Thach Nguyen

Co-Founder

San Francisco, California, United States17 yrs experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Recognized by President Obama for community engagement.
  • Scaled company headcount by 350% during revenue growth.
  • Founded and led a world-class executive search team.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in executive search and talent management across diverse industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Executive SearchClient ManagementTalent ManagementOrganizational DevelopmentRecruitingCulture ManagementHr ManagementOrganizational DesignTalent AcquisitionLeadership RecruitingNon-profit ManagementCommunity Engagement

Other Skills

Client SatisfactionTeam LeadershipRevenue GrowthEmployee EngagementCulture BuildingCompensationFull-Cycle RecruitingTalent IntelligenceFundraisingCampus RecruitmentTrainingPerformance ManagementEvent ManagementPublic SpeakingSocial Networking

About

I'm passionate about extraordinary talent and social change. - Likes: helping individuals realize their potential, finding “needle in the haystack” candidates, being passionate about work - Dislikes: HR viewed as an admin function, lack of empathy/kindness, fixed mindsets I've had the privilege to speak at a White House panel on community engagement and recognized by President Obama for my work in co-founding and developing an international 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization. Professionally, I am honored to have founded and lead a world-class executive search team at Plenty Search. Contact: tak@plentysearch.com

Experience

17 yrs
Total Experience
2 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
4 yrs 11 mos
Current Experience

Plenty search

Managing Partner

Jun 2021Present · 4 yrs 11 mos · New York, United States

  • Plenty is an executive search firm for fast-growth, venture backed startups. Our portfolio of 200+ clients have raised $5B+ from top VC’s including Sequoia, General Catalyst, Andreessen Horowitz, and Y Combinator, boasting a 4.9/5 client satisfaction score. Led by a team of former operators, we understand startup challenges, how to hypergrow with thought, and how to design the right executive team for your business.
Executive SearchClient SatisfactionTeam LeadershipClient Management

Sword health

Chief Talent Officer

Jun 2019Jun 2021 · 2 yrs · Greater New York City Area

  • Backed by Founders Fund and Khosla Ventures, SWORD Health is disrupting the $190 billion dollar physical therapy industry.
  • Scaled company headcount by 350% during a period of 1200% revenue growth and valuation 7x’d
  • Designed SLA targets company-wide by role and level, and achieved 97% annual goal attainment
  • Joined as the first member of North American executive team and fully built out 15+ leadership (Director+) team internally, eliminating 100% of executive search fees while increasing 12-month-in executive retention and quality of hire by 70%
Talent ManagementOrganizational DevelopmentRevenue Growth

Care/of

Vice President of People (Acquired)

Feb 2018Jul 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos · Greater New York City Area

  • Care/of is a Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital-backed startup in the wellness space set out to help people live healthier and happier lives.
  • Lead recruiting, HR, and culture at an incredible wellness organization, scaling company from 90 to 300+ people and revenue growth by 500%, serving as a member of the executive team and reporting to CEO
  • Ensured strong employee engagement and culture during a period of hypergrowth, resulting in 90%, 92%, and 96% employee NPS score during tenure, a Glassdoor rating of 5.0/5.0, and <5% regrettable turnover annually
  • Drove a culture of performance by increasing non-regrettable attrition by 300%+ YOY
  • Cut external recruiting fees by 96% while increasing the velocity of hiring, resulting in average time to hire decreasing by ~30% and increasing referrals as a source of hire by 45%
  • Built all core HR programs from scratch including but not limited to onboarding, performance management, leveling, compensation design and review, engagement surveys, internal mobility, employee recognition, employer branding, and recruiting programs
RecruitingEmployee EngagementCulture BuildingCulture Management

Angel investor

Angel Investor + Startup Advisor

Jul 2017Present · 8 yrs 10 mos

  • Better Mortgage (Investor)
  • Manscaped (Investor)
  • Worldcoin (Advisor)
  • Archer (Investor)
  • Aegis Ventures (Advisor)
  • Welcome (Advisor)
  • Sprout Therapy (Advisor)
  • Parsley Health (Investor)
  • Leap Motion (Advisor)
  • Carbon Health (Investor)
  • Thirty Madison (Investor)
  • EquipmentShare (Investor)
  • Omaze (Investor)
  • Carbon38 (Investor)
  • Orchard (Investor)
  • DailyPay (Advisor)
  • Territory Foods (Investor)
  • Samba (Investor)
  • Mathison (Advisor and investor)
  • Chicory (Investor)
  • January Coats (Investor)
  • HopSkipDrive (Investor)
  • Roundtrip (Investor)
  • Sonavex (Investor)
  • Freshbooks (Investor)
  • Welcome (Advisor)
  • Included Health (Investor)
  • Mercato (Investor)
  • KeyMe (Investor)
  • Brightline (Advisor)
  • June Homes (Advisor)
  • Benitago (Advisor)

Airbnb

3 roles

Global HR Business Partner

Dec 2015Feb 2018 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Helped to scale this incredible company from 700 to 6000+ workers, winning Glassdoor's "#1 Best Place to Work" in 2015
  • Leading HR for 650+ global organization including North America, APAC, EMEA, and LatAm, including but not limited to compensation, org design, L&D, diversity, etc.
HR ManagementCompensationOrganizational Design

Recruiting Lead, Magical Trips (Airbnb Experiences)

Aug 2015Nov 2015 · 3 mos

  • * Selected for a special project to lead recruiting for Magical Trips, a pre-cursor to Airbnb Experiences and the company's top strategic priority for 2015

Recruiting Leader

Mar 2014Dec 2015 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Headed up full-cycle recruiting efforts for the Employee Experience organization, leading an amazing team of Recruiters, Sourcers, and Talent Scouts
  • Achieved 93% offer acceptance rate and exceeded annual recruiting timelines by 30%+ consecutively
RecruitingTalent AcquisitionFull-Cycle Recruiting

Google

Leadership Recruiting Consultant

Apr 2013Mar 2014 · 11 mos · san francisco bay area

  • Offered opportunity to convert full-time after completion of first full quarter (offered to less than ~1% of contractors)
  • Focused on senior (L6+) roles across multiple functions, partnering with some of the smartest executives in the world!
  • quarterly goals by Q3 143%, Q4 167%, and Q1 183% respectively, pre-dominantly through passively sourced candidates and into leadership-level roles
  • Achieved 95% offer acceptance rate
  • Key Hires:
  • Head of Diversity Recruiting
  • Head of Executive Talent Research
  • Global Leader, Talent Intelligence and Insights

Jcpenney

Recruiting Manager, Executive Search

Apr 2012Apr 2013 · 1 yr · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Performed full-cycle recruiting for digital commerce and technology/engineering divisions under the leadership of Dan Walker and Ron Johnson, former Apple CTO and Retail Chief
  • Executed strategic recruiting practices from talent landscape roadmapping and passive candidate sourcing through offer extension and compensation analysis/negotiation for executive-level roles
  • Directly supported and partnered with SVP-level clients to accomplish recruiting/talent goals
Non-Profit ManagementCommunity EngagementFundraising

Target

Executive Team Leader & Campus Recruiting Champion

Jun 2010Oct 2011 · 1 yr 4 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Managed a retail business with annual revenues of over $70 million and directly supervised over 300+ employees
  • Part of university recruitment team and attracted amongst the highest quantity of top-tier talent at on-campus events
RecruitingTalent Acquisition

Swipe out hunger

Co-Founder and Executive Director

Dec 2009Dec 2013 · 4 yrs · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Honored by President Obama as a National “Champion of Change” and invited to speak on a White House panel
  • Spearheaded 501(c)3 non-profit organization's overall strategy and vision to address issues of hunger and homelessness, spanning multiple chapters internationally and garnering nationwide media recognition including The White House, MTV, Forbes, NBC, LA Times
  • Responsible for talent management of Board of Directors and campus leaders, including organizational development, recruiting, training, professional coaching, and succession planning
  • Managed all day-to-day operations—including chapter development, digital marketing, finance, fundraising, sponsorship/grants, public relations, and legal compliance—resulting in over 57,000 pounds of food collected to date
Leadership RecruitingTalent IntelligenceTalent Management

The walt disney company

VoluntEARs Recruiting Associate

May 2009Jun 2010 · 1 yr 1 mo · Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Recruited over 8,000 internal volunteers for philanthropic projects across the greater Los Angeles area
  • Managed and coordinated event logistics for over 300 volunteer projects annually, successfully partnering with both internal and external key stakeholders
  • Initiated a new internal process to recruit non-Disney employees, resulting in a significant increase of recruited voluntEARs (a process still used to this date)
RecruitingCampus RecruitmentTalent Acquisition

Education

UCLA

Bachelor of Arts

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