We believe every person has potential that deserves to be seen.
Catalyzr was built by a team that spent their careers at the intersection of people science and technology. We started with a question: what if hiring could identify who someone is about to become, not just where they've been? The Career Quotient is our answer.
Hiring should see people, not paper.
Every year, billions of people apply for jobs. Most are filtered by algorithms that read resumes, match keywords, and make decisions no one can explain. The people with the most potential are often the ones with the least impressive CVs — early-career candidates, career changers, people from non-traditional backgrounds. They get screened out before a human ever sees their name.
We built Catalyzr to change that. Our Career Quotient assessment draws on 100 years of peer-reviewed I/O psychology research to measure what resumes and interviews miss: cognitive potential, learning agility, and role-specific fit. We partnered with SAP SuccessFactors to make it accessible at enterprise scale. And we built compliance in from day one, because an assessment that can't withstand scrutiny has no business making decisions about people's futures.
The result: companies find people who look like their best, most productive workers. Candidates get seen for what they can do, not what they've done. That's not just better hiring. That's potential realized.
Meet #TeamCatalyzr
Trevor Higgs
CEO & Founder
Before founding Catalyzr, Trevor spent years leading HR tech strategy for global enterprises — Johnson & Johnson, Accenture, Credit Suisse — seeing firsthand how flawed hiring systems create operational pain and human frustration.
Jeremy Bargiel
Chief Operating Officer & Founder
Before founding Catalyzr, Jeremy worked at Accenture, then implemented SaaS compensation platforms in the Finance sector, and ran the product support organization at TCT, Inc.
Sharif Ahmed
Chief Technology Officer
Sharif has worked across North America, Europe, and Asia, partnering with organizations to align technology with business goals, navigate complex digital transformations, and turn technology into a true driver of business value