Workleap - Martyn Bassett Associates

Workleap was looking to add a brand new player/coach persona, Director of Product Management, to own the roadmap of their Performance Management SaaS platforms.

“They didn’t just help us hire; they became a crucial partner in scaling our product team, ensuring every hire aligned with our culture and long-term vision.“

–– Daniel Shapiro, CPO

The Search

Workleap was looking to add a brand new player/coach persona, Director of Product Management, to own the roadmap of their Performance Management SaaS platforms. This role would have a strong focus on 0-1 activities.

The Client

Workleap is a North American venture-backed HR tech software organization, which has scaled to $100M ARR and a workforce surpassing 400. Today, Workleap provides employee engagement, productivity, collaboration, and onboarding solutions to over 15,000 customers globally.

The Hire

Their chosen hire had 10+ years of Product Management experience with 5+ years in product leadership. Most recently, a Product Director at a B2B global talent networking platform managing a team of 5. They were responsible for a core HCM platform, which they built from scratch out of an MVP of the organization’s employee engagement and performance management product. They also built out the 0-1 strategy/launch, which went on to generate 40% of the company’s ARR ($70M+).

The Timeline

Number of days to the first round of resumes: 6
Number of candidates considered: 32
Number of candidates interviewed: 12
Number of business days to complete the search: 130

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