Revitalizing HP’s Design Team with a strategic UX Manager.
Challenge
HP's Global Experience Design Group faced a significant recruitment challenge—finding a top-notch UX Manager to lead their expanding San Diego design studio. This leader would require exceptional technical skills and strong soft skills to motivate and guide the team through a large digital transformation and expansion.
Though the design studio urgently needed to fill this role, HP's internal Recruiting Team was overloaded with job openings across the company and didn't have the bandwidth or specialization to bring in the right candidates quickly. All of this was amid the backdrop of an aggressive hiring market and fierce competition for UX talent. These factors led HP to seek a recruiting partner to help fill their critical role.
Solution
Aquent Talent successfully identified a fit for HP's UX Manager position by leveraging our deep understanding of the UX space and HP's specific requirements. A consultative approach enabled us to gain a thorough understanding of HP's needs and the profile of candidates that would best meet those needs.
Our dedicated Direct Hire Consultant focused on candidates with the essential soft skills required to lead and grow a UX team supporting major digital transformation initiatives. This effort went far beyond merely matching resumes to buzzwords. We dedicated significant time to understanding each candidate through in-depth interviews and refined the vetting process continuously to hone in on exactly who they needed.
Results
HP particularly valued our ability to adapt to a changing mix of stakeholders and navigate the internal workings of their large organization during the hiring process. With our support, HP successfully hired a UX Manager with the ability to revitalize and motivate the Design Team. Under the new manager's leadership, the team brought a new energy to their work and saw a significant increase in productivity.
Impressed with our approach and the success of the UX Manager in their new role, our original HP client referred us to several other departments within the company. Our expanded partnership for direct hire needs included the placement of a Campaign Manager within another division at HP.
