Shanique Richards is a strategic Senior Talent Acquisition Program Manager at Navy Federal Credit Union, where she leads early career programs with end-to-end oversight spanning program design, stakeholder engagement, and execution. She serves as the Program Lead for the Year Up United partnership and supports the Summer Associate Program, with a focus on strengthening cross-functional partnerships, advancing non-traditional hiring models, and delivering measurable outcomes aligned to business needs.

With 7+ years of experience across agency and corporate recruiting, Shanique has built her career around designing, launching, and scaling high-impact early career strategies and talent partnerships. She began as a technical recruiter in an agency environment before moving into corporate emerging talent, where she expanded access to early career opportunities through intentional sourcing, program governance, and stakeholder influence.

Before Navy Federal, Shanique worked at VMware as an Emerging Talent Recruiter & Engagement Manager within University Relations, partnering with recruiting teams and hiring managers to execute hiring strategies, develop university partnerships, and lead hiring events supporting high-performing pipelines.

Shanique is an MBA candidate at the University of Maryland and holds professional development credentials from Wharton Executive Education and USF in talent management and DEI. She is also a committed mentor and community advocate, volunteering her time to support students and job seekers through career advising, coaching, and development workshops.