Case studies
The proof is in the placements.
Real engagements with category-leading SaaS scale-ups. Embedded teams, executive searches and high-volume hiring sprints, delivered.
Boomi: Embedded RaaS partner supporting global hiring at scale
Boomi is a $500M+ ARR global leader in integration and automation, hiring 200+ people per year across the business. Saiyō embeds as an on-demand RaaS partner, responsible for a portion of those hires, primarily across GTM (sales, marketing, customer success) and selected specialist functions, without agency fees or in-house team overhead.
Boomi's annual hiring volume
Continents covered
Cost-per-hire reduction vs prior model
Skeepers: Two VP searches in Europe, delivered in parallel
Skeepers, a $100M+ ARR global leader in customer engagement and user-generated content, needed two pivotal VP hires. VP of Sales for Southern Europe and VP of Growth Marketing, to lead the next phase of European expansion.
VP roles closed in parallel
Markets covered
Searches led by senior partner
Peripass: European GTM expansion at speed
Peripass needed to scale its European go-to-market team rapidly to capitalise on category momentum, without inflating cost-per-hire or diluting quality.
European markets supported
Avg. time-to-shortlist
Offer-acceptance rate
Artisan: Building senior pipelines at hyper-growth speed
Artisan's hyper-growth trajectory demanded senior pipelines across go-to-market and product, fast, and with the calibre to scale a category-defining AI product.
Senior leaders engaged
Founder hours protected
Avg. shortlist depth
Sparetech: A niche search where networks matter
Sparetech needed a niche senior hire where the relevant talent pool was measured in dozens, not thousands, and almost entirely passive.
Qualified market size
Search outcome
Sourcing channel
Relex Solutions: A retained PMO leadership search in North America, shortlist inside two weeks
Relex Solutions, a global leader in unified supply chain and retail planning software, engaged Saiyō on a retained executive search for a Global Project Management Office team lead based in Atlanta. A senior, cross-functional hire with global remit, in a tight North American talent pool.
Time to final-interview shortlist
Search type
Region
Blue Ridge: Sales Director for the Nordics, offer accepted in under 21 days
Blue Ridge Global, a leading SaaS provider of supply chain planning and pricing optimisation, partnered with Saiyō to secure a Sales Director for the Nordics, a pivotal hire to lead regional growth and expand strategic partnerships across Northern Europe.
Days to offer accepted
Search type
Region
Project36: On-demand global marketing hiring, 65% lower cost per hire
Project36 is a global HubSpot Platinum Partner and marketing operations agency helping B2B companies maximise their HubSpot investment. Saiyō embedded as their on-demand RaaS partner to source and place specialist marketing talent worldwide, wherever and whenever it was needed.
Cost-per-hire reduction vs prior model
Regions covered
Engagement model
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