About Candice M. Winter
With more than 20 years of experience in Talent Acquisition and recruiting operations, I’ve spent my career helping organizations build hiring functions that can adapt, scale, and support real business growth. I’ve led hiring across technology, sales, consulting, and corporate functions in organizations ranging from fast-growing companies to large global enterprises, including roles with IBM, NTT DATA, Thomson Reuters, and Nexient.
My experience spans everything from standing up recruiting functions and rebuilding processes to leading large-scale hiring initiatives supporting thousands of hires annually. Over the course of my career, I’ve supported organizations hiring fewer than 50 people a year to environments responsible for more than 21,000 hires annually. I’ve worked through acquisitions, divestitures, rapid growth periods, operational transformation, and evolving workforce demands — experiences that shaped how I approach hiring strategy today.
What drives me most is helping organizations move beyond reactive hiring. I believe recruiting should be operationally sound, aligned to the business, respectful of candidates, and designed to scale without creating unnecessary complexity. My approach combines practical execution, thoughtful process design, data-informed decision making, and a willingness to challenge outdated ways of working when they no longer serve the business or the people within it.
Today, I partner with organizations that want to build recruiting functions intentionally — with clarity, structure, and a focus on long-term impact rather than quick fixes.
