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Melanie W.

Melanie W.

Recruiter | HR Operations | Business Operations Leader

Recruiter | HR Operations | Business Operations I help organizations attract exceptional talent, improve hiring operations, and build scalable business processes that support long-term growth. With 15+ years of experience across startups, nonprofits, SaaS, cybersecurity, government contracting, and Fortune 500 organizations, I partner directly with executives and hiring managers to streamline recruiting, strengthen operations, and solve complex business challenges. My recent work has focused on full-cycle recruiting and HR operations, including hiring for legal, nonprofit, technical, cybersecurity, AI, Web3, marketing, finance, executive support, and business operations roles. I've built recruiting infrastructure from the ground up, designed interview frameworks, developed hiring scorecards and evaluation rubrics, created onboarding programs, and partnered with executive leadership on hiring strategy and workforce planning. From coordinating a $30M+ commercial real estate RFI/RFP, building recruiting systems for a growing cybersecurity startup, developing SOPs and executive documentation, to managing cross-functional projects and business operations, I bring structure, organization, and dependable execution to every engagement. Whether you need a recruiter, HR operations partner, business operations leader, or project manager, I deliver proactive communication, thoughtful problem-solving, and results you can rely on. I Can Help With Full-Cycle Recruiting & Talent Acquisition Candidate Screening & Structured Interviews Recruiting Operations & ATS Management HR Operations & Employee Onboarding Business Operations & Process Improvement Project Management SOP Development & Documentation Executive Operations & Executive Support Workflow Optimization Research & Strategic Planning Technology Greenhouse • Ashby • LinkedIn Recruiter • Microsoft 365 • Google Workspace • SharePoint • Confluence • Salesforce • ClickUp • Airtable • Slack • Microsoft Teams • Zoom • QuickBooks • DocuSign • Notion • Asana • SAP • Canva • Adobe Acrobat I pride myself on being proactive, detail-oriented, and trusted with confidential information while helping organizations hire exceptional talent, improve operations, and execute high-impact initiatives.

🇺🇸Laurel, United States$65/hr100% JSS5.00 (3)Since Jun 2025

Earnings and projects

MRR
$0

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#122,573 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#20,791 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$0
Total earnings
$25k

Billed in all: $27k

World#122,573 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#20,791 / 62.1k
Per project
$5.1k
Projects, last 6 months
0
World#209,850 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#27,405 / 62.1k
Projects in all
5

Across 7 contracts

29% fixed71% hourly
World#266,042 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#38,088 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$26.7kNothing earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$26.0k$26.5k$27.0k$27.5kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

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