THE SEARCH

On the heels of record revenue growth, Workleap, a B2B SaaS employee engagement platform, and their Board made the decision to hire their first Chief Product Officer.

Considered the cornerstone to achieving the next stage of growth, the mandate of this incoming CPO was to unlock and deliver scale.

The core criteria we were recruiting for included:

• Leadership of multi-product ecosystems of enterprise B2B SaaS
• Experience leading a business with revenue greater than $80M ARR
• Experience with build/buy/partner decisions including M&A activity
• A leader of leaders managing a product organization of 25+ people
• Based in Canada

The first 4 criteria represented a small community of talent which led to an expanded search into the US. At the midpoint of the search, the interview process was also reimagined to create a more seamless experience.

THE HIRE

It is often said that 'people hire people' which could not be more true of this search. While the search came close to a hiring decision, it was only after they met the person who they eventually hired, that the 'magic' was there. Not only was the candidate's experiences aligned to the 5-key requirements, they also strongly aligned culturally.

Whereby 'timing' is always a variable for candidates at this level, both were ready for each other.

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