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We are seeking a Head of Executive Search to build and lead a centralized, specialized function responsible for global leadership hiring across sales, marketing, technical solutions, and G&A. This role will bring consistency, rigor, and strategic ownership to Senior Director, VP, and SVP hiring while partnering closely with executive stakeholders to deliver high-impact talent outcomes. You will elevate assessment and decision-making practices, develop proactive executive talent pipelines, and generate market intelligence that informs hiring and organizational strategy. This is a high-visibility opportunity to shape how Datadog attracts, evaluates, and hires senior leadership globally, with potential to expand scope to Director+ and executive-level searches over time. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: Own end-to-end strategy and execution for Senior Director, VP, and SVP searches, with dotted line to APAC Recruit highly confidential searches end to end, taking on execution responsibilities when needed Build and lead a specialized executive search team, including defining operating rhythms and performance expectations Establish and operationalize a standardized leadership hiring playbook, including executive assessment frameworks, confidentiality protocols, and stakeholder governance Partner directly with C-suite, VP, and SVP stakeholders to drive alignment, calibration, and high-quality hiring decisions Develop proactive, long-term pipelines for critical leadership roles while producing market intelligence to inform talent and organizational strategy Define and execute an agency engagement and executive candidate closing strategy to reduce external spend and deliver a high-touch candidate experience Who You Are: Expe

Who We Are Nuro is a self-driving technology company on a mission to make autonomy accessible to all. Founded in 2016, Nuro is building the world’s most scalable driver, combining cutting-edge AI with automotive-grade hardware. Nuro licenses its core technology, the Nuro Driver™, to support a wide range of applications, from robotaxis and commercial fleets to personally owned vehicles. With technology proven over years of self-driving deployments, Nuro gives the automakers and mobility platforms a clear path to AVs at commercial scale, empowering a safer, richer, and more connected future. About the Team The Talent Acquisition team is composed of Sourcing, Recruiting and Coordination, and serves as a strategic partner to all of Nuro’s functions, encompassing engineering and autonomy, as well as operations and business. We combine data-driven insights with deep market expertise to ensure Nuro continues to attract and hire exceptional talent. Our recruiters and sourcers are builders at heart, partnering closely with leadership and hiring teams to deliver a candidate experience that reflects Nuro’s mission and values. About the Role We’re seeking a Head of Talent Acquisition to lead and scale Nuro’s recruiting and sourcing organization through our next phase of growth and commercialization. This role will oversee both the recruiting teams and the dedicated sourcing team responsible for hiring across Nuro, including the technology, engineering, business, and operations functions. You’ll partner closely with senior executives and functional VPs to design capacity-driven hiring plans, leverage data to guide staffing decisions, and ensure our recruiting teams have the strategy, systems, and infrastructure needed to execute with excellence. This leader will also drive key executive searches, serving as a hands-on partner to Nuro’s leadership team to attract world-class talent in AI, ML, autonomy, and robotics. About the Work Lead and scale Nuro’s recruiting and sourcing org

Who are we? Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems. We’re training and deploying frontier models for enterprises who are building AI systems. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI and we are looking for folks that want to be part of that. We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft. We are a global technology company headquartered in Toronto with key offices in London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul. Join us! Role Overview: Cohere is searching for an experienced Head of Strategic Finance who will own financial planning, business forecasting, product pricing strategy, and assist in fundraising initiatives. In this leadership role, you and your team will provide analysis to support contract negotiations, growth opportunities, and influence corporate strategy. Reporting to the CFO and partnering with the Executive Team, you will lead financial, strategic, and fundraising insights to drive operational performance. Key Responsibilities: Lead strategic financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, long-term planning, and assist in fundraising strategy development. Partner with the CFO and Investor Relations to assist to prepare materials for fundraising, investor relations, and board reporting. Partner with senior leadership to evaluate key business initiatives Lead and perform financial analyses for a variety of strategic decisions, including Annual Operating Plan, M&A, strategic investments, partnerships, capital market transactions, and fundraising opportunities. Provide recommendations to executive management based on both financial

Head of Global SEO/AEO We’re looking for a data-driven Head of Global SEO/AEO to own our worldwide organic growth strategy and execution . In this role, you will scale SEO and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) into high-performing acquisition channels, driving results against business-critical metrics like trial starts, MQLs, and pipeline . You will manage an in-house team alongside external agencies and contractors, pioneering our approach to AI-mediated discovery to win in the new AI-search era . This role is b ased in our San Francisco or Vancouver office with an office-centric hybrid schedule . The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday . Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays . Working from home on Fri days depends on the type of work you do and the teams with which you partner . If you're inte rviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the in-office requirements . What you’ll achieve Set the global organic strategy and roadmap, owning SEO/AEO as growth channels feeding our PLG & SLG GTM motions, directly accountable for hitting trial starts (PLG) and MQLs/pipeline (SLG) targets . Build the business case for investment in SEO/AEO, owning the channel forecast, budget, and reporting cadence for executive leadership . Own and evolve our end-to-end AEO strategy by bringing proven frameworks, building measurement for brand visibility and citation in AI answer engines, and setting the standard for AI-mediated discovery . Direct our SEO content roadmap and agent-led content strategies, recommending content that matches search/prompt intent, wins against competitors, and converts traffic . Partner with Marketing Ops and Analytics to build attribution and measurement infrastructure tying organic activity directly to PLG and SLG conversion to prioritize roadmap decisions . Lead technical SEO strategy (site architecture, structured data, Core Web Vitals, international/multi-region SEO) and direct content/link-bu

Who we are About Stripe Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career. About the team Growth Marketing is a team of performance-driven marketers and channel specialists. We partner closely with growth product, regional and demand marketing, and sales to drive revenue through self-serve and sales motions. The SEO & AEO function specifically drives organic discovery ensuring Stripe is found, cited, and recommended when developers, founders, and finance leaders are searching for or asking about payments, financial infrastructure, and related topics. What you’ll do This role owns one of the most strategically important and evolving acquisition channels at Stripe. Organic search is already one of our largest and most efficient growth channels and the emergence of AI-powered answer engines represents a once-in-a-generation shift in how businesses discover software. The role requires someone who can operate at the intersection of content, product, engineering, and data and who can credibly engage with Stripe's executive team on the strategic importance of organic visibility. This is a rare opportunity to define what AEO means for a company like Stripe and to build the playbook that others will follow. Responsibilities Own the organic growth strategy end-to-end across SEO and AEO (Answer Engine Optimization), including technical optimizations, content strategy, on-site experience, and visibility in general purpose assistants (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Perplexity, etc.) and coding assistants (e.g. Claude,

Role – Deputy Director - Talent Acquisition (Non-Tech Hiring) Reports to – Head of Talent Acquisition About the Role In this leadership role, you will take complete ownership of the non-tech talent acquisition function. You'll develop and implement comprehensive recruitment strategies, manage and coach a team of recruiters, and ensure a seamless and data-driven recruitment experience for all hiring managers. With your deep industry knowledge and expertise, you'll be a trusted advisor, shaping the future of our non-tech workforce. Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy for all non-tech functions, aligned with the company's overall business goals. Partner with senior leadership across the organization to understand talent needs and identify future talent requirements. Partner with branding teams to develop and implement an employer branding strategy to attract top talent in the non-tech space. Oversee the performance and development of a high-performing recruitment team, providing coaching and mentorship. Recruitment Management: Manage the entire recruitment lifecycle for senior and niche non-tech positions, including designing and executing search strategies, sourcing top talent, and leading the interview process. Foster a strong relationship with external recruiting partners to optimize talent acquisition efforts. Data & Analytics: Implement a data-driven approach to recruitment, analyzing metrics and identifying areas for improvement. Develop and maintain talent maps for critical non-tech roles. Utilize data to inform strategic decision-making and influence hiring discussions. Candidate Experience: Champion a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process, ensuring timely communication and feedback. Design and implement interventions focussed on driving a strong positive candidate experience Project Management: Lead the development and implementation of talent acquisition-relat

About the Team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) that benefits all of humanity. Achieving this requires bringing the world’s most exceptional talent under one roof to push the boundaries of what’s possible. Our Research Recruiting team plays a critical role in this effort. We are an embedded part of the research organization—working side by side with our research staff to deeply understand evolving priorities, build trust, and strategically shape the future of OpenAI’s talent. About the Role We are looking for a highly strategic recruiter to work closely with the Head of Research Recruiting on a small set of unusually important, high-touch searches and candidate relationships. This role will focus on exceptional talent who does not move through a standard recruiting process: highly visible researchers, technical leaders, operators, and other special-interest candidates where timing, discretion, market intelligence, and tailored engagement matter as much as process execution. This is not a conventional req-based recruiting role. You will help identify where the market is moving, develop intelligence on top talent and competitor activity, translate that intelligence into action, and orchestrate bespoke recruiting strategies for candidates who require a more nuanced path into OpenAI. You should be able to translate these signals and states into clear, actionable advice for leaders and then make it happen. In this role, you will: Partner directly with the Head of Research Recruiting and research leadership team to define priority talent targets and shape bespoke engagement strategies. Build and maintain deep market intelligence across frontier AI, research, engineering, and adjacent talent ecosystems, including competitor movement, candidate motivations, and relationship context. Proactively identify, map, and cultivate exceptional high-profile talent before there is a formal or standard hiring process attached. Translate weak signa

At Bazaarvoice, we create smart shopping experiences. Through our expansive global network, product-passionate community & enterprise technology, we connect thousands of brands and retailers with billions of consumers. Our solutions enable brands to connect with consumers and collect valuable user-generated content, at an unprecedented scale. This content achieves global reach by leveraging our extensive and ever-expanding retail, social & search syndication network. And we make it easy for brands & retailers to gain valuable business insights from real-time consumer feedback with intuitive tools and dashboards. The result is smarter shopping: loyal customers, increased sales, and improved products. The problem we are trying to solve : Brands and retailers struggle to make real connections with consumers. It's a challenge to deliver trustworthy and inspiring content in the moments that matter most during the discovery and purchase cycle. The result? Time and money spent on content that doesn't attract new consumers, convert them, or earn their long-term loyalty. Our brand promise : closing the gap between brands and consumers. Founded in 2005, Bazaarvoice is headquartered in Austin, Texas with offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. It’s official: Bazaarvoice is a Great Place to Work in the US , Australia, India, Lithuania, France, Germany and the UK! We are looking for a commercially-minded UKI Marketing Manager to own and drive the regional marketing strategy for the UKI business. This role is for a marketer who can translate business goals into a clear go-to-market plan, work in lockstep with sales leadership, and drive measurable impact across pipeline, revenue, acquisition, retention, and customer growth. Reporting to the Head of EMEA Marketing, this person will be responsible for shaping and executing the UKI marketing plan in line with regional priorities. They will work closely with sales, SDR, customer success, and the wider globa

About Us: AI needs a new infrastructure layer. We're building it at Modal. Every era of computing brought new workloads that previous infrastructure couldn't support: mainframes, databases, and the cloud. Each time, the company that rebuilt the layer underneath defined the decade. AI is no different, except it touches everything instead of one slice, and the window to build the layer underneath it is open right now. Our customers include category-defining companies like Lovable , Ramp , Cognition, DoorDash, and Suno. They rely on Modal for instant GPU access, sub-second container starts, and native storage, so it's simple to serve low-latency inference, fine-tune models, and access production-ready sandboxes at scale. We recently raised a $355M Series C at a $4.65B valuation, led by General Catalyst and Redpoint Ventures. We've crossed $300M+ ARR and grown fivefold since September. Our team includes creators of popular open-source projects (e.g., Seaborn , Luig i ), academic researchers, international olympiad medalists, and experienced engineering and product leaders with decades of experience. The Role: Modal builds the infrastructure that lets engineers run AI workloads without the usual pain. To do this well, we need exceptional people – and that’s where you come in. As the first dedicated GTM recruiter on our Talent team, you’ll own sales, GTM, and other G&A searches end-to-end. You’ll work closely with our Head of Talent, founders, and GTM leads to shape how we hire and help bring in the people who will define what Modal becomes. What you’ll do: Drive full-cycle recruiting for key hires across GTM and G&A functions (sourcing, pitching, guiding interviews, and closing candidates) Partner with GTM leaders to understand the real work and calibrate on what great looks like Help set our hiring bar and how we evaluate talent Execute creative top-of-funnel strategies that resonate with a strong community of experienced GTM talent Deliver a fast, respectful, h

Head of Channel Partnerships, APAC Asana is looking for a Head of Channel Partnerships to lead and grow our channel business across APAC (excluding Japan). The Channel and Ecosystems team is dedicated to accelerating Asana's growth and market reach through partnerships and fostering a thriving partner network. In this role, you will sit at the intersection of sales leadership and channel strategy, managing a team of Channel Partner Managers spanning the region, setting the strategic direction for how we go to market through and with partners, and raising the bar on how our team sells alongside them. Reporting to the GM of APAC, you will be a key voice in shaping how Asana scales across diverse and fast-growing markets by running deep discovery, driving executive storytelling, and coaching your team to model excellence in the field. This role is based in our Singapore or Sydney office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. The standard in-office days are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Mondays and Fridays. If you're interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the in-office requirements. What you’ll achieve Lead, coach, and develop a regional team of Channel Partner Managers across APAC (ex-Japan), owning their performance, growth, and day-to-day effectiveness in the field. Own the APAC channel revenue number, setting targets, building pipeline visibility, and holding the team accountable to outcomes. Shape and execute the APAC channel GTM strategy, including partner segmentation, coverage model, and investment priorities across Southeast Asia, India, ANZ, and other key markets. Raise the team's sales capability, coaching them on how they run discovery, identify customer pain, and show up alongside partners in front of executive stakeholders. Build and maintain senior relationships with Asana's most strategic channel partners across the region, serving as an escalation point and executive sponsor

About the Team OpenAI's GTM Partnerships team builds a strategic, global partner ecosystem to accelerate customer success, enable enterprise AI adoption, and drive durable growth in support of OpenAI's mission toward AGI. We work cross-functionally across Product, Engineering, Security, Legal, Marketing, Customer Success, and Sales to turn strategic partnerships into measurable business outcomes. This role sits within the GTM Partnerships organization and is responsible for leading OpenAI's strategic relationships with three of the world's largest Global Systems Integrators (GSIs): HCLTech, Wipro, and Cognizant . These partners play a critical role in helping enterprise customers design, deploy, and scale AI solutions by combining OpenAI's technology with deep industry expertise, consulting capabilities, and global delivery organizations. This role reports to the Head of GSIs and will be responsible for driving executive alignment, joint go-to-market strategy, commercial execution, and scalable partnership programs across these strategic accounts. About the Role We are hiring a Partner Director, HCL, Wipro & Cognizant to lead and grow three of OpenAI's most strategic Global Systems Integrator partnerships. You will own executive relationships, develop and execute joint business plans, and drive coordinated go-to-market motions that accelerate customer adoption and revenue growth. This is a highly strategic, externally facing role that requires a blend of executive relationship management, commercial leadership, operational excellence, and ecosystem expertise. You'll work closely with OpenAI Sales, Solutions Engineering, Customer Success, Product, Marketing, Legal, Security, and partner leadership teams to build repeatable motions that generate pipeline, enable successful customer deployments, and deepen long-term strategic alignment. The ideal candidate understands how large consulting organizations operate, has experience driving revenue through strategic partn

Datadog is hiring a Head of Global Executive Support to lead and scale our Executive Support organization. This is a leadership role responsible for the strategy, operations, and people development of a global team spanning Executive Assistants, Senior EAs, Team Leads, and Managers. The leader will serve as the connective tissue between executive leadership and the broader organization, helping to set the standard for operational excellence, building scalable systems, and developing the next generation of EA talent. Datadog's Executive Support team is a high-visibility, high-impact function that directly enables our most senior leaders to operate at their best. As the leader, you'll shape how the entire function runs; building a team culture grounded in excellence, discretion, and genuine partnership. The right person for this role brings deep expertise in executive-level support, a systems mindset, and a track record of leading high-performing administrative organizations. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You'll Do Lead and develop a global, multi-level executive assistant team Define the long-term vision and operating model for Executive Support at Datadog Drive headcount planning, resource allocation, and org design as the company scales Develop and maintain policies, playbooks, and documentation that standardize high-quality support across all executive stakeholders Identify and implement process improvements that increase efficiency and reduce friction across the organization Act as an escalation point for complex, high-stakes, or sensitive executive support needs Maintain discretion and judgment around confidential information at the highest levels of the organization Partner with Finance, Legal, People, and leaders across

Asana is looking for a strategic, supportive, and business-savvy leader to manage our global Administrative Business Partner (ABP) community. This is more than a traditional operations role; it is a people-first leadership position designed to bring stability, clarity, and growth to a team that is the backbone of our executive leadership. You will lead our full-time, global ABPs and oversee our offshore ABP support program. Your mission is to balance operational rigor with a human-centric approach, ensuring our ABPs feel supported in their career journeys while providing world-class partnership to Asana’s top executives. This role is based in our San Francisco office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays. Working from home on Fridays depends on the type of work you do and the teams with which you partner. If you're interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the in-office requirements. What you’ll achieve Bridge Strategy & Execution: Act as a high-level partner to the Head of RE & Workplace, ensuring the ABP function aligns with Asana’s broader business goals. Evaluate & Optimize: Conduct comprehensive strategic audits of internal programs. You will determine their long-term viability, impact on executive productivity, and whether to scale, pivot, or maintain the current model. Development of Team: Coach the high-performing team of ABP’s, ensuring they are accountable for the overall quality and consistency of their work, ensuring every interaction is grounded in business context and aligned to company priorities. Establish clear expectations for business acumen, judgment, and impact across the ABP team. Standardize Excellence: Develop a standard of excellence based on the Asana Operating Principles for executive support—creating playbooks for calendar management, global trav

About Ramp Ramp is building the smart infrastructure for finance teams, embedded in the transaction flow of every dollar a business spends. We automate how over $200B in annualized spend flows in and out of 70,000+ companies: authorizing payments, flagging risk, categorizing spend, and closing books. The problems are high-stakes, data-dense, and unforgiving. We hire people with high agency and high urgency. We look for slope over intercept. We care less about where you trained and more about what you’ve built. At Ramp, everyone is a builder who owns problems end to end and makes consequential decisions that shape the outcome. The median Ramp customer saves 5% and grows revenue 16% in their first year – far in excess of businesses operating without Ramp. We believe every ambitious company deserves the same. If you want to build systems that directly shape how companies move and manage billions, Ramp is the place to do it. About the Role Emerging Talent has changed drastically. Ramp is building it into one of the most important recruiting functions at the company: a way to meet exceptional people earlier than everyone else and turn that connection into the next generation of Ramp talent. We are looking for a true builder to lead the full Emerging Talent function. Reporting to Ramp’s Head of Talent, you will set the strategy and lead the team responsible for the internship programme, early-career recruiting, campus and community relationships, events, candidate programming and conversion of top interns into full-time employees. You will have the backing of the executive team and a real mandate to build something category-defining. What You'll Do Own the strategy, operating model and results for Ramp’s Emerging Talent function, from early identification through full-time conversion. Build a world-class internship experience, including seasonal programmes, events, programming, manager partnership and intern-to-full-time conversion. Find original ways to identify and attr

Perforce is a community of collaborative experts, problem solvers, and possibility seekers who believe work should be both challenging and fun. We are proud to inspire creativity, foster belonging, support collaboration, and encourage wellness. At Perforce, you’ll work with and learn from some of the best and brightest in business. Before you know it, you’ll be in the middle of a rewarding career at a company headed in one direction: upward. With a global footprint spanning more than 80 countries and including over 75% of the Fortune 100, Perforce Software, Inc. is trusted by the world’s leading brands to deliver solutions for the toughest challenges. The best run DevOps teams in the world choose Perforce. Position Summary: At Perforce, we build more than software. We build careers, communities, and impact. Our people are the driving force behind innovation, delighting customers, and global growth. Whether you're a builder or a coach, you’ll find purpose, connection, and opportunity here. We care deeply, move fast, and deliver excellence - together. Over half of the Global 500 rely on Perforce to move their business forward – Join us! We are seeking a strategic and execution-oriented Chief of Staff to partner directly with the CEO in scaling the company's business operations and global programs, while also acting as a high-impact driver of the CEO & Executive Team’s special initiatives and strategic agenda. This role sits at the intersection of strategy and execution, owning critical operating functions including Revenue Operations, Business Systems, Sales Operations, and Global AI Infrastructure while also leading a portfolio of special projects, related to strategic growth of the business. The ideal candidate is a versatile operator who moves fluidly between high-level strategic thinking and hands-on execution, serving as a force multiplier for the CEO and connective tissue across the leadership team.