Vetted Vendor Management Professionals

“Product leader with a strong track record of modernizing legacy SaaS platforms, including an API-first rebuild that increased engagement by 40% and reduced support burden. Also led AI-powered workflow automation that delivered 80-90% time savings through human-in-the-loop design, showing a pragmatic, user-centered approach to applied AI.”

“Chief Quantum Officer working at the intersection of quantum and AI, motivated by market opportunities to safely accelerate AI adoption. Four-time CIO/CTO with global technical and business leadership experience, plus exposure to the startup funding ecosystem through Newchip (Austin-based accelerator) and fund advisory work with AFG Partners in Hong Kong.”

“Operator/program leader with experience building operating models and execution cadences for data/analytics and energy data services across Entech, HealthEquity, and RealPage. Has launched an undefined energy data management service into regulated enterprise environments and driven cross-functional alignment via dashboards, SLAs, and OKRs—contributing to enterprise wins and a successful company sale.”

“VP of HR with 5 years in a design/manufacturing organization, leading full-cycle recruiting and training across engineering, design, IT, production, and operations. Has driven major org initiatives including employee value mapping, org development tied to revenue targets, and transitions to new PEO/payroll, healthcare, and 401(k) providers, using a structured RASCI-based project approach. Experienced managing distributed contractors across Canada, Jamaica, and the Philippines with clear core/flex-hour policies to handle time zones.”

“HRBP with experience supporting distributed teams across the US and partnering closely with Product, Analytics, and Sales leadership on performance management, employee relations, and lifecycle changes. Notably drove a parental leave policy update for revenue-generating teams by analyzing operational impact, defining clearer parameters, and securing SVP Talent buy-in, and has led leaders through restructuring and role realignment with transparent change communications.”

“Operations/process leader with experience in SaaS and RPO environments, known for turning tribal knowledge into scalable, measurable systems. Has built documentation and knowledge-management standards for 90+ person teams, used data and change agents to drive adoption, and delivered major productivity gains (~300%) through training and automated reporting. Also led cross-functional process mapping and implemented partner onboarding workflows directly in Salesforce to improve SI partner enablement.”

“Operations leader and consultant with deep experience scaling a PE-backed services business: as COO at Access Information Management, introduced KPI-driven management, industry-specific software/client portal, and incentive compensation to lift margins from 25% to 40%+ and help grow the company from ~$2M to $100M+ EBITDA. Later advised executive teams in Australia using open-book management and a rigorous accountability/metrics cadence to drive improved results.”

“Bootstrapped founder of a 1-year-old IT consulting/technology advisory firm with two active contract clients. Focuses on integrating business strategy with technology direction for organizations, growing through networking and targeted marketing (e.g., LinkedIn/Indeed) while maintaining a financially disciplined, client-first growth approach.”

“Former PwC Director with hands-on early-stage venture experience (e.g., BridgeLights, a big-data analytics concept for early fintech) spanning concept creation, platform architecture, and go-to-market experimentation. Strong focus on building scalable, modular data platforms with rigorous governance/compliance (data lineage, quality controls) and supporting technical diligence in investor-aligned environments.”

Alejandro Morales

Screened

Director-level Talent Management leader specializing in enterprise performance, succession, and leadership development

Dallas, Texas19y exp

“Talent/Recruiting Operations leader with deep HR tech governance and process architecture experience, including architecting a Workday Talent Review deployment and building standardized succession/bench-strength data models. Known for driving measurable adoption (Quarterly Conversations from 16% to 85%) and creating legally defensible, high-volume selection workflows through validated assessments (American Airlines), while leading teams across US and Mexico.”

Chirayu Arya

Screened

Senior Marketing Manager specializing in GTM, product marketing, and growth for SaaS and consumer tech

Austin, TX4y exp

“Growth-creative marketer/designer who owns end-to-end experimentation across web and paid social/search. Led Enso Home’s site redesign and creative refreshes that materially improved lead gen (28% leads, -22% CPA, higher ROAS) and directed SCALIS product/video assets that supported an email-driven pipeline impact of $1.47M.”

Briana Schoffman

Screened

Director-level Program & Professional Services Leader specializing in Enterprise SaaS and PMO

25y exp

“Entrepreneur who invested in a startup franchise concept and opened a dog-grooming store that became the most successful location in company history within one year, with projected revenue of $600K+ in 2026. Uses structured market sizing (PAM/TAM) and GTM thinking, and has executed cost-effective local marketing through grassroots social and community sponsorships.”

“Candidate is not currently pursuing a startup and has no familiarity with the VC/accelerator ecosystem, but shows a thoughtful founder mindset centered on building from scratch, evaluating user impact and implementation feasibility, and avoiding financially reckless entrepreneurship.”

Sakid Ahmed

Screened

Executive Telecom & Wireless Connectivity Leader (GM/VP Engineering)

Chicago, IL29y exp

“Operator with experience in a private equity-backed business that was carved out of a larger company and later taken public. Brings a startup-builder mindset from within larger-company environments, with emphasis on P&L ownership, go-to-market strategy, product strategy, and evaluating ideas through product-market fit and scalable market demand.”

Darshan Patel

Screened

Mid-level Data Engineer specializing in financial and trading data

Sydney, Australia4y exp

“Quant Data Engineer at ASX who is also building FinishKit, a full-stack SaaS that scans AI-generated codebases for bugs and production-readiness issues. Combines React/TypeScript, Supabase/serverless, Fly.io, and Postgres with strong product instincts, rapid iteration, and prior experience building secure multi-tenant data and dashboard systems across enterprise teams.”

“Seasoned ERP implementation leader with 14 full lifecycle deployments spanning Microsoft Dynamics, PeopleSoft, QAD, and SAP across 9 countries. Stands out for managing complex multinational rollouts, strong executive governance, and pragmatic decision-making—such as replacing a 600K EUR customization path with a lower-cost bolt-on that improved ROI across multiple South American deployments.”

“Early-career candidate with startup and nonprofit go-to-market experience spanning retailer matching, vendor acquisition, and external outreach. At a B2B SaaS startup, they evaluated 2000+ retailers by rebuilding fit criteria for each client, and at ASCENDtials they built a vendor outreach system from scratch that produced a 30+ vendor portfolio.”

“Seasoned project/program leader with 24 years of experience managing multiple concurrent enterprise software, infrastructure, and operational initiatives, often with portfolios exceeding $30M. Brings end-to-end ownership, strong governance discipline, and hands-on vendor and executive stakeholder management, including crisis-response leadership during a conflict-related facilities and systems security initiative.”

Kerri Heinen

Screened

Principal Product Owner specializing in healthcare IT and med-tech

Mounds View, MN17y exp

“Product leader with experience modernizing legacy customer-facing platforms and delivering AI-enabled healthcare capabilities, including an algorithm to classify true cardiac arrhythmias for clinicians. Brings a structured, cross-functional approach to roadmap decisions, user engagement, and team development across engineering, UX, and Scrum teams.”

“Product leader with experience building a patented demand chain management application inspired by 7-Eleven Japan’s inventory practices and piloting it with strong results: lower inventory, fewer out-of-stocks and waste, and higher sales. Has also shipped early AI features in edtech, including student chat moderation, and brings a notably human-centered perspective on AI’s role alongside tutors rather than as a full replacement.”

“Founder/CEO of a consumer products startup since 2020 who has raised angel funding and reinvested it into R&D, product development, production, and expert legal/industry support (has not taken a salary). Former financial and deals consultant who applies rigorous market, buyer-landscape, and exit-path analysis (including Blue Ocean Strategy) to choose and execute opportunities, with a strong commitment to entrepreneurship.”

“Procurement/sourcing professional with deep end-to-end ownership of recurring program supply and services sourcing (materials plus logistics/fulfillment), focused on reducing unit and landed costs while improving OTIF and tightening SAP purchasing controls. Demonstrates structured supplier vetting (capability, capacity, execution reliability), strong negotiation on commercial terms and SLAs, and proactive mitigation of international trade/freight/duty volatility through risk-adjusted sourcing strategies.”

“Talent Acquisition Operations leader who has managed teams up to 10 and owns end-to-end TA ops areas (strategy, selection, employer branding, and process/tech optimization). Recently standardized fragmented hiring by moving to a one-funnel approach with competency weighting and recruiter triage, already improving time-to-fill. Led Gem implementation/integration and uses ATS analytics (SmartRecruiters) plus post-hire performance data to validate sourcing and selection quality.”

“Operations/process-focused leader with hands-on manufacturing and quality mindset: improved product stability by preventing oxidation via inert gas and oxygen monitoring, and implemented sensor-based automation to maintain conditions without manual intervention. Uses time studies and benchmarking to redesign workflows (reported ~60% labor reduction per batch) and trains teams on GMP/regulatory and contamination-control practices using practical demonstrations.”