We were recently engaged by a client to conduct a search for their first-ever Payments Product Manager. They are a B2B SaaS startup with a vendor sourcing, procurement and compliance platform for construction and project management companies. Coming off of a successful Series A, they were looking for a Senior Product Manager who could lead…
There is no doubt that talent acquisition teams have been stretched to new limits to meet the hiring demand across the tech industry: Capacity challenges due to the number of open reqs Longer time to fill Overblown budget spend on expensive online job slots Record levels of online applicants to sift through Frustration about the…
You have two seemingly similar candidates; with similar backgrounds, years of experience, and industry expertise, so how will you determine which one has more of the skills needed to be successful in the role? As career recruiters with 20+ years of search experience, we have more than 10,000 hours of practice which, as Malcolm Gladwell…
We were recently engaged by a client to conduct a search for an individual contributor Demand Generation Marketer who could pioneer and lead the company’s outbound marketing. Our client is a Canadian-based B2B SaaS organization and a leader in enterprise solutions for nonprofits across North America. We conducted a targeted search across North American, focusing…
We were recently engaged by a client to conduct a search for a Senior Product Marketing Manager. Our client is a global B2B SaaS startup whose Customer Experience platform provides organizations with the ability to engage, communicate and sell to their target customers, in real time. Our client was interested in a Senior Product Marketer…
Money, money, money – in this great resignation, everyone seems to simply focus on the money. While we know compensation is a massive piece of the hiring puzzle, it’s not everything. It takes more than a high base salary and generous performance bonus to attract top marketing talent. Continuing in our hiring series, we are diving…
We recently wrote an article highlighting all the reasons we love recruiting for Series A funded tech startups. We did, however, leave out all the reasons these companies and their Founders are not insulated from current market challenges affecting all startups trying to attract talent. This article will focus on the three most significant challenges facing…
In previous articles, we’ve shared all the reasons why we love recruiting in specific markets across North America like Boston, Kitchener, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. Today we want to highlight the persona of tech companies we invest most of our time recruiting for: Series A funded startups! In fact, since the founding of our North American executive recruitment firm 20 years…
A client recently engaged us to conduct a search for a VP Growth Marketing. Our client is a Vancouver-based D2C eCommerce company with a robust digital presence. Due to solid growth in sales and an increased spend on paid social, our client was looking for their first-ever VP Growth Marketing. Their mandate was to enable…
Almost every tech company has finally realized that unless there is an equally effective go-to-market strategy and product release the Product Management function is not functioning at its full potential. In order to achieve this, a Product Marketing Manager needs to join the team. Over the last 14 months, there has been a skyrocketing demand…
I completed my first search for a Product Manager in 2006. Since then, product has become a much bigger deal, overtaking sales as the primary reason why a company succeeds or fails. It’s been a fascinating transition, not only to watch but to be a part of, as we’ve ramped up our product management recruiting practice to…
We were recently engaged by a client to conduct a search for the company’s first Head of Product. Our client is an international B2B software and services company whose enterprise grade solutions are used by some of the world’s largest companies. The mission for this hire was to launch the business into a new solution…
As the workforce landscape continues to evolve, it’s natural for everyone’s minds to be thinking about the future, the growth of your organization, or in your employees’ case their careers. Another interesting note for leaders, is the increase in candidates (from smaller markets like Kitchener) who are reaching out asking to be considered for Product Leadership…
The 6 Product Leader Archetypes Since starting our product management-focused practice in 2016, we have interviewed thousands of candidates and placed over 300 product management professionals (from individual contributors through to CPOs), so it’s safe to say we’ve learned a lot. One of the most important lessons we have learned is that many searches are similar, but rarely are…
We were recently engaged by a client to conduct a search for a Global Design Director. Our client is a publicly traded, global, B2B software company whose solutions are used by some of the world’s largest companies. We conducted a targeted search across North America and Western Europe, focusing on senior software design leaders who…