Laura Barnes Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Head of Recruiting at Flock. Reports to the C-Suite. Leads a 15+ person team. Oversees Recruiting, Coordination, and Recruiting Operations.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

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.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Everything engineering, product, and design.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

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 change to grow. Flock Safety is on track to double our headcount this year across all departments.

Atlanta, Us

⭐ 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 competency frameworks for the rest of the ParkMobile organization. ⭐ Designed and created ParkMobile University for our engineering and product teams to provide a clean and organized on-boarding experience ⭐ Led 30 people distributed across 5 teams (Internal/External Events, Inclusion and Retention, Equity, Recruiting and Messaging and Reporting) in furthering our large and complex DEI program and events

Atlanta, Us

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 implementation ⭐ Developed the framework for a Diversity and Inclusion Council at ParkMobile. Launched and led the first ERG at the company, Built by Women

Boston, Ma, Us

⭐ 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 pool⭐ Trained hiring managers regarding best practices for interviews which validated the hire, reduced time-to-fill, and reduced turnover⭐ Partnered with executive leadership to anticipate the evolving needs of the business in an effort to deliver the best class talent throughout various organizations.⭐ Tracked and reported key metrics designed to measure and predict staffing activity

New York, Ny, Us

⭐ 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

Master Of Science - Ms, Human Resources Development

Certificate In Organization Development

Bachelor’S Degree, Public Relations/Image Management