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Laura Coccaro

Chief People Officer


Laura Coccaro is the Chief People Officer at ICIMS, a leading enterprise talent acquisition platform, where she leads all people functions, including talent acquisition, development, total rewards and employee engagement. A people-first leader with 20 years of experience in HR and talent strategy, Coccaro brings both vision and discipline to building organizations where people feel they belong and are set up to thrive. Her expertise has been recognized through industry awards and through her membership of the Forbes Human Resources Council, where she contributes thought leadership on the future of work and talent strategy.

As CPO, Coccaro leads the people strategy behind ICIMS’ mission to reimagine how the world hires. She is passionate about building an equitable, inclusive workplace where the global ICIMS team is empowered to do their best work and deliver exceptional hiring experiences for customers worldwide. 

Before stepping into the CPO role, Coccaro served as Chief of Staff at ICIMS, driving the prioritization and execution of strategic initiatives for the Office of the CEO and senior leadership team, and also was an HR Business Partner prior, giving her a uniquely end-to-end perspective on what it takes to build and sustain a high-performing workforce. Prior to ICIMS, she spent nearly a decade at Credit Suisse, rising to Vice President and partnering with global business units across core HR, internal mobility and campus recruiting. Coccaro holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Fordham University.