“The five candidates put in front of me were stellar candidates.. Having Trifecta help in this process has been truly remarkable and I thank all of them. Big thumbs up from me. It makes me super happy to know that the experiences of candidates have been so positive and humane. It’s exactly the kind of experience I was hoping for in this process and Trifecta clearly did that.”
Andrei Herasimchuk: Co-Founder & CEO of Seldon Digital
- Five Candidates Shortlisted, One hire made.
- Time To Hire = 6 Weeks.
- Retained Partnership that included market data and market feedback.
Customer Introduction: Seldon Digital is a pre-seed funded, stealth software company that is going to
change the way companies utilize design tools and how they bring together multiple platforms with the power of AI. Following the securing of their pre-seed round of funding, Seldon Digital is on the path to coming out of stealth mode to not only build a solution that will challenge the design space but also hire a world-class technology team to build it.
The Objective: Seldon Digital was on a mission to hire a founding CTO. As with most software founders, their time was limited as they needed to ensure that funding was secured and the business was pointing in the right direction. The Founder knew this search would take a lot of his time and could be overwhelming, as hundreds of applications came through and had to assess, manage, negotiate, and close candidates.
In a market that has seen a host of individuals impacted by the volatility of the startup space, having a partner who understands the nuances of hiring in the startup arena, who can not only run an effective headhunting campaign but truly assess the entrepreneurship and soft skills required for the business while also digging into their ability to fulfill the role from a technical and leadership perspective was critical.
Seldon Digital needed to find the right, credible CTO for the job who is ready to take a leap, join them on this journey, and play an integral role in building the tech function.
The Solution: Trifecta Talent navigated the market and put together a tailored headhunting campaign for Seldon Digital. Because of the seniority of the position and the background/experience they were after, Trifecta Talent ensured that we provided a market map of companies we would target and shared a complete list of candidates to collaborate effectively with the Founder.
Utilizing our search expertise, we not only identified multiple candidates, but thanks to our experience as In-House Talent Leaders for startups, we were able to thoroughly deep dive and assess candidate suitability, ensuring that the founders of Seldon Digital only interviewed the very best candidates.
The Result:
- After conducting an extensive market mapping exercise and spending numerous hours assessing multiple candidates, we shortlisted five to meet the founders and out of those five, a hire was made.
- Trifecta took ownership and reviewed applications, pre-screened candidates, assessed candidate expectations, managed the process, and delivered a great experience to candidates, this allowed the Founders to focus on interviewing and building.
We ensured that we generated insights/data on the best locations to hire engineers, salary data, and feedback on the Seldon Digital solution. This helped with their immediate needs and is data that will be used for future recruitment activities.
