Starting with a Discovery phase will help challenge your very own assumptions regarding this role, make sure you have the adequate approach and overall level of ambition.

The discovery phase aims at documenting the following:

• reasoning behind this hire, including proof
• doubts related to this hire
• benefits we're foreseeing
• rough description of the requirements for this role
• role description: core activities and responsibilities
• short term (< 3 months), mid-term (3-6 months) and long-term (> 6 months) objectives

How to conduct a discovery phase ?

1. discussion with the team to better understand their pain, need and opportunity represented by this new hire.
2. discussion with external advisors (4-5 professionals on the role and/or board) to get insights from other companies previously in a similar hiring context and to get advice on skillset we should be looking for.

💡Tips & Tricks

Make it as collaborative and cross-team as possible, it will be all the more enriching. ⚒️ Notion, Gitbook, GDoc.

📞 Discovery calls

<aside> 💡 We might want to reach out to your network to learn a bit more about how to hire for this role and how to best assess candidate.

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Here are some example of questions to ask during discovery calls.

• Could you walk me through your day-to-day tasks?
• What do the best job title have in common?
• Where do you spend most of your time online? What are your favorite website to learn?