Four Lessons from a Fintech Recruiter
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Four Lessons from a Fintech Recruiter

ByHeidi Ram

I don’t think there is a category of tech that has experienced more disruption or transformation than Fintech. Think… Payments RTR Mobile banking Consumer experiences Insurtech Billing workflows Loan origination Lending risk Crypto Over the last 20+ years recruiting for venture-backed tech startups, we’ve recruited for all of those categories of Fintech. During those searches, the…

How do I get into Product Management?
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How do I get into Product Management?

ByHeidi Ram

Last month, our Head of Product Practice, Heidi Ram, addressed a question that our team hears almost daily… how can I break into the product management space? While the journey can differ for everyone, many leaders jumped in to comment on this post and shared their guidance and practical tips. One of these leaders was Gerard Doyle, VP…

Recruiting a Cybersecurity Product Manager? Determine These 5 Factors First
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Recruiting a Cybersecurity Product Manager? Determine These 5 Factors First

ByHeidi Ram

As Product Management recruitment experts, we know what needs to be involved for a hiring search to succeed. There are certain factors and decisions that, if not decided upfront, can delay or possibly even derail a search. These factors multiply in weight and consequence when talking about hiring within smaller communities like Product Managers for…

The Disruption of Market Research
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The Disruption of Market Research

ByHeidi Ram

Disruption is everywhere. As a seasoned recruitment firm building teams for startups over the last 20 years, we’ve had a front-row seat helping Founders who make it their life’s ambition to disrupt an industry or product category. Our disruptive Founders included those who are: leveraging tech to scale circular economies and create a world without waste,…

How to Get to a Hiring Hell Yes!
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How to Get to a Hiring Hell Yes!

ByHeidi Ram

When working with a CEO/Founder or VP People, they often describe their ideal hire as someone who they shout “hell YES!” about after the interview. This idea of getting to a “hell yes” candidate is one that makes us chuckle but also fully understand. The journey to hire is often one of complexity and continual management of expectations…

Understanding Market Rates
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Understanding Market Rates

ByHeidi Ram

As a North American Recruitment firm that specializes in Product Management, we are often approached by leaders for insights on the ‘current market rate’ of a particular type of Product Manager. The term market rate has become such a natural part of our vocabulary that many Founders and Talent Leaders believe such a thing actually exists. Today, I’m here…

Time to Hire a Boston-based VP Product?
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Time to Hire a Boston-based VP Product?

ByHeidi Ram

As a product management recruitment firm, we value any opportunity to recruit Boston area talent and hear the inspirational problems startup founders are solving. Whether it’s healthtech or biotech-related or championing products to help small business owners be successful, Boston product talent is doing big things. When engaging in strategic product leadership hires, whether in Boston…

Four Reasons Why Every Candidate Should Talk with a Recruiter
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Four Reasons Why Every Candidate Should Talk with a Recruiter

ByHeidi Ram

Heads down, in our bubble, working – this is how we spend most of our time Monday to Friday. We know our four walls, our job, our team, our customers, our tech stack, our roadmap, our sales quota, our partners… our neat and tidy working world. We get the occasional compliment – we may get…

How to Choose Between Two Candidates
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How to Choose Between Two Candidates

ByHeidi Ram

It’s been interesting working with Founders and CEOs on their strategic hires lately. In fact, here are a few hiring insights we’ve already shared about the state of the market and what we’ve been dealing with. Along the journey of most searches, the hire becomes obvious, standing out from the rest of the candidates interviewed. However, over the last…

Hiring the Wrong Person: Advice from Seasoned Recruiters
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Hiring the Wrong Person: Advice from Seasoned Recruiters

ByHeidi Ram

Most of the time, when we engage with clients it’s for first-time leadership searches. Partnering with the founding team, who recently raised a round and are ready to hire their first VP Product, Marketing, Sales, or Customer Success. However, sometimes we are engaged to replace someone who is still employed and leading a team, or who were very…

We Asked, They Answered – What Top Product Leaders Ask Candidates During Interviews
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We Asked, They Answered – What Top Product Leaders Ask Candidates During Interviews

ByHeidi Ram

We asked 10 Product leaders across North America, what questions do they ask when interviewing candidates for a leadership role. The answers might just surprise you.   Question: What is the fundamental role of Product Management in an organization? Reasoning: This might seem elementary, but you’d be surprised how often I find that people have wildly…

Struggling to Hire a Product Designer? The 4 Reasons Why and What you Can Do
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Struggling to Hire a Product Designer? The 4 Reasons Why and What you Can Do

ByHeidi Ram

A few weeks ago, we shared the top five traits to look for when hiring a Product Designer (aka what makes a good designer great!) As mentioned in that article, Product Designers are creative in nature and don’t tend to respond well to the same internal company story, perks and interview steps that drives a sales or…

Don’t Hire a Product Designer Without These 5 Traits
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Don’t Hire a Product Designer Without These 5 Traits

ByHeidi Ram

Hiring a Product Designer is a big step for any startup as it often signals it’s time to further elevate and scale the product. For many companies, it’s also a tough hire, complicated by the fact that what separates a GOOD from a GREAT Product Designer can’t always be easily identified in just a few…