Robert Rogers

Talent Acquisition professional with 10+ years of experience delivering full-cycle, technical, university, early-career, and enterprise recruiting across technology, biotechnology, healthcare, consulting, government, and financial services. Proven record partnering with hiring managers and senior leaders, building targeted talent pipelines, improving recruiting operations, and using market intelligence and recruiting analytics to drive hiring decisions.

Experience includes Google Devices & Services and large-scale recruiting programs supporting software engineering, AI/ML, silicon, cloud, cybersecurity, healthcare, scientific, and business talent.

Early Talent & Recruiting at Legend Biotech (2025-11 – Present)

• Partner with business leaders and hiring managers on early-career recruiting strategies supporting Research, Manufacturing, Commercial, Engineering, and Medical Affairs.
• Lead recruiting programs for internships, co-ops, MBA, undergraduate, master's, and PhD talent while building long-term scientific and STEM pipelines.
• Expand university partnerships and employer-brand engagement across targeted institutions to strengthen access to high-caliber talent.
• Use Greenhouse, BrightHire, LinkedIn Recruiter, dashboards, and pipeline analytics to improve sourcing effectiveness, recruiting visibility, and hiring decisions.

University & Early Careers Initiatives Lead at ProSmile (2024-09 – 2025-10)

• Led early-career recruiting initiatives supporting workforce growth across 70+ clinical locations throughout the Northeast.
• Built university partnerships and talent pipelines for dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, DAX technicians, practice managers, and emerging healthcare professionals.
• Partnered with executives, HR, Finance, and operations leaders on workforce planning, recruiting priorities, labor-market intelligence, and hiring trends.
• Standardized recruiting workflows, hiring-manager engagement, university outreach, and recruiting metrics to improve pipeline visibility and candidate experience.

Technical Recruiting Strategist at Google (2021-12 – 2024-09)

• Led technical recruiting strategy for Google's Devices & Services organization across Software Engineering (L3–L6), AI/ML, Silicon Engineering, Embedded Systems, Cloud, Firmware, UX, and AR/VR.
• Supported 120+ high-priority requisitions while partnering with 60+ engineering leaders, directors, and hiring managers on hiring needs, candidate pipelines, and selection strategy.
• Maintained 90%+ offer acceptance and reduced average time-to-fill by approximately 25% through targeted sourcing, candidate engagement, interview calibration, and pipeline analytics.
• Used advanced Boolean sourcing, LinkedIn Recruiter, market mapping, talent intelligence, and labor-market data to identify difficult-to-find engineering talent.
• Built diversity recruiting initiatives through HBCUs, HSIs, engineering organizations, and underrepresented technical communities while partnering cross-functionally with HRBPs, Compensation, Recruiting Operations, and interview teams.

University Relations & Early Talent Lead at Hexaware Technologies (2016-11 – 2021-12)

• Led enterprise university recruiting programs supporting 300+ annual hires across software engineering, cloud, data analytics, cybersecurity, infrastructure, consulting, and business operations.
• Built partnerships with 75+ universities and led 100+ recruiting events annually, including NSBE, Grace Hopper, AfroTech, SHPE, TAPIA, SWE, and NBMBAA.
• Improved internship conversion by 42% by redesigning intern engagement, manager partnerships, development programming, and conversion planning.
• Managed approximately $500K in annual university recruiting investments across employer branding, conferences, recruiting technology, and campus partnerships.
• Implemented recruiting analytics, KPI dashboards, standardized workflows, and recruiter coaching to improve pipeline visibility, sourcing quality, stakeholder communication, and operational consistency.

Early Talent & Sourcing Specialist at Tata Consultancy Services (2014-04 – 2016-11)

• Supported North American campus and early-career recruiting across software engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, business systems, and consulting.
• Built university and student-organization partnerships, developed targeted sourcing pipelines, and used labor-market intelligence and recruiting analytics to improve candidate quality.
• Partnered with business leaders on workforce demand, ATS optimization, standardized hiring practices, and scalable recruiting solutions.

Recruiting Strategist at Solomon Edwards Group (2010-04 – 2014-03)

• Managed full-cycle recruiting for federal consulting, financial services, accounting, legal, audit, compliance, and public-sector clients across the Mid-Atlantic.
• Recruited professionals with Top Secret, Secret, and Public Trust clearances and built niche pipelines supporting GSA contracts, proposal staffing, and rapid workforce expansion.
• Used Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, networking, market intelligence, compensation insights, and structured sourcing methods to deliver candidates within aggressive hiring timelines.

International Professional Basketball Player (2006 – 2010)

Competed professionally in international leagues, developing leadership, adaptability, discipline, teamwork, and cross-cultural communication.

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science – Virginia State University