Laura Simms

Strategic Leadership & Team Development:

• Lead and mentor a team of sourcing recruiters while driving full-cycle recruitment strategies across multiple organizations
• Design and implement innovative hiring solutions for complex requirements across diverse teams and geographies
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with key stakeholders to optimize recruitment outcomes

Recruitment Operations & Process Excellence:

• Execute end-to-end candidate management, from sourcing through onboarding, ensuring seamless pre-hire contingencies • Leverage diverse sourcing platforms including iCIMS, Hire, Beamery, LinkedIn, and Salesforce to build robust talent pipelines
• Drive workforce planning initiatives across multiple domains, job families, and geographical locations
• Champion the adoption and development of new recruitment channels and tools

Analytics & Continuous Improvement:

• Monitor external talent trends and pipeline metrics to identify sourcing opportunities and process improvements
• Analyze candidate experience data to implement best-practice improvements and optimize response rates
• Ensure multi-channel inclusion through efficient, scalable processes that align with business objectives

• Implemented comprehensive recruiting strategies to source maintenance technician talent nationwide, leveraging Avature and Salesforce platforms to build strategic community partnerships and maintain candidate engagement.
• Managed end-to-end recruitment through multiple Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), successfully converting high-potential candidates to new hires.
• Optimized requisition management and delivered key performance metrics to contracted staffing partners, ensuring alignment with operational objectives

• Led strategic planning for driver recruitment and onboarding initiatives across the region, developing scalable workforce models to adapt to fluctuating business demands.
• Successfully managed delivery driver staffing across multiple markets while identifying and securing top-tier talent for the Delivery Service Partner (DSP) Program 2.0, strengthening Amazon's Last Mile operations nationwide.

• Managed operations and led 100+ associates at a premier Amazon Robotics Fulfillment Center, orchestrating inbound, outbound, and quality control functions.
• Drove operational excellence through strategic leadership in training initiatives, talent development, and employee engagement programs.
• Optimized performance through data-driven decision making and metrics analysis, consistently achieving key operational benchmarks while maintaining high team morale.