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Jeff Leyda

Commander · DISC type D
Manager, Global Executive Talent Acquisition at Insight
📍 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area, United States

Jeff Leyda is a senior talent acquisition director with extensive experience in global executive hiring, technical recruiting, and leading high-performing teams for major IT organizations. A graduate of Ohio University, he focuses on program development and process improvement. Colleagues frequently describe him as professional, exceptional, and resourceful.

Based on his interests, Jeff maintains a connection with his alma mater, Ohio University. He also publicly shares his pride in the achievements of his family, indicating that their success is a source of personal importance and motivation.

Unique fact: He has successfully led end-to-end recruitment for C-suite and executive leadership positions across North America, APAC, and EMEA.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Manager, Global Executive Talent Acquisition
Job Level
Middle
Location
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Jeff shows up

Risk-Taker
Strong-Willed
Very Quick

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms. They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.

Priorities

Topics Jeff cares about

Global Executive Hiring
He leads the full recruitment process for high-level, global C-suite and executive leadership positions at his current company, Insight.
Technical Recruiting
He has managed teams hiring hundreds of technical professionals annually in areas like Cloud, Data & AI, IoT, and Cybersecurity.
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Career

Work history

10-2024 - 4-2025
Manager, Global Executive Talent Acquisition
Insight
8-2018 - 12-2024
Manager, Talent Acquisition - Solutions
Insight
5-2014 - 8-2018
Head of People, TA/HR East (Acquired by Insight in August 2018)
Cardinal Solutions
6-2013 - 5-2014
Team Leader - Corporate TA, North America
Red Hat
6-2013
Talent Acquisition/HR Consultant
Independent Consulting
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Education
BA
Ohio University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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