
JobSync Roundtable: Scale Your HR Impact: Optimizing People, Process, and Technology (and when and where AI fits in)
Event Details:
- Date/time: August 27th at 1pm EDT
- Topic: Roundtable – Scale Your HR Impact: Optimizing People, Process, and Technology (and when and where AI fits in)
- Speakers: Shay Johnson, VP, Strategic HR Partnerships, Compass Group USA, Tim Sackett, President HRU Technical Resources
In a world of constant change, the most effective HR teams don’t just adopt technology—they master it. Join us for an exclusive Q&A with Shay Johnson, VP of Strategic HR Partnerships at Compass Group USA, as he reveals how the Compass team builds a sustainable competitive advantage. Industry expert Tim Sackett will join us as well and offer examples of companies who are doing this well and challenges he sees across the marketplace.
We’ll explore Compass Group’s unique strategy-first framework, which marries technology with smart processes and a skilled and efficient workforce. Learn how to empower your team to achieve more with less, moving them from transactional work to strategic partnership and relationship-building.
Key Questions the Roundtable Will Answer:
- Where do you start when looking to implement large scale change in your talent organization?
- How do you evaluate technology given your own business process, budget limitations and existing tech stack?
- When to start small or go big?
As always, we’re interested in what questions you have for our panel as well.

Shay Johnson
Compass Group
Shay Johnson is a dynamic HR innovator and senior leader at Compass Group, the world’s largest food service company, which hires over 150,000 people annually across 30+ individual companies under their umbrella. With over a decade of experience in high-volume talent acquisition and recruitment technology, he has led large-scale hiring strategies, driven complex HR tech implementations, and managed high-performing teams in fast-paced, competitive environments.
In his current role, Shay forges strategic partnerships with HR technology providers to align innovative solutions with business objectives—elevating operational efficiency and the candidate, employee, and business user experience. His forward-looking approach and deep expertise in strategic planning, vendor collaboration, and product innovation help organizations not only adapt to change but lead it.

Tim Sackett
Mr. HR Famous
Tim Sackett, SCP, is the CEO of HRUTech.com, a leading technical recruiting firm. Tim has over 20+ years of combined executive HR and talent acquisition experience working for Fortune 500 companies. Tim is a highly sought-after international speaker on leadership, HR &TA Tech, talent acquisition, and HR execution. Tim is currently a Senior Faculty member with the Josh Bersin Academy. He is also an Angel investor and advisor and sits on multiple HR Technology corporate boards.
Tim is the author of the newly released book The Talent Fix, Vol. 2. He also writes daily on his blog, the Tim Sackett Project. Tim is married to a hall-of-fame wife, has three sons, and his dog Tucker. In 2024, he was named a Top Global HR & Recruitment Influencer by HR Executive. He has more Twitter (X) followers than his 3 Gen Z sons and is sponsored on stage by diet Mt. Dew.