Shally Steckerl is a globally recognized talent strategy leader, recruitment pioneer, speaker, author, and consultant. With nearly 30 years of experience, he is widely regarded as the “Father of Sourcing,” the foremost expert in transforming organizational recruitment through innovative sourcing strategies, leading-edge technology adoption, and data-driven decision-making.
Having established Talent Sourcing as a legitimate job function worldwide in 1996, Shally’s innovative approaches and seminal methodologies have shaped talent acquisition practices at countless organizations. Prior to joining Riviera Advisors, Shally was Head of Global Talent Sourcing and People Analytics at LTK, a $2B tech unicorn in the digital media industry. He served as the Vice President of Talent Strategy and Sourcing Innovation at Aspirant.com, where he established and led the sourcing strategy practice that generated $1.8M in revenue in its first year. He has held leadership roles at several Fortune 500 companies, including Cisco Systems, Motorola, Coca-Cola, Fiserv, Microsoft, and Google, where he created the world’s first centralized diversity sourcing team in 2004.
Shally’s achievements are widespread – from building high-performing global talent sourcing teams to driving substantial cost savings, efficiency gains, and improvements in quality of hire through process optimizations and innovative uses of technology and analytics. His impact has been felt across more than 300 major corporations spanning technology, consulting, manufacturing, science, financial services, retail, and more.
A respected author and sought-after speaker, Shally has published three books on talent sourcing: ”Electronic Recruiting 101” (ERE Media 2005 and 2007), “The Talent Sourcing and Recruitment Handbook” (WEDDLE’s 2015), and “The Sourcing Method: Tactics to Find Unfindable Talent” (BookBaby 2019)
Shally has delivered keynotes at hundreds of talent acquisition conferences worldwide, and been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal, NPR, and Forbes. He served as a voting member of the ISO Technical Committee on Human Resource Management for 10 years.
Beyond his professional achievements, Shally is passionate about giving back to the community and fostering the next generation of talent leaders. A Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, he hosts the weekly live show, “Shally’s Alley,” where he interviews industry experts, sharing valuable insights and fostering a sense of community among professionals.
A proud husband and father of two, Shally holds dual bachelor’s degrees in International Business and Intercultural Communications from the Rochester Institute of Technology. His commitment to education, mentorship, and the continuous advancement of the recruitment industry remains unwavering. Shally is based in the Atlanta, GA area.
