Drew Newsome

Global full-cycle Talent Acquisition partner specializing in scaling enterprise IT, Product, and Engineering teams across Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Agentic AI, Product Engineering, Data Platforms, and Global Cloud Infrastructure. I leverage data, market insights, and competitive intelligence to inform hiring strategy, guide leadership decision-making, and align talent investments with business priorities. Proven experience building teams from the ground up in strategic global locations, aligning talent strategy, workforce planning, and hiring roadmaps with business objectives, and recruiting in highly competitive technical markets. Strong background in internal mobility, external full-cycle recruiting, and designing talent programs that attract, develop, and retain critical engineering, AI, and cloud talent at scale. Trusted partner to engineering and product leadership, with experience supporting both cleared (Public Trust, Secret, Top Secret) and non-cleared roles across contract and direct-hire hiring models. I value discretion, transparency, and long-term relationships. Philly sports Fanatic. Let's Go Mountaineers!!!