Jared Watts Email & Phone Number

At nxtplay Search Group we understand the drive and determination it takes to succeed at the highest level of competition. As former elite athletes, we bring that same level of commitment and excellence to recruiting, helping companies find premier talent. We execute searches for Private Equity and Venture Capital backed software companies. We partner with companies that want to headhunt the best talent. Our recruiting philosophy is "People First, Performance Always." We develop long term partnerships to get results and win. We have a playbook for success and track record of dominating our searches: - $10M+ closed in negotiated salary - 200+ placements executed - 92% first offer to close ratio (38.5 days completion average)nxtplay Search Group is dedicated to world class service because we know true teamwork elevates performance.

New York, Ny, Us

The Post is building the largest private membership club of former professional and college athletes that are excelling in business.

Wilmington, North Carolina, Us

Led Talent Acquisition and hired 100+ employees in 2.5 years. Sourced and hired 5 Executives: CTO, CFO, CMO, CSO, and VP of Payments.Partnered on Executive Searches at other JMI Equity Portfolio Companies (Visiting Media, Service Trade, etc). Built out the Engineering Team for a new project in Q2 2024: Hired 11 Engineers (Senior and Mid-Level React Engineers, Full Stack Engineers, and 3 QA Engineers) in Q2. Achieved 11/11 on first-choice offers.Sourced and hired 50+ additional passive candidates for key hires in under 45 days. (Senior Director of RevOps, Director of Customer Support, Director of Product Management, Customer Marketing Manager, Senior Engineering Manager, Android Developer, iOS Developer, Technical Support Engineers x3, Account Executives x5, Director of IT, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Director of Growth Marketing, Senior Manager of Demand Generation, Customer Success Managers x3, Controller, and RevOps Manager, etc.)Maintained an average close timeline of 32.8 days with over a 92% offer-to-close ratio.Implemented Loxo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and SalesQL to expand the candidate pool and outreach capacity.In FY 2023, hired 43 people: 40 of 43 first offers extended were accepted. (CTO, CMO, Director of RevOps, QA Engineer, Controller, Director of Growth Marketing, etc.)Eliminated 100% of the use of external recruiting firms, resulting in savings of $500K+.Over 18 months, grew headcount from 70 to 150+ employees.

Wilmington, North Carolina, Us

Vantaca is the leading community management performance software that enables owners and operators, community management teams, and boards and associations to improve business performance. More than just accounting and management software, it is business operating software that helps increase revenue, efficiency, flexibility, and control. Backed by JMI Equity.

North America , Us

Individually executed 20+ Executive Searches in 12 months. Personally billed $1.05M in fees for the firm.Promoted to Leadership. Player-Coach to lead Executive Search FunctionDelivered a full desk of business and oversaw 3 direct reports. I led all client engagements across the Executive Search Practice. (Average of 18 Active Searches across entire practice). Reported directly into the CEO.Assisted 3 recruiters with sourcing candidates, consulting client interview process, and presenting offers and closing candidates. Negotiated over a combined $4.25M in salary for CTO, VP of Engineering, CFO, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Product Officer, and other VP/Director level roles.47% of Executive candidates placed were diverse. Closed 17 searches after presenting the first offer. Personal average fill rate was 48 days from kickoff to close. Fastest search was closed in 9 days at Circulo Health.

North America , Us

Partnered with SaaS companies backed by Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Bessmer Ventures, Tiger Capital, Drive Capital, Accel Partners, Greylock Partners, and many other great funds.Integrity Power Search partners w/ top Venture Capitalists, Private Equity Groups, and CEO's to build out amazing teams. IPS is a Retained Search Firm focused on connecting amazing people to world-class high-growth technology companies.Partnered with the world's most disruptive companies like Circulo Health, Glassdoor, M1 Finance, Physna, FourKites, StockX, DuoLingo, Cameo, Olive, and Path Robotics.

Jacksonville, Florida, Us

Sourced and recruited candidates for a wide range of Technical, Accounting, and Finance focused roles. 10 hours of talk time and week + 50 cold calls focused on new business development per day. Generated $275,000 gross profit to the company while placing candidates and negotiating fees with Clients in first 12 months as a recruiter - 18 months totaled $400,000Awarded Rookie of The Year as top performer domestically in the Adecco Group.Generated leads and openings for potentials jobs with clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies with a wide variety of hiring needs which made each call, meeting, and candidate or client interaction a unique and exciting experience.

New York City, Us

33rd overall draft pick in 2014 MLS SuperdraftPlayed 5 seasons in MLS (Colorado Rapids and Houston Dynamo) Appeared in over 100 MLS matchesAnchored 2016 Historic Colorado Rapids Defense (goals allowed per game record) + helped lead team to Western Conference Finals2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Champion