Why Companies Choose Raya Advisory for Recruiting

Raya Advisory is a product, AI, strategy consulting, and recruiting boutique firm based in Silicon Valley. Our clients are typically Series A-D or PE-backed companies in various industries including AI, health tech, female health, HR & benefits, consumer tech, and more.

We work closely with PE firms to help their portfolio companies rebuild their teams and rethink their strategies as well as with VC firms who introduce us to their portfolio companies for recruiting or product strategy support.

Raya was founded by Yasi Baiani, who has a track record of unlocking multi-billion dollar categories for companies such as Fitbit, Teladoc, and Cleo as well as building teams at scale.

In our first twelve months in business, Yasi single-handedly filled over a dozen roles, such as VP of Product, VP of Engineering, and Director of Design for our clients.

Now, we have a team that owns and leads Raya’s recruiting efforts.

Below are the reasons CEOs, founders, executives, as well as PE & VC investors bring Raya in to support their companies for recruiting:

White-glove, end-to-end hiring services at a fraction of the price: At Raya Advisory, we deliver white-glove, end-to-end recruiting services for 15% of a candidate's first-year base salary, compared to the 20-35% market standard that other recruiting firms charge.

Our process includes strategizing with hiring managers and HR teams about the company's talent needs, sourcing candidates, creating evaluation matrices, conducting screening interviews, crafting interview questions/presentation prompts/case studies, preparing interviewers, and driving the process up to making an offer. Additionally, if needed, we establish New Hire Onboarding materials and processes. 

Unparalleled Network of Talents: At Raya Advisory, we have a database of over 5K vetted talents for key roles we hire for, such as Product, Engineering (including AI/ML Engineers), Design, and Marketing roles.

Based on our relationships and past work experiences, we have access to networks of big tech companies including Meta, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft/LinkedIn. We have ties to top universities such as UC Berkeley, Harvard, and Stanford. Finally, we have associations with communities like AI Product Leaders and CPO Accelerator.

We leverage our network to shorten the time to fill roles.

Have been operators ourselves and understand the roles intimately: We have been operators and built teams at scale in the past. We intimately understand the nuances of these leadership and executive roles and what it takes to succeed. We hold ourselves to the same level of accountability as hiring managers and internal HR teams for the success of any hire.

Do you have a new leadership or executive role you are considering opening? Or maybe you have a unique role that has been hard to fill? We are eager to talk to you, tell you more about our approach, and support your team.

Please reach out to support@rayaadvisory.com to schedule a 30-minute exploratory call.