Detail Story

The Challenge

A fast-growing global SaaS company in the automotive technology space was setting up its India development center. With aggressive growth targets and leadership support to build a world-class product and tech team, the client needed to hire 20+ niche product and engineering leaders within a span of 60 days.

The biggest challenges

• Niche talent requirements in product architecture, engineering management, and tech program management

• Strong need for startup-ready leaders who could adapt to an ambiguous and fast-evolving environment

• Aggressive timelines with zero compromise on quality and cultural alignment

SilverPeople was brought on board as a strategic partner to build a robust talent pipeline and deliver against high hiring velocity, all while maintaining quality at every step.

Our Solution

SilverPeople activated a dedicated tech hiring team, led by a Sr. Manager, and worked in close collaboration with the client’s internal stakeholders across geographies.

Our 4-pronged solution:

1. India SaaS Market Mapping: We curated a tailored, role-based market map focused on tech & product leaders with SaaS and platform architecture experience.

2. Pre-screened Talent Pool Activation: Leveraging our database of 1 Lakh + vetted tech professionals, we fast-tracked outreach to passive talent.

3. Dedicated Delivery Lead: A senior manager with product hiring expertise was assigned to drive daily coordination, panel readiness, and funnel optimization.

4. Interview Efficiency: We collaborated with the client to optimize the interview funnel, cutting TAT by 35% without affecting depth of evaluation.

The Outcome

In just 58 days, we helped the company:

• Close 22 high-impact roles across Product, Platform Engineering, DevOps, QA, and TPM

• Hire diverse, startup-ready leaders with strong product thinking and deep SaaS experience

• Improve interview-to-offer ratio to 1:6, ensuring minimal panel fatigue

• Hit 100% onboarding success and 0 early attrition in the first 3 months

With this engagement, SilverPeople became the client’s preferred recruitment partner for India and was retained for additional hiring across functions.

SilverPeople Impact

SilverPeople continues to support high-growth tech companies by providing precision hiring for niche product and engineering mandates. Our tech hiring team understands the pulse of India’s SaaS ecosystem and works as an extension of your internal TA function, solving today’s toughest hiring challenges with agility and expertise.