Background
Degreed is a leading learning and workforce upskilling platform providing large-scale training solutions for enterprises of all sizes worldwide.A stand-out in an expanding industry, Degreed is synonymous with the upskilling of workforces all over the world in things that interest them. They are growing fast and that expansion demands access to top talent with HR connections.
Degreed engaged Iperium with the challenge of building teams that would be responsible for the creation of a best in class International go-to-market function. Hiring and then working with the VP International to highlight great sales people with HR connections in numerous countries whilst still being compatible with the culture the company was built on.
Using talent.a Iperium delivered in-depth Talent Intelligence on the Sales functions of some of Degreed’s core eco-system competitors and other selected SaaS companies.
These intuitive insights enabled Degreed to access and onboard some of the industry’s highest achieving sales talent.
Using this talent intelligence Iperium were able to engage the specific HRtech talent pools ongoingly to select and engage ideal profiles whilst at the same time boosting Degreed’s employment brand in this area.
A fantastic VP of International sales and an exceptional, overachieving GTM function ALL with a proven background in selling HRtech to Large Enterprise across the International landscape.
Why it worked
Degreed is a fast-growing SaaS company with motivation to hire the best Sales talent in their industry.
Talent Intelligence from talent.ai and a proven build out strategy from Iperium enabled Degreed to not only hire great leaders, but also simultaneously build out new International locations, understands the growth stage that Degreed is at, coupled with the type of talent that works well in this environment.
Building exceptional sales teams both remote and in specific locations on behalf of growth SaaS companies is a core deliverable for Iperium.