Lauren Mcmillan

Strategic Talent Acquisition and HR leader with 10+ years of experience across hospitality, CPG, food and beverage, engineering, technology, healthcare, startups, and enterprise organizations. Expertise in full-cycle recruiting, high-volume hiring, workforce planning, employee relations, onboarding, and HR operations. Proven success recruiting across Engineering, Finance, Operations, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, Sales, GTM, Hospitality, Healthcare, and executive leadership while improving hiring efficiency, employee experience, and business outcomes.

Senior Recruiter / HR Generalist (Contract) - Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods

(2026-03)

• Lead full-cycle recruiting across Finance, Accounting, Operations, QA, Supply Chain, Sales, GTM, and corporate functions, partnering with leaders on hard-to-fill roles.
• Recruit professional through executive-level talent, including Senior Accountants, finance leadership, and Directors of Operations and QA.
• Support HR operations, employee relations, onboarding, and workforce planning initiatives.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, improving processes and delivering market and compensation insights.

Talent Acquisition Manager - Tend Hospitality

(2024-03 - 2026-03)

• Led a team of 11 (4 recruiters, 7 coordinators) supporting high-volume, multi-location hiring across hospitality, food service, events, and healthcare.
• Managed full-cycle recruiting for restaurant managers, event staff, operations leaders, and corporate employees.
• Supported large-scale programs for Fever Candlelight, Morrison Healthcare, Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Visa Campus, and Sonoma Academy.
• Reduced time-to-fill by 30% through proactive sourcing and structured interviews.
• Built recruiting dashboards in Greenhouse, SoTora, and Metabase to track hiring performance.

Senior Technical Recruiter (Contract) - Terra Talent

(2023-07 - 2024-07)

• Increased hiring speed by 20% through structured screening and proactive sourcing.
• Led full-cycle recruiting for software, backend, mobile, cybersecurity, and AI/ML engineers, plus corporate and VP-level roles.
• Partnered with founders and executives on hiring roadmaps and talent strategy.
• Improved onboarding and offboarding processes.

Senior Technical Recruiter - TaskHuman

(2022-03 - 2023-02)

• Achieved a 90% on-time fill rate across Engineering, Product, Cybersecurity, GTM, and leadership roles.
• Increased diverse candidate pipelines by 35% through targeted sourcing and employer branding.
• Partnered with HR and business leaders on recruiting, onboarding, and retention initiatives.

Principal Talent Acquisition Partner - Northrop Grumman

(2018-01 - 2022-03)

• Led national hiring initiatives for aerospace and engineering programs, filling 100+ roles annually.
• Recruited across Software, Systems, and Vehicle Engineering, HR, Operations, and technical leadership.
• Built proactive talent pipelines that cut agency spending by 20%.
• Increased diverse hiring outcomes by 25% through recruiting analytics.

Senior Recruiter / HR Generalist - Maxim Healthcare Services

(2016-01 - 2018-01)

• Managed high-volume recruiting for CNAs, LVNs, RNs, OTs, PTs, and other healthcare professionals.
• Improved fill rates by 20% through targeted sourcing and hiring manager partnerships.
• Achieved 95% compliance across credentialing and onboarding.
• Supported employee relations and general HR operations.

Master of Business Administration - Human Resources Management & Organizational Leadership - Mount Saint Mary's University

Bachelor of Business Administration - Business Administration - University of California, Riverside