Janelle Henry

Global Head of Recruiting at Meta with over 20 years in tech and academia

Who is Janelle Henry?

Janelle Henry is the Global Head of Talent (Early Career, Brand, DEI, Programs) at Meta (formerly Facebook). She has over 12 years of experience leading global recruiting teams at various stages of organizations.1

Some key facts about Janelle Henry:

She has held recruiting leadership roles at Microsoft, Expedia, and Meta1
At Meta, she has been responsible for hiring 60% of the AI talent over the past 3 years1
Her teams have hired over 25,000 people globally in the past 13 years1
She has extensive experience in university recruiting, having hired over 400 developers and 500 interns from top schools while at Microsoft1
She is a versatile leader who has built and led recruiting teams ranging from 3 to 300 people1

Janelle Henry is passionate about employer branding and has been published in numerous publications speaking on behalf of the tech industry.1 She suggests recent graduates tailor their applications to the specific jobs they are applying for and have fun with the process.2

Her LinkedIn username is janellegodfrey, but her current email addresses are janellegodfrey@hotmail.com and janelle@fb.com.3 4

Highlights

Aug 9 · businessinsider.com

I Recruit New Grads at Meta. Here's What I Look for in Job Candidates.

Experience

Global Head of Talent at Meta

Director of Technical Recruiting at Meta, Director of Recruiting at Facebook, Senior Manager - Technical Recruiting at Facebook, Manager - International Recruiting at Facebook, Staffing Lead at Microsoft, Technical Recruiter at Microsoft, Corporate Recruiter at Expedia.com, Employee Relations Specialist at UW MBA Career Services