Riley Smith

Riley Smith is a seasoned Senior Technical Recruiter at GitLab, specializing in global hiring, particularly in UX roles, after initially recruiting for core Engineering teams. With prior experience as a Talent Acquisition Manager at Slalom, part of the founding team for Slalom Australia, Riley led recruitment efforts for Data & Analytics and played a key role in building the Salesforce team. In earlier positions, Riley served as a Talent Engagement Partner at Versent, a Co-organiser for the Sydney Ansible User Group, and a Technical Recruiter specializing in DevOps and Cloud at both SustainAbility Consulting and Interpro People. Riley began a career in technology recruitment after transitioning from earlier roles in system administration and sales.