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Full-cycle recruitment
Sourcing, screening, offer negotiation, onboarding — and post-start support once the role is filled.
Team Lead · Application Innovation
Adam Howarth
Full-cycle technical recruiting for software engineering, data and AI teams across the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex.
- Since 2023 in technical recruiting
- 1,862 connections
- Appalachian State University
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What I do
Recruitment strategy for software engineering and AI roles — managing a team, and partnering with hiring managers across enterprise clients.
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Software, data & AI roles
Recruitment strategy built for engineering-side hiring: development, infrastructure, DevOps, big data and emerging AI work.
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Hiring-manager partnership
Working directly with hiring managers across enterprise clients so the shortlist matches the team, not just the job description.
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Leading & training recruiters
Managing a high-performing team today, after training ten recruiters through Optomi's Acadomi programme.
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Where I go deep
Endorsed on LinkedIn across twenty-four skills. Top skill: Technical Recruiting.
Recruiting
- Technical Recruiting top skill
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Bullhorn
- Dice.com
- Indeed
Technical domains
- Software Development
- DevOps
- Infrastructure
- Big Data
- Test-Driven Development
Leadership
- Team Building
- Management
- Leadership
- Operational Efficiency
- Public Speaking
Commercial
- Sales
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Business Administration
- Finance & Banking
3+years recruiting technical talent
10recruiters trained & ramped
2,527followers on LinkedIn
DFWDallas–Fort Worth Metroplex
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Track record
Five roles at Optomi in three years — associate recruiter to team lead.
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Dec 2025 — Present
Team Lead — Application Innovation
Optomi · Dallas–Fort Worth · Hybrid
Recruitment strategy for software engineering and AI roles.
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May 2025 — Dec 2025
Training & Development Lead — Acadomi
Optomi · Atlanta, GA
Trained ten recruiters on full-cycle software, data and AI hiring.
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Jan 2025 — Dec 2025
Senior Technical Recruiter
Optomi · Charlotte, NC
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Feb 2023 — Jan 2025
Technical Recruiter
Optomi · Charlotte, NC
Full-cycle recruitment across the software engineering space.
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Jan 2023 — Feb 2023
Associate Recruiter
Optomi · Atlanta, GA
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Jun 2022 — Dec 2022
Client Representative
Conquer Management
Marketing, sales and leadership.
Education
Appalachian State University — BS, Sales, Distribution & Marketing Operations
Class of 2022
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In their words
Recommendations written on LinkedIn by engineers Adam placed.
Adam is a great person to work together with and has such positive energy! He found the greatest job for me and I'm very thankful and give him a big round of cheers!
I have only been working with Adam for a short time, but it's clear he really knows his stuff. I'd highly recommend him.
Hiring, or looking?
Tell me what you're building or where you want to go next. I'll come back to you personally.