Case Studies
Explore how we've helped innovative companies scale their engineering and product teams through strategic embedded recruitment partnerships.
OpenPhone
Lead Talent Partner
Challenge
OpenPhone, a fast-growing business phone platform, needed to rapidly scale their engineering team with specialized talent across multiple disciplines. They faced challenges in attracting senior and director-level engineers in a highly competitive market, particularly those with AI expertise for their new product features.
Our Approach
We embedded ourselves as a Lead Talent Partner, working closely with the CTO and engineering leads to understand their technical requirements and team dynamics. We developed tailored sourcing strategies for each role, focusing particularly on passive candidates for specialized AI positions. We implemented a structured technical assessment process and collaborated with team leads to define ideal candidate profiles.
Results
- Reduced time-to-hire by 40% compared to previous recruitment methods
- Successfully hired 12 senior engineers across Frontend, Backend, Platform, and AI within 6 months
- Achieved 95% candidate satisfaction with the interview process
- Built a sustainable talent pipeline for future hiring needs
Tilt
Lead Talent Partner
Challenge
Tilt, an innovative fintech startup, was facing tight deadlines for product launches and needed to quickly build their engineering team. However, they were experiencing hiring bottlenecks due to unclear technical requirements and an inefficient interview process that was causing candidate dropouts.
Our Approach
As their Lead Talent Partner, we implemented agile hiring sprints aligned with their development cycles. We worked closely with the CTO to create detailed skills matrices for each role, ensuring clarity in requirements. We also redesigned their interview flow to reduce time commitment while still effectively evaluating technical and cultural fit.
Results
- Hired key engineering team members within 45 days, meeting crucial product launch deadlines
- Improved candidate conversion rate by 35% through streamlined interview process
- Created a scalable hiring playbook that the company could use for future growth phases
- Reduced candidate dropout rate from 40% to less than 15%
zolar
Manager, Talent Acquisition
Challenge
zolar, a renewable energy company, was entering a hypergrowth phase requiring over 20 hires per month. They had limited recruitment infrastructure, outdated processes, and needed to build a technical team from scratch to support their digital transformation.
Our Approach
Taking on the role of Manager, Talent Acquisition, we implemented comprehensive ATS and recruitment metrics systems. We designed and rolled out structured interview training for hiring managers and created talent pipelines for recurring engineering roles. We also developed specialized sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill technical positions.
Results
- Successfully scaled hiring operations to support 250+ hires per year
- Improved recruiter productivity by 66% through process optimization and automation
- Built sustainable talent acquisition infrastructure including ATS implementation, metrics dashboards, and standardized processes
- Reduced cost-per-hire by 28% while maintaining quality of candidates
What Our Partners Say
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Alex Chen
CTO, OpenPhone
"Velocital transformed our technical hiring process. They understood our needs so well that it felt like working with an internal team member rather than an external partner."
Sarah Johnson
Head of People, Tilt
"The agile hiring sprints that Velocital implemented were game-changing for us. We were able to meet crucial deadlines while still finding the right cultural fits for our team."
Michael Weber
CEO, zolar
"Working with Velocital enabled us to scale our technical team during a critical growth phase. Their data-driven approach to recruitment provided valuable insights beyond just filling positions."
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