Vetted Vendor Management Professionals

“Engineering/product leader who builds business-aligned technology roadmaps and scales pod-based orgs with strong delivery discipline (OKRs, CI/CD, QA automation). Led a SaaS supply-chain application adopted by Fortune 100 customers, citing ~$4M MRR and ~87% gross profit, and has hands-on experience standardizing LLM + cloud/MLOps architectures with security/compliance guardrails. Also created the PISEK methodology and used it to run distributed innovation sprints (e.g., an AI ETA predictor moved from pilot to production).”

“People/organizational leader with experience managing global, multi-country teams at a Turkey-based startup and building/scaling product and analytics functions. Partnered directly with CEO/SVP Ops/CFO to formalize org structure, clarify decision rights, and redesign performance and compensation frameworks to support scaling.”

“Global Talent Acquisition/Recruiting Operations leader who has scaled and standardized end-to-end recruiting across regions and large teams (5–95), including major ATS/HCM implementations (Workday, Lever, Greenhouse, BambooHR). Known for rebuilding “Frankenstein” recruiting orgs into measurable operating models—cutting time-to-fill 28%, improving forecast accuracy to 5–10% variance, and boosting hiring manager satisfaction by 30+ points—while building offshore sourcing capability (South Africa delivering 55–60% of early funnel).”

“Talent/Recruiting Operations leader who has managed 6–20 person TA Ops teams and led a global "Recruiting 2.0" transformation standardizing intake and structured interviews, automating screening/scheduling, and building Power BI funnel dashboards. Delivered measurable impact including ~30% time-to-fill reduction and improved candidate/hiring manager experience, and has hands-on systems implementation experience across Workday Recruiting, SuccessFactors, Eightfold, DocuSign, and background check integrations.”

“Procurement/sourcing professional with hands-on experience across facilities build-outs, custom print/envelope supply, and complex logistics. Demonstrated ability to reduce costs (20% savings on custom envelopes) while maintaining delivery performance, and to mitigate trade/tariff exposure through alternative routing strategies. Uses Critical Path Method to manage multi-step production and packaging dependencies and has improved supplier performance in multi-site service delivery environments (Iron Mountain/Office Depot).”

“Founder-led CRM/lifecycle marketer and early-stage operator who built a narrative-driven email program at Andine, contributing to 3x Black Friday sales YoY through segmentation and A/B-tested optimization. Also helped launch the Cleo concept shop, generating $200K in first-quarter revenue while owning backend operations (inventory, reporting, vendor outreach) and hiring/training a 4-person sales associate team.”

“Brand and growth marketing leader who helped launch Gentle Monster USA and evolve the brand from offline-centric to a digital-first global expansion engine, delivering 126% sales growth and a more diversified customer base. Also drove a strategic pivot at legacy B2B manufacturer Flexfit—expanding channels (LinkedIn/Reddit), implementing ingredient branding, and scaling inquiries from ~5.5k to 17k+ annually through multi-audience campaigns and improved tracking/registration flows.”

“CFO with hands-on experience building scalable internal operations for early-stage/growing businesses, including integrating finance and front-end systems (QBO, Expensify, Bill.com, Salesforce) across multiple acquisitions and new entities. Uses product-level P&L and KPI dashboards to drive repricing/profitability improvements, speed up close cycles, and mentor non-ops founders through structured operating models.”

“Senior designer with experience delivering premium, performance-oriented marketing creative for brands including BFGoodrich, Modelo, Corona, Coway, and HydraFacial. Builds scalable Figma design systems and modular template frameworks for high-volume multi-channel output (web, email, paid, decks, events), and also produces short-form CapCut videos optimized for major social platforms. Has worked fully remote since 2017 and has executed full Spanish-language adaptations of campaigns to expand audience reach.”

“Candidate is not interested in entrepreneurship or founding a company and prefers working for others. Has limited familiarity with the VC/accelerator landscape, with indirect exposure through colleagues who pursued VC funding.”

“Recruiting operations lead with 6 years supporting Capgemini/Capco-style client hiring, owning end-to-end workflows in Greenhouse. Implemented a technical pre-screen coding round and integrated HackerRank with the ATS to dramatically increase interview throughput and improve candidate quality, contributing to high-volume placements for Freddie Mac and closing a 20-role surge across BA/PM and engineering roles.”

“Serial entrepreneur and operator with experience financing and scaling startups using bank debt, PE debt, and self-funding, including a real estate asset management company grown through creative debt/equity structures. Former VP Engineering & Online Operations at a colo/cloud provider acquired by Zayo; built a global solutions engineering org in 30 days that contributed 18% of company growth and scaled quarterly revenue from ~$300K to ~$1.25M.”

“Sales professional focused on staffing/talent operations and GTM enablement solutions, with a disciplined outbound motion (ICP, org mapping, multi-threading across calls/LinkedIn/email). Has examples of winning mid-market deals ($30K–$60K) and expanding an account to ~$52K ACV, plus building early-stage sales process rigor (MEDDICC, pipeline reviews) that produced predictable pipeline in ~90 days and shortened cycles by ~20%.”

“Operations transformation leader with private-equity due diligence experience who rebuilt KIO Networks’ operating model using ITIL/COBIT/ISO 27001, stood up a PMO, and standardized tooling across countries—helping shift the business from co-location to managed services/cloud and improving EBITDA from -7% to +4% in 18 months. Also serves as a board member/mentor at EvoNexus and UCSD Rady, coaching founders on ICP, GTM, pricing, and investor readiness.”