iCIMS CEO and leadership

Diane Fanelli joined iCIMS to lead worldwide customer and partner operations for iCIMS’ community of more than 2 million users and the industry’s largest recruiting ecosystem of partners. As chief operating officer, Fanelli is responsible for leading the company’s award-winning customer success, professional services, technical support, training and partnerships teams, as iCIMS continues to scale globally.

Fanelli brings extensive senior leadership experience from global enterprise software companies, including COO roles at Citrix and SAP. She has previously served as an executive sponsor of D&I programs, including the Veterans to Work initiative at SAP and is an active supporter of STEM initiatives to inspire today’s youth to focus on digital careers of tomorrow.

In 2019, Fanelli was recognized with a CRN Channel Chief award and the CRN Women of the Channel award in 2018 and 2017 for her success in driving innovation, growth and revenue through channel partners and customers.

Experienced Senior Executive and Chief Financial Officer in both public and private equity backed companies with 20+ years of business leadership experience. Track record for driving results throughout the organization and building high performing teams. Financial and operational expertise in high growth companies including developing and executing inorganic and organic growth strategies. Expertise in SaaS companies, international expansion and leading global teams. Experience in positioning companies to raise capital. In-depth experience developing and executing strategic plans, driving enterprise projects from concept to completion and ensuring that the entire organization is achieving strategic and financial goals.

A proven software executive with an ability to lead creative, productive teams that deliver enterprise products aligned with business objectives. Al has led Engineering organizations in both high-growth start-ups and global companies. His product experiences include Enterprise Application software, Information Management, Data Governance products, and Application Server middleware. He is big picture thinker who excels at simplifying and explaining how technology contributes to business value.

Deep experience in M&A activities with participation in over a dozen acquisitions. Skilled in the research, due diligence, and integration process.

Strong technical background, and experience in CTO and Architecture roles, ensures important technology decisions meet corporate goals. He has a track record of building win/win partnerships both internally and externally to deliver product roadmaps that deliver leading provider solutions. He has deep passion for enabling customer success and software engineering excellence.

Specialties- Software Executive -- engineering leadership, engineering management, experienced in start ups and established company, SaaS, Agile, small team and multi-site team experience, growth, hiring and building out engineering, experience establishing and managing offshore development, software licensing, and vendor relationships. Industries spanning Telecommunications, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Retail, and Manufacturing. Business experience driving Partner strategy, Indirect channels, and supporting Enterprise Sales. Leadership experience with Executive management teams.Technology depth with Web Services, Cloud Java, SOA and composite architectures.

His background includes various cross-functional executive and leadership roles at IBM, Princeton Softech, Hewlett Packard, Bluestone Software, Astea International, General Electric and RCA.

Chief Evangelist at iCIMS, Advisor, Strategist, and Senior Talent Leader

15 years of leadership experience as VP of Global Talent at stellar brands such as Workday, SAP, and Databricks to name a few. Achieving 99% of hiring plan for every quarter 8 years in a row and NPS of 70+ for both hired and unhired candidates while doubling hiring capacity.

Balancing execution and speed, while providing unique memorable experiences for every candidate, hired or unhired, is the opportunity to differentiate yourself. #experienceslikenoother

As Chief of Staff at iCIMS, Laura Coccaro is responsible for driving the prioritization and execution of strategic plans and initiatives for the Office of the CEO and iCIMS leadership team.

Coccaro was previously iCIMS' Director of Talent Management, focused on scaling the team to support iCIMS' significant growth in recent years. She joined iCIMS in 2016 as Talent Management Business Partner.

Before joining iCIMS, Coccaro previously served as a Vice President at Credit Suisse, where she held various roles across Talent, partnering with a global and diverse set of business units on their talent initiatives and priorities. Coccaro worked across various functions, including core HR, internal mobility, and campus recruiting.

Her career has provided her with the opportunity to understand the critical importance of having the right talent to drive business outcomes. Coccaro holds a BS in Business Administration from Fordham University.