How Dataiku built technical depth and leadership coverage across APJ with Playbook delivering aligned hires, multi-market reach, and rapid, repeatable execution.
27
Days to fill
95%
Hiring manager satisfaction score
5
Successful hires from competitors
4
Regional markets covered
The Challenge
Dataiku needed to scale across APJ, but their structure made speed hard to achieve. One recruiter in Singapore was covering India, Japan, Korea, Australia, and Singapore, each with different talent markets and competitive pressures.
These were specialised technical roles that demanded precise calibration and market awareness. Bandwidth was limited, hiring velocity dipped, and multiple agencies risked uneven quality. Dataiku needed one APJ partner to move quickly and keep consistency across countries.
The Solution
Playbook implemented a unified regional model that combined local expertise with a coordinated, APJ-wide search approach.
Structured Global-Local Cadence
Playbook teams in Singapore, Tokyo, and Sydney ran searches simultaneously across four markets. This gave Dataiku a single partner with consistent communication, aligned processes and genuine on-the-ground presence.
Targeted Market Mapping
Playbook built tailored talent maps for each country, focusing on high-signal operators. This narrowed the search to people with technical depth and market understanding.
Localised Employer Narrative
Playbook shaped localised outreach that highlighted Dataiku’s product strength, technical culture and growth story in ways that resonated.
Cultural Calibration
Technical ability was essential, but not at the expense of team fit. Playbook’s qualification process focused on collaboration style, communication and problem-solving maturity to ensure alignment.
The Results
Within weeks, Dataiku gained crucial capability across the region. Leadership hires were made in Singapore, India, Japan, and Australia, giving APJ teams the structure they needed.
Time to fill averaged 27 days, beating regional benchmarks and reducing pressure on the internal TA team.
Five of seven hires came straight from competitors, bringing instant product knowledge. Because Playbook handled APJ scale, the internal recruiter regained significant bandwidth and could focus on high-priority local roles.
Key outcomes delivered
- Technical and leadership hires across four APJ countries
- 27-day average time to fill
- 5 of 7 hires from direct competitors
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