Case Study: PlanGrid Build scales hiring 4x and drives 65% referral hires with Greenhouse Software

PlanGrid - Customer Case Study

PlanGrid, founded in 2011, digitizes construction blueprints and has experienced hypergrowth—growing from about 30 to over 130 employees in roughly a year. That rapid expansion strained recruiting: founders were handling most hiring with ad hoc tools (Desk, Trello), so the company needed a scalable, consistent hiring process that could preserve culture while hiring quickly.

PlanGrid implemented Greenhouse (live in under a week), using customizable workflows, interview kits and strong leadership buy-in to standardize screening and tracking, and made referrals a core part of onboarding and internal communication. The outcome was faster, more coordinated hiring with a referral hire rate above 65%, enabling rapid scaling without sacrificing culture or quality.

PlanGrid Build

Shaya Fidel

Head of Growth Operations