10 heads of talent acquisition
Head of Global Talent Acquisition, Senior Vice President of Global Talent Acquisition and Global Head of Talent Acquisition are among the current titles held by these ten heads of talent acquisition. A reader can learn how heads of talent acquisition approach their work from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Dani Foust
LinkedInExperience: Head of Global Talent Acquisition · Pluralsight
Dani Foust has been Head of Global Talent Acquisition at Pluralsight since February 2025, based in Draper, Utah. Dani Foust was Senior People Business Partner at Pluralsight from 2023 to 2025, Director Talent Acquisition at Pluralsight from 2022 to 2023 and Sr Manager of Talent Acquisition at Pluralsight from 2020 to 2022.
David Alvarez
LinkedInExperience: Head of Global Talent Acquisition · Apple
David Alvarez has been Head of Global Talent Acquisition at Apple since February 2026, based in Cupertino, California. David Alvarez was Senior Director, Global Talent Acquisition - Hardware Technologies & Competitive Intelligence at Apple from 2024 to 2026 and Global Director of Talent Acquisition - Hardware Technologies & Competitive Intelligence Group at Apple from 2018 to 2024.
Erin Scruggs
LinkedInExperience: CVP, Global Talent Acquisition · Microsoft
Erin Scruggs has been CVP, Global Talent Acquisition at Microsoft since July 2026, based in Annapolis, Maryland, and also lists Vice President; Head of Global Talent Acquisition at LinkedIn since September 2021. Erin Scruggs was Senior Director, Talent Acquisition at LinkedIn from 2019 to 2021 and Director, Talent Acquisition at LinkedIn from 2018 to 2019.
John Quinones
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Talent Acquisition · Lime
John Quinones has been Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Lime since June 2025, based in the New York City Metropolitan Area. John Quinones was Head of Talent Acquisition and Operations at Gap Inc. from 2021 to 2024, Head of Talent Acquisition at the National Football League (NFL) from 2015 to 2021 and Vice President, Recruitment at Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2008 to 2015.
Katie D'Arcy
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Talent Acquisition · Tradeweb
Katie D'Arcy has been Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Tradeweb since April 2025, working from New York City. Katie D'Arcy was Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition at TIAA from 2022 to 2024, Director, Talent Acquisition at TIAA from 2019 to 2022 and AVP, Recruiting Manager at TIAA Bank from 2013 to 2019.
Mark Smith
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition · Cargill
Mark Smith has been Senior Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition at Cargill since July 2026, based in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area. Mark Smith was Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition at Medtronic from 2024 to 2026, Senior Director, Global Talent Acquisition at Medtronic from 2023 to 2024 and Executive Director, Talent Acquisition & Talent Integration at Kraft Heinz from 2021 to 2023.
Marvin Cheese
LinkedInExperience: Head of Global Talent Acquisition · Chainalysis
Marvin Cheese has been Head of Global Talent Acquisition at Chainalysis since November 2025, based in the New York City Metropolitan Area. Marvin Cheese was Head of Global Talent Acquisition and Recruiting Operations at Highspot from 2022 to 2025, Vice President, Recruiting at CLEAR from 2021 to 2022 and Director, Global Talent Acquisition at WarnerMedia from 2020 to 2021.
Samantha Sheridan
LinkedInExperience: Head of Talent Acquisition · Babylist
Samantha Sheridan has been Head of Talent Acquisition at Babylist since January 2025, based in Boston, Massachusetts. Samantha Sheridan was Head of Global Talent Acquistion at Formlabs from 2022 to 2024, Head of Talent Acquisition at Cogo Labs from 2021 to 2022 and Senior Recruiting Manager at Wayfair from 2020 to 2021.
Sarah Bosco
LinkedInExperience: Head of Talent Acquisition · Headway
Sarah Bosco has been Head of Talent Acquisition at Headway since July 2026, based in Sarasota, Florida. Sarah Bosco was Vice President Talent Acquisition at Upstart from 2025 to 2026, Director Talent Acquisition at Coinbase from 2022 to 2025 and Senior Manager Talent Acquisition - Data Center Ops at Amazon Web Services (AWS) from 2017 to 2021.
Shalini Kasliwal
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Talent Acquisition · SymphonyAI
Shalini Kasliwal has been Global Head of Talent Acquisition at SymphonyAI since December 2025, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Shalini Kasliwal was Director of Tech Recruiting at Fanatics from 2024 to 2025 and Principal Recruiter at Fanatics from 2022 to 2025, and was Founder and CEO of JoinEight from 2019 to 2022.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took over your current talent acquisition role, and why?
- 02How have you decided which roles your own recruiting team fills directly and which go to outside partners?
- 03Which measures have you used in your own work to judge whether hiring is going well?
Reaching heads of talent acquisition
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