Articles about Qualtrics

Tech Moves: Qualtrics taps Microsoft vet as CFO; F5 names innovation chief

— Qualtrics appointed Microsoft veteran Rachita Sundar as its chief financial officer and member of the executive leadership team. Sundar… Read More

Longtime Microsoft exec Gurdeep Singh Pall joins Qualtrics as president of AI strategy

Technology leader Gurdeep Singh Pall, a longtime Microsoft executive, is joining experience management technology company Qualtrics as its first president… Read More

Qualtrics cuts 780 jobs, about 14% of workforce, citing ‘complexity’ from rapid hiring

Qualtrics is cutting about 14% of its workforce to reduce costs and restructure its organization, citing a need to address… Read More

Qualtrics to go private in $12.5 billion deal with Silver Lake

Experience management company Qualtrics will become a private company again. Silver Lake plans to buy the company in a $12.5… Read More

‘A whole new mindset’: HR experts and researchers share tips for a successful return to office

As concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic recede, companies are still feeling their way through the future of work. Who’s… Read More

Hybrid, virtual, or back to the office: GeekWire Summit sessions will explore the future of work

How can business and tech leaders navigate the new world of hybrid work? As the country and the world emerge… Read More

Survey: 88% of U.S. startup leaders worried about fundraising, signaling slower growth ahead

New research published Monday quantifies the growing sense of caution among U.S. startup leaders, as economic turmoil creates concerns about… Read More

Tech Moves: Qualtrics adds new board members; Adaptiva names CPO and CFO; and more

— Publicly-traded software company Qualtrics added Omar Johnson and Ritu Bhargava to its board of directors. Johnson is a marketing… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Qualtrics CEO Zig Serafin on the new era of work, acquisitions, and growth

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: How the pandemic is changing attitudes toward work, jobs, and geography. Plus, the market… Read More

Tech Moves: Qualtrics hires Microsoft vet; Amazon voice tech leader steps down; Future For Us founders start new roles

— Future For Us co-founder and former CEO Sage Ke’alohilani Quiamno is now a diversity, equity and inclusion business partner… Read More

Qualtrics acquires Seattle marketing software startup Usermind

Experience management software giant Qualtrics has acquired Usermind, a Seattle marketing startup that helps companies acquire, retain, and service customers.… Read More

From surveys to video creation, how two Seattle companies used tech to help schools in pandemic

The shift to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic caused plenty of technological headaches for families and educators. But one… Read More

Julie Larson-Green retires as Qualtrics CXO after IPO; Asha Sharma joins Instacart as COO; and more

Julie Larson-Green, an engineering leader and executive who spent more than 25 years at Microsoft, is retiring from her position… Read More

Qualtrics raises $1.55 billion in IPO, spinning out from SAP with plans to continue Seattle growth

A little more than two years ago, days before Qualtrics was set to go public, SAP swooped in with a… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft’s Brad Anderson jumps to Qualtrics in wave of pre-IPO hires; Elena Donio joins Databricks board; Hiya, Esper add startup vets

— Brad Anderson, a longtime Microsoft corporate vice president, has joined Qualtrics as president of products and services. A 17-year veteran… Read More

Fast-growing Qualtrics files to go public at valuation of up to $14.4B

Qualtrics, which splits its headquarters between Seattle and Provo, Utah, is aiming to go public at a valuation of $12… Read More

SAP plans to spin out Qualtrics with an IPO, two years after acquiring software company for $8B

SAP announced Sunday that it will spin out its Qualtrics unit with an IPO, less than two years after acquiring… Read More

Tech Moves: Qualtrics exec moves to Google; NHL Seattle expands team; former Amazon exec named Bluecrew CEO; and more

— Microsoft alum Kelly Waldher has joined Google as vice president of marketing for G Suite. Waldher most recently served… Read More

Qualtrics doubles down on Dallas office as it unveils new experience management technology

Qualtrics today unveiled a series of new features to beef up its “experience management” platform through the infusion of artificial… Read More

Qualtrics to double size of Utah co-headquarters as it prepares for massive Seattle expansion

Qualtrics, the experience management company owned by SAP, is preparing to embark on a rapid growth plan in its co-headquarters… Read More

Podcast

‘Qualtrics Tower’ coming to Seattle, with room for 2,000 people at tech company’s ‘co-headquarters’

Tech company Qualtrics, which two years ago designated Seattle as its co-headquarters, doubled down Wednesday with the announcement of a huge… Read More

GeekWire Sounders Day returns: Everything you need to know for Wednesday’s end-of-summer rooftop deck party

We’re not ready for summer to end, so we are squeezing in one last party. GeekWire Sounders Day is taking… Read More

SAP snaps up Qualtrics for $8B days before its expected IPO, will keep Seattle office

After months of discussions between the two companies, SAP announced Sunday afternoon that it has agreed to acquire user experience… Read More

Qualtrics files for $200M IPO, continuing the trend of enterprise software companies going public

Qualtrics, which sells software that helps companies understand how to keep customers satisfied, is going public. The company, which has… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2018: It’s time to vote for the Geekiest Office Space in Seattle

A tropical island-themed tiki bar. A colorful pop art paradise. An innovative invention lab. And stunning rooftop decks. Those are… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2018: Cast your ballot for Hire of the Year, recognizing top talent and excellent execs

The Oscars and the Grammys have passed, but awards season is far from over. We’re just a few weeks away… Read More

Qualtrics hires ex-Microsoft exec Julie Larson Green, further cementing Seattle ‘co-headquarters’

Less than two months after leaving Microsoft, former executive Julie Larson-Green has found her next gig. Experience management company Qualtrics… Read More

Photos: Qualtrics’ Seattle office has grown so fast it is now the company’s ‘co-headquarters’

Two years after “experience management” company Qualtrics set down roots in Seattle, the office has grown rapidly enough to become… Read More

Tech Moves: Zillow CFO joins Apptio board, Starbucks SVP joins Salesforce as communications chief, and more

— Apptio, the Bellevue, Wash. company that makes software to help CIOs better understand spending in IT departments, has added Zillow… Read More

Tech Moves: General Assembly names marketing, revenue officer in Seattle; Qualtrics adds Microsoft vet as COO; and more

General Assembly, the New York-based education company with an outpost in Seattle, has hired Edward Nevramount as chief marketing and… Read More