Kayla Canvasser

About Kayla Canvasser

Talent Acquisition Leader with 13+ years of experience building and scaling high performing GTM, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Operations teams across global, high growth organizations. I specialize in leading TA strategy, optimizing recruiting operations, and designing scalable systems that elevate hiring quality, speed, and predictability.I bring a hybrid strength in GTM recruiting expertise and TA operations leadership, including process design, data governance, CRM/ATS optimization, and AI driven workflow improvements. My experience spans enterprise, mid market, and high growth tech environments — partnering with executives to drive headcount planning, workforce strategy, and talent forecasting.Known for building trusted relationships with business leaders, developing recruiters, and creating candidate experiences that reflect brand excellence. Passionate about leveraging technology, analytics, and structured processes to transform TA into a strategic business driver.Areas of Expertise: • GTM & Revenue Hiring (Sales, AM, BD, CS, Marketing)• TA Operations & Process Optimization• Recruiting Systems: Greenhouse, SuccessFactors, Workday, Avature, SmartRecruiters, GoodTime, Phenom• Data Governance, Reporting & Insights• Sourcing Strategy & Pipeline Development• Leadership, Coaching & Team Development• AI Driven Recruiting Workflows• Headcount Planning & Talent

Experience

1. Talent Acquisition Leader, Gtm & Commercial (North America)

   Kerry

   Oct 2024 — Present

   I lead full‑cycle recruitment for Director, Manager, and individual contributor roles across Sales, Account Management, Business Development, and Marketing, while managing and developing the recruiting team to drive operational consistency and elevate the candidate experience through AI‑enabled workflows. I strengthen our sourcing capabilities in SuccessFactors by implementing an evergreen requisition approach and optimizing CRM functionality. I also oversee data governance for the Americas Talent Acquisition team, ensuring clean, accurate reporting and dashboards that inform executive decision‑making. In close partnership with business leaders, I support headcount planning, pipeline strategy, and talent forecasting. Additionally, I serve on the Phenom implementation team, helping shape workflow design, adoption strategy, and overall system optimization.

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  BS, Consumer Science

  2011

• University of Illinois Chicago

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Human Resources Management and Services