Lauren Valencia

Lauren Valencia

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Head of People at Socket
Washington, United States

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  • Socket
    Head of People & Talent
    Socket
    Jun 2026 - Current (4 months)
    Employee #47. Trusted to build & lead the People & Talent function, part of the leadership team.
  • Socket
    Head of Talent
    Socket
    Apr 2025 - Jun 2026 (1 year 3 months)
  • Airbase
    Head of Talent
    Airbase
    Oct 2021 - Apr 2025 (3 years 7 months)
    Trusted to build & lead Talent. Owned People Partnerships for non-tech teams.

    Paylocity acquired Airbase in October 2024.

    Airbase is a SaaS procure-to-pay platform managing the full lifecycle of company spend. Hired as the first Head of Talent to build TA strategy & team. Reporting to VP of People, I bridged Talent & People and oversaw the hiring of 500+ people before we were acquired. I stayed on with Paylocity for a short time after to help with a smooth handoff.

    Recognition:
    ●Top Performer FY 2025
    ●Friend of Go-to-Market FY 2025, CRO
    ●Top Performer FY 2024
  • DreamBox Learning
    Head of Talent Acquisition
    DreamBox Learning
    Mar 2016 - Sep 2021 (5 years 7 months)
    Trusted to build & lead Talent.

    SaaS EdTech platform that helps children & educators feel confident & excited about learning. DBL thrived through the edtech boom, where I was hired to build, manage, and scale the first ever in-house TA team. I helped the company grow from 90 → 400 employees, navigating through multiple M&A activities.

    Recognition:
    ●Promoted 4x under various leaders
    ●Step Up Above & Beyond 2021, CFO
    ●Step Up Above & Beyond 2019, CEO
    ●Step Up Above & Beyond 2016, CEO
  • iMatch Technical Services
    Technical Recruiter
    iMatch Technical Services
    Mar 2015 - Feb 2016 (1 year)
    iMatch is a recruiting agency and supports organizations on a contract and direct placement basis. This was my first recruiting gig where I learned a ton about the world of tech and placed talented engineers in some pretty cool companies, what a great experience!
  • JOEY Restaurant Group
    Chaos Control
    JOEY Restaurant Group
    Jan 2013 - Jun 2015 (2 years 6 months)
    Everyone should have to work in the service industry at some point in their lives - fun, humbling, and grueling! This was the perfect job for me early in my 20s while trying to find my way. This was the "main" store and held the highest bar for its employees across locations.
Education verified_user 0% verified
  • Bellevue College
    Bellevue College
    Bellevue College
Awards verified_user 0% verified
  • P
    Friend of Go-to-Market
    Philip Lacor Chief Revenue Officer
  • S
    Top Performer
    Sarah Lovelace VP of People
  • J
    Step Up Award
    Jessie WoolleyWilson CEO
    Going “Above & Beyond”
  • L
    Step Up Award
    Lance Ludman CFO
    Going "Above & Beyond"
  • J
    Step Up Recognition Award
    Jessie WoolleyWilson CEO
    Going "Above & Beyond"
  • S
    Top Performer
    Sarah Lovelace VP of People
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