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Lauren’s strengths include end\-to\-end technical and leadership recruiting, proactive pipeline development, workforce planning, candidate experience, and strategic resourcing advice\. Her recruiting scope includes software engineering, AI/ML, cloud, DevOps, data, design, Salesforce, sales, and leadership roles\. Lauren has built a recruiting function from scratch, including its ATS and structured processes, and manages a small team while remaining hands\-on in recruiting\. She has improved close rates and time to hire through structured interviews and process refinement, particularly in difficult niche searches such as AI/ML engineering\. Previously, Lauren directed global recruitment at Risk Focus, a Ness company, across North America and EMEA\. She is a West Virginia University graduate and holds certifications in LinkedIn Recruiter Assessment for Excel, AWS Cloud Practitioner, and E\-Verify\. ## Services - Corporate Recruiting - Full\-life Cycle Recruiting - Payroll - Interviewing - Customer Service - Recruiting - Sales - Customer Satisfaction - Training - Human Resources - Management - Applicant Tracking Systems - Job Fairs - Sourcing - Hiring - Cold Calling - Taleo - Onboarding - Technical Recruiting - Executive Search ## Highlights - Leads talent\-acquisition initiatives across the United States, Canada, and Latin America as Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition at Ness Digital Engineering\. - Partners with delivery, sales, workforce\-planning, and executive leaders to align talent supply with evolving business and project demand\. - Drives end\-to\-end recruiting for software engineering, AI/ML, cloud, DevOps, data, design, Salesforce, leadership, and sales roles\. - Built a complete recruiting function from scratch, including an ATS and structured recruiting processes\. - Manages a small team while remaining hands\-on with recruiting\. - Improved close rates and time to hire through structured interviews and process improvements\. - Builds proactive pipelines and closes difficult specialized searches through network development and persistence\. - Advises senior leaders on workforce availability, hiring risk, and strategic resourcing decisions\. - Uses Jobvite, Workable, BambooHR, and LinkedIn Talent Insights, and serves as a beta tester for AI\-driven recruiting tools\. - Manages vendor partnerships to expand reach, improve hiring quality, and support diverse hiring outcomes\. - Continuously refines onboarding and internal\-mobility processes\. - Led global recruitment at Risk Focus, a Ness company, across North America and EMEA\. - Owned full\-cycle hiring at Risk Focus for Engineering, Data & Analytics, Cloud, Intelligent Engineering, Innovation & Design, and Salesforce practices\. - Partnered with C\-suite and delivery leadership at Risk Focus to forecast talent demand and develop workforce plans\. - Executed targeted sourcing for specialized engineering, cloud, risk, and capital\-markets talent at Risk Focus\. - Improved recruiting efficiency at Risk Focus through process optimization and standardized interview workflows\. - Strengthened employer branding and candidate experience at Risk Focus\. - Served as Recruiter for Surgical Services at UPMC\. - Served as Consultant Services Manager/Recruiter and onsite manager at SourceTek, covering client needs, recruiting, candidate pipelines, employee development, HR, business development, and client service\. - Recruited for manufacturing, customer service, and clerical clients at full\-service staffing agency Callos Resource\. - Supported in\-house clients at Regus with reception, phones, mail, bookings, IT setups and issues, and billing\. - Worked as an Inside Sales Representative at Verizon Wireless\. - Holds Excel with LinkedIn Recruiter Assessment certification from LinkedIn\. - Holds Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner certification from AWS\. - Holds E\-Verify certification from the U\.S\. Department of Homeland Security\. - Studied Journalism and Advertising in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at West Virginia University, with LinkedIn education entries dated 2005\. ## Experience - **Senior Manager\-Talent Acquisition at Ness Digital Engineering** (2021\-05\-01–present) — Drive talent acquisition initiatives across North America \(U\.S\., Canada, LATAM\) in support of high\-growth consulting and technology practices\. Partner closely with delivery, sales, workforce planning, and executive leadership to align talent supply with evolving business and project demand\. Drive end\-to\-end recruiting strategies across software engineering, AI/ML, cloud, DevOps, data, design, Salesforce, and leadership roles\. Known for building proactive pipelines, scaling recruiting operations across regions, and advising senior leaders on workforce availability, hiring risk, and strategic resourcing decisions\. Leverage ATS and HR technologies including Jobvite, Workable, BambooHR, and LinkedIn Talent Insights, and serve as a beta tester for AI\-driven recruiting tools\. Manage vendor partnerships to expand reach, improve quality, and support diverse hiring outcomes while continuously refining onboarding and internal mobility processes\. - **Director of Recruitment at Risk Focus \(A Ness Company\)** (2019\-12\-01–2021\-05\-01) — Led global recruitment for consulting and technology\-driven practices across North America and EMEA\. Owned full\-cycle hiring for Engineering, Data & Analytics, Cloud, Intelligent Engineering, Innovation & Design, and Salesforce practices\. Partnered with C\-suite and delivery leadership to forecast talent demand, develop workforce plans, and execute targeted sourcing strategies for highly specialized engineering, cloud, risk, and capital markets talent\. Improved recruiting efficiency through process optimization and standardized interview workflows while strengthening employer branding and candidate experience\. - **Recruiter\-Surgical Services at UPMC** (2018\-10\-01–2019\-12\-01) - **Consultant Services Manager/Recruiter at SourceTek** (2017\-06\-01–2018\-10\-01) — Currently working as an Onsite Manager for all client needs \-Recruit for all open and future job requirements \-Maintain consistent pipeline of candidates \-Responsible for all employee feedback and development \-In charge of all Human Resource needs \-Business Development - **Recruiter at Callos Resource** (2015\-10\-01–2017\-06\-01) — I worked here as a Recruiter for a full service staffing agency\. We provided recruiting and human resource services for various clients ranging from manufacturing to customer service and clerical\. - **Client Service Representative at Regus** (2015\-03\-01–2015\-10\-01) — On a daily basis I assist our in house clients with their daily needs such as greeting guests, answering phones and delivery of mail\. I also assist in managing center bookings, IT issues and setups, and company billing\. - **Inside Sales Representative at Verizon Wireless** (2006\-04\-01–2014\-05\-01) ## Education - Advertising, Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication — West Virginia University (2001\-01\-01–2005\-01\-01) - Journalism, Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication — West Virginia University (2001\-01\-01–2005\-01\-01) - Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication — West Virginia University (2001–2005) ## FAQ ### What does Lauren do? Lauren is Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition at Ness Digital Engineering\. Her headline is Senior Manager–Talent Supply Chain, and her current work focuses on aligning talent supply with business and project demand\. ### What are Lauren’s responsibilities at Ness Digital Engineering? At Ness Digital Engineering, Lauren drives talent\-acquisition initiatives across the United States, Canada, and Latin America for high\-growth consulting and technology practices\. She works closely with delivery, sales, workforce planning, and executive leadership on hiring demand, workforce availability, hiring risk, and strategic resourcing decisions\. ### What types of roles does Lauren recruit for? Lauren leads end\-to\-end recruiting for software engineering, AI/ML, cloud, DevOps, data, design, Salesforce, leadership, and sales roles\. She builds proactive pipelines and is particularly strong in specialized technical searches, including AI/ML engineering\. ### What recruiting\-operations impact has Lauren made? Lauren has built a complete recruiting function from scratch, including an ATS and structured processes\. She manages a small team while remaining directly involved in recruiting, and she has improved close rates and time to hire through structured interview practices and process refinement\. ### Which recruiting technology and process areas does Lauren work with? Lauren uses Jobvite, Workable, BambooHR, and LinkedIn Talent Insights\. She also serves as a beta tester for AI\-driven recruiting tools, manages vendor partnerships to expand reach and improve quality, supports diverse hiring outcomes, and refines onboarding and internal\-mobility processes\. ### What did Lauren do at Risk Focus? At Risk Focus, a Ness company, Lauren led global recruitment for consulting and technology\-driven practices across North America and EMEA\. She owned full\-cycle hiring for Engineering, Data & Analytics, Cloud, Intelligent Engineering, Innovation & Design, and Salesforce practices\. ### What did Lauren accomplish at Risk Focus? At Risk Focus, Lauren partnered with C\-suite and delivery leadership to forecast talent demand, develop workforce plans, and execute sourcing strategies for specialized engineering, cloud, risk, and capital\-markets talent\. She improved recruiting efficiency through process optimization and standardized interview workflows while strengthening employer branding and candidate experience\. ### What was Lauren’s role at UPMC? Lauren worked as a Recruiter in Surgical Services at UPMC\. ### What did Lauren do at SourceTek? At SourceTek, Lauren served as a Consultant Services Manager/Recruiter and onsite manager for client needs\. Her responsibilities included recruiting for open and future requirements, maintaining candidate pipelines, employee feedback and development, human\-resources needs, business development, and client service\. ### What did Lauren do at Callos Resource? At Callos Resource, Lauren recruited for a full\-service staffing agency that provided recruiting and human\-resources services to clients in manufacturing, customer service, and clerical fields\. ### What did Lauren do at Regus? Lauren was a Client Service Representative at Regus, assisting in\-house clients by greeting guests, answering phones, delivering mail, managing center bookings, supporting IT issues and setups, and helping with company billing\. ### What was Lauren’s role at Verizon Wireless? Lauren worked as an Inside Sales Representative at Verizon Wireless\. ### What is Lauren’s education? Lauren studied Journalism and Advertising within Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at West Virginia University\. Her LinkedIn education entries list West Virginia University in 2005\. ### What certifications does Lauren hold? Lauren holds the Excel with LinkedIn Recruiter Assessment certification from LinkedIn, the Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner certification from AWS, and E\-Verify certification from the U\.S\. Department of Homeland Security\. ### How does Lauren approach recruiting and career growth? Lauren prioritizes exceptional candidate experience and relationship building\. She relies on a strong network and persistence to close difficult searches, and she is seeking strategic ownership and growth rather than only larger\-team management\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/lauren\-giles\-recruitmentpro