Hireology

HQ
Chicago
150 Total Employees
Year Founded: 2010

Hireology Leadership & Management

Updated on August 31, 2026

Hireology Employee Perspectives

The AI revolution has been the biggest change we've seen in software design in my 20-plus years of experience. Rather than mandate how we use it, we've focused on giving people the space to grow and discover what's actually possible.

We do a lot of open conversations, on-sites to gather as a team and dedicated work weeks for experimentation. We'll give teams a full week just to try things without pressure, that's when the real learning happens. People find new approaches, new opportunities we wouldn't have thought of otherwise.

We have them study, share findings back with everyone and build new ways of working collaboratively. Getting buy-in from key people early creates momentum.

The philosophy is simple — if you give people the tools and the space to experiment, they'll find growth opportunities that benefit the whole team.

John Asermely, Chief Product and Technology Officer

What People Are Saying About Hireology

  • Strategic Vision & Planning: Public materials consistently articulate a verticalized strategy—serving multi-location employers in automotive, healthcare, and hospitality—anchored by a 2026 product principle that automation should amplify human impact. Sector partnerships (e.g., the Ford/Lincoln dealership program) and leadership bios that link product and go-to-market ownership reinforce this direction.
  • Open & Transparent Communication: Internal rhythms such as weekly all-company huddles and quarterly town halls are described as mechanisms to discuss goals, progress, and how to achieve them. Public pages repeatedly underline approachable leaders and clear messaging around customer-focused priorities and roadmap themes.
  • Collaborative & Aligned Leadership: Leadership structure shows defined ownership across product/technology and customer success, including the unification of product and engineering under one executive. Recurring executive communications and visible charters by function signal cross-functional alignment on priorities.

Hireology's Benefits

Engineering team utilizes pair programming

Hosts in-person all-hands meetings

Implements team-based strategic planning

Open office floor plan to encourage communication and collaboration

Uses an OKR operational model to clearly define goals and priorities

Utilizes an open door policy that encourages accessibility