Overview

Three Pillars Recruiting partnered with Emodo beginning in 2021 during a period of significant enterprise growth and platform transformation. Over the course of the partnership, Three Pillars delivered more than 42 placements across product, engineering, marketing, sales, finance, marketplace, and executive leadership—supporting Emodo’s evolution into a data-driven, enterprise-scale advertising platform.

Enterprise Organizational Build-Out (2021–2022)

The early phase of the engagement focused on establishing leadership depth and operational rigor across core business functions. During this period, Three Pillars supported hiring across technical account management, campaign operations, product strategy, marketing, sales leadership, finance, and marketplace development—laying the foundation for scalable enterprise execution.

Scaling Product, Revenue, and Marketplace Functions (2022–2023)

As Emodo’s platform capabilities expanded, the partnership evolved to support increasingly senior and specialized roles across product management, engineering, machine learning, sales, and publisher development. These hires strengthened cross-functional collaboration and supported the delivery of advanced advertising, optimization, and marketplace solutions.

Career-Defining Placements & Industry Impact

Megan Saunders — Senior Vice President, Global Marketing & Growth

As Senior Vice President of Global Marketing & Growth, Megan Saunders played a central role in elevating Emodo’s brand, messaging, and go-to-market strategy. She led global marketing initiatives supporting product launches, industry research, and thought leadership, and was recognized as one of AdMonsters & AdExchanger’s Top Women in Media & AdTech.

Following Emodo, Megan founded KilnCo, a strategic marketing consultancy advising B2B technology companies on brand and growth strategy.

Rajeev Tyagi — Senior Vice President, Product

As Senior Vice President of Product, Rajeev Tyagi helped guide the evolution of Emodo’s native and programmatic advertising platform through a period of rapid technological change. His leadership influenced collaboration across product, engineering, and data teams, delivering scalable, performance-driven solutions.

Rajeev continues to serve as a senior product executive within ad tech.

Platform Maturity and Senior Leadership Hiring (2023–2025)

In the later stages of the partnership, Three Pillars supported senior-level and highly specialized searches across engineering, machine learning, marketplace partnerships, publisher development, finance, and innovation. These placements reflected a shift toward long-term platform strategy, optimization, and enterprise-scale leadership.

Results and Impact

Across more than four years, Three Pillars Recruiting delivered over 42 confirmed hires supporting Emodo’s growth into an enterprise advertising platform. The partnership reflects a high-trust recruiting relationship defined by consistency, seniority, and the ability to scale talent alongside business complexity.