VIAVI Solutions is a global provider of network test, monitoring, and assurance solutions. The company is committed to delivering innovative solutions that help enterprises and service providers optimize their network performance and ensure seamless connectivity.
Overview
Challenge
The Challenge
The company needed to identify and attract top-tier executive talent to support its strategic growth initiatives and ensure long-term success.
The Solution
To address these challenges, VIAVI partnered with a specialized recruitment agency to implement two key solutions:
Talent Mapping
The recruitment agency’s executive search team leveraged their extensive experience and networks, as well as the expertise of their dedicated insights team, to identify a comprehensive talent map of potential candidates from across various industries and boutique firms.
VIAVI and the recruitment agency held weekly cadence calls to review critical data and received monthly in-depth talent market insights reports. These reports included average tenure, average salaries, geographic dispersion, educational backgrounds, and weekly news articles highlighting which teams might be more open to a move.
Solution
The Impact
The partnership between VIAVI and the recruitment agency quickly yielded significant results, exceeding expectations:
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Recruited and Onboarded: Successfully recruited and onboarded 9 new executives, representing a 21% increase in VIAVI’s current executive population.
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Future Growth: On track to recruit between 15-20 leaders over the next 12 months.
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Comprehensive Talent Map: Developed a talent map of 7,138 individuals across 7 different service lines.
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Enhanced Brand Awareness: Improved awareness of the VIAVI brand among potential candidates, making it a more attractive employer in the market.
Results
Results
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Recruited and onboarded 9 new executives, a 21% increase in VIAVI’s current executive population.
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On track to recruit between 15-20 leaders over the next 12 months.
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Developed a talent map of 7,138 individuals across 7 different service lines.
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Enhanced brand awareness among potential candidates, making VIAVI a more attractive employer.
Conclusion
By leveraging strategic talent mapping and executive search solutions, VIAVI successfully strengthened its executive talent pipeline, positioning the company for continued growth and success in the competitive technology industry.
By leveraging strategic talent mapping and executive search solutions, VIAVI successfully strengthened its executive talent pipeline, positioning the company for continued growth and success in the competitive technology industry.
This section provides a concise overview of VIAVI’s situation, the solutions implemented, and the outcomes achieved, giving readers a quick snapshot of the case study.
