Visier Inc.
Visier sells AI-powered workforce analytics software to help companies make HR decisions, serving 85,000 customers including major brands like eBay and Domino's Pizza. The Vancouver-based company has raised $217M, most recently in a 2021 Series E.
The growth story
Visier Inc. grew from 514 to 536 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $217M along the way, most recently a Series E in June 2021.
About
Visier provides software that analyzes workforce data to help executives and managers make hiring, retention and organizational decisions. Its customers range from mid-sized businesses to large enterprises across 75 countries.
The company was founded in 2010 by business intelligence veterans and has grown to 536 employees. While current headcount growth isn't specified, its $217M funding suggests continued expansion potential in the competitive HR tech space.
Founders and leadership
Sales is Visier's largest department with 47 employees, indicating a strong go-to-market focus. Leadership comes from the business intelligence sector, with founders previously building analytics tools.
The Visier Inc. org chart
Ryan Wong (Chief Executive Officer, President & Founder) leads 58 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 137 (+1% YoY), Information Technology 99 (-12% YoY), Sales 47 (-24% YoY), Business Development 37 (-16% YoY), Customer Success and Support 31 (+3% YoY), Operations 25 (+14% YoY).
Talent flow
Visier recruits heavily from enterprise software firms like SAP (17 hires) and Oracle (11), plus local universities including UBC (24 alumni). Employees frequently move to Workday (8) and ServiceNow (4), suggesting competition for HR tech talent.
Most common previous employers of Visier Inc. staff: SAP (17), SAP BusinessObjects (11), Oracle (11), IBM (7), Simon Fraser University (7), Crystal Decisions (6). Former Visier Inc. employees most often moved to Workday (8), ServiceNow (4), SAP (3), Samsara (3), One Model (2), Wealthsimple (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Visier Inc. mafia
17 former employees have founded companies, including Carpentry (88 staff) and Autonomous Technologies (39 staff), showing Visier as a launchpad for tech entrepreneurs in the Vancouver area.
17Rizwan Qaiser, was Presales & Solutions Developer - Partnerships until 2021Logan Gibson, was Director, OEM Partnerships until 2021Brian Thompson, was Senior Talent Acquisition (Contract) until 2015Brittany Brown, was Business Development until 2015Mark Williams, was Enterprise Sales Development Representative until 2015MJ Fadaee, was Software Developer until 2018
Matt Calver, was Director of Strategic Partnerships until 2026
Lindsay Codispoti, was Senior Customer Success Manager until 2022
Jeff Ignacio, was Director Sales Operations until 2019
Christopher Doege, was Technical Recruiting until 2018
Michelle Prebble, was Head of Talent Acquisition until 2025
Vlad Djordjevski, was Technical Recruiter until 2018
Natalie Black, was Practice Leader, Workforce Planning Advisory until 2022
Noha Amer, PhD, was Project Manager, Embedded Analytics until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 49% direct, 40% search, 2% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Visier Inc.: Leadership (182), Project Management (154), Management (148), Microsoft Office (129), SQL (124), Microsoft Excel (117), Customer Service (114), Java (112).
Where the team actually sits
Visier Inc. people are concentrated in British Columbia, Canada (63), Canada (17), Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area (14), Ontario, Canada (12).
Search footprint
Visier Inc. attracts about 16,450 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $138K a month if bought through ads. It gained 3,624 ranking keywords and lost 2,397 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.40 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.40 / 5
Frequently asked
Visier Inc. has 536 employees as of September 2026.
Visier Inc. has raised $217M in total, most recently a Series E round in June 2021.
Visier Inc. was founded in 2010 by Ryan Wong, John Schwarz, Jan Schwarz.
Ryan Wong (Chief Executive Officer, President & Founder) sits at the top of Visier Inc.'s reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Visier Inc. staff are SAP (17 people), SAP BusinessObjects (11 people), Oracle (11 people).
Former Visier Inc. employees most often move to Workday (8), ServiceNow (4), SAP (3).
At least 17 companies have a founder who previously worked at Visier Inc., including Carpentry, Autonomous Technologies, Kindly.
Visier Inc. attracts about 16,450 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $138K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Visier Inc. staff are Leadership, Project Management, Management, Microsoft Office, SQL.
Visier Inc. staff are concentrated in British Columbia, Canada (63), Canada (17), Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area (14).
Visier Inc. has about 137 people in Engineering, up 1% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Visier Inc. has about 99 people in Information Technology, down 12% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 218 current and 267 former Visier Inc. profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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