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Lauren Berger
Senior Manager, Early Career Recruiting, Roku Inc
Lauren Berger is a Senior Recruiting Manager at Roku, specializing in Early Career and Campus Recruiting. In her role at Roku, Lauren is responsible for leading Roku's global university recruiting efforts, managing teams of all-star Recruiters, Coordinators and Program Managers. In her time at Roku, she has built & scaled the intern program, and expanded Early Career Recruiting into new entities around the world. Prior to her role at Roku, Lauren was a University Recruiter at Meta, and University Program Manager & Recruiter for Sonos.
The UR Budget Breakdown
Every recruiting team is being asked to do more with less, but not all investments deliver equal impact. From tools and events to vendor partnerships and internal capacity, where you allocate budget directly shapes your ability to attract, hire, and convert early talent. In this session, UR leaders share how they make tough budget decisions in a constrained environment ~ what they prioritize, what they’ve cut, and how they evaluate ROI across different investments. We’ll explore how to align spending with business outcomes, build a sustainable recruiting infrastructure, and ensure every dollar contributes to meaningful impact.