How OnHires Helped Cadabra Studio Scale AI and Product Leadership Roles
Cadabra Studio is a software development company specializing in AI-driven web and mobile applications for healthcare and insurance sectors. The company provides end-to-end services including product strategy, architecture design, AI integration, UX design, and full-cycle development. As Cadabra Studio expanded its portfolio of AI-powered solutions, strengthening both product design capabilities and executive leadership became essential to support long-term growth and client trust.
Client:
Cadabra Studio
Industry:
Other
Country:
United States, North America
Service:
Recruitment
Background
Developing software for healthcare and insurance industries requires precision, regulatory awareness, and exceptional user experience. AI integration adds another layer of complexity, demanding thoughtful design and clear communication between technical and business teams.
Cadabra Studio was entering a scaling phase where product experience, operational leadership, and strategic financial oversight all needed reinforcement. Hiring had to support innovation while maintaining delivery stability.
Challenges
When Cadabra Studio engaged OnHires, the company was navigating a complex hiring landscape shaped by AI specialization and strong competition for product design talent in the US market.
The organization needed to hire across both creative and executive roles, including UX researchers, UX writers, designers, and senior financial leadership. Each position required distinct evaluation criteria and a deep understanding of AI-driven product environments.
Additionally, stakeholders across design, engineering, and executive leadership needed alignment to ensure hiring decisions supported both product quality and financial sustainability.
High demand and limited supply of senior UX professionals experienced in AI-driven products.
Simultaneous hiring across product design and executive leadership roles.
Competitive US market for senior financial and strategic leadership talent.
Cross-functional decision-making involving product, engineering, and executive stakeholders.
Need for structured and role-specific evaluation frameworks across diverse profiles.
Solution
OnHires implemented a tailored executive search strategy designed to address both creative and leadership hiring needs.
We began with detailed alignment sessions to define success criteria for each role. For UX positions, focus areas included research methodology, AI interaction design, and clarity of user communication. For executive roles such as CFO, evaluation emphasized financial strategy, scalability experience, and operational oversight.
Dedicated sourcing pipelines were launched across US talent markets, with weekly hiring reviews ensuring consistent momentum and transparent communication between stakeholders.
Recruiters experienced in AI software, product design, and executive-level hiring.
Targeted sourcing within US design and technology communities.
Structured scorecards differentiating creative, technical, and executive competencies.
Parallel hiring tracks for UX, finance, and account leadership roles.
Full-cycle recruitment ownership including negotiation and onboarding coordination.
Results
Through a structured and collaborative approach, OnHires enabled Cadabra Studio to strengthen both its product experience and leadership foundation.
The refined hiring process reduced delays, improved candidate quality alignment, and supported faster scaling during a critical business phase.
3 key roles successfully closed across UX and executive tracks.
56% faster time-to-hire compared to previous recruitment cycles.
Higher first-round screening accuracy driven by calibrated evaluation standards.
Improved alignment between product design, AI integration, and financial strategy.
Greater hiring transparency and predictability across multiple concurrent searches.
Beyond immediate placements, the engagement helped Cadabra Studio formalize its hiring framework for both creative and executive roles. Clear stakeholder alignment and structured evaluation processes reduced internal friction and improved long-term scalability.
Enhanced employer visibility within AI and healthcare tech communities.
Sustainable pipeline for future product and executive expansion.
Foundation for continued collaboration on strategic hiring initiatives.
This case demonstrates how structured executive search supports AI-driven software companies in scaling product excellence and operational leadership simultaneously.
“OnHires helped us strengthen both our product design and executive leadership teams with a structured and efficient hiring process. Their approach allowed us to scale confidently.”
CEO
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