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# Exec recruiting

Bringing on VPs and Senior Directors to own critical functions of the company has as much impact and risk as bringing on a new co-founder. The following guide is being developed to share the structure of the process and to adjust and optimize.

[Access Guide Here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rNbLIvwXVM4Uz3qmquO3PuQphsiqC7K3NrixI-9-_zk/edit#)

Note: Senior Directors are included in the exec recruiting process because their growth path is into VP. The general expectation of all hires is to have the potential to grow into the next career stage.