Recruiting Operations & Enablement
The builders behind recruiting operations, tooling, and enablement.
Aashir
Oracle
Lori Busch
Toast
Shannon Castleman
Greenhouse Software
Everett Chaffin
Zendesk
Anita Chandrasekhar
Zapier
Trent Cotton
iCIMS
Andrea DeBrino
Light & Wonder
Stephanie Degnan
iCIMS
Rob Devlin
TA Technology, Synopsys Inc
Allison Dunsmore
Seismic
Chenae Erkerd
Duke Talent Identification Program
Justin Hensley
Gartner
Melissa Hosman
OpenAI
Matthew Iacovelli
HeyMilo
Susan Jackson
Susan Group
Eileen Kovalsky
Sutherland
Norman Law
Kieran Mander
Rate A Recruiter
Wendy McDougall
Firefish Software
Cameron Edwards
Flextrack
Colin Minto
JobSync
Amanda Oliveira
SentinelOne
Stella Park
Major League Baseball
Lauren Postlewait
AllTrails
Andy Preston
Accurate Personnel
Chris Russell
RecTech Media
Kerri Smith
Syneos Health
Harri Stenning
OneTrust
Jim Stroud
ProvenBase
John Vlastelica
Recruiting Toolbox
Erin Walsh-Beguin
GoDaddy
Kim Wilkes
BrightHire
Michelle Yoshihara
Greenhouse Software
About this category
Recruiting Operations & Enablement recognizes up to 100 honorees each year. The Class of 2026 includes 33 leaders in this category, put forward by peers or by our selection committees for the work they have done. They lead talent and recruiting work at organizations including Greenhouse Software, iCIMS, Accurate Personnel, AllTrails, and BrightHire. Each profile covers how they got into recruiting, how their team hires today, and what they think is changing about the work.
Honorees are selected through a dual-path process: about half are nominated directly by fellow people and recruiting leaders, and the rest by selection committees of senior talent practitioners and industry advisors who seek out leaders who may be under-recognized. Nominations are free and selection is based on merit. See the Talent 100 overview for the full process, or browse every category of the class.
Other Talent 100 categories
- Enterprise Technology - Talent leaders at the world's established technology companies.
- Technology & Digital Platforms - Talent leaders across software, cloud, and the digital platforms powering global business.
- Startups & Venture-Backed Tech - The people building teams at startups, scaleups, and venture-backed companies.
- AI, Data & Security - Talent leaders shaping hiring at AI, data, and cybersecurity companies.
- Financial & Professional Services - Talent acquisition across banking, fintech, insurance, legal, and consulting.
- Healthcare & Life Sciences - The talent leaders behind healthcare systems, biotech, and pharma.
- Consumer, Retail & Hospitality - Hiring leaders across consumer brands, retail, travel, and hospitality.
- Industrial, Energy & Manufacturing - Talent leaders powering industrial, energy, logistics, and manufacturing teams.
- Agency & Staffing - The standout talent leaders at agencies and staffing firms.
- Executive Search - The people trusted to place leadership at the highest levels.
- Talent Leadership & People Operations - Senior people leaders whose scope spans far beyond recruiting.
- Founders & Independents - Founders and independent practitioners charting their own course.