See what our clients have to say about our partnerships

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  • Working with Jen and Abdul from Verge Talent Partners on the USDR Talent Toolkit was a highly collaborative, productive, and enjoyable experience. They were invaluable thought partners, bringing their expertise in both private and government hiring and org development to elevate the content and strategy. Their commitment to creating a positive candidate experience was clear throughout our work together. They supported my vision for the Toolkit while offering thoughtful, candid feedback and showing conviction in their recommendations. Their unique perspectives and personalities enriched the process, and they weren’t afraid to challenge ideas in a way that led to stronger outcomes. Jen and Abdul also brought in a designer with knowledge of the talent space to help refine the visual language of the Toolkit, which added significant value. Their contributions were critical in bringing the Toolkit to completion and launch, and they continue to advocate for it with enthusiasm.

    Keith Wilson, Talent Engagement Manager, Digital Delivery, U.S. Digital Response

  • Verge Talent Partners has been absolutely transformative for our organization. Their insights and expertise enabled us to rapidly enhance our ability to attract and hire top-tier product, design, and engineering talent, while also playing an active and hand-on role in helping us mature our talent operations. A seamless onboarding process, incredible responsiveness, expert quantitative and qualitative analysis, and deep subject matter expertise were all integral contributions that allowed us to rapidly scale our team and deliver impact for the residents that we serve. They were also incredible partners in building internal capacity for us; they played an essential role in helping us attract and retain in-house talent expertise so that we could continue to sustain and improve our talent operations after the conclusion of our engagement with them.

    Chief Operating Officer of a leading civic technology organization

  • The Verge Team is a pleasure to work with, highly organized and always in tune with our needs. They were very attentive to all aspects of candidate fit, making sure industry experience, core skills, personality, and professional aspirations all aligned. Throughout the engagement, we always sensed the Verge team was centrally interested in securing a great outcome, rather than going through the motions of a pre-canned process. They were true partners in our efforts to attract talented senior candidates that could take us forward as an organization.

    Micah McCutchan, Managing Director in SentinelOne's strategic advisory group, PinnacleOne

    Formerly Krebs Stamos Group

  • Hiring the Verge team means you have access to a wide set of experts and skillsets at the intersection of strategy, HR and operations. For organizations that are in the start up phase, or getting ready to make a big change, this is an invaluable service. They can establish a set retainer to plan and budget around, and assign key people to be a constant presence. They're also super agile and have a great network so they can rotate in incredible talent to lead workshops or deliver against an important / urgent need, quickly.

    Natalie Evans Harris, Public / Private Executive, Responsible Data Use

  • Verge has been instrumental in enhancing our people operations as we expand. Their expertise shines through in every aspect of their work, from strengthening our practices to targeted recruiting efforts. What sets Verge apart is not just their knowledge, but their collaborative approach. Their short, frequent working sessions accommodate our busy schedules seamlessly, and through all of our work together, they help to build our organization's capabilities. We love working with Verge!

    Lena Trudeau, CEO Inclined Advanced Analytics

  • Verge does an incredible job supporting many leading organizations on leadership searches, with a strong focus on diverse and relevant leadership. They are strategic thinkers, partners and doers, and a powerful asset to any organization that is looking to grow and thrive.

    Meighan Stone, Non-profit, Philanthropic, and International Policy Leader and Board Member

  • If your employees are your most important part of your company then you need someone you can deeply trust to help you find them. Jen and Abdul repeatedly demonstrated they were worthy of that trust; they helped us more than double our company's size over the last two years while increasing racial diversity of our team across nearly all practices. They also became trusted advisors to me and other leaders at Truss due to their work ethic, skill, and candor. I've learned an enormous amount from them and I highly recommend them.

    Mark Ferlatte, CTO, Co-founder, Truss

  • Jen and Abdul are fantastic partners! When I was under pressure to hire multiple roles -- and in a new role myself -- they worked with me to understand my needs, launch recruitment, and quickly and creatively adjust in the first weeks. The end result: a fantastic and diverse cohort, eight of eight offers accepted, all onboarded and ready to hit the ground running!

    Carla Silvey, Former Director of Product / VP of Practices, Truss

  • Jen and Abdul are consummate modern professionals. They are able to outline clear and effective strategies for impossibly complex problems, and can lead an organization through that plan step-by-step. They are able to gracefully but firmly manage even the most challenging stakeholders at any level of an organization. Each interaction with Jen and Abdul leaves you feeling as if you are closer to solving a problem — you have tangible next steps, and you simply feel better having talked a problem through with them. As modern professionals, they are able to execute their roles without losing their sense of play and human-centered thinking, and without sacrificing core principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

    Amy Meng, Former Associate Director, Delivery Management, Truss; Currently: Program Manager at U.S. Digital Response

  • What I appreciated most about working with Jen and Abdul is their commitment to partnering every step of the way. They took the time to listen to and understand our team’s needs and helped design plans to speed our hiring process to meet demands. I was able to lean on their expertise and trusted them to represent Truss to candidates when we were overloaded because they embodied our values. I learned so much about how to coach my team on equitable interviewing practices and how to adapt to changing industry needs.

    Carmen Bocanegra, Director of Research and Design, Truss

  • Jen and Abdul have been fantastic partners over the last couple of years, during which time they have been instrumental in helping me double the size of the Engineering team at Truss. Aside from the mechanics of sourcing and guiding candidates through the pipeline (which they did fabulously), they were both instrumental in helping me and my team show our best to candidates. As a result we not only grew as we needed to, but also found the diversity of candidates and hires we needed to maintain a healthy/productive team as we grew. On a personal level, I simply enjoyed working with both of them a great deal.

    Nick Twyman, VP of Strategy & Innovation; previously Head of Engineering, Truss

  • Jen and Abdul helped me to hire for an important role that we'd never had before in our organization. Their market research, knowledgeable insights, and strategic guidance were all instrumental in creating new hiring artifacts, and designing a process that led to a fantastic outcome. What's more, they did it within a very tight timeline, and without compromising any of our company values.

    Hannah Kane, VP of Delivery, Truss

  • We were in need of a variety of people operations services, from hiring processes to benefits planning to our employee handbook and operational policies and procedures. From day zero and throughout our engagement, Verge was consistently on top of things. They set clear expectations and deadlines and met them all impressively. They helped us understand our needs better and came up with strong ideas tailored to our diverse, Lean Startup-style workplace. We LOVE them.

    Kathryn Finney, Founder and CEO, Genius Guild

  • Jen and Eloise from Verge Talent are a dream to work with! Very smart and professional people who know their stuff. They assisted me in creating an Operations Manual while at the same time taught me a lot. I would highly recommend working with Verge Talent Partners - they never missed a deadline and were always one step ahead. Thank you!

    Sharmayne Lueiza Muñoz, Chief of Staff, Genius Guild

  • The Algorithmic Justice League is honored to be the first client of Verge Talent Partners. Verge's deep knowledge, wide networks, flexibility, and tenacity have been invaluable in helping AJL find rare and incredible talent. Before working with Verge we did not have clear hiring processes in place as a young and growing non-profit with large ambitions. Verge worked with us step by step to create internal and external processes that have continuously identified extraordinary talent to join us in our fight for algorithmic justice.

    Dr. Joy Buolamwini, Founder, Poet of Code, AJL

  • Sometimes you need to reach out to an external partner who you trust. Through our partnership with Verge, we hired two exceptional directors, adding critical capacity and expertise to the team. Verge also provided 1:1 professional coaching to our organization's Chief of Staff and supported an in-person team retreat that was a productive space to plan and brainstorm on how best to deliver on our mission. Thanks to Verge's mutual passion for the Tech Talent Project's work, trust was quickly established and we were able to hit the ground running smoothly. On the rare occasion we didn't achieve a desired outcome, Verge coordinated a problem solving session so we could quickly pivot to a new path. We happily continue to partner together on new initiatives!

    Jennifer Anastasoff, Executive Director, Tech Talent Project

  • Working with Verge was like working with a dream vendor. Eloise and Daniella were always 3 steps ahead of what we needed and I will forever be grateful for that. The process was smooth from Day 1 all the way through the final interview stage. From our opening call, interview guides were prepped and ready for KSG, walking us, our directors, and partners through each guide with best practices for interviewing. Daniella kept candidates engaged and always had a plan B ready to go in case we needed one. Communication throughout the entire process was phenomenal. I have never felt so comfortable and happy working with vendors like yourselves.

    Lisa Salcido, former Technical Program Manager at Krebs Stamos Group; currently Senior Manager at Motional

  • In the summer of 2021, we partnered with Verge to fill 5 key leadership positions across our technology, communications, operations and fundraising functions. As we prepared for the 2022 midterms and beyond, we were looking for a partner to help us think holistically about our needs, and how to meet them. Eloise and Jen became vital extensions of our team - conducting market research to inform levels and salary ranges, collaboratively developing job descriptions, interview plans, guides and rubrics, reviewing applications to emerge qualified candidates, being the main point of contact for candidates, and keeping the Vote.org team on track and prepared to do our part. We were highly impressed with the candidates we interviewed, felt deeply supported, and hired terrific people to join our team.

    Andrea Hailey, CEO, Vote.org

  • Collaborating with Jen marked my first formal coaching experience and emerged as a pivotal cornerstone in my professional development. Our partnership started with a collective alignment session alongside my supervisor, the Executive Director of the Tech Talent Project, laying down a foundation of shared expectations and charting our course for the forthcoming months. Each week, Jen carved out a haven where I felt empowered to unveil my vulnerabilities. In return, she reciprocated with a blend of empathy and challenges, prompting me to reconsider and reshape unproductive narratives for both myself and the organization. These sessions became pivotal, propelling me towards both immediate and long-term objectives, all while becoming highlights of my week. Ultimately, my collaboration with Jen shaped me into a more confident and impactful leader, a transformation I'll carry with me for years to come.

    Brittany Norris, Chief of Staff, Tech Talent Project

  • The quality of all products developed and received by Verge were exceptional. They worked diligently to provide workforce management plans, training programs and content to increase talent for USDA and many of our government partners. Whenever asked, Verge would provide in depth corrective action plans for standardized government processes that led to various process improvements for hiring within USDA. Each encounter with Verge was met with praise by the government and their partners. This team is exceptionally talented and brought masterful wisdom and suggestions to the USDA.

    Senior Leader at USDA

  • Jen and Abdul were instrumental in establishing structure within our startup, bridging the gap between nascent policies and intricate reporting demands. From facilitating design sprints about organizational needs to working alongside our leadership team to complete strategy memos, they were unafraid to roll up their sleeves and get the job done. And they carried out the work in a way that was both professional and human-centered.

    Jae Henderson, Product Director and Harsha Mallajosyula, Director of Analytics, Black Wealth Data Center