Mimecast, a global IT business with 2,000+ employees across 13 countries, partnered with Horsefly Analytics to establish a new center of excellence and build tech teams outside their traditional high-cost locations.
THE SITUATION
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Faced rising costs in primary locations, requiring strategic location decisions to be made to support their new center of excellence
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Needed to build new tech teams in cost-effective locations
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Sought to maintain quality while expanding geographically
HORSEFLY DELIVERED
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Comprehensive labor market analytics for location strategy
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Data-driven insights on talent availability and relevant costs
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Targeted search capabilities using job titles and keywords
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Diversity-focused potential talent targeting across multiple industries
THE IMPACT
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Built a center of excellence from scratch in just 3 months
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Saved over $700,000 through in-house recruitment
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Achieved 30% female hires and 70% ethnic diversity
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Successfully identified talent from alternative sectors
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Optimized location selection for customer and staff convenience
