Company & Challenges
A venture capital firm launching innovative companies in the ag biotechnology space continues to scale, where hiring talented leaders is critical to their success. With the emerging market, their team required additional leaders with direct agricultural expertise and defined portfolios. The company was specifically looking for a recruitment partner who deeply understood the agriculture industry and could confidently help find and select highly impactful executives to be the “first employee” in each new company launch.
Our Approach & Solution
After an initial discovery meeting, our team identified the company’s unique value proposition to attract candidates and developed a strategic recruitment strategy. We worked cross-functionally with the company’s leadership team to fully understand the operation and its growth plan, ensuring we placed the right hires. The AgHires team utilized our vast network of industry professionals and executives targeting highly specified backgrounds, spending ample time with each candidate interview to ensure the right fit. We met with the leadership team regularly to provide updates on the market, new candidate profiles, and ensure the continued movement of candidates. We worked as part of the AgriTech company’s HR team by coordinating interviews, communicating with candidates through each stage of the process, presenting offers, and conducting background and reference checks.
Results
With an in-depth selection process, AgHires has placed four CEOs and counting with the AgriTech investment company. The company is pleased with the dedication of the AgHires Executive Recruiting Team in finding candidates who are experts in their field, have strong entrepreneurial and leadership backgrounds, and specifically have experience in helping start-up businesses grow a new product and bring it to market. The company also found it to be an added plus that we helped expand the diversity of their team. Our strategic and collaborative recruiting approach has resulted in four new crucial hires, contributing directly to the success of the investment firm’s new company launches.
