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Conducting a High Quality Search on an Urgent Timeline

HighFive partners was able to successfully place a highly qualified chief revenue officer a K-12 Ed Tech company in 8.5 weeks. Chief Revenue Officer CLIENT This K-12 Ed Tech company with $10M+ in revenue was searching for a Chief Revenue Officer with highly specific domain expertise, an innovative view of revenue generation across the full customer funnel, and a proven track record of gr...

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A "Game-Plan" for Sourcing Data-Driven Product Management Leaders

HighFive executed a sourcing strategy that targeted product management leaders in growing gaming companies. Vice President, Product Management CLIENT This Ed Tech company commands $100M+ in ARR and wanted to usher in a new cadre of product management leadership with the ability to implement a strong set of best practices. CHALLENGE Ultimately, the right hire would need to define a long-t...

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Custom Research to Support Quality, De-Risked Hiring Across the Globe

HighFive helped the client find the right Ed Tech General Manager for Asia in under eight weeks. General Manager (GM) for Asia CLIENT B2C Ed Tech enterprise with 500+ employees and $200M+ in ARR. This growing company was looking for an executive to drive their expansion into the Asian market. CHALLENGE The right individual would need a broad skill set including fluency in both English an...

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Hiring a Technology Leader with Coding & People Management Skills

HighFive successfully found a VP of Engineering for a pre-Series A startup in seven weeks. Vice President, Engineering CLIENT This pre-Series A startup commands $5M+ in ARR and was in need of an engineering leader to support their continued growth. CHALLENGE The company’s founders were not technical experts, and they needed assistance developing an assessment model for evaluating potenti...

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Hiring an Investment Director

Our client hired the first individual presented by HighFive, providing rapid resolution to a search that had previously stagnated over a 16 month timeline. Investment Director CLIENT This venture capital firm’s investments range from startups to companies nearing an IPO. Our client anticipated continued growth, and planned to invest up to $300M over a two to three year window. They neede...

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Hiring for Diversity in Leadership Roles

HighFive was able to successfully place a talented sales leader with a proven ability to manage inside sales, sales development reps (SDRs), field sales reps, and sales operations with a K12 Ed Tech company. Vice President of Sales CLIENT This K12 Ed Tech company commands $15M+ in ARR. Seeking rapid expansion to $50M+, the client was searching for a talented sales leader with a proven ab...

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