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150 + years old
$ 191 B assets
3000 + employees
How Pacific Life tripled their
innovation output in the
middle of a global pandemic.
“In the military, we have this term - ‘force multiplier’. It’s any factor that allows you to do more with less. Braintrust is our force multiplier. It allows us to build faster and reach goals we couldn’t have reached any other way.”
Jim Legeman
AVP of Corporate Innovation
The process
Jim met with Braintrust talent specialists
The Braintrust team sat down with Jim to outline the needs for each one of his upcoming projects.
The network built him a future-proof talent pipeline
Braintrust connected him with pre-vetted talent as well as the tools he needed to scale his team on-demand.
Jim onboarded each team member in under two weeks
Now that his team was in place, and for a fraction of the cost, Jim’s team was able to triple their output.
The obstacles
FTE was a business risk during the pandemic
Getting approval to hire FTE in the middle of a pandemic was an uphill battle–and full of unnecessary risks.
The traditional hiring process was too expensive
The use of consultants to augment demand was too expensive and too much effort.
Jim had 6 months to complete 36 months of work
Based on current staffing, the team needed to scale quickly with the right talent.
“In the military, we have this term - ‘force multiplier’. It’s any factor that allows you to do more with less. Braintrust is our force multiplier. It allows us to build faster and reach goals we couldn’t have reached any other way.”
Jim Legeman
AVP of Corporate Innovation
The obstacles
FTE was a business risk during the pandemic
Getting approval to hire FTE in the middle of a pandemic was an uphill battle–and full of unnecessary risks.
The traditional hiring process was too expensive
The use of consultants to augment demand was too expensive and too much effort.
Jim had 6 months to complete 36 months of work
Based on current staffing, the team needed to scale quickly with the right talent.
The process
Jim met with Braintrust talent specialists
The Braintrust team sat down with Jim to outline the needs for each one of his upcoming projects.
The network built him a future-proof talent pipeline
Braintrust connected him with pre-vetted talent as well as the tools he needed to scale his team on-demand.
Jim onboarded each team member in under two weeks
Now that his team was in place, and for a fraction of the cost, Jim’s team was able to triple their output.
Bivin Baby
Dallas, US
Sameep Sheth
Old Bridge, US
Neal Kreitman
Hillsborough, US
Josh Rubenoff
Oakland, CA, US
Zoe Rem
Sausalito, US
Jorge Garcia
Bluffdale, US
Cody Fisher
New York, US
Johnny Chao
Lagos, NG
Melanie Howard
Boulder, US
Jake Press
Minneola, US
Jim’s in-house hiring methods normally take up to four months to fill a single role. Braintrust allowed him to source, hire, and onboard an entire team in less than 2 weeks–while avoiding the unnecessary risks of FTE. Now Jim is back on the frontlines creating new business opportunities for Pacific Life at ⅓ of the cost. And he’s extended 50% of these Talent to support new initiatives.
Talent hired
13
Back-End Developer
Full Stack Developer
UX Researchers
UI / UX Designers
Content Writer
Project Manager
Product Marketing Lead
Service Designer
“Unlike other platforms, I love how Braintrust doesn’t take advantage of talent. I feel good knowing that the talent I hire get to keep 100% of what they make. And because Braintrust allows my budget to go 3x further, it’s a win-win."
Jim Legeman,
AVP of Corporate Innovation
Talent hired
13
Back-End Developer
Full Stack Developer
UX Researchers
UI / UX Designers
Content Writer
Project Manager
Product Marketing Lead
Service Designer
Jim’s in-house hiring methods normally take up to four months to fill a single role. Braintrust allowed him to source, hire, and onboard an entire team in less than 2 weeks–while avoiding the unnecessary risks of FTE. Now Jim is back on the frontlines creating new business opportunities for Pacific Life at ⅓ of the cost. And he’s extended 50% of these Talent to support new initiatives.
“Unlike other platforms, I love how Braintrust doesn’t take advantage of talent. I feel good knowing that the talent I hire get to keep 100% of what they make. And because Braintrust allows my budget to go 3x further, it’s a win-win."
Jim Legeman,
AVP of Corporate Innovation
3x capacity
The team can take on
3x the projects.
8x faster
Consultants took 4 months per hire; Braintrust took 2 weeks.
Braintrust: 2 weeks
Consultants: 4 months
by removing
the hiring middleman.
3x capacity
The team can take on
3x the projects.
