February 2020 to March 2021, and at Toyota Research Institute from November 2018 to February 2020. Yeliz has also worked at Samsung Semiconductor US as a Technical Recruiter & Operations, Autonomous Driving | Digital Health from October 2016 to November 2018. Before that, they held a role as a Human Resources Specialist at MediaTek USA Inc. from January 2014 to April 2016. Their early experience includes working as a Technical Recruiter at K2 Partnering Solutions from October 2011 to September 2012. Overall, Yeliz Focose has demonstrated a consistent track record in technical recruiting and has accumulated significant experience in the autonomous driving and robotics industries.

Yeliz Focose earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Industrial Engineering from Bahcesehir University, where they studied from 2005 to 2009. Yeliz further pursued their education and obtained a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree from Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University, specializing in MBA, during the period of 2009 to 2011.