Monica Ohara

Monica Ohara is an experienced marketing executive with a diverse background in technology and growth marketing. She served as the Chief Marketing Officer at HackerRank from June 2022 to June 2023.2 Prior to HackerRank, Ohara held leadership positions at several prominent tech companies:

1. VP Growth Marketing at Shopify (July 2023 - Present)2
2. Chief Marketing Officer at WordPress.com (Automattic) (September 2019 - June 2022)2
3. Head of Acquisition, Growth at Lyft (August 2017 - September 2019)2

Ohara has a strong entrepreneurial background, having co-founded DataScore Inc., a startup focused on helping other startups grow, which was later acquired by Lyft in 2017.2 She also has experience in the online dating industry, serving as General Manager and Vice President of Marketing at SpeedDate.com, which was acquired by Match.com/IAC.2

Her educational background includes studies at UCLA and The Johns Hopkins University.2 Ohara is known for her expertise in growth marketing, customer acquisition, and scaling startups from pre-launch to successful exits.2 Her appointment at HackerRank was part of the company's focus on expanding its platform to support screening and interviewing for in-demand developer skill sets.1