Samuel King

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Founder at Tidal Works · HR software

Tidal Works
Ottawa, ON · ET (UTC-5)
13+ years experience
McGill University
English
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Overview

Building Tidal Works in Ottawa - HR software. Previously built and sold a small HR software company. Before that: CIBC and Google. Most at home with SaaS and developer tools. Outside work: long runs and longer podcasts.

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Skills
salesHR techSaaSpayrolldeveloper tools
Co-founderLooking for a co-founder
closes in 3 months

Looking for an ML-focused co-founder for compliance automation for property managers

The idea
Looking for an ML-focused co-founder for compliance automation for property managers
Stage
Idea
I bring
5 years in HR software
Looking for
Operator who has scaled a team
Commitment
Part-time to start
Location
Ottawa or remote

I bring 13 years of HR software (currently Tidal Works). Ideally you've built ML systems in production. Incorporated, self-funded so far.

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HiringHiring for a role
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Tidal Works is hiring 3 account executives in Ottawa

Role
Account executive
Level
Senior
Type
Full-time
Work mode
Hybrid
Compensation
$131k-$200k + equity
Team
Founding team, 11 people
Start
Within a month
Must have
A record of closing B2B deals Experience selling to the buyers we sell to Good judgment about what not to build
Process
Two interviews and a paid trial day

Comp C$167k-C$187k. We decide within ten days. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

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Experience

  1. Founder
    Jul 2024 - Present
    Tidal Works · 2 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Ottawa, ON
    • Raised $2 million across 3 rounds.
    • Grew the team to 90 people across 4 countries.
    • Took Tidal Works from zero to $3 million ARR.
  2. Sales Development Representative
    Feb 2021 - Jul 2024
    CIBC · 3 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Ottawa, ON
    • Signed 10 channel partners that now source 30% of pipeline.
    • Opened 12 new logos over $2 million ACV in the region.
  3. Senior Account Executive
    Jun 2017 - Feb 2021
    Google · 3 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Ottawa, ON
    • Opened 3 new logos over $4 million ACV in the region.
  4. Sales Development Representative
    Jan 2015 - Jun 2017
    Shopify · 2 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Ottawa, ON
    • Shortened the public sector sales cycle from 10 months to 3.
  5. Enterprise Account Executive
    Oct 2013 - Jan 2015
    Scotiabank · 1 yr 3 mo · Contract · Ottawa, ON
    • Signed 13 channel partners that now source 17% of pipeline.
    • Opened 6 new logos over $2 million ACV in the region.

Projects

Side project: a habit tracker
2024

Built with HR tech and SaaS. 4770 people used it last year.

Write-up: HR software in practice
2022

A long-form guide to HR software for people starting out.

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Education

  1. McGill University
    BEng, Business Administration
    2008 - 2012

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