CASE STUDY · VP HUMAN RESOURCES EXECUTIVE SEARCH
When should a growing company hire its first VP of HR?
A growing, PE-backed services company needed stronger HR leadership as the business scaled. Discovery revealed a broader mandate for what the organization needed next.
INDUSTRY
PE-Backed Services
SEARCH
VP Human Resources
BUSINESS CONTEXT
Growth through acquisition
OUTCOME
Long-term HR leadership
THE BUSINESS NEED
A PE-backed services company was growing through acquisition and organic expansion. HR had been led at the manager level, and the business was ready for more strategic leadership as the organization became larger and more complex.
THE SEARCH
Discovery expanded the mandate beyond traditional HR operations. The company needed a leader who could strengthen culture, leadership development, recruiting, employee relations and succession while building the people infrastructure required for continued growth.
THE OUTCOME
A trusted referral led to an experienced HR executive who would not have surfaced through an application process. She joined as VP of HR and remains part of the leadership team approximately four years later, as the company has continued to grow significantly.
4+
YEARS STILL IN ROLE
3X
COMPANY GROWTH
since the hire
5
ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIP SEARCHES following the initial engagement
Greater operating efficiency
faster delivery
THE LEADERSHIP QUESTION
Has the business outgrown the HR leadership it has today?
As organizations scale, the expectations of HR change with them. The right leader can build the culture, talent strategy and leadership infrastructure needed for the next stage of growth.