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Michael Kieran

VP Talent at Veza

Ottawa, Ontario

Overview 

Michael Kieran is the VP of Talent at Veza in Ottawa, Ontario, with a background in key performance indicators, talent development, and organizational design. He has held leadership roles at notable companies like Tray.ai and Duo Security, specializing in talent acquisition and management. Highlights of Michael's career include his roles as VP of Talent at Veza and Head of Recruiting at Duo Security, where he excelled in talent development, staff retention, and employer branding, showcasing strong expertise in strategic planning and team building.

Work Experience 

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Storytime Capital

  • Venture Advisor

    2024 - Current

    Storytime Capital is a VC focused on early stage (Pre-Seed & Seed) investments in technology solving the Future of Work.

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Operator Collective

  • Limited Partner

    2019

    Operator Collective is an early-stage B2B venture firm and community backed by top-tier institutions and 200+ of tech's most exceptional operators

Operator Collective is a venture fund and dream team community of Operator LPs.

operatorcollective.com
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Veza

  • VP, Talent

    2024 - 2025

    Veza is the authorization platform for data, enabling organizations to easily understand, manage and control who can and should take what action on what data.

Veza is a data security platform that helps users use and share their data safely.

Raised $125,000,000.00 from The Syndicate Group.

veza.com
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Tray.ai

  • VP, Talent & People

    2023 - 2024

    At Tray.io, we build and deliver a unique low-code and AI-enabled automation platform that enterprises use to transform complex processes into scalable, adaptable workflows.

  • Head of Talent

    2019 - 2023

    The Talent team's mission is to give Tray a Human Capital advantage by building a thoughtful recruiting machine that attracts, develops and retains the best people in the world.

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Duo Security

  • Head of Recruiting

    2018 - 2019

    At Duo, we blend cybersecurity expertise with a user-centric approach, offering cutting-edge solutions in two-factor authentication, endpoint remediation, and secure single sign-on tools. Acquired by Cisco for $2.35 billion in 2018.

  • Executive Recruiter

    2016 - 2018

    Built a new IPO readiness team hiring new COO, CFO, CMO, and CPO + a dozen V-Level hires. Indirectly reported to the CEO/ Co-founder and collaborated with Benchmark, GV, and True Ventures, without spending any $ on agency support. In this time the company grew from 200 employees in September 2016 to 800 by July 2018.

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Blueprint Lion

  • Partner

    2014 - 2019

    Independent owner of a mobile app development agency. Blueprint Lion Architects Mobile Applications for Niche Information Marketers with Pride.

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Blueprint Leopard

  • Partner

    2014 - 2019

    Independent owner of a Recruitment advisory. I help founders.

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TeamBuilder Consulting

  • Partner

    2013 - 2016

    Co-owner of a boutique recruitment agency. Support & Develop our existing Permanent Placement channels & Launch TeamBuilder's Project Based Resource offering.

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Experis

  • Managing Director - National Capital Region

    2008 - 2013

    P&L, Branch Direction, Strategic Account Management for Experis' IT & Engineering offering in the NCR.

Experis US is the global leader in professional resourcing and project-based workforce solutions.

experis.us
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TalentLab

  • Recruitment/ Business Development Manager

    2007 - 2008

    Permanent Placement of IT & Engineering professionals.

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