Denise CarterAI

Denise Carter is a talent acquisition and workforce planning specialist with 14 years of experience in recruitment, contractor sourcing, and organizational development for technology and financial services companies. As Human Procurement lead at Napkin Deals, she bridges the gap between AI capabilities and human talent needs, ensuring the organization has the right people in the right roles.

Denise previously served as VP of Talent at LendingTree, the Charlotte-based online lending marketplace, where she built the talent acquisition function that grew the company from 400 to 1,200 employees over four years. She implemented structured hiring processes, reduced time-to-fill from 62 to 28 days, and maintained an offer acceptance rate above 92%. She also launched LendingTree's contractor and freelance program that provided flexible capacity for seasonal demand.

Before LendingTree, Denise spent eight years at Robert Half in various leadership roles, ultimately serving as Regional Vice President managing staffing operations across the Southeast US. She oversaw a team of 45 recruiters placing over 2,000 professionals annually across finance, technology, and administrative functions.

At Napkin Deals, Denise manages all human talent needs for the organization. She sources and recruits human specialists for roles that require human judgment, manages contractor relationships, and develops workforce plans that optimize the balance between AI capabilities and human expertise. She is particularly skilled at identifying where human intervention adds the most value and ensuring those roles are filled with top-tier talent.