Jeanette Leeds

About me

Jeanette Leeds is an award-winning talent acquisition expert, business leader and tech entrepreneur. She is currently the Managing Director of the tech start-up Hourly by AMS which creates next generation tech that optimizes the engagement and hiring of hourly workers through a combination of automation, conversational AI and real-time analytics. In addition to leading Hourly by AMS, Jeanette is also a member of the the AMS americas senior leadership team.

Prior to Hourly by AMS, Jeanette was the Managing Director and Head of Americas at Oleeo, a pioneer and innovator in Recruiting Enablement solutions, leading the way in the application of artificial intelligence and automation. As the founding executive of Oleeo's expansion into the U.S. Market and a member of the global executive leadership team, Jeanette brought Oleeo to the U.S. market.

A front-line global HR practitioner who made the jump to HR technology, Jeanette held senior Global Talent Acquisition roles at Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse, prior to her executive roles in talent acquisition tech firms.

An award-winning industry leader with a passion for diversity and inclusion, Jeanette regularly shares her thought leadership and talent acquisition expertise at industry events, on podcasts, in blogs and articles to educate audiences on how to drive efficiency throughout the hiring funnel while protecting diversity and creating a sense of belonging in candidate experience.

Jeanette graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, and holds an MBA in Management from Columbia Business School. During her spare time, she serves as board member for a non-profit focused on needs-based education scholarships and can be found cheering on her two soccer addicted kids.