Lauren Harper, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

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DISC Type : DS

Director of Recruiting at QA Wolf

Greater Seattle Area, United States

Overview

Lauren Harper is the Director of Recruiting at QA Wolf, specializing in talent strategy and scaling high-growth teams. A certified SPHR and SHRM-SCP, she has experience managing global recruiting teams and partnering with executive leadership on organizational design. Colleagues describe her as dynamic, hardworking, professional, genuine, and personable.

Beyond her professional life, Lauren is deeply committed to empowering and supporting women. She serves as a leader for "Women Together, " a ministry for women at New Life Church, where she helps create spaces for women to connect and grow.

She is passionate about creating meaningful connections between exceptional candidates and mission-driven teams.

Personality Overview

Decisive But Calm

Output-Driven

Planner & Achiever

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.  They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Topics They Care About

Talent Strategy
Her roles have involved being a strategic partner to executive leadership on organizational design, succession planning, and scaling teams in high-growth environments.
Women's Empowerment
She is deeply committed to supporting women and serves as a leader for "Women Together, " a ministry focused on creating spaces for women to grow.
Community Building
She is focused on building professional communities, such as QA Wolf's "Wolf Den, " a set of curated, in-person experiences for engineering leaders.

Media Appearances

Lauren has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2025
Director of Recruiting at QA Wolf
3-2025 - 5-2025
Senior Recruiter at QA Wolf
2-2024 - 3-2025
Head of Talent Acquisition at Orkes
7-2022 - 2-2024
Senior Manager, Global Talent Acquisition at Hiya Inc.
7-2021 - 7-2022
Manager, Global Talent Acquisition at Hiya Inc.

Education

1-2023 - 3-2024
Associate's degree from Lake Washington Institute of Technology
3-2022 - 6-2023
Associate of Arts - AA from Olympic College

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Insights For Selling To Lauren

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Use phrases like 'your team deserves', 'best in class' etc.
  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game

DONT's

  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Lauren is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Lauren

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Lauren move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Lauren take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Lauren

Personality Compatibility


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