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Laurel Kiskanyan

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Principal Talent Acquisition Partner at Tailscale
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Laurel is a talent acquisition leader with 15 years of experience scaling teams in high-growth, pre- and post-IPO environments at companies like Tailscale and DigitalOcean. She holds an MA from Columbia University and is known for being intelligent, analytical, and sincere. Her expertise lies in practical process improvement and delivering quality hires at scale.

Outside of work, Laurel is a mother and is passionate about her family. She has a strong interest in electric vehicles, specifically Rivian, and is a prospective owner of a Vizsla dog, actively preparing for the new puppy.

Unique fact: Laurel is actively tackling a recent, massive surge in fraudulent job applicants, a problem where up to half of candidates for a role can be fake.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Principal Talent Acquisition Partner
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Priorities

Topics Laurel cares about

Recruiting Fraud
She has publicly discussed the huge rise in fraudulent applicants at Tailscale and is implementing solutions to combat it, making it a top professional priority.
Scaling Tech Teams
Her career has focused on rapidly growing teams through crucial funding stages, from Series A to IPO, at companies like DigitalOcean and Tailscale.
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Career

Work history

5-2026
Principal Talent Acquisition Partner
Tailscale
1-2023 - 5-2026
Lead Talent Acquisition Partner
Tailscale
3-2022 - 12-2022
Director of Talent
Aalto
9-2021 - 3-2022
Senior Technical Recruiter II
DigitalOcean
8-2017 - 9-2021
Senior Recruiter I
DigitalOcean
In the press

Media appearances

Tailscale eliminates fake candidates | Fraud Detection - Tofu. Featured in Tofu (HireTofu.com)
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Education
MA
Columbia University
BA
Boston College
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