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Active search · VP Engineering · FinTech

Candidate pipeline

AI-powered screening across 47 sourced candidates · Updated 4 minutes ago

Sourced

47

Last 7 days

Screening

12

12.8% conversion

Interview ready

6

Avg 88% match

Offer ready

1

Sarah Chen · 92%

Pipeline conversion

Industry avg: 8–10% · You: 12.8%

Sourced
47
47
Screening26% conversion
12
12
Phone Screen67% conversion
8
8
Technical50% conversion
4
4
Final Interview50% conversion
2
2
Offer Ready50% conversion
1
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Sarah Chen

Senior VP, Engineering · Google

Mountain View, CA 12 years Responds in 48 hours

92%

Match score

Final Interview Culture: 90$350–400K target

Next step

Final round Thursday 2pm PT

Final interview Thursday. Prepare engineering deep-dive, mission walkthrough, team dynamics Q&A.

AI score breakdown

Total: 92 / 100
Direct experience28 / 30
Industry knowledge18 / 20
Company-level fit12 / 15
Trajectory & growth15 / 15
Skills demonstrated10 / 10
Culture signals9 / 10

Why they match

  • 12+ years infrastructure & scale (exceeds requirement)
  • Led team scaling from 50 to 500 engineers
  • Payment systems & high-volume transaction expertise
  • Built and ran platform org at scale

Potential risks

  • May want larger equity stake than budgeted
  • Google brand loyalty — needs mission convincing
  • Possible golden handcuffs (deferred comp)

Candidate brief — key talking points

  • Career narrative: IC → senior IC → manager → director → SVP. Clean trajectory.
  • Built payment infrastructure at Google handling 1B+ transactions/day.
  • Known for direct, no-BS leadership style. Strong opinions, lightly held.
  • Asked smart questions about runway, hiring plan, and decision-making cadence.
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AI screening insights

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Conversion rate above benchmark

47 sourced → 6 interview-ready (12.8% conversion). Industry avg: 8–10%. Your sourcing strategy is working.

Top matching pattern

Candidates from Stripe, Wise, and payment-adjacent FinTech show 89% avg match score. Lean harder into this feeder pool.

Recommendation: accelerate

Sarah Chen and Marcus Rodriguez both have 24–48hr response windows. Move them to final round this week to avoid losing momentum.