This Customer Avoided a 50% Headcount Increase With Their AI Recruiter

The Customer‍

CFO’s Domain is a recruitment firm specializing in placing senior-level finance, accounting, and business intelligence professionals at Fortune 500 companies and private equity-backed firms. With growing demand for top-tier talent and a commitment to maintaining candidate quality and operational efficiency, the company needed a scalable solution that wouldn’t compromise performance, or margins.

Alex functions like a supercharged recruiting associate - it asks smart questions, surfaces key insights early, and dramatically speeds up our screening process, letting our recruiters focus on deeper conversations and higher-value work.
- Patrick Coggins, Co-CEO, CFO’s Domain

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The Challenge‍

As hiring demand increased, the leadership team at CFO’s Domain was faced with a choice: expand the recruiting team by nearly 50% or find a smarter way to scale. With roles like Interim CFO and VP of FP&A requiring high-touch, high-precision vetting, standard automation tools weren’t enough. They needed a solution that could maintain executive-level depth while dramatically reducing time spent on top-of-funnel screens.

Challenges included:

1. High screening volume across executive-level roles
2. Pressure to scale without ballooning operating costs
3. Recruiter burnout from repetitive early-stage interviews
4. Need to maintain quality and depth in every candidate experience
   
   

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The Solution‍

Enter Alex, CFO’s Domain’s dedicated AI recruiter. Alex integrates seamlessly into their existing workflow, with a custom email, Salesforce integration, and scheduling calendar, and conducts in-depth, on-demand interviews for roles like Interim CFO, Director of FP&A, and Head of Treasury.

Alex’s impact was immediate:

1. Automated the initial screen for high-salary, executive roles
2. Provided consistent, structured evaluations across candidates
3. Enabled recruiters to focus on strategic candidate engagement
4. Gave hiring managers immediate access to detailed candidate insights
   
   

Alex is a full-fledged member of our team. It allows us to uphold the depth and quality our clients expect, without overloading our recruiters.
- Patrick Coggins

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The Results‍

With Alex in place, CFO’s Domain avoided a 50% increase in recruiter headcount. Their team now processes more candidates with greater consistency and less manual effort, without compromising on depth or quality. Executive candidates frequently praise the interview process, citing the thoughtful questions and overall experience.

Outcomes include:

• Significant time savings for recruiters across senior roles
• 4.7 / 5 average candidate satisfaction rating post-interview
• Smarter prioritization of the most qualified applicants
• Streamlined top-of-funnel operations with executive-level depth
  
  

What’s Next
As the company continues to grow, Alex will play a central role in scaling operations - screening internal talent, enabling faster placements, and unlocking insights from historical candidate data. With Alex as a partner, CFO’s Domain is poised to increase placements, protect EBITDA, and deliver world-class service to clients and candidates alike.

Alex helps us scale efficiently without sacrificing what makes our recruiting process exceptional. That’s a win for our team, our clients, and our candidates.
- Patrick Coggins

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