Paul Newman

About Paul Newman

Yes. My name is really Paul Newman. I’m a Senior Technical Recruiter responsible for full lifecycle hiring across all business units in the US, UK, and CAN at Routeware, Inc.(Engineering, Product, Sales, Support, Customer Success, Finance, Marketing, and People Operations). As a team of one within People Ops, I partner directly with organizational leaders to build high-performing teams that support long-term scale and operational efficiency.I craft practical recruitment strategies that align with business goals. I optimize for both speed and quality of hire. I’ve reduced time-to-fill on critical roles, built sustainable talent pipelines in competitive markets, and introduced structured screening methods that improve consistency without sacrificing candidate experience.I approach recruiting as both relationship-building and strategic advisory: understanding the “why” behind the role, advising hiring managers on ideal versus realistic profiles, and guiding candidates with transparency through the process. In the end, we are all just looking for the best mutual fit, and that usually leads to success on both ends! Specialties: Full-cycle recruitment, stakeholder partnership, technical and operational hiring, process efficiency, sourcing strategy, organizational scaling, employer branding, juggling many hats.

Experience

1. Senior Technical Recruiter

   Routeware, Inc.

   Jan 2024 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   Accomplishments: Reduced time to hire by 80% in first year; Maintained a 30-day time to fill avg; 2025 Routeware Achiever Award Recipient; 2024 Employee Spotlight Award Recipient; Assisted in implementation of Rippling HRIS System; 99.2% and 96.4% 5-Star Ratings on New Hire Experience Survey & Hiring Manager Experience Survey responses. 90%+ Offer to Acceptance Rate. Averaging 55+ new hires per year. •First hire to build out Talent Acquisition Function at Routeware post Private Equity Investment (K1).•Lead FTE recruitment process for all major business units in the US, UK, and CAN.•Created sourcing strategies that reduced time-to-fill and improved candidate quality •Built and maintained passive candidate relationships for pipeline •Partner with hiring managers to define role profiles, align on essentials vs nice-to-haves, and set realistic timelines•Improve the candidate experience: implementing post hire surveys, feedback loops, increasing offer-accept rate, creating recruiting SOPs, championing transparency, and Human-First values. •Provide White Glove service throughout the recruiting lifecycle including: Initial contact, interviews, salary negotiation, onboarding, and post onboarding.

Education

• Frostburg State University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration and Management, General

  2011 — 2015

Skills

• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• IT Recruitment
• Recruiting
• Management
• Customer Service
• Event Planning
• Training
• Social Media
• Time Management
• Leadership
• Staffing Services
• Information Technology
• Public Speaking
• Research
• Sales