Meagan Donnelly

Head of Talent

Boston, Massachusetts, United States13 yrs experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Led global disability inclusion strategy at Atlassian.
Increased underrepresented talent representation at VMware.
Developed comprehensive university talent programs.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Diversity and Inclusion expert in the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

AccessibilityArtificial Intelligence (ai)Diversity, Equity, Inclusion And Belonging (deib)Global LeadershipUniversity RecruitmentProgram Development

Other Skills

Senior Program ManagementStakeholder ManagementGlobal Cross-Functional Team LeadershipCross-functional CollaborationsStrategic Program DevelopmentEmployee EngagementChange ManagementData AnalysisExecutive-level CommunicationStrategic PartnershipsReportingBudget ManagementEmployee SurveysSelf IDDemand Planning

About

Senior Talent Acquisition leader experienced in managing global university talent and professional teams focused on designing and implementing people programs and cultivating strategic partnerships to shape global strategy. Strategic counsel to executive-level business leaders, managers, HR partners, and other stakeholders, committed to driving company-wide people objectives encompassing hiring, development, and retention of key talent.

Experience

13 yrs

Total Experience

3 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Atlassian

2 roles

Inclusive Talent Acquisition and Accessibility Lead, People Team

Promoted

Feb 2025 – Mar 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo · Remote

Defined and led global disability inclusion strategy, embedding accessibility and employee lived experiences into enterprise-wide people programs, policies, and practices.
Spearheaded development and deployment of generative AI–powered solutions, including AI agents, to support inclusive hiring and employee accessibility initiatives.
Launched and scaled a global candidate accommodations program, standardizing interview accessibility practices and improving equity across the end-to-end hiring lifecycle.
Influenced and partnered cross-functionally to embed inclusive design and bias mitigation frameworks across people programs, driving systemic improvements in hiring and workplace experience.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AccessibilitySenior Program ManagementStakeholder ManagementGlobal Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Business Partner

Sep 2024 – Feb 2025 · 5 mos · Remote

Partnered with senior leaders to identify organizational gaps and embed inclusion principles into business strategy, ensuring alignment with company goals.
Developed tailored strategies to enhance fairness across the employee lifecycle, and collaborated closely with HR Business Partners to empower managers in building inclusive recruiting, development, and retention practices

Vmware

5 roles

Director, Partnerships and Programs - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Mar 2022 – Jan 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos

Influenced global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategy and business-led DEI initiatives to recruit, develop and retain women and underrepresented talent, resulting in a 3.5% pt increase in women and a 2.6% pt increase in underrepresented minority representation over 3 years.
Provided coaching, enablement, and support for senior leaders and managers to develop strong business-led DEI initiatives including DEI goal/metrics accountability, quarterly strategic webinars, dashboard data insights and strategic programming.
Managed global team of managers and ICs providing strategic expertise on DEI reporting, indexing, conference and partnership strategy, budget management, and company-wide DEI learning.

Global LeadershipCross-functional CollaborationsStrategic Program DevelopmentEmployee EngagementDiversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)Change Management+7

Director, Talent Acquisition - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Promoted

Apr 2019 – Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Established and led a Talent Acquisition Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) team dedicated to integrating DEI principles into all aspects of the talent acquisition process and team operations.
Collaborated closely with R&D senior leadership to develop and execute plans for achieving company-wide Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) goals.
Developed comprehensive enablement programs focusing on cultivating diverse candidate pipelines and forging strategic partnerships to advance company-wide DEI objectives.

Senior Manager, University Talent

Promoted

Mar 2015 – Apr 2019 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Managed global University Talent demand planning for the Sales Organization in partnership with HR, and Finance,
Created early talent hiring and development solutions to meet the strategic objectives of the business.
Led team of managers in developing and overseeing global New Graduate & Intern Programs, encompassing the First Year Experience, Engineering Rotational Program, Sales Academy, Women Mentoring Programs, Academic Scholarship Programs, High School Initiatives, Talent Attraction Programs, Early Talent Manager Enablement and event-style hiring initiatives.

University RecruitmentDemand PlanningProgram DevelopmentSenior Program ManagementOperations ManagementBudget Forecasting+1

Manager, University Talent

Mar 2013 – Mar 2015 · 2 yrs

Developed VMware's intern program strategy and executed over 50 events for 250+ students annually.
Led the design and execution of intern onboarding, talent reviews, and exit interviews. Spearheaded global training initiatives for interns and managers.

Relationship Manager, University Talent

Jan 2011 – Mar 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Built and managed strategic relationships at top technical universities
Implemented competitive on-campus engagement strategies to increase brand awareness on-campus and build pipeline for University Recruiting Team.