US HR technology company Textio has appointed Meg Bear, former president of SAP SuccessFactors and one of the most recognised figures in enterprise HR technology, to its board of directors, as the company scales Lavalier, its AI-powered structured interview platform designed to improve hiring consistency and reduce manual coordination across talent acquisition teams.

As reported by the Post Register via Business Wire, Bear brings more than 30 years of experience building and scaling enterprise technology businesses. At SAP SuccessFactors, she and her team defined the Human Experience Management (HXM) category, shifting the centre of gravity in HR technology toward the needs of the employees the technology serves, rather than the administrative functions it automates.

Bear was named to Human Resource Executive's Top 100 HR Tech Influencers for 2026. She currently serves on the board of Novaworks, is a non-executive director of Papaya Global, and serves as a strategic adviser for Degreed and Syndio.

Colleen Gallagher, CEO of Textio, said Bear's experience in the market made her the right choice at this stage of the company's growth. She said: "Few people have shaped HR tech the way that Meg has, and I'm immensely grateful she chose to join Textio at such a key moment for our team. Meg has a deep understanding of what talent acquisition leaders need, and how AI can help them deliver on their core outcome: hiring great people. We're building a future where AI increases opportunities in recruiting and Meg is exactly who we need to help us realise this vision."

Bear said the company's founding conviction, that better processes produce better outcomes for candidates and employers alike, runs through its current product strategy. She said: "Textio was the first to show recruiting teams that better job posts attract better candidates, and now they're extending that same conviction to the interview: when you run better interviews, you make better hires. I'm honored to join this team and invest in the future they're building."

Lavalier, Textio's structured interview platform, anchors each interview to role-specific requirements, guides interviewers in real time, and generates evidence-based candidate evaluations. Textio was named to TIME America's Top WorkTech Companies 2026.