Laura Barnes

Laura Barnes

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VP, Talent
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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  • Flock
    Vice President, Talent
    Flock
    Jan 2025 - Current (1 year 8 months)
    Leads a 20+ person team. Oversees Recruiting, Coordination, Operations, Early Careers, Employer Branding, Contingent Workforce and Onboarding. I have been a part of scaling Flock from ~100 to ~1800 employees. Really fun tech stack: Ashby, Metaview Presidents Club 2024 Presidents Club 2025
  • PeopleTech Partners
    Advisor
    PeopleTech Partners
    Aug 2024 - Current (2 years 1 month)
  • Flock
    Director, Recruiting
    Flock
    Apr 2023 - Jan 2025 (1 year 10 months)
    Head of Recruiting at Flock. Reports to the C-Suite. Leads a 15+ person team. Oversees Recruiting, Coordination, and Recruiting Operations.
  • Flock
    Manager, Product, Engineering, Design, and Operations Recruiting
    Flock
    Mar 2022 - Apr 2023 (1 year 2 months)
    Bigger team, broader scope. We doubled Flock in 2022. Took Flock international and built out an Imaging team in Finland. Currently building our Internal Mobility Program. Sometimes recruiting executives. No day is ever the same. My eccentric team and I are responsible for hiring OS, SWE, ML, Imaging, Product, Product Design, Supply Chain, Analytics, Hardware, Field Operations, Product Security, Strategy, Project Management, Permitting, Product Operations, Product Implementation, Customer Experience and more.
  • Flock
    Manager, Technical Recruiting, Hardware & Software
    Flock
    Jul 2021 - Mar 2022 (9 months)
    Everything engineering, product, and design.
  • Flock
    Lead Technical Recruiter, Hardware & Software Engineering
    Flock
    May 2021 - Jul 2021 (3 months)
  • Flock
    Founding Technical Recruiter, Hardware & Software Engineering
    Flock
    Jan 2021 - May 2021 (5 months)
    Hired as the first internal technical recruiter. Flock Safety is the first public safety operating system empowering over 1000 cities to eliminate crime. Our cameras and devices detect objective evidence, decode it with machine learning, and deliver it into the hands that stop crime. Communities operating on Flock Safety reduce crime by up to 70%. We are well-funded including a recent round from Meritech and fully focused on meeting our lofty goals. My team works with leadership to identify and hire exceptional engineers, sales representatives and customer facing roles that are excited about disrupting the law enforcement space. We are building a highly engaged culture around our core values; Do the work. Positivity with a plan. Embrace
  • ParkMobile LLC
    Senior Talent Partner, Engineering & Product
    ParkMobile LLC
    Mar 2020 - Dec 2020 (10 months)
    ⭐ Increased headcount by 9.4%, kept external recruiting costs at $0, maintained a close rate of 87%, and kept time to fill at <40 days ⭐ Coached recruiters in recruiting and coordination best practices, candidate experience, and provided strategy for complex roles ⭐ Led recruiting initiatives such as inclusive job description language, diverse interview panels, and ensuring that one diverse candidate makes it to the final round of the interview process ⭐ Designed and led interview training for all levels in the organization focused on behavioral interviewing and candidate experience ⭐ Managed the Emerging Leadership Development program available for all employees at ParkMobile ⭐ Defined career levels and critical organizational competenc
  • ParkMobile LLC
    Technical Talent Partner, Engineering & Product
    ParkMobile LLC
    Mar 2019 - Mar 2020 (1 year 1 month)
    Hired as the first internal technical recruiter. ⭐ Increased headcount by 39%, reduced external recruiting costs by 100%, maintained a close rate of 87%, and reduced time to fill by 57% ⭐ Evaluated and redesigned ParkMobile's interview process to reduce inefficiencies and ensure the best candidate experience ⭐ Hired key talent into ParkMobile including directors, technical leads, and hard to fill roles ⭐ Defined career levels and critical organizational competency frameworks for engineering and product, in partnership with senior leadership, that accurately establishes the knowledge, skills, and attributes needed to be successful at ParkMobile ⭐ Evaluated multiple ATS providers before ultimately deciding on Greenhouse and leading the
  • Girl Develop It
    Co-Organizer
    Girl Develop It
    Mar 2018 - Feb 2019 (1 year)
    ⭐ Work closely with the Chapter Leader, teachers, and TAs on class and venue scheduling ⭐ Responsible for attending and scheduling two events per month ⭐ Manage Meetup announcements and communications for assigned classes ⭐ Notify social media coordinator of new classes ⭐ Market classes through multiple channels including local tech events ⭐ Assist teachers and TAs for assigned classes, both before classes and on-site ⭐Propose and develop new classes to increase class attendance
  • Beacon Hill Staffing Group
    Technical Recruiter
    Beacon Hill Staffing Group
    Jun 2017 - Mar 2019 (1 year 10 months)
    ⭐ Lead all aspects of full life cycle recruiting: partnering with hiring managers to define recruitment strategies, assessing external/internal candidates against job profiles, and applying behavior-based interviewing techniques to assess for knowledge and cultural fit ⭐ Consistently engage with key stakeholders and hiring managers at Wells Fargo to further understand each hiring department's potential need for staff, their business initiatives, structure, and culture, and become a trusted advisor ⭐ Sourced candidates via Indeed, ZipRecruiter, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other job boards to reach passive candidates ⭐ Developed, drove, and executed comprehensive search strategies to recruit senior and niche candidates with a limited candidate po
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  • Villanova University
    Master of Science - MS, Human Resources Development
    Villanova University
    Jan 2020 - Jan 2021 (1 year 1 month)
  • University of South Carolina
    Bachelor’s Degree, Public Relations/Image Management
    University of South Carolina
    Jan 2013 - Jan 2017 (4 years 1 month)
  • Villanova University
    Certificate in Organization Development
    Villanova University
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