Be Smart.

Choose Wisely.

Door3 Talent.

Fractional TA Leadership and AI Talent Strategy for high-growth teams.

I embed as your recruiting partner, build the hiring systems your team has been missing, and help People and Talent leaders use AI to move faster without adding headcount.

Hands-on. Operator-led. No overhead.

When hiring works, it feels like momentum. That’s the third door.

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Let’s talk about your hiring needs

The Opportunity Ahead

Most teams know AI is changing recruiting. Few have a plan. That's the gap Door3 fills.

73%

Of leaders believe AI will reshape hiring. But only 37% are experimenting with it.

Source: LinkedIn Future of Recruiting 2024

50%

Faster time-to-fill for teams using AI.

Source: Aptitude Research 2024

60%

Of TA Team time spent on work AI could automate

Source: Openview + Paradox 2024

Lets talk about your hiring needs
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Rooted in experience.

Built for momentum.

For 20 years, I've helped high-growth companies including Toast, Snyk, Acquia, Rapid7, Synopsys, ActiveCampaign, EvenUp, Wistia, Bottomline Technologies, Lumafield, and SHYFT Analytics build hiring systems that scale. At Toast, I grew the TA team from 20 to 75 recruiters and ran 2,500 hires a year while the company scaled from 1,000 to 3,500 employees.

Door3 brings the operator's mindset to recruiting. I step in as your Fractional TA leader or your AI strategy partner, depending on where you need the most leverage.

What we do:
- Build scalable, founder-friendly hiring systems
- Design AI hiring strategies that improve speed, signal, and consistency
- Partner with your team or operate as your team
- Help you hire without adding unnecessary overhead

If you want hiring to become a strategic advantage, not a source of drag, Door3 was built for you.

Trusted by high-growth teams

  • A smiling man with short gray hair wearing a navy blue zip-up sweater and a light blue collared shirt, standing indoors with a glass window and blurred greenery in the background. Chris Comparato

    "He is hands down one of the best ‘people’ leaders to seed, grow and scale the talent and employee foundation."

    Chris Comparato, former CEO at Toast

  • A smiling woman with short gray hair wearing a taupe blouse, sitting at a table with a glass of water and a smartphone, in front of a bookshelf and a world map in a classroom or office setting. Christina Luconi

    "Mike doesn’t just talk strategy, he executes. I’d trust him to build a hiring system in any high-growth environment."

    Christina Luconi, Founder of People Innovations, former Chief People Officer at Rapid7

  • A woman with long blonde hair smiling, wearing a dark top and a gold necklace. Carrie Walecka

    "Mike’s understanding of the AI landscape and how it applies to recruiting is second to none."

    Carrie Walecka, Chief People Officer at Covera Health

  • A woman with shoulder-length wavy brown hair and blue eyes smiling, wearing a black turtleneck against a black background. Elizabeth Storti

    "When we started exploring AI in our hiring process, Mike helped us cut through the noise and focus on what actually works."

    Elizabeth Storti, Chief People Officer at PathAI

The Process

For teams who need to hire now, without adding unnecessary overhead.

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Embedded leadership. AI-powered systems. Hands-on execution.

embed as your Talent Partner, owning the hiring roadmap and building a scalable hiring engine. From strategy to sourcing, every system and workflow is designed and run personally by me. You get the critical roles filled and a repeatable hiring process that keeps working after I roll off.

Hands-on AI strategy for People and Talent team. Audits, builds, enablement.

For People and Talent leaders who need to move faster without adding headcount. I audit your current workflows, identify where AI creates the most leverage, build the systems, and train your team to run them. Sourcing, screening, scheduling, enablement, and compliance. All of it.

Let’s talk about your hiring needs