HR Tech Quick Hits: Crosschq’s new product officer; Who bought pymetrics?

Deals and Partnerships
Hiring solution provider Harver acquired pymetricsa soft skills assessment tools company. Together, the firms will deliver talent acquisition and talent management solutions that “empower organizations to optimize their talent decisions across the employee lifecycle,” per a press statement. “We will help enterprises maximize the potential of their employee base and empower the organizations of tomorrow,” said Harver CEO Scott Landers. Pymetrics’ Workforce Insights was a 2020 HRE Top Products winner. Dr. Frida Polli, founder and CEO of pymetrics, announced on LinkedIn that she is staying on at Harver as chief data science officer, writing “I am thrilled to see where this new rocket ship takes us!”

HR platform provider for mid-sized companies Namely has added integration with Slackthe team messaging solution. Namely admins will now be able to configure announcements, as well as newsfeed and appreciation posts, to specified Slack channels. These posts could include welcome messages for new hires, happy birthday posts, and anniversary celebrations.

Onboarding solution provider SilkRoad Technology has added Entelo’s candidate search and recruitment marketing technology to its tools. SilkRoad claims that this agreement will help clients source new talent, develop talent strategies, and create on-demand talent campaigns. (Entelo CEO Robert Tsao has been named CEO of Silkroad Technology. Keep reading for more details on that.)

Number of the Week: L&D
Employers are passionate about learning and development but struggle to execute these programs. According to Josh Bersin’s report “The Definitive Guide to Learning: Growth in the Flow of Work,” 78% of companies see L&D as a top priority, but 4 out of 5 firms are lagging in every L&D area. Also, only 17% of organizations create extensive opportunities for career growth. Bersin will deliver a keynote on learning and much more at the 2022 HR Tech Conference. Register here.

People Moves

Talent solution provider Crosschq named Jacob Paul as chief product officer. Paul was the co-founder and CEO of TalentWall, which Crosschq acquired in May. “Having Jake driving our product vision will accelerate our roadmaps and enable us to go to market with additional solutions that carefully consider customer design input,” said Crosschq CEO Michael Fitzsimmons.

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Recruiting solution provider PivotCX has hired David Bernstein as executive vice president of corporate development and strategy. An HR tech veteran who has worked at six start-ups, Bernstein will run business development, strategic alliances and marketing for PivotCX’s talent acquisitions hub.

As part of onboarding provider Silkroad Technology’s acquisition of Entelo’s technology, Entelo CEO Robert Tsao has been appointed CEO of SilkRoad Technology. Entelo’s CEO since last year, Tsao previously worked as chief product officer for Jobvite and Taleo. “I look forward to building new capabilities to provide new strategic talent acquisition and mobility offerings to meet and exceed client expectations,” said Tsao.

HR Tech Conference Spotlight
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