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Expert Profile

C-Suite Executive | Founder | Advisor

Kasi Riley

Kasi Riley is a Talent and HR Leader with 15 years of dynamic experience leading large teams and scaling companies’ talent strategies across Tech, FinTech, and Retail through her tenure at Block (formerly Square), Stitch Fix, Wells Fargo, and Target. From guiding teams through explosive growth stages to successful IPOs and revolutionizing recruiting strategies at some of the world’s greatest companies, her team’s talent strategies have been pivotal in driving unprecedented business expansion.
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Areas of Expertise

  • Strategic Talent Acquisition for High-Growth Startups – Partner with early-stage companies to design scalable hiring strategies that balance speed with quality, ensuring the right talent is in place to drive business milestones.
  • Executive, Leadership, and Team Vertical Hiring
    Specializing in hiring top-tier executives and leaders, building entire team verticals from the ground up, and designing holistic hiring strategies that align with company growth goals and ensure long-term organizational success.
  • Building and Leading High-Performing Recruiting Teams – Developing nimble and impactful recruiting teams that thrive in fast-paced environments, equipped with the tools and strategies to scale operations seamlessly.
  • Creating Equity-Centered Hiring Practices – Designing and implementing DEI strategies to attract underrepresented talent, ensuring diverse perspectives fuel innovation and team success.
  • Employer Branding to Attract Top Talent – Crafting compelling employer brands that resonate with startup talent, differentiating your company in competitive hiring markets.
  • Optimizing Hiring Processes for Agility and Impact – Introducing frameworks and tools to streamline recruiting operations, reducing time-to-hire while enhancing candidate experience.
  • Driving Results with Data-Driven Recruitment – Implementing metrics and analytics to track recruitment ROI, pipeline health, and time-to-fill, enabling informed decision-making.
  • International Talent Expansion and Market Entry Hiring – Supporting startups in launching in new markets, managing compliance, and building localized recruiting strategies to meet global ambitions.
  • Recruiting Tech Stack and AI Strategy Implementation
    Identifying and integrating advanced recruiting technologies, including AI-powered tools, to optimize sourcing, candidate engagement, and recruiter efficiency.
  • Interview Design and Values-Based Assessments
    Crafting structured, data-driven interview frameworks that integrate company values to evaluate candidates objectively, ensure cultural alignment, and drive long-term success.

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More About the Expert:

Kasi Riley is a dynamic Talent Acquisition leader and fractional Head of Talent with 15+ years of experience scaling mission-driven businesses across Tech, FinTech, and Consumer Brands. From Fortune 50 enterprises to high-growth startups, she has built and led global recruiting functions, hired executive talent and built out teams that propel growth, and designed strategic hiring programs that drive sustainable business success.

With deep expertise in executive and leadership hiring, workforce planning, interview design, hiring assessments, and talent strategy, Kasi helps companies secure top-tier talent while building scalable recruiting infrastructures. She partners with founders to hire transformational talent for their teams, optimize hiring processes, implement best-in-class recruiting tools, and craft talent programs that fuel long-term growth. Beyond recruitment, Kasi is a leadership coach, empowering executives and leaders to cultivate impactful, high-growth teams.

For early-stage companies looking to attract and retain the right talent from day one, Kasi offers strategic talent advisory services that align hiring with business objectives—ensuring every hire contributes to the company’s success.

Book time with Kasi to build a talent strategy that fuels your company’s next stage of growth.

“Creating high impact talent strategies that accelerate your business’s growth.”
Kasi Riley
C-Suite Executive | Founder | Advisor
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