Product recruitment is more than just filling positions; it’s about finding individuals with the unique skills and qualities required to drive your business forward. It’s a strategic process that involves identifying, attracting, and retaining top talent specifically tailored to the demands of your product-focused organization. By understanding the essence of product recruitment, you can transform…
There’s a lot of buzz about Growth PMs. Everyone seems excited about this specialized type of Product Manager, but what specialized value do they bring and how do you evaluate the right Growth PM for your team? What is a Growth Product Manager? The Growth PM works on improving a specific business metric to grow revenue…
In the fast-paced world of technology, recruiting the right talent for your tech product team is a critical component of success. Effective recruitment is the cornerstone of building a successful tech product team. It’s not just about filling roles but about finding individuals who can drive innovation, collaborate seamlessly, and contribute to your organization’s growth….
We were recently engaged by a client to conduct a search for a Senior Product Manager. We conducted a highly targeted search across North America, focusing on Product Managers considered subject matter experts in renewable energy or sustainability, experience with B2B SaaS, and a track record of successfully delivering outcomes. Our client interviewed 9 candidates: The…
The more senior and experienced a Founder/CEO is, the more they realize that teams are not solely built by leveraging a personal network, offering referral bonuses to staff, or posting a job on a website. Often, companies are built through the work done by search firms. Martyn Bassett Associates provides engaged search services to startups and scale-ups…
The more senior and experienced a Founder/CEO is, the more they realize that teams are not solely built by leveraging a personal network, offering referral bonuses to staff, or posting a job on a website. Often, companies are built through the work done by search firms. Martyn Bassett Associates provides engaged search services to startups and scale-ups…
The more senior and experienced a Founder/CEO is, the more they realize that teams are not solely built by leveraging a personal network, offering referral bonuses to staff, or posting a job on a website. Often, companies are built through the work done by search firms. Martyn Bassett Associates provides engaged search services to startups and scale-ups…
As part of our Product Management Practice efforts, we invest a tremendous amount of time engaging with Founders and hiring stakeholders to understand the needs and goals of the product team they are trying to build. Every hiring stakeholder believes they can attract the talent they want. We’ve known this to be consistently true across every product category…
Identifying opportunities for new products or enhancing existing ones is a crucial aspect of product management, known as product discovery. Product discovery aims to gather insights and data to help Product Managers make informed decisions on which features and functionalities to build for the product roadmap. In 2022, our product practice was frequently sought after to recruit product…
We were recently engaged by a client to conduct a search for a Product Design Lead. Our client is an early-stage B2C proptech company with ambitious growth goals and the funding to support their next level of growth. We conducted a targeted search on their behalf, seeking a strategic, tactical, and passionate designer who could establish…
Product Management recruitment is part art, part science, and part speed! This is especially true when recruiting adtech product management talent. Adtech product talent is highly sought after, so it can be assured that when a search begins for the next team addition, the competition is also likely out there searching for the same candidate persona. So how can…
Last week, we covered why Founders always need to be proactive and ready to sell when it comes to avoiding the first hiring roadblock. Today, we discuss the second assumption that leads to a lot of hiring roadblocks: WE NEED TO HIRE A BRAND NAME Hiring a brand name is to hire a leader who is recognized…
A company’s success story often involves a Founder who overcame significant roadblocks to achieve remarkable success. This is the stuff of legends, books, and lately a number of Netflix and AppleTV series. This week we kick off a new series for Founders and CEOs called Roadblocks to Hiring. Throughout this series, we’ll explore the three most…
Our business has helped build tech startups and scaleups across North America for over 20 years. Our clients are often big-eyed entrepreneurs who offer no shortage of enthusiasm for their businesses, products and dreams. One of the issues we’ve seen Founders and leaders encounter when hiring is the peculiar problem of candidate apathy. What is it? How to identify…
Our client built an intelligent automation and process management software. This softwares transforms the way their customers collect data and allows users to have more control, efficiency and better understanding of the content entering their organization. We conducted a targeted search on their behalf, seeking a hunter able to identify net new logos and bring…