{"id":1605,"date":"2026-02-20T04:37:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T04:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civitastalent.ap.applyflow.com\/?p=1605"},"modified":"2026-02-20T04:37:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T04:37:47","slug":"talent-acquisition-manager-high-growth-technology-organisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.civitastalent.com\/case-study\/talent-acquisition-manager-high-growth-technology-organisation\/","title":{"rendered":"Talent Acquisition Manager \u2013 High-Growth Technology Organisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Client Profile<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Australian SaaS organisation<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 680 employees across Australia and Singapore<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Entering accelerated growth phase following Series B investment<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Role Appointed<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Talent Acquisition Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Context<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following significant external investment, the organisation was preparing to scale its workforce rapidly, with hiring projections exceeding 180 new hires across engineering, product, customer success, and corporate functions within a 12-month period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The existing Talent Acquisition function consisted of two internal recruiters, both operating at delivery level without leadership experience designing scalable hiring infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Challenge<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The organisation had attempted to recruit the role internally and through generalist recruitment providers over a 10-week period without success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key challenges included:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strong competition for experienced Talent Acquisition leaders across technology and SaaS sectors<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limited availability of Talent leaders with experience scaling hiring functions within high-growth environments<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requirement for leadership capable of building hiring structure, workforce planning frameworks, and internal Talent capability<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limited visibility into passive Talent leaders not actively seeking new opportunities<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The absence of Talent leadership was slowing workforce growth, placing pressure on engineering and product teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Approach<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Civitas Talent conducted a targeted search across technology organisations ranging from 200 to 3,000 employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The process included:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mapping 152 Talent Acquisition leaders across SaaS, fintech, and technology organisations<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Direct engagement with passive Talent leaders with relevant growth experience<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assessment of hiring infrastructure design experience, leadership capability, and scaling expertise<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within 15 days, Civitas Talent presented a shortlist of five highly qualified candidates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution Delivered<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The successful candidate brought over 10 years of Talent Acquisition experience within high-growth technology environments, including scaling hiring functions supporting workforce growth exceeding 400 employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Measured Impact<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within the first 12 months:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supported hiring of 196 new employees<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduced average time-to-hire from 52 days to 31 days<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improved hiring manager satisfaction across engineering and product teams<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduced reliance on external recruitment providers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Strategic Outcome<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The organisation established scalable internal hiring capability aligned to workforce growth and operational expansion.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following significant external investment, the organisation was preparing to scale its workforce rapidly, with hiring projections exceeding 180 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