Denise Estep
About Denise Estep
Denise Estep is a Senior Recruiter at Automation Anywhere in Denver, Colorado, with extensive experience in talent acquisition and sourcing across various industries and international locations.
Title
Denise Estep currently holds the position of Senior Recruiter at Automation Anywhere, based in Denver, Colorado, United States.
Professional Background
Denise Estep has over a decade of experience in recruitment and talent acquisition. She started her career at IBM as a Client Services Consultant & Senior Recruiter from 2006 to 2009. Denise then joined Schwan's Company as a Regional Recruiter for 6 months in 2010 before becoming a Contract Recruiter at RiseSmart.com later that year. From 2011 to 2014, she held the position of Senior Recruiter for Nestlé USA & L-3 at Korn Ferry. Denise served as a Talent Sourcing Recruiter & Talent Advisor for Nestlé USA from 2014 to 2018, after which she moved to Automation Anywhere, holding various roles, including Senior Talent Acquisition Sourcing Recruiter and Senior Recruiter Talent Advisor- Americas. In 2023, she briefly worked at iCIMS as a Senior Talent Acquisition Sourcing Partner.
Expertise and Specializations
Denise specializes in recruiting for legal, marketing, finance, and sales positions across multiple international locations including the US, London, Paris, Dublin, and India. She has implemented AI-powered tools to optimize job descriptions and enhance recruitment processes. In her current role, Denise manages a team of sourcing recruiters and focuses on recruiting for quota-carrying sales, marketing, G&A, GTM, and executive-level positions.
Education
Denise Estep holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from the University of Phoenix, where she studied Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services. She also earned an Associate’s Degree in General Studies from Pima Community College.
Achievements and Initiatives
Throughout her career, Denise has championed diversity and inclusion initiatives within recruitment processes. At Automation Anywhere, she provided sourcing and recruiting support for colleagues in Europe and India. Denise developed effective sourcing strategies leveraging market data to identify top talent and created a sourcing strategy to hire entry-level Technical Support Engineers for Automation Anywhere's new location in Mexico City.
Significant Projects
During her time at iCIMS, Denise was responsible for pipeline building and candidate screening, focusing on satisfying hiring managers by establishing early expectations and maintaining proactive follow-up. She led efforts in identifying and sourcing top talent, which significantly contributed to the talent acquisition process at the company.