Alyssa Secrist

About Alyssa Secrist

I’ve always been someone who thinks a few steps ahead (eldest daughter energy), and that’s carried into how I approach talent: with intention, structure, and a focus on long-term impact. Over the past 8+ years, I’ve hired across GTM, Product Management, Software Engineering, and executive leadership in both regional and global environments. What keeps me in this space is the realization that hiring decisions don’t just fill roles, they shape performance, culture, and business outcomes. I’m at my best at the intersection of relationships and systems, building trust with leaders while creating scalable, data-driven hiring practices, including AI-enabled tools, that improve how decisions get made. Long term, I’m focused on shaping talent strategy at a global level, not just supporting the business but helping define where it goes. My approach is grounded in my CliftonStrengths top 5:1) Relator2) Significance3) Focus4) Consistency 5) Futuristic And if none of that resonates, just ask me about my dogs:)

Experience

1. Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition (Global)

   JAGGAER

   Apr 2025 — Present · US

   Lead full-cycle recruiting for global roles across GTM and leadership functions while managing key recruiting initiatives that support company growth.• Own the end-to-end recruiting process, including intake, sourcing, screening, interview management, and offer negotiation.• Partner with senior leaders to define hiring profiles, interview criteria, and calibrated hiring standards.• Build proactive pipelines of passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, and targeted sourcing strategies.• Develop outbound candidate engagement campaigns to attract high-demand, passive, SaaS talent.• Conduct structured candidate assessments and guide hiring teams through consistent evaluation processes.• Lead closing strategies, including stakeholder alignment, compensation negotiation, and candidate risk mitigation.• Analyze recruiting metrics such as pipeline conversion, time-to-fill, and offer acceptance rates to optimize hiring processes.• Maintain accurate candidate data within iCIMS while ensuring a seamless candidate experience.• Owner of Talent Acquisition technology stack and vendor relationships. • Successfully launched a 14-country implementation of iCIMS.• Successfully launched AI tool Metaview to the Global Talent Team, GTM & Engineering Hiring Managers. • Successfully launched global benchmarking tool Pay Factors. • Successfully launched global sales-specific assessment tool.

Education

• High Point University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Human Relations

  2012 — 2016