The latest from the frontlines of the world’s fastest growing companies and the teams doing the work. 

Meet The Team

Dig into Shopify’s changing organizational chart following a 10% layoff wave earlier this week. 

Editorial credit: Paul McKinnon / Shutterstock.com

Shopify

Shopify Cuts 1,000 Jobs as Shares Plunge, E-Commerce Flounders

Jay Carney, Amazon’s SVP of Global Corporate Affairs and former White House press secretary under President Obama, has decamped from the e-commerce titan to take the top policy and communications role at Airbnb. 

Jay Carney waves at the end of his last White House briefing at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House June 18, 2014 in Washington, D.C.(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Jay Carney waves at the end of his last White House briefing

Amazon Loses Former White House Spokesman Jay Carney to Airbnb

Last week, Etsy revealed that its Chief Product Officer Kruti Patel Goyal has been named CEO of its secondhand fashion resale subsidiary Depop.

gif 

Etsy Names Product Chief as CEO of its Gen-Z Fashion Marketplace Depop

Instacart is preparing for public company life by naming its CEO, Fidji Simo, as the next board chair. Simo will officially replace founder and current Executive Chairman Apoorva Mehta as the top board member upon the grocery delivery company's upcoming public market debut.

Instacart's incoming CEO Fidji Simo (L) and soon-to-be Executive Chairman Apoorva Mehta (R). Image courtesy of Instacart

Instacart's Fidji Simo and Apoorva Mehta

Instacart Reveals Post-IPO Board Leadership Shakeup

Joe Gebbia, a co-founder of Airbnb, has announced his decision to step down from his leadership roles at the global hospitality platform.

Joe Gebbia

Airbnb Co-Founder Steps Away From Management

These are the most notable hires, promotions, and departures within the US tech community in the last week. For executive news updated daily, check out Iterate's Tech Moves tab.

tech moves graphic July 20 2022

The Biggest Moves in Tech This Week

Instacart has made its largest executive refresh since it rapidly filled its executive shopping cart with a slew of tech executives, including CEO Fidji Simo, last summer. 

Reception at Instacart's office in San Francisco. Courtesy of Instacart. 

Instacart

Instacart Reshuffles C-Suite as IPO Looms

Twitter has tapped electric mobility company Bird’s former communications chief, Rebecca Hahn, as its new VP of Global Communications, a role that had been vacant since November 2021.


Rebecca Hahn. Image courtesy of Rebecca Hahn via LinkedIn

Rebecca Hahn headshot in tech moves template

Twitter Hires a New Global Comms Exec Amid Musk Saga

Alejandro Casas spotted the reconciliation opportunity for the Latin America market and pivoted his fashion ecommerce company into Simetrik, a no-code infrastructure that automates all the reconciliation processes for organizations.

Simetrik's founders: Santiago Gomez (co-founder, COO) and Alejandro Casas (co-founder, CEO)


simetrik 

How Simetrik’s Founder Pivoted from Fashion Ecommerce to a No-code Infrastructure System for Transaction Reconciliation

Red Hat has named Matt Hicks as its President and CEO. His predecessor, Paul Cormier, will serve as the open source solutions provider’s Chairman.

Matt Hicks headshot in tech moves template

IBM’s Red Hat Names Its Third CEO In Four Years

Lynn Girotto and Ashraf Alkarmi have joined Vimeo’s C-suite as the company conducts layoffs and continues its push to be seen as a B2B product instead of a consumer viewing destination.

Lynn Girotto and Ashraf Alkarmi. Images courtesy of Vimeo.

Lynn Girotto and Ashraf Alkarmi headshots in tech moves template

Vimeo Appoints Product and Marketing Chiefs To Guide B2B Shift

The world's ongoing state of uncertainty has implications for the VC funding ecosystem in Latin America — and the rest of the world. 

Medellín, Colombia. Image by John Coletti for Getty Images.

medellin latam funding slowdown

The 2022 Halfway Point: What LatAm’s VC Market Correction Means Amid the Global Slowdown

The Org has discovered the most compelling talent and people roles open right now at 9 transparent and dynamic startups and tech companies. If you’re interested, you can apply for one of these jobs in just a few clicks.

people and culture startup roles

The 9 Coolest Startups and Tech Companies Hiring For Talent and People Roles Right Now

The NLRB received 2,000 new union representation petitions in the last nine months, a new report shows. 

Apple store located at the International Finance Center. Image courtesy of Chalie Chulapornsiri via Shutterstock.

shutterstock 1135491785

Union Petitions Jump 58% as U.S. Labor Movement Gains Momentum 

tech moves graphic July 13 2022

Jared Cohen has jumped ship from Google parent company Alphabet and joined Goldman Sachs to spearhead the investment banking giant’s innovation group.

Jared Cohen. Image courtesy of Jared Cohen via LinkedIn

Jared Cohen headshot in tech moves template

Goldman Sachs Recruits Alphabet’s Incubator CEO to Build Innovation Group

Embattled electric vehicle (EV) startup Lordstown Motors has promoted Edward T. Hightower, the company's President, as its CEO, effective immediately.

Edward T. Hightower. Image courtesy of Lordstown Motors

Edward T. Hightower headshot in tech moves template

Lordstown Motors Names New CEO as EV Adoption Moves Beyond Tipping Point

GameStop, the video game retailer in the midst of an e-commerce pivot, has removed its CFO, Michael Recupero, after just one year on the job.

The exterior of a GameStop store in Pembroke Pines, Florida. (Photo by Johnny Louis/Getty Images)

Exterior of a GameStop store

GameStop Axes Its CFO, Promotes Accounting Chief

In the months following consecutive rounds of layoffs, Better, the embattled online mortgage company helmed by controversial CEO Vishal Garg has named eight new executives to guide its recovery.

Better.com on a phone

Better Names Eight New Execs Months After Layoff Tumult

U.S. job openings are finally falling, but unemployment rates have stuck at record lows. 

The U.S. job opening rate – a measure of the unmet demand for labor – dropped from its recent record-breaking heights, the BLS said.

Meet The Team

Shopify Cuts 1,000 Jobs as Shares Plunge, E-Commerce Flounders

Amazon Loses Former White House Spokesman Jay Carney to Airbnb

Etsy Names Product Chief as CEO of its Gen-Z Fashion Marketplace Depop

Instacart Reveals Post-IPO Board Leadership Shakeup

Airbnb Co-Founder Steps Away From Management

The Biggest Moves in Tech This Week

Instacart Reshuffles C-Suite as IPO Looms

Twitter Hires a New Global Comms Exec Amid Musk Saga

How Simetrik’s Founder Pivoted from Fashion Ecommerce to a No-code Infrastructure System for Transaction Reconciliation

IBM’s Red Hat Names Its Third CEO In Four Years

Vimeo Appoints Product and Marketing Chiefs To Guide B2B Shift

The 2022 Halfway Point: What LatAm’s VC Market Correction Means Amid the Global Slowdown

The 9 Coolest Startups and Tech Companies Hiring For Talent and People Roles Right Now

Union Petitions Jump 58% as U.S. Labor Movement Gains Momentum

The Biggest Moves in Tech This Week

Goldman Sachs Recruits Alphabet’s Incubator CEO to Build Innovation Group

Lordstown Motors Names New CEO as EV Adoption Moves Beyond Tipping Point

GameStop Axes Its CFO, Promotes Accounting Chief

Better Names Eight New Execs Months After Layoff Tumult

Is Hiring in the U.S. Finally Cooling Off?