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Nicole Umphress

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📍 Greater Milwaukee, United States

Nicole is an experienced program manager and operations leader with a background in education and technology. She has designed impactful learning initiatives and leadership programs for acclaimed designers at IBM and is now the Co-Founder and COO of HigherPeople, a recruiting firm for tech startups.

Her background includes volunteering with Habitat for Humanity and mentoring middle school students. During her time in Austin, she enjoys reading, exploring new places to eat, and spending time with her husband and their dog, Lucy. Her work often involves empowering people in their career journeys.

She was instrumental in pivoting a major in-person education program at IBM to an entirely virtual environment in a matter of weeks during the pandemic.

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Greater Milwaukee, United States
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Tech Recruiting
As Co-Founder & COO of HigherPeople, she actively sources talent for venture-backed startups, focusing on engineering and product design roles.
Leadership Development
Led the design and delivery of career and leadership programs for IBM's top designers, earning recognition for excellence in career progression.
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BA
Loras College
Product Management (1 week online program)
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