Ryan Stewart

Head of Talent

White Oak, Texas, United States16 yrs 7 mos experience

Key Highlights

Reduced time-to-hire by 16 days at Celigo.
Achieved 300% revenue growth at Intersys Consulting.
Integrated behavioral science into hiring systems.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused Talent Acquisition expert with a strong emphasis on data-driven hiring solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruiting OperationsRecruitingProduct ManagementGlobal Talent AcquisitionOperations ManagementTalent AttractionProduct DevelopmentTechnical RecruitingStaffing Services

Other Skills

Recruiting SystemsProcess StandardizationCandidate ExperienceHiring PracticesInterview Skills TrainingApplicant Tracking SystemsBehavioral InterviewingCommunicationLegal RequirementsKey MetricsBehavioral ScienceHiring Platform IntegrationAPI DevelopmentManagementStartups

About

I build hiring systems that actually work; the kind that reduce bias, scale with growth, and help companies hire people who succeed long term. After two decades in Talent Acquisition, I’ve led high-performing teams, rebuilt global hiring operations, and partnered with product leaders to design recruiting solutions used by thousands of employers. At Indeed, I helped shape SMB recruiting products and launched Indeed Hire. At Celigo, I built a global recruiting operations function that cut time-to-hire by 16 days and reduced cost per hire by over $6K. Today, as Co-Founder of Affintus and advisor to Talentpair, I focus on integrating behavioral science and data analytics into how organizations hire, train, and retain talent. What drives me is seeing hiring work as it should; transparent, evidence-based, and human-centered. Whether I’m mentoring recruiters, architecting hiring models, or guiding startups through rapid scale, I’m motivated by one simple idea: great hires change everything.

Experience

16 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

4 mos

Current Experience

Southern transport, llc

Talent Acquisition Operations Lead

Jan 2026 – Present · 4 mos · Kilgore, Texas, United States · On-site

Joined Southern Transport to mature and scale Talent Acquisition during a period of rapid growth. Leading the rollout of structured recruiting systems across field and corporate functions, focusing on process standardization, hiring manager enablement, and building a high-quality, repeatable candidate experience that supports long-term organizational maturity.

Talent AcquisitionRecruiting SystemsProcess StandardizationCandidate ExperienceRecruiting Operations

Affintus

2 roles

TA Operations Consultant - Product Manager

Dec 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · Austin, Texas, United States · Remote

Returned to Affintus so support GTM Strategies
Established TA Consulting Services; full cycle recruiting for small businesses
Roles Supported: Chief Financial Officer, Chief Commercial Officer, Research Scientist, Operations Manager, Data Scientist, BI Developer, Full Stack Software Engineer, Operations Manager, and more.
Handle all GTM efforts, including Marketing, Sales, and Demos. Led job seeker support initiatives
Created new partnership with Ashby
Continued previous Product Manager responsibilities for new Product Features

RecruitingHiring PracticesInterview Skills TrainingOperations ManagementApplicant Tracking SystemsBehavioral Interviewing+1

Hiring Platform Product Manager

Oct 2020 – Oct 2021 · 1 yr

Recruited by previous supervisor to provide Talent Acquisition insight for behavioral science assessment platform.
Led redesign of a behavioral-science-driven hiring platform improving prediction of job success
Created Career Guidance Portal to support industry leading job seeker experience
Led the integration with Greenhouse, Lever, and JazzHR, led the development of a custom API for additional ATS integrations
Created email-only workflow to support clients without an ATS or on a trial period

Celigo

Recruiting Operations Manager

Oct 2021 – Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Austin, Texas, United States

Scaled global recruiting infrastructure supporting 500+ hires during hyper-scale phase.
Reduced time-to-hire by 16 days and cost-per-hire by $6K through structured process design, pipeline analytics, and ATS optimization.
Implemented Gem, optimized Greenhouse, and created custom dashboards to improve forecast accuracy and hiring manager visibility.
Designed recruiter enablement programs and interview frameworks increasing quality-of-hire.

RecruitingOperations ManagementGlobal Talent AcquisitionCommunicationLegal RequirementsApplicant Tracking Systems+2

Indeed.com

2 roles

Manager - Talent Attraction

Aug 2018 – May 2019 · 9 mos · Austin, Texas Area

Led the executive-sponsored pilot dogfood project for Indeed's Global SMB Products. Managed a select team of recruiters putting the full SMB suite through its paces, discovering bugs, and making feature recommendations.

CommunicationLegal RequirementsManagementProduct DevelopmentTechnical RecruitingTalent Attraction

Technical Recruiting Manager - Indeed Hire

Apr 2016 – Aug 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Austin, Texas Area

Built the operational backbone for Indeed’s nationwide direct-hire business supporting 100 + recruiters and thousands of client placements.
Partnered cross-functionally with product, engineering, and sales to test, iterate, and refine internal recruiting tools later scaled globally.
Established hiring playbooks, SLAs, and data standards that reduced recruiter ramp time by 40 %.
Led multiple specialized teams (IT, Marketing, HR, Legal, Engineering) delivering consistent hiring outcomes in high-volume environments.

Operations ManagementStaffing ServicesLegal RequirementsKey MetricsManagementTechnical Recruiting+1

Intersys consulting

2 roles

Director of Recruiting

Promoted

Nov 2013 – Apr 2016 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Austin, Texas Area

Built a new Staffing Company under the Intersys Consulting umbrella to address direct-hire and contract-to-hire demands for established clients and to grow new clients. Resulted in 300% revenue growth for Intersys in 2 years.

Operations ManagementStaffing ServicesLegal RequirementsKey MetricsManagementTechnical Recruiting

Senior Technical Recruiter

May 2008 – Nov 2013 · 5 yrs 6 mos · Austin, Texas Area

Lead BI/DW Recruiter for customer-focused Business Intelligence, Data Management, and Application Development professional services organization. Match top talent for our clients', partners' and internal needs leading to tremendous company growth as demonstrated by our 5 time INC 5000 and back-to-back Austin Fast50 status. .

Operations ManagementTechnical Recruiting