Rover adds Motus CFO and Textio co-founder to top ranks

Rover, a Seattle pet-care marketplace operating in 18 countries, has appointed Vik Rajagopal as chief financial officer and Jensen Harris as president of marketplace, product and technology. The company said Wednesday that the hires fill posts held by Charlie Wickers and Brent Turner, respectively, following a recent reshuffle of its executive ranks.

Rajagopal succeeds Wickers, who served as Rover’s CFO from 2022 to 2025. Harris succeeds Turner, who served as president and chief operating officer before becoming CEO last year. The moves place new executives over financial oversight and product delivery, while Harris’s background in AI-assisted job-post and performance-review analysis raises questions for recruiting and talent-management leaders.

Who is taking which role?

Rajagopal spent nearly a decade at Amazon, starting in 2011 as finance lead for Amazon Global Selling, which helps sellers reach customers in other countries. He later became a general manager in Amazon’s retail business, running the U.S. shoes and luggage stores, the home store and the U.S. Vendor Success Program.

Rajagopal left Amazon in late 2020 as CFO of Logos, a maker of Bible-study software backed by private-equity firm Cove Hill Partners. About a year later, he became CEO, replacing the company’s founder, and led Logos until April 2024.

His most recent role was CFO at Motus, whose software helps companies manage and reimburse employees who drive for work. Earlier, Rajagopal worked as an investment banker at Wells Fargo Securities and in corporate development at Symantec.

Rajagopal holds a bachelor’s degree from Yale and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. He said: “Rover is a Seattle company that was built the right way from day one — solving a real customer pain point with a strong product, solid economics, and a culture that is poised for long-term success.”

What experience does Harris bring?

Harris co-founded Seattle-based Textio in 2014 with his wife, Kieran Snyder, after both worked on productivity software at Microsoft. The startup used AI to analyze workplace writing, including job posts and performance reviews.

He served as Textio’s CTO for nearly eight years and then became chief experience officer. Harris took over as CEO from Snyder in January 2024, then handed the role to Colleen Gallagher in January 2026 and stayed with the company as founder emeritus.

Textio raised $42.5 million from investors and went through rounds of layoffs in 2024 and 2025 under Harris. As CEO, he led the launch of Lavalier, an AI-based interview-intelligence platform.

Before Textio, Harris spent more than 15 years at Microsoft. He led the Office user-interface redesign that produced the Ribbon, later directed user experience for Windows and oversaw the touch interface for the original Surface.

After leaving Textio’s CEO role, Harris founded Expedition 60, a firm that helps companies rethink how they build software with AI. Harris said: “Our pets give us unconditional love, and they deserve the very best in return.” He added that he shares a home with “three very opinionated cats.”

What should HR leaders watch?

Textio’s platform can analyze job posts and performance reviews, while Lavalier provides AI-based interview intelligence. Neither appointment announces a Rover deployment. For HR leaders, the adoption question is whether Rover would use such capabilities in recruiting or performance management, and what decision standards would govern any internal rollout.

Harris’s Motus connection also carries workforce relevance because Motus sells software for managing and reimbursing employees who drive for work. Rajagopal’s experience with that company could inform Rover’s approach to operational controls and workforce-related spending, although the announcement makes no new policy commitment.

How large is Rover?

Rover began at a 2011 Seattle Startup Weekend event, where venture capitalist Greg Gottesman pitched the idea. Aaron Easterly led the company as CEO for 14 years through the pandemic, a public offering and a $2.3 billion take-private deal with Blackstone in 2024.

Easterly stepped down last year, became executive chair and handed the CEO job to Turner. That sequence created the leadership structure Harris and Rajagopal now join.

Rover now operates in 18 countries across North America, Europe and Australia. Its sitters and walkers have delivered 50 million bookings to date, according to the company. Its brands include Meowtel, Cat in a Flat and Australia-based Mad Paws.

Beyond sitting and walking, Rover offers training in the U.S. and is testing other services. For the new team, the next test is whether Rover can broaden those services across its 18-country footprint while maintaining financial and product discipline.