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How senior IT, Data, Product and Engineering leaders we worked with landed their next role: where they started, what changed in their search, and the interviews and offers that followed.

November 4, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
Never had to job search? How one executive landed 27 interviews
Her roles had always come through exec recruiters or people she knew, and she was still working full time. Over four months we landed her 27 interviews, including Google and Stripe, and she accepted a VP of Operations role at $350K+ base and over $550K in total compensation.
November 2, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
Applications going into a black hole? 26 interviews in 75 days
After a layoff, his applications for Senior Manager and Director IT roles went nowhere. Once we rebuilt his resume and reached hiring managers directly, with persistent follow-ups, he landed 26 interviews in 75 days and accepted an AVP of IT Infrastructure role at $160K+ base.
October 29, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
How a laid-off data governance leader landed 39 interviews
After a layoff, this Senior Manager in Data Quality and Governance landed 39 interviews, including Visa, Adobe, CrowdStrike, Uber and Databricks, and accepted an Associate Director of AI Governance role with a $230K base salary.
October 25, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
Thinking about retiring? How one VP landed a $1M+ offer instead
This client went from earning $1.3 million to under $300K and was wondering whether to retire altogether. Over five months he interviewed with NetApp, Walmart, HubSpot, Amazon and others, and secured a VP of IAM Engineering offer with $400K+ base and over $1M in total compensation.
October 22, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
Haven't searched for a job in a decade? 36 interviews later
After nearly 30 years in technology and product leadership, this client hadn't needed to navigate an external job market in over a decade. His search generated 36 interviews, including Visa, Adobe, Fiserv and Figma, and he accepted a Director of GenAI offer with $250K base and $500K+ in total compensation.
October 14, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
Laid off after four months: 13 interviews and 2 offers in 47 days
Laid off from Coinbase after just four months, this engineering leader was spending more time applying than preparing. We took over the search, and within 47 days he had 13 interviews, including Adobe, Stripe and Netflix, and offers worth $855K and $650K+ in total comp.
October 12, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
Does your job title undersell your experience? 55 interviews later
One of our clients was already doing CTO-level work as a VP of Engineering. Over the engagement he landed 55 interviews with companies including BlackRock, State Street and JPMorgan Chase, and accepted a Head of Client Platform Architecture role with a $325K base and approximately $500K in total compensation.
October 10, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
Outgrown your Product Manager title? 28 interviews and 3 offers
This client had already outgrown her Product Manager title at one of the biggest FinTech companies in the world. She landed 28 interviews, received three Director+ offers, and accepted an Executive Director of Product role at $285K base and $500K+ TC.
October 9, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
20 years at Amazon, then a $1M+ Director of Engineering offer
After nearly 20 years at Amazon, this L7 Senior Manager wanted a Director role but had no time to run a serious search. Targeted outreach and persistent follow-up got him 10 interviews in 60 days and a Director of Engineering, AI offer with a $315K base and $1M+ total compensation.
October 9, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
Paid another service for 15 months and got 3 interviews. Then 35
He had spent 15 months paying another company to help with his job search and got 3 interviews. Within five months with us he had 35, and chose a remote VP of IT Infrastructure role with a broader scope and a path toward CIO.
October 8, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
Facing a layoff? A Head of Product Transformation offer in 60 days
With layoffs coming at Walmart, this client's own applications went almost nowhere. We handled the sourcing, applications and follow-ups while she prepared, and within 60 days she had six interviews and a Head of Product Transformation role at $340K+ base.
October 8, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
He saw the layoff coming: 26 interviews and a Senior Director role
After a new CEO replaced almost the entire C-suite, this client started his search while still employed. Laid off weeks after joining us, he landed 26 interviews and a Senior Director role.
September 23, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
Would you take a $100K retention bonus over a VP-level role?
After nearly 10 years building enterprise AI products, this client got a $100K retention bonus and no path up. Once we positioned him for the level he wanted, he went through 46 interviews, reached four offer stages and accepted a Senior Director of AI role at $265K base.
September 14, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
$700K+ at FAANG with an internal offer: why he searched anyway
This client was making $700K+ at a FAANG firm and had an internal offer, but wanted to get back to L7 or higher. While he prepared, we ran the search: 45 interviews and two Engineering Manager offers, one with a $310K base and equity worth $800K+ at the time.
September 8, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
Five months, zero interviews: how a Director got 45+ and 2 offers
After a reorganization at Walmart, this Director of Engineering applied every day for five months without a single interview. Reaching the right companies and people beyond the application queue got him 45+ interviews and two Director of Software Engineering offers, and he accepted one at a $280K+ base.
September 7, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
Three months out of work: 42 interviews and a Principal PM role
Three months out of work, this Identity and Access Management product leader had exhausted his referrals. Once we took over the search he went through 42 interviews and accepted a Principal Product Manager role at a Fortune 100 company with $180K+ base and $290K+ in stock options.
September 6, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti1 min read
Not landing interviews? You're not underqualified, you're invisible
A Senior Manager of Escalations had one interview after months of searching. Once we put him directly in front of hiring teams instead of crowded job boards, he landed 23 interviews across infrastructure, operations and cybersecurity leadership.
August 25, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
Seven years away from the job market, then 43 interviews
After more than 7 years away from the job market, this Director of Technology hadn't even started applying. He handed the search over to us and went from zero applications to 43 interviews, including OpenAI and CrowdStrike, and a Director of Software (IAM) role with a $200K base.
August 4, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti1 min read
Multiple Senior Manager offers in AI, from $295K to $310K+ base
Another client in the AI space landed multiple Senior Manager+ offers with base comp from $295K to $310K+. We figure out exactly where someone belongs in the market, position that story, and go after the companies that need that specific person.
July 31, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
Burned by two career services, a Director of AI landed 38 interviews
This Director of AI had paid two companies that worked on his resume and got him nowhere. With a guaranteed service that continued until an offer, he landed 38 interviews, including Netflix, Atlassian and JPMorgan Chase, and accepted a Senior Director of AI role with a $300,000 base salary.
July 30, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
Stuck at the top of analytics: 28 interviews in 83 days
This Director of Digital Analytics had hit the ceiling at his firm and was running a 120-person scope with 20 people, while his applications vanished. In his first 83 days with us he landed 28 interviews and accepted a Senior Director of Analytics role with a $280K base and $340K+ total compensation.
July 24, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti1 min read
Director of Software Engineering offer in 87 days, $280K+ base
Offer secured in 87 days: Director of Software Engineering at a global HRTech company with a $280K+ base and $780K+ in stock grants, with interviews along the way at Google, Netflix, Expedia, GoDaddy, DocuSign and Blue Origin.
July 20, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti1 min read
From Senior Director to VP of Engineering: 15 interviews in 75 days
A Senior Director of Data and AI was applying and waiting, and didn't think he'd qualify for VP roles. Rebuilding his case around getting AI models from pilot into production, then applying fast and reaching hiring managers, got him 15 interviews in 75 days and a VP of Engineering offer with a $300K+ base.
July 19, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
Laid off after a 50% stock drop: a VP of Data's next role
When his company's stock dropped roughly 50% overnight, this VP of Data's role was consolidated under a peer in Paris. Once we took the search off his plate, he landed 12 Director and VP-level interviews within three months and a VP of AI offer from a mid-sized healthcare company.
July 17, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
Laid off in the middle of a vendor call: 30 interviews, 5 offers
His business unit was sold and his role eliminated the same day HR pulled him out of a vendor call. After resetting, he ran a deliberate, targeted search with us: 30 interviews across Director, VP and SVP roles, 5 offers, and one accepted at $380K+.
July 16, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti1 min read
A generalist IT resume got 2 interviews in 6 months. Then 16
An IT Director with solid infrastructure and operations experience landed 2 interviews in nearly 6 months of blind applications. Repositioned as a specialist in operational transformation, he landed 16 qualified conversations, including FedEx and Freddie Mac, and signed as Director of Infrastructure.
July 13, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
Laid off from Meta after 13 years: a Director role in 94 days
After 13 heads-down years at Meta, this Senior Manager was laid off along with half his team and hadn't looked outside in all that time. We generated conversations with 12 companies in two months, including Uber and Walmart, and he accepted a Director of Search and Recommendation role within 94 days.
July 10, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti1 min read
From building an AI platform to SVP of Cloud: 25 VP+ interviews
After a year and a half building an AI data platform from scratch, this builder's ambition had run out of room. His only ask was to get in front of hiring managers: 25 VP+ interviews later he accepted an SVP of Cloud role at a FinTech firm with $400K+ base and $1M+ total comp.
July 7, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti1 min read
Director of Applied AI at a global bank in 3 months
Offer landed in 3 months: Director of Applied AI at one of the largest banks in the world, with a $250K+ base and $450K+ total comp, and interviews along the way at Teradata, Slalom, Blue Origin and GEICO.
July 5, 2026Client resultsVarun Kirti2 min read
18 years at one company, then 16 interviews without her network
After 18 years at one organization and a restructuring at Microsoft, this Director of Business Analytics landed only 3 interviews in 6 months. Without using her network at all, we landed her 16 qualified interviews and she accepted a Senior Director of Data and Analytics role at the $200K base she wanted.

Client results

Never had to job search? How one executive landed 27 interviews

Applications going into a black hole? 26 interviews in 75 days

How a laid-off data governance leader landed 39 interviews

Thinking about retiring? How one VP landed a $1M+ offer instead

Haven't searched for a job in a decade? 36 interviews later

Laid off after four months: 13 interviews and 2 offers in 47 days

Does your job title undersell your experience? 55 interviews later

Outgrown your Product Manager title? 28 interviews and 3 offers

20 years at Amazon, then a $1M+ Director of Engineering offer

Paid another service for 15 months and got 3 interviews. Then 35

Facing a layoff? A Head of Product Transformation offer in 60 days

He saw the layoff coming: 26 interviews and a Senior Director role

Would you take a $100K retention bonus over a VP-level role?

$700K+ at FAANG with an internal offer: why he searched anyway

Five months, zero interviews: how a Director got 45+ and 2 offers

Three months out of work: 42 interviews and a Principal PM role

Not landing interviews? You're not underqualified, you're invisible

Seven years away from the job market, then 43 interviews

Multiple Senior Manager offers in AI, from $295K to $310K+ base

Burned by two career services, a Director of AI landed 38 interviews

Stuck at the top of analytics: 28 interviews in 83 days

Director of Software Engineering offer in 87 days, $280K+ base

From Senior Director to VP of Engineering: 15 interviews in 75 days

Laid off after a 50% stock drop: a VP of Data's next role

Laid off in the middle of a vendor call: 30 interviews, 5 offers

A generalist IT resume got 2 interviews in 6 months. Then 16

Laid off from Meta after 13 years: a Director role in 94 days

From building an AI platform to SVP of Cloud: 25 VP+ interviews

Director of Applied AI at a global bank in 3 months

18 years at one company, then 16 interviews without her network