Case Study: Quotacom achieves rapid hiring and pinpoints ideal COE location with LinkedIn Talent Solutions

How Quotacom used LinkedIn to achieve a point of difference and identify the best location to create digital centres of excellence for world-leading digital transformation clients

Quotacom is an international executive search and strategic advisory firm in scale-up mode, specialising in sourcing digital transformation leaders for technologies like AI, cloud, IoT and analytics. The firm was engaged by fibre‑optic manufacturer viaPhoton to find a chief digital officer and recommend the best location to build a software Centre of Excellence (COE) — a decision that required deep market insight and clarity on where the right talent and commercial conditions aligned.

Quotacom used LinkedIn Recruiter and LinkedIn Talent Insights alongside a 22‑point Balanced Scorecard (covering talent availability, salaries, skills, education, labour laws, tax and ease of doing business) to evaluate European and global locations. That analysis led to appointing a CDO (Mar 2022) and selecting Barcelona for the COE; within months Quotacom helped launch the hub and deliver 10 key hires in five months, with a 19‑day time‑to‑hire and a 100% candidate submission‑to‑interview rate — outcomes credited to data‑backed recommendations and rapid, targeted sourcing.

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Daisy Martin

Global Director, International Account Management and Delivery