Leadership That Leads by Example

Shaun Poulton brings extensive technology leadership experience to his role at Genius Match where he leads software development services, innovation initiatives, and the development of our groundbreaking talent-matching platform.

As a former CTO and CIO who began his career as a software developer, Shaun uniquely understands both the technical and business challenges our clients face. Throughout his career, he has successfully led digital transformation initiatives, built innovative software products, and managed global development teams that delivered exceptional results.

At Genius Match, Shaun is revolutionizing how organizations connect with specialized technical talent. He's spearheading the development of our innovative platform that creates sustainable partnerships between talented software developers and the companies that need their expertise.

Shaun's proven track record includes leading AI solutions to support scientific research initiatives, orchestrating healthcare digital transformations, and designing enterprise software systems that process over $1 billion annually. His diverse industry experience spans government, healthcare, education, financial services, consulting services, and software companies.

With nearly three decades of engineering leadership spanning from startup ventures to Fortune 500 acquisitions, Alexi brings a unique blend of deep technical expertise and proven business acumen to the rapidly evolving GenAI landscape. Throughout his career at companies like Sun Microsystems, JackBe Software, Predixion Software, and Greenwave Systems, he has consistently driven innovation in analytics, IoT, and AI technologies, including serving as a founding engineering team member at JackBe where he helped build a real-time BI platform from concept to acquisition by Software AG.

More recently, Alexi has been at the forefront of the GenAI revolution as VP of Engineering at Ryght.ai, where he built a secure enterprise-grade platform from the ground up—starting with a ChatGPT-like environment for life sciences and evolving it into a comprehensive end-to-end solution that accelerates medical research using cutting-edge LLM models, OpenAI technologies, and advanced agentic frameworks. Alexi is currently helping our clients transform their traditional product suites into a full-fledged GenAI platforms, including the development of an AI Agents that empowers customers and analysts to generate comprehensive data and reports through intuitive chat interfaces.

Alexi maintains a pulse on the rapidly advancing AI ecosystem, continuously incorporating the latest developments in LLM model improvements, emerging agentic tools, and sophisticated RAG techniques to ensure our platforms leverage state-of-the-art capabilities. His approach remains grounded in the core belief that technology must solve real-world business problems, and Alexi excels at finding elegant solutions to complex challenges while building high-performance teams that deliver enterprise-grade AI solutions.

Nataliia Guseinova brings deep expertise in people operations, organizational strategy, and cultural development to her role at Genius Match, where she leads the internal processes that shape employee experience and team effectiveness across the company.

With close to a decade of experience in HR and operations, Nataliia has become a trusted leader in building transparent, efficient, and people-first systems. At Genius Match, she focuses on performance management, internal communications, engagement initiatives, policy design, and supporting cross-functional collaboration between teams and leadership.

Nataliia plays a key role in shaping the company’s internal culture, ensuring every team member has clarity around expectations, recognition for their contributions, and support in their professional journey. Her approach is grounded in empathy, structure, and a deep understanding of people dynamics in remote and international environments.

Prior to joining Genius Match, Nataliia led HR and operational functions in international tech companies, where she was known for her strategic thinking, process ownership, and unwavering commitment to fairness and team wellbeing.

At the heart of Nataliia’s work is the belief that great companies are built from the inside out through care, clarity, and consistency.

Igor Stadniichuk serves as Director of Talent Acquisition at Genius Match, where he leads the strategic recruitment of top-tier software development talent to support our clients' software engineering and AI initiatives. With extensive experience as a head of recruitment, senior recruiter, and talent acquisition manager, Igor brings a proven track record of identifying and securing exceptional engineering talent across global markets.

Igor specializes in building high-performance development teams for companies ranging from innovative startups to established enterprises. His deep understanding of the software development landscape, combined with his global recruitment expertise, enables him to quickly identify candidates who not only possess the technical skills required for cutting-edge projects but also demonstrate strong cultural fit and long-term commitment potential.

At Genius Match, Igor's strategic approach to talent acquisition focuses on quality over quantity, resulting in exceptional retention rates for the resources he places with our clients. His ability to match the right talent with the right opportunities ensures that our clients not only fill critical engineering roles quickly but also build stable, productive teams that drive sustained success in their software engineering and AI transformation efforts.