About Us

Solving what happens before the first resume

Our mission is to bring clarity, structure, and transparency to the earliest stage of hiring. Alynd was built to solve one of the most overlooked problems in recruitment: what happens before the first resume arrives. By the time candidates enter the pipeline, the decisions that shape a search have already been made — often without structure or shared understanding. We start there.

Clarity
Structure
Transparency
Our Vision

Strategic, Structured, and Equitable.

Hiring should be strategic, structured, and equitable, beginning long before resumes appear.

We are building the first upstream recruitment platform designed to align every stakeholder before downstream activity begins. Alynd empowers organizations to move from reactive hiring to intentional growth.

Upstream Impact

  • Reduce bias
  • Improve hiring quality
  • Strengthen employer brand
  • Elevate candidate experience
  • Make consistent, aligned decisions
  • Create clarity in every hire
Founders

The expertise behind Alynd.

Samantha Bateman
CEO

Samantha Bateman

Co-Founder & CEO
Executive Search
Strategy

Executive recruiter and founder of Integria Consulting. After two decades supporting leaders and organizations, Samantha identified the root cause of most hiring challenges, misalignment upstream. Alynd was created to fix hiring where it starts.

Dr. Stefania Pecore
CTO

Stefania Pecore, Ph. D.

Co-Founder & Fractional CTO
Ethical AI
Machine Learning

Technologist, educator, and ethical-AI advocate with deep expertise in machine learning and engineering leadership. Stefania guides Alynd’s technical direction and ensures the platform is built with fairness, clarity, and impact.