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Amanda Burke

Founder, Arivaii | Human-Centered Workforce Strategist

Amanda Burke

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With over 20+ years of experience in workforce strategy, inclusive hiring, and enterprise talent systems, Amanda designs workforce infrastructure that works for real humans.

Amanda operates at the intersection of accessibility, execution, and scalable system design. Her leadership experience spans enterprise environments, high-volume and technical recruitment, and cross-functional strategy — always centered on dignity, belonging, and measurable impact.

Amanda is a biracial woman and proud member of the disability community, and her work is informed by lived experience as much as professional practice. She understands firsthand how traditional workforce systems often overlook variability in ability, navigation capacity, and access.

Throughout her career, she has helped organizations rethink how talent is identified, supported, and sustained — building inclusive recruitment strategies, expanding employer engagement, and developing workforce programs that increase participation without compromising performance.

Before founding Arivaii, Amanda served as Head of Getting Hired within the Allegis Group ecosystem, where she led strategy and operations for a national inclusive workforce platform focused on individuals with disabilities, veterans, and underrepresented talent. Under her leadership, employer engagement and talent participation grew significantly, positioning the platform as a leader in accessible hiring practices.

She previously spent a decade leading workforce strategy across engineering and technical recruitment environments, designing scalable talent solutions for enterprise clients navigating complex hiring needs.

Human-Centered Workforce Strategist and Inclusive System Architect
Workforce leader with 20+ years of experience designing scalable, accessible hiring systems and enterprise talent strategies that align performance with dignity.
Profile Summary

Amanda Burke is a workforce strategist and founder of Arivaii, focused on building accessible hiring systems and modern workforce navigation frameworks.

Her work spans enterprise talent strategy, inclusive hiring design, employer engagement growth, and system architecture. She partners with organizations ready to rethink how people move through work — integrating accessibility, execution, and measurable performance into sustainable workforce infrastructure.

Amanda believes the future of work requires intentional design — not surface-level inclusion, but structural intelligence that reflects real human variability.

Professional Experience

Amanda’s career includes leadership roles across enterprise workforce ecosystems:

• Founder, Arivaii — Workforce navigation and accessible hiring system design
• Head of Getting Hired (Allegis Group) — Led national inclusive workforce platform strategy, scaling employer and talent engagement significantly
• Senior Workforce Strategy Leader (Aerotek / Actalent) — Designed scalable engineering and technical recruitment systems across enterprise clients
• Solutions Manager (Verizon) — Operational leadership in large-scale enterprise environments
• Operations Supervisor (Best Buy) — Early leadership in high-volume operational management

Her work consistently bridges employer needs with equitable access models.

Education

Mass Communication & Media Studies
Sinclair Community College

Ongoing executive and professional development in:

• Inclusive Development & Organizational Leadership
• Workforce Strategy
• Diversity & Equity Certification (NDCCDP)
• Accessible Hiring Frameworks

Amanda prioritizes continuous learning aligned with workforce modernization.

Skills

• Workforce Strategy & System Design
• Accessible Hiring & Inclusive Recruitment
• Employer Engagement & Talent Pipeline Alignment
• Enterprise Talent Operations
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Workforce Navigation Framework Development
• Organizational Scaling & Change Management
• Social Impact Strategy

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