Stephen Miller

Company Overview: Soapy Joe’s is a rapidly expanding express car wash company with 30+ locations across San Diego County, employing 500+ team members.

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for 500+ annual hires across Customer Service Representatives, Shift Supervisors, Assistant Managers, MITs, Site Managers, and corporate positions.
• Designed and implemented recruiting infrastructure, including: Integration of Chattr AI screening bot with Paylocity ATS/HRIS, Standardized phone screen guides, interview guides, and scoring rubrics for consistency and compliance, Development of metrics dashboards (time-to-hire, pipeline reporting, hiring manager scorecards, and retention tracking)
• Partner directly with executive leadership (COO, HR Director, VP of Operations, Director of Development, CSO, and CMO) to deliver strategic hires in Operations, Finance, Construction, Payroll, Real Estate, Marketing, and IT.
• Scaled outbound recruiting strategy, coordinating district/site managers on: Career fairs (SDSU, CSUSM, MiraCosta, MCCS Miramar, etc.), Community outreach (local tabling, events, recruiting posts, QR tracking)
• Collaborated with leadership on workforce planning, compensation ranges, and job description development.
• Managed offer letters, background checks, and onboarding workflows, ensuring compliance while supporting rapid growth.

Company Overview: A high-growth, multi-site cannabis retail company.

• Full-cycle recruiting for both retail and corporate staff in a high-growth, multi-site cannabis retail company.
• Partnered with hiring managers across departments to staff new store openings and support rapid expansion.
• Sourced talent via LinkedIn, Indeed, and community outreach; coordinated interviews and onboarding.
• Assisted in ATS implementation and manager training on structured interviewing.
• Helped staff accounting, finance, and payroll functions by leveraging accounting background.

Company Overview: CUSO Financial Services partners with credit unions to deliver wealth management programs.

• Established hiring and recruiting plans for financial institution investment programs.
• Recruited licensed Financial Advisors and both licensed and non-licensed Sales Assistants.
• Sourced industry talent from the competitive marketplace through LinkedIn and outbound calls to broker dealers.
• Conducted phone interviews and maintained applicant database.
• Coordinated interviews for multi-state financial institution locations while maintaining professionalism.
• Posted employment advertisements on job boards and company website, updated ad tracking reports.
• Managed the background review process.

Company Overview: large, national staffing firm with several specialized divisions (Ledgent Finance & Accounting, Ledgent Technology, Ultimate Staffing, Adams & Martin Group for legal).

• Specialized in recruiting accounting and finance professionals in the San Diego market for positions ranging from Staff Accountant to CFO.
• Partnered with S&P 500 public, high-growth private, and pre-IPO companies to attract and retain talent to accomplish company initiatives.
• Worked closely with candidates and maintained communication throughout all hiring stages to create long-term relationships and facilitate career progression.
• Collaborated with internal Administrative, Technical, and Legal recruiting teams to help grow business.