Firm Replace | HackerOne

HackerOne CEO, Marten Mickos, emailed the next word to staff on August 2, 2023.

H1 Crew,

I’ve made the painful and crucial resolution to undertake a restructuring and we are going to cut back the dimensions of our staff by as much as roughly 12%. This comes as disappointing information, as we have all constructed sturdy connections with our fellow Hackeronies. These actions are crucial to achieve success long-term. Nevertheless, I perceive how tough this information is and the affect this can have on all staff members, and I take duty for the adjustments we’re sharing at present.

How are we dealing with departures?
If you’re impacted, we goal to inform you as quickly as we will whereas complying with every area’s relevant guidelines and laws. Impacted staff within the U.S. and Canada will obtain a gathering invitation within the subsequent quarter-hour.

It’s anticipated that the reorganization will even have an effect on staff within the U.Okay., the Netherlands, and different international locations. After finishing the related session proceedings, we will inform all individuals concerned with extra element. These processes will take longer.

We’re providing severance packages to impacted staff that embrace money compensation and non-cash advantages. Please monitor your e mail for nation, role-specific info, and different particulars.

What will we see in our enterprise?
HackerOne, like many tech corporations, has been navigating the worldwide financial state of affairs and the ensuing shifts in our market. Our strategic plan consists of funding in new product households and increasing the capabilities of our platform to increase into the enterprise. A bit over a 12 months in the past, I licensed the continued hiring of latest staff to meet this technique.

Nevertheless, we didn’t anticipate the diploma to which the general financial state of affairs is affecting us, with smaller corporations working out of cash and bigger ones taking longer to make buying choices. The brand new merchandise we delivered to market didn’t carry out the way in which we wished them to. Our bets on hiring and new merchandise proved to be too massive, and we should now restructure our groups to achieve success sooner or later.

We’ve designed this discount in drive as a one-time occasion. We don’t declare to have good visibility into our future monetary efficiency or the macroeconomic local weather, however we unequivocally wished to take a single motion and transfer ahead with confidence.

How will we transfer ahead?
HackerOne stays a class chief. We’re probably the most essential contributors to cybersecurity worldwide. We plan to be higher, stronger, and quicker when an improved enterprise local weather finally emerges.

My purpose is to make each Hackeronie proud, regardless of when and for the way lengthy they labored on the firm. We win as a staff, so we additionally lose as a staff. This resolution marks a loss. These remaining within the firm are tasked with creating a much bigger win over time. I stay as dedicated and assured as ever.

You’ll have many questions for me and the management staff now. An trustworthy query will obtain an trustworthy reply. I requested all division leaders to speak along with your staff in regards to the affect on workload and meet to debate subsequent steps.

The choice is painful to me as a result of we employed every certainly one of you to pursue our technique and construct an excellent enterprise. Now we have a transparent mission and a robust firm tradition. Every certainly one of you is a faithful staff member, investing your time and thoughts into the success of HackerOne. Now as we should say goodbye to a few of you, I wish to categorical my deep appreciation of your unwavering dedication to the corporate.

Marten

Any inquiries, please ship to press@hackerone.com.