Emily Reed

Emily Reed is the Head of Global Talent at Around. Emily has over 15 years of experience in talent acquisition and has held senior positions at Operam, Inc., Panoramic, and FullDeck. At Around, Emily is responsible for building and leading the talent acquisition team, developing and implementing recruiting strategies, and partnering with hiring managers to identify and attract top talent. Under their leadership, the Around team has successfully recruited candidates for a variety of positions, including engineering, product, design, and marketing.

Prior to joining Around, Emily was the Interim Director of Talent Acquisition at Homie, where they built a cross-functional talent acquisition team of 10 to support all business units and locations during an aggressive growth stage. Emily led the team through organizational changes, and built and implemented an operational roadmap. Emily also removed communication barriers between the TA team and hiring managers to establish a foundation of trust and improve workflows. As a result of Emily's efforts, Homie improved internal relationships, candidate experiences, and times-to-hire.

Before Homie, Emily was the Sr. Director of Global Talent Acquisition at Operam, Inc. and Panoramic. In these roles, they were responsible for developing and executing recruiting strategies to attract top talent worldwide. Emily was also responsible for managing employer branding initiatives, developing relationships with key external partners, and overseeing the software recommendations for a more efficient TA stack.

Emily is a founding partner of FullDeck, a recruiting firm that specializes in placing candidates in engineering, product management, and design roles. FullDeck was acquired by Operam in 2019.

Emily Reed completed their undergraduate degree in English Literature at Wofford College.

Emily Reed reports to Dominik Zane, CEO & Co-Founder. Emily Reed works with Margot Leong - Head of Marketing, Michal Simkovic - Head of Design, and Marian (Matt) Zakutny - Co-Founder.