Sarah Coles

• I support recruiting efforts for Slalom’s Customer Experience capability, partnering with senior leaders to identify and hire top talent across marketing, customer strategy, product, and experience design. I focus on aligning hiring decisions with evolving business needs and long-term capability strategy.
• Developed talent acquisition strategies aligned with organizational goals and culture.
• Collaborated with hiring managers to refine job descriptions and candidate profiles.
• Utilized applicant tracking systems to streamline recruitment processes and manage candidate pipelines.

Over a four-year period in the New York market, held progressively expanding responsibilities during a time of organizational change, including market fluctuations and workforce restructuring. Transitioned from leading technical recruiting for the NY Metro market to backfilling a maternity leave as interim team lead, ultimately stepping into a full-time leadership role overseeing recruiting for the Greater New York market. Navigated shifting business needs while maintaining hiring momentum, stakeholder alignment, and team stability.

• Led cross-functional teams to drive project delivery and strategic initiatives.
• Developed and implemented operational strategies to enhance service efficiency.
• Mentored junior managers to strengthen leadership skills and team dynamics.

Chosen for cross-functional role to enhance staffing alignment and strengthen partner alliances.

• Collaborated with partners including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Salesforce, Databricks, and Snowflake
• Discovered co-sell opportunities in nonprofit and public sector verticals, fostering collaboration.
• Engaged in ecosystem events and strategic relationship-building
• Streamlined consultant-to-project alignment for active engagements, improving coordination.

• Promoted from Manager to Senior Manager while leading recruiting for Slalom’s Technology Enablement practice in the San Francisco market. Owned full-cycle hiring strategy across software engineering, infrastructure and architecture, product, cloud engineering, and cybersecurity, building pipelines in one of the most competitive technical talent markets.
• Led cross-functional teams to develop strategic client solutions.
• Managed project timelines and resources to ensure alignment with client goals.
• Collaborated with stakeholders to identify business needs and drive initiatives.

• Led full-cycle recruiting for Slalom’s Technology Enablement practice in San Francisco, building technical talent pipelines across software engineering, infrastructure, architecture, product, cloud engineering, and cybersecurity to meet evolving project needs.
• Developed recruitment strategies aligned with company goals and culture.
• Collaborated with hiring managers to define role requirements and expectations.
• Managed full-cycle recruitment process from sourcing to onboarding candidates.

• Analyzed talent acquisition data to enhance recruitment strategies.
• Collaborated with hiring managers to define job requirements and candidate profiles.
• Managed candidate pipelines using Applicant Tracking Systems for efficient workflows.
• Sourced and screened candidates for practice areas including Data & Analytics, Business Advisory, and Technology Enablement to meet hiring needs.

• Coordinated recruitment process for Product Manager positions by scheduling interviews, arranging candidate travel, and reserving conference rooms to ensure seamless candidate experience.