A Chief Commercial Officer to ramp up the next growth phase

Hireup in a nutshell

Founded in 2015, Hireup is an innovative for-purpose business driven by a desire to achieve real and revolutionary change for Australians with disability. Through a secure online platform, Hireup provides people with disabilities the tools to find, hire and manage support workers who fit their needs and share their interests, creating meaningful matches and facilitating more flexible, rewarding work.

Wanting to take advantage of multiple opportunities available to them, Hireup’s challenge was not knowing the role and type of leader they needed to bring into the business.

We were brought in to source an experienced leader to drive the commercial outcomes of the business. The Hireup team wanted the very best leaders they could find in the market; people who were on board with the standards they were setting and who understood the challenges ahead. 

Using our signature Executive Search Methodology, we identified the type of high level role and responsibilities that was needed for Hireup’s stage of growth. We sourced and hired a highly experienced Chief Commercial Officer with decades of experience to execute on the goals of the business.

Hear Hireup’s experience working with Think & Grow from Sonia Flynn, Chief Operating Officer

“When it came to hiring that leadership role, we knew that sometimes you can short circuit things quite quickly. The idea that somebody that somebody might come to you is wonderful, but with these roles you need to pick right. Think & Grow have a really deep understanding of the market and a global footprint that enabled us to look far and wide. They also knew how to position what we do at Hireup is unique to candidates.”

“The process and conversations were less high-level and more practical in orientation. We talked about practicalities in terms of the right skillset, marketing and commercial needs for an organisation like ours, and it became a deep partnership working towards a common goal.”

“The care and attention that the team took in learning more about our business and what we needed made zooming in on a handful of people who might be right for us easy, rather than a very long list to scroll through. It meant we were quickly looking at people who understood the value alignment piece with Hireup.”

“The communication was upfront with good dialogue around the tasks that we asked candidates to complete so we could understand their motivations. The weekly conversations and progress updates in-between showed the commitment in driving a great outcome, plus there was a dollop of humour which I really enjoyed. And the results really paid off for us.”

“If you are really focused on finding the right candidate for your organisation, I would engage with Think & Grow because they listen carefully and live up to their reputation in working hard to deliver outcomes that result from a great partnership.” - Sonia Flynn, Chief Operating Officer at Hireup.

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