Founder Bio

Ann Rodriguez has 15+ years of experience building Talent Acquisition, Talent Programs, People Operations, HR Technology Project Management and Executive Recruitment delivering enterprise-wide talent programs, talent acquisition infrastructure, people operations, AI enablement, reporting and analytics and HR technology projects across hospitals, healthcare, tech, skilled trades, and professional services for wide range of organizations from start-ups to mid-market to highly matrixed complex multisite enterprises.

She’s built HR and TA functions from scratch three times to transforming to high performing teams meeting hiring goals.

Career Highlights

Executive Recruitment

20 years of hands-on recruitment experience, including full-cycle search execution, highly hands-on in direct sourcing and candidate development across all levels, including hard-to-fill and executive roles. 20 years of team leadership—managing teams of up to 10 across North America.

Talent Programs

Managed TA programs spanning Talent Acquisition, Talent Operations, pre-employment assessments, performance management, and ATS/HRIS, with strong vendor management and close partnership with Legal and executive leadership.

Talent Project Management

PMP-certified HR Technology Project Manager lead on six ATS implementations, including two turnaround projects, with hands-on experience in Oracle HCM, Taleo, and iCIMS covering configuration, integrations, data migration, UAT, training, and post-launch adoption.

HR Consulting/IO Psychology

6 years of HR Consulting firm experience optimizing Talent processes and utilizing behavioral based methodologies in interviewing, performance management, and pre-employment assessments to ensure all HR systems and technology are predictive, valid, legally compliant and legally defensible.

AI Enablement for HR

AI-enabled recruiting workflows, reducing manual work across screening, scheduling, and candidate evaluation while optimizing candidate experience. Managed spikes in AI-generated candidate applications to address recruitment cybersecurity issues.

Talent Strategy

Operationalized talent strategy through TA programs, translating business strategy into hiring plan; built scalable sourcing and in-house executive search and delivered 53-day time-to-fill with 90%+ offer acceptance.