Lauren Kornegay

Head of Talent

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States11 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in building inclusive recruitment strategies.
Proven track record in talent acquisition leadership.
Passionate advocate for diversity in hiring.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert specializing in diversity recruitment within the professional services industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionDiversity RecruitmentTechnical RecruitingTalent Engagement

Other Skills

Strategic PartnershipsTalent PipeliningDiversity Program DevelopmentProgram ManagementRecruitingNetworkingManagementLeadership DevelopmentOrganizational DevelopmentHuman ResourcesTalent ManagementFull Lifecycle RecruitingClient ManagementStrategic StaffingJob Description Creation

About

As the Director of Talent Acquisition at TJT, I lead the strategic vision for attracting and retaining top talent across our tax and audit practices and operational departments. My role centers on building scalable, inclusive recruitment and retainment strategies that align with TJT’s long-term business objectives and strengthen our organizational culture. With 13+ years of experience in full lifecycle recruiting, I partner with senior leadership to forecast talent needs, develop robust pipelines, and implement innovative solutions that drive growth. I’m passionate about shaping a high-performing workforce by fostering collaboration, promoting diversity, and ensuring every hire contributes to TJT’s success. I specialize in guiding experienced professionals and emerging talent toward meaningful career paths within TJT, while championing initiatives that enhance engagement and retention. Always eager to connect with leaders and professionals who value growth, innovation, and impact—let’s start a conversation! What’s next? • Connect with me here on LinkedIn • Email me at Lauren.Kornegay@tjtpa.com

Experience

11 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 11 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Tjt

2 roles

Director of Talent Acquisition

Promoted

Jan 2026 – Present · 4 mos

Strategic PartnershipsTalent PipeliningDiversity Program DevelopmentDiversity RecruitmentProgram ManagementRecruiting+7

Talent Acquisition Manager

Jan 2023 – Jan 2026 · 3 yrs

Confluent

Senior Talent Advisor - GTM

Sep 2022 – Dec 2022 · 3 mos

Red hat

Senior DEI Strategic Recruitment Partner

Apr 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos · Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Served as a diversity, inclusion, and equality recruiting champion within Red Hat's North American Talent Acquisition department. Responsible for representing Red Hat to the external talent market, developing relationships with top talent and building talent pipelines in the local market, while marketing the Red Hat employment brand in a candidate market.

Diversity RecruitmentTalent PipeliningRecruiting

Gsquared group

Senior Technical Recruiter

Nov 2018 – Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Greater Atlanta Area

Responsible for recruiting top tier IT professionals for clients in the Greater Atlanta area. Performed full lifecycle recruitment for contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire opportunities for mid-marked and enterprise corporations.

Full Lifecycle RecruitingTechnical RecruitingClient Management

David-kenneth group

Talent Engagement Manager

Jan 2018 – Oct 2018 · 9 mos · Virtual

As the Talent Engagement Manager, my responsibilities included the following:
Educated management on staffing trends and help to develop strategic staffing plans, provided labor market information (LMI) to address sourcing challenges, and shared knowledge with the management team. Created job descriptions and requisitions for a variety of hiring needs. Achieved the recruiting targets needed to support the company's growth plan through advertising, job postings, and contacts.
Built and maintained an ATS/database and pipeline of high-quality candidates in the areas of planned and future hiring. Conducted interviews and negotiated salary, benefits and other details with candidates during the hiring processes.
Developed unique recruiting and sourcing strategies for hard-to-find/niche skill sets, specific to data center migrations. Managed hiring expectations and deadlines with the management team. Conducted research to build a knowledge base and leverage social media to attract a pipeline of passive candidates.
Provided support to candidates and management during the on-boarding process. Worked to improve the recruiting & hiring process through implementing best practices and new recruiting methodologies.
Leveraged professional networks and external resources to build a pipeline database for business development leads. Assisted PMO team members with various assignments as needed.

Strategic StaffingJob Description CreationCandidate SupportTalent Engagement

Ntt data, inc.

Technical Recruiter

Mar 2017 – Dec 2017 · 9 mos · Greater Atlanta Area

As a member of the Strategic Staffing group, provided NTT DATA’s clients with top notch technical talent to augment their core IT staff. Worked to build out the Atlanta-branch and staff for the local market while also supporting the New York and Tampa markets.

Brooksource

4 roles

Recruiting Team Lead

Sep 2016 – Feb 2017 · 5 mos

Held responsibility for full lifecycle recruiting, recruiting team performance, internal training, and new hire onboarding.

Professional Technical Recruiter

Jul 2016 – Feb 2017 · 7 mos

Held responsibility for locating and recruiting IT talent in an agency setting utilizing referrals, job boards, job postings, internet searches, networking events, and LinkedIn.