Natalie Stones

About Natalie Stones

I transform start-ups into employers of choice by refining their recruiting ops strategy. I also develop women in recruiting through my non-profit. At Talent Refinery we help tech companies, startups, talent agencies, and professional services firms close their recruiting and people operations workforce gaps, enabling them to elevate their growth and scalability. We see talent through a completely new lens, offering alternative and fractional opportunities to engage human capital leadership/resources/strategies when and where you need it most. Services include-Recruiting Department Audits -Embedded Recruiting -Fractional Leadership -Strategic Planning -Program Development -Employer Branding -Recruitment Marketing -Vendor Evaluation and Selection -Hiring Manager Training -Recruiter Coaching Reach out for a consultation: n••••••@talentrefinery.co : 41••••••39 : Blogs: #: HomeSuite -Received Series B funding and I built the recruiting department from square one -Hired a team of G+A and Tech Recruiters -Workforce and Capacity planning -Onboarded Lever ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, Entelo, Recruitment Marketing tools, and Job posting platforms -Launched employee referral program, manager training, and interviewer training **Outcomes: Company doubled in size in 6 months, reduced the staffing agency spend by 65%, brought majority of recruiting in-house #: Sungevity -Was hired to refresh the recruiting department after the prior Director was let go -Performance managed out under delivering Recruiters, hired additional team members -Rebuilt stakeholder relationships -Redesigned recruiting processes, compliance, and expectations -Built out reports, dashboards, and evaluated pipeline analytics in JobVite **Outcomes: ability to monitor performance and assess pipelines, trust in the recruiting department was re-established, increased hiring in Sales, Engineering, and Product teams

Experience

1. Founder

   Talent Collective

   May 2023 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   An invite only community dedicated to the development, connection, and advancement of Bay Area women in talent acquisition.

Education

• California State University-San Marcos

  Bachelor’s Degree, GPA 3.75 (cum laude)

• University of San Diego

  Master’s Degree, GPA 3.8 (magna cum laude)