How Waltio hired a Head of Engineering in 30 days.
Structure the tech team and free up the cofounders’ time so Waltio could speed up its expansion into 40 new countries.
30days
Time to fill
100%
CV relevance
23days
Time to hire
Speeding up technical output to support a record international expansion.
To meet ambitious business goals, an expansion into 40 new countries before June, Waltio had to step up its production pace. The challenge was to hire a Head of Engineering able to structure the technical team and handle this scale-up on an extremely tight timeline.
The cofounders were operationally overloaded. By handling strategy and day-to-day execution at the same time, leadership was unintentionally slowing the company down. Without the bandwidth to run such a strategic hire, handing the search to a recruitment firm had become essential to move things forward as quickly as possible.
Target profile
Head of Engineering
Experience
Senior profile (10 to 15 years of experience) with solid management experience gained in SaaS and Fintech.
Soft Skills
Intellectual curiosity, excellent communication and strong cultural fit.
Hard Skills
Strong command of the AWS environment and the Java / Spring stack.
Using our Tech database and moving fast.
Given the tight timeline, Lity used a focused direct approach. We immediately reached out to our network of candidates specialized in Fintech and Crypto. Because we moved fast, we contacted the first qualified candidate as soon as the search started, with no downtime.
- 10
Candidates approached
We approached 10 highly senior profiles combining technical and management skills in complex environments. Lity chose not to put 4 of them forward, as their mindset did not fully fit Waltio’s culture.
- 6
Candidates sent to the client
6 candidates were validated for their technical expertise and excellent mindset. The other sourced profiles lacked the management maturity required for this leadership role.
Process and closing
The process was built around 4 interviews, including a major technical assessment and a meeting with the team. To keep things moving quickly, we worked directly with the client on Slack. Lity handled the pre-closing with full transparency to make sure the commitment was strong on both sides.
Easing the load on leadership before the situation became critical.
We expect this hire (who is about to start) to immediately lighten the cofounders’ operational load. The client is very relieved to have secured this key profile on time and looks forward to having them take over and structure the future of the technical platform.
Testimonial
« An excellent experience with Lity! We brought them in to hire our Head of Engineering and the support was perfect from start to finish. A big thank you especially to Maissane for her professionalism, her responsiveness and the highly relevant profiles she proposed. We’re thrilled with our new hire. I highly recommend them! »
Ben Chevallereau
CTO & Builder · Waltio
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