People and talent professionals in Payroll software
At Paychex alone there are seven of these payroll software people, four in talent acquisition, with the rest at Gusto and Paylocity; two moved to Paychex straight from Paycor. Sales recruiting, product and tech recruiting, HR business partnering and people technology all appear in their titles, so they fit a payroll or HR software company planning a big sales hiring push, growing engineering, or choosing HR systems for its own staff.
Professionals to explore
Ashley Mann
LinkedInExperience: Manager, People Strategy Partner · Paychex
Business partnering at Paycor and then Paychex makes Ashley Mann a fit for HR strategy partner questions: Manager, People Strategy Partner at Paychex since 2025, after Principal HR Business Partner at Paycor (2024-2025). At Tractor Supply Company, Ashley was Human Resource Business Partner (2021-2024), HR Generalist (2019-2021) and Senior HR Team Member Relations Representative (2018-2019).
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Erica Winters
LinkedInExperience: Talent Acquisition Manager · Paychex
Since 2019, Erica Winters has been Talent Acquisition Manager at Paychex, after Sr. Sales Recruiter there (2015-2019). Erica was Senior Executive Recruiter at TopFloor Staffing (2013-2015) and did Agency Recruiting at Executive Agency Recruiting (2001-2013), and names DE&I and internal mobility as focus areas, a fit for questions on moving existing staff into new payroll roles.
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Hayle Schneider
LinkedInExperience: Director Talent Acquisition · Paylocity
Hayle Schneider's Paylocity titles are all in recruiting: Executive Talent Acquisition Specialist (2019-2021), Manager, Talent Acquisition (2021-2022), Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition (2022-2026) and Director Talent Acquisition since 2026. Hayle was an Engagement Manager at Heidrick & Struggles (2018-2019), which suits questions on executive and leadership hiring at a payroll software company.
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Jessica Bacher
LinkedInExperience: Former Global Head of Talent, Belonging & Engagement · Paychex
Engagement and workforce planning questions fit Jessica Bacher, who became Global Head of Talent, Belonging & Engagement at Paychex in 2025, after Chief People Officer at Prolink (2021-2025). Jessica was Chief Talent Officer at Mercy Health (2018-2021), and at SCP Health was Vice President, HR Operations, Systems and Innovation (2017-2018) and Director, Talent Strategy, Development & Retention (2013-2017).
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Jody Gowing
LinkedInExperience: Talent Acquisition Manager, Sales · Paychex
Jody Gowing has recruited sales staff at Paychex since 2007, as Talent Acquisition Recruiter, Sales (2007-2019) and Talent Acquisition Manager, Sales since 2019. Jody was Service Manager at Corestaff Services (2004-2007) and Recruiter at Culver Careers (CulverCareers.com) (2003-2004), and describes a team that finds sales talent across the country, the best match here for sales hiring volume.
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Jody Stolt
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Talent Acquisition · Paychex
Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Paychex since 2021, Jody Stolt was Director, Learning & Development Center (2019-2021) and Director Talent Acquisition (2011-2019) there, and Director, Talent Acquisition at PAETEC COMMUNICATIONS (2006-2011). Jody describes AI-driven, data-led hiring strategies across technology and HCM environments, a fit for questions on modernizing recruiting at a payroll company.
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Makenzie Pumphrey
LinkedInExperience: HCM Manager · Paychex; Former Talent Acquisition Manager Recruiter · ADP
HCM Manager at Paychex since 2024, Makenzie Pumphrey was Talent Acquisition Manager Recruiter (2021-2024) and a Member of ADP Advisory Board - Diversity (2018-2024) at ADP, and was Recruiting Manager at Ultimate Staffing (2020-2021) and Account Executive at Realtor.com (2019-2020). Recruiting at ADP and an HCM role at Paychex fit questions comparing hiring at ADP and Paychex.
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Sapna Parayil
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager Talent Acquisition · Paychex
At Paychex, Sapna Parayil is Senior Manager Talent Acquisition (since 2025) and describes building and leading a team of technical recruiters across the US, Israel and Serbia. At Paycor, Sapna was Senior Manager Talent Acquisition-Product, IT, Finance, G&A (2021-2025), Manager Talent Acquisition Product, Tech, Finance, G&A (2018-2021), Senior Recruiter- Product, Tech, Finance, G&A (2015-2018) and IT Recruiter Coordinator (2007-2010).
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Saumya Chopra
LinkedInExperience: Sr Director, People Operations, Services and Technology · Gusto
HR technology and payroll systems work, 15+ years of it by Saumya Chopra's count, sits behind the current title Sr Director, People Operations, Services and Technology at Gusto (since 2026), after Head People Technology and Solutions there (2025-2026). Saumya was Head Employee Experience Technology (People & Workplace) at Lucid Motors (2024-2025), Director Global People Operations at HashiCorp (2022-2024) and Director HR Operations at 10x Genomics (2020-2022).
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Steph Van Dyke
LinkedInExperience: Senior Human Resources Business Partner · Paylocity
Steph Van Dyke holds Senior Human Resources Business Partner (since 2026) and Human Resources Business Partner (since 2024) at Paylocity, after People Relations Partner there (2023-2024). Steph was Senior Employee Relations Advisor (2021-2022) and Employee Relations Advisor (2019-2021) at VF Corporation, so employee relations questions at a payroll software company fit well.
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Choose the right perspective
Saumya Chopra is the one for people technology and payroll systems, and Jessica Bacher for executive-level talent strategy. Jody Stolt and Hayle Schneider hold head and director talent acquisition titles; Jody Gowing and Erica Winters fit sales recruiting, Sapna Parayil product and tech recruiting, and Ashley Mann or Steph Van Dyke business partnering.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you hire and ramp hundreds of payroll sales reps a year without the quality of hires slipping?
- 02When a payroll software company uses its own product for its own HR, what gaps show up?
- 03How do you recruit payroll tax and compliance specialists who can support customers in every state?
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