about us

Ursus is a recognized leader in providing technical and creative staffing solutions. Hyper - focused on you - ( the candidate, the client, the partner, the employee ) and how to make your engagement with us the best possible experience it can be while delivering results. Whether you are looking for your next career move, scaling a growing team, adding a trusted partner to your stafng program or completing a project, we’re here for U!

We are proud of the work we’ve done to date,
and have been recognized by these industry-leading organizations:

Diversity & Inclusion

Being Unique at Ursus -

it starts with

At Ursus, we believe in leveraging our partnerships to change how we approach digital transformation staffing. It all starts with you being you. We know the best teams are those that are diverse and inclusive, where everyone can be their unique selves. We want to foster talent and celebrate individuals, and to that end, we have dedicated attention and resources in our push to constantly improve. While there is more work to be done, we are committed to working with the best talent regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, or any other aspect which makes you unique.

DEI Employee Training

Ursus has engaged with Kantola and Littler to provide specialized Diversity & Inclusion training to all of our Recruiting teams in 2021 and 2022.

Promoting
The Discussion

Ursus podcast, Hiring University has hosted industry thought leaders from HireBlack, AllState, 7Eagle, and SADA Systems discussing DEI programs and best practices.

Job Postings

In order to reach a diverse spectrum of great talent, Ursus proudly partners with numerous diversity-focused job boards, including Diversity.com, Pink Jobs, and #HireBlack.

At Ursus, we pride ourselves on giving back to our local communities.
Every employee has one floating holiday to volunteer at the cause or program of their choice. We have participated and sponsored events with these awesome charitable causes:

Executive Team

Jon Beck

founder & CEO

A twenty-three-year technology industry veteran, Jon brings a wealth of executive-level experience—both domestic and international—that has enabled him to transform and bring profitability to both startups and large company business units alike.... read more

Cheryle peikert

chief financial officer

Cheryle Peikert is responsible for financial reporting and analysis, controllership, internal audit and controls, financial processes, tax, and treasury. She brings more than 25 years of global financial management experience to Ursus.... read more

Lori Kwan

COO

Lori joined Ursus as a Senior Technical Recruiter in 2016 and was promoted to Director, Recruiting in January 2018 and promoted yet again to Vice President of Recruiting and Delivery in January 2020 where she oversees the company’s recruiting.... read more

Cristina
De La
Cruz

vice president of sales

Driving relationship strategy and revenue generation, Cristina is in her element. Her powerful sales career has focused solely on people and crafting their success. In January 2021, she accepted the VP of Sales role at Ursus. She brings the.... read more

Keith
Coffman

vice president of human resources & people operation

March of 2021, Keith joined the Ursus team as Vice President of Human Resources and People Operations. With over 10 years working in the staffing industry, Keith brings a unique approach to HR.... read more

Key Management

Maddy
Heuer

manager of technical recruiting & training

Maddy joined Ursus in 2019 and in a very short two years has been promoted from Team Lead to Manager of Technical Recruiting and Training, leading the Ursus staffing and recruiting team, and the onboarding and ongoing training program.... read more

Board of Directors

Teresa Creech

Chief Corporate Development Officer,
Beeline

Jon Beck

Founder & CEO,
Ursus

MIKE PANICO

Managing Director,
NorthBay Networks

MAYAN MATHEN

CEO,
XperiencOps

DAN RASMUSSEN

Founder,
OpSource (acquired by NTT)

Advisory Board

SaRAh CoLLins WaGEnER

Founder & CEO,
Lucky 13 Advisors LLC

DaMOn WilEY

Talent Solutions Consultant,
LinkedIn

JoSH nazaRIan

Co-Founder & President,
FirstParty

MiCHael PiacENte

Managing Partner & Co-Founder,
Hitch Partners

Working at Ursus

HOW DOES MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE’S LIVES AND WORKING IN A CULTURE WHERE COLLABORATION, INDIVIDUALITY, AND AN ENTREPRENUERAL SPIRIT THRIVE SOUND TO YOU?

Sounds great to us. And our benefits aren’t bad, either.

We are dedicated to doing work that matters to our customers, has a real impact on their business, and contributes to their overall success. If you have the desire to improve your craft every day, if you pride yourself in doing the little things right, communicating with purpose and if you have what we know as “the hustle”, then you’ve come to the right place. This is the Ursus Way !

improving the
candidate and client
experience.

we operate & communicate with intention and integrity.

we pay attention to the details.

we strive to constantly improve, build trust, collaborate & have fun.

we hustle all the time.

Technical Partners

Ursus is proud to partner with the leading techology, industry research and benefit companies who help enable us to provide the best results to our candidates and customers.