Ashton Hansen is Managing Director, Talent Acquisition at Allegro Group, where she oversees the company’s talent acquisition teams in Fargo, ND and Minneapolis, MN as they perform executive and professional searches on behalf of clients throughout the region and nationally. She has over a decade of experience in talent acquisition strategy and excels at understanding where a team or company is today, identifying where that team or company wants to be and then defining the individual talent and growth strategies that will get them there.

• Throughout Ashton’s career, she has interviewed thousands of professionals and worked directly with over 100 companies, giving her vast exposure to best-in-class talent and organizations.  Her clients range from start-up companies to multi-billion-dollar organizations across multiple industries. She has successfully overseen and completed a broad range of searches ranging from senior-level specialists to director-level and C-suite leaders.
• Ashton has also held internal leadership roles partnering with executive teams on company strategy. In her previous organization, she held leadership roles in support and operational functions of the business. Her successes include working with company leadership to develop HR strategies around attracting and retaining talent that resulted in a 36% company-wide turnover reduction in the first year. She also led a corporate team of five and a multi-million dollar inventory department through an enterprise-wide system overhaul and software implementation.
• Ashton is passionate about partnering with businesses on reaching strategic goals through key individuals and working with professionals who are positioned for career advancement and growth. She is a relationship builder and works hard to truly get to know the professionals she works with.

Ashton graduated from North Dakota State University with degrees in Business Administration and Spanish. She currently serves as Chair Elect for United Way of Cass Clay. She is a graduate of the United Way of Cass Clay’s 35 Under 35 women’s leadership program, former Chair of the FMWF Chamber Women Connect committee, past secretary of the ND Women’s Business Center board, past president of her local Toastmasters club and past volunteer committee member for the YWCA. She enjoys reading her monthly book club selection, competing in triathlon and marathon events and spending time with her husband and two sons.