Madrid, 18 October 2022 – Job&Talent, the world-leading temporary job marketplace, is pleased to announce the appointment of Yaron Zeidman as new Chief Technology Officer. Zeidman previously held the role as CTO at Agoda (subsidiary of Booking Holdings Inc.). At Job&Talent, he will spearhead the company’s efforts in building a cutting-edge and industry-leading technology platform that fuels Job&Talent’s mission of improving millions of lives by reshaping temporary work and tearing down the barriers to job searching and hiring.
With more than 25 years experience in the technology sector, Zeidman has a track record of building high-performing global technology teams and leading transformational change in companies such as Agoda and LivePerson, both listed at NASDAQ. Zeidman also helped build multiple startups as an entrepreneur, one of which was acquired by LivePerson. In his recent tenure at Agoda, Zeidman scaled the tech team from 150 to 1500 employees while the company increased its revenue tenfold. He also chaired the committee of CTOs at the Booking group.
Juan Urdiales, Co-Founder and CEO of Job&Talent: “Yaron is an incredible tech leader and he impressed us with his ability to build robust technological solutions in fast-growing companies. He joins our team at a crucial moment, as we are on our way to become one of the largest employers in the world, with hundreds of thousands of workers already employed through Job&Talent. Yaron will play a vital role in advancing our platform with new capabilities and key improvements that will have a great impact on our workers and clients. We’re only at the beginning of what our products can deliver, and I’m excited to be working together with Yaron on pushing the boundaries of an entire industry.”
Yaron Zeidman, CTO of Job&Talent: “I joined Job&Talent because I strongly believe in the mission and potential of this company, and in the impact we can make on people’s lives through technology. We continue to see economic shifts towards a higher demand for a flexible workforce, and Job&Talent is in a position to provide tremendous value and innovative solutions both for workers and clients. Together with a highly motivated team, I look forward to building a platform that enables incredible levels of flexibility, velocity, and scale.”
ABOUT JOB&TALENT
Job&Talent is a world-leading marketplace for essential work, matching great people with great companies directly through its platform. Founded in 2009, Job&Talent is reshaping temporary work by tearing down the barriers to job searching and hiring through the power of technology. From easier and faster ways of getting hired, to providing stability and benefits, Job&Talent helps workers feel valued and respected in their roles, while supporting clients with efficient and flexible workforce management solutions. By putting simplicity and fairness at the core of its business model, Job&Talent placed more than 340,000 workers in over 2,500 companies in 2022 across a variety of industries including logistics and retail. Headquartered in Madrid, Job&Talent operates in 10 countries across Europe, the U.S. and Latin America and has raised approximately 850 million USD from investors such as Atomico, Kinnevik, and Softbank. For more information, please visit www.jobandtalent.co.uk.
