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Connected Search Group

Connected Search Group is a Sheffield-based professional services consultancy dedicated to building meaningful relationships and connecting people through outcome-led talent solutions. Founded in October 2023 by seasoned leaders Rob Wilson and Matt Civil, the firm combines over 25 years of senior-level recruitment expertise with a partnership-led approach that prioritises collaboration, authenticity, resilience, growth, and an enjoyable client and candidate journey. Operating across the UK and internationally, Connected specialises in Accountancy & Finance, Engineering & Manufacturing, Sales & Marketing, and Medical Technology (MedTech) commercial functions, delivering permanent placements, executive search mandates, and interim assignments tailored to each client’s goals. In Accountancy & Finance, the team supports organisations from dynamic SMEs to PLCs, providing guidance at qualified senior levels and across the full finance spectrum, from part-qualified professionals to CFO and other C-suite roles, with both permanent and interim solutions. In Engineering & Manufacturing, Connected places talent from graduate and apprentice level through to senior leadership, addressing skills needs across design, production, quality, operations, and technical leadership to drive operational excellence and growth. Within MedTech, the consultancy applies deep market insight to solve commercial hiring challenges, advocating client brands authentically and ensuring candidates experience a process that values individuality while securing sales, market access, and broader go-to-market talent. The firm’s consultative model emphasises understanding unique business challenges, culture, and objectives, enabling precise shortlists, high retention, and long-term value creation. Clients benefit from a connected, collaborative way of working, proactive market mapping, transparent communication, and a consistent focus on results. Candidates gain access to expert career guidance and opportunities aligned with their ambitions. From Sheffield’s Globe Works base, Connected delivers a personal, strategic service that blends sector expertise with rigorous search methodology to connect high-performing professionals with ambitious organisations and promote performance at every stage of the hiring lifecycle.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseHealthcare AdministrationMental Health CareVeterinary

HQSheffield, United Kingdom

Huffman Associates Executive Search

Huffman Associates Executive Search is a boutique recruitment partner dedicated to the residential and commercial lending ecosystem, financial institutions, and fintech. With more than 20 years of specialized expertise and a proven, high-touch process tailored to mortgage and financial services leadership, the firm helps clients secure mid-to-senior level talent that performs and stays. Its client base spans residential mortgage lenders—including banks, IMBs, community lenders, and servicers—commercial real estate firms across bridge/RTL, multifamily, SFR, and capital providers, professional services providers such as mortgage technology vendors and investor platforms, and private equity and capital markets groups including PE firms, credit funds, hedge funds, and asset managers. Huffman Associates aligns the search model to the business need, offering retained and engaged executive search for mission-critical leadership hires, contingent search for priority permanent positions, flexible Recruiting as a Service (RaaS) for on-demand sourcing and pipeline support, and contract placements for interim and project-based requirements. The team’s market immersion, disciplined assessment, and emphasis on cultural alignment produce diverse shortlists, accelerated time-to-fill versus industry averages, and strong placement and first-year retention outcomes. Typical mandates include executive and functional leaders across originations and production, revenue and sales, operations and servicing, risk and compliance, credit, capital markets, finance, and corporate functions, along with top-producing loan officers and managers who drive growth. Recognized for responsiveness, transparent counsel, and partnership, Huffman Associates supports both hiring teams and candidates from discovery through offer execution and onboarding to ensure a smooth, successful process and a long-term fit. Trusted by leaders in lending, finance, and fintech, the firm brings focus, reach, and results tailored to each engagement, delivering where larger firms often fall short through speed, specialization, and unwavering commitment to client outcomes.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementCybersecurityData ScienceIT Infrastructure

HQCharleston, United States

StellarMettle Placements

StellarMettle Placements is a boutique recruitment firm founded in 2021 by industry veterans Javier Agosto and Michael Giallanza, built on a simple promise: act with integrity, deliver results, and prioritize clients’ time. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, the firm partners with organizations ranging from high‑growth technology companies to large enterprises across financial services and manufacturing, helping them secure contract, contract‑to‑hire, and full‑time talent. Clients cite the founders’ hands‑on involvement, rigorous vetting, and tailored shortlists as differentiators that translate into higher offer‑to‑hire ratios and faster time‑to‑fill for critical roles. With a strong footprint in technology and enterprise applications, StellarMettle regularly supports searches for Workday leaders and architects, Salesforce developers (including CPQ), data engineering and AI/ML Ops talent, cloud and DevOps specialists, and IT infrastructure professionals. The firm also delivers senior hiring across adjacent corporate functions, such as finance leadership, evidenced by engagements requiring international, joint‑venture, and enterprise‑scale experience in complex domains like data centers and real estate. Testimonials from CIOs, VPs, and directors across software, fintech, healthcare, and manufacturing highlight decades‑long relationships and consistent performance in both exclusive placements and high‑volume contracting environments. Operating with a philosophy of Acta non Verba—actions, not words—StellarMettle manages the entire recruitment lifecycle from scoping and market mapping through candidate screening, interview orchestration, and offer negotiation, while iterating quickly on client feedback to maintain quality and momentum. Whether building new teams, scaling programs, or elevating executive capability, the firm focuses on precision, persistence, and partnership to secure exceptional talent that fits both the role and the culture.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceAutomotiveAerospaceDefense

HQAlpharetta, United States

BS Executive Search

Tech Recruitment is a Lisbon, Portugal based search and staffing partner dedicated to connecting top IT and technology talent with leading companies. With more than 15 years of experience in tech roles, the firm focuses on building high performing, resilient teams through an agile and personalized approach that blends deep market knowledge with rigorous delivery. Its core solutions span executive search for senior leadership and hard to find specialists, permanent recruitment for highly skilled IT professionals, and contract recruitment to flex teams at pace; for organizations scaling rapidly, the company can also manage parts of the process through RPO style engagements. Tech Recruitment concentrates on roles across software development, data, cloud, cybersecurity, architecture, product, and IT infrastructure, and it supports clients ranging from high growth startups to established enterprises. The team emphasizes consultative partnership, aligning closely with business goals and culture to ensure each shortlist fits both capability and context. Known for specialization and reliability, the company highlights a strong track record building in house recruitment functions, training IT and tech recruiters, and delivering on complex searches, including retained assignments with a 100 percent completion commitment. Its network extends across Portugal and wider European tech hubs, enabling cross border hiring and access to nearshore and freelance talent when flexibility is essential. Candidates benefit from transparent guidance and market insight throughout the process, while clients gain a trusted advisor who can calibrate requirements, benchmark compensation, and proactively map the market. From CIO, CTO, and Heads of Engineering to hands on engineers, data practitioners, security experts, and interim specialists, Tech Recruitment brings focused expertise and disciplined execution to every mandate, helping organizations bridge the gap to tech excellence and translate hiring into lasting business impact.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceCloud ComputingTelecomTechnology & Digital

HQLisbon, Portugal

Connected MedTech

Connected MedTech is the dedicated medical technology practice of Connected Search Group, a partnership-led consultancy that delivers outcome‑led talent solutions to UK and global MedTech markets. Built on deep market insight, the team focuses on understanding each client’s commercial goals and talent challenges, then navigates the market with precision to secure the right people at the right time. Their approach blends permanent recruitment, executive search, and interim management to support growth, transformation, and critical project delivery across MedTech, while advocating client brands authentically and ensuring every candidate experiences a process that values individuality. Working with a select portfolio of clients, Connected MedTech provides strategic talent acquisition support that goes beyond transactional hiring, aligning search strategies to product roadmaps, market access objectives, and scaling plans for innovative device and health technology companies from emerging ventures to established global players. The practice leverages Connected’s broader functional expertise across engineering and manufacturing, sales and marketing, and accountancy and finance to cover leadership and specialist roles spanning commercial, technical, and operational disciplines. Guided by the group’s core values—collaboration, authenticity, resilience, enjoyment, and growth—its consultants build long‑term relationships grounded in trust, transparent communication, and measurable results, reflected in strong retention and repeat engagement. Clients benefit from meticulous market mapping, targeted outreach, and rigorous assessment that shorten time‑to‑hire without compromising quality, while candidates gain access to curated opportunities and informed guidance throughout the hiring journey. Whether delivering a pivotal executive appointment, assembling an interim team for a time‑sensitive initiative, or adding permanent specialists to accelerate product and market milestones, Connected MedTech operates as an extension of its clients’ businesses, combining sector expertise with a personal, partnership‑oriented service to consistently promote performance and drive sustainable growth.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingMedical DevicesSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityCloud ComputingTelecomTechnology & Digital

HQSheffield, United Kingdom

True Talent Recruitment

Lemon Head Hunter is a boutique talent partner focused on helping organizations hire leaders and strengthen their people strategy. Positioned as a specialist headhunter, the firm combines strategic search methodology, a curated professional network, and consultative advisory to identify and attract high impact profiles that accelerate business growth. Its core services span executive and professional headhunting for critical roles, employability coaching that equips candidates to present stronger, market ready profiles, and organizational transformation initiatives designed to improve culture, leadership, processes, and workplace climate. The team highlights measurable execution, referencing 2,785 interviews conducted, 1,378 candidates selected, and 27 companies served, underscoring a disciplined approach to funnel management and selection quality. Beyond pure sourcing, Lemon Head Hunter supports clients with structured diagnostics of role requirements and success profiles, targeted research, proactive outreach, competency based assessment, and candidate experience management, aligning each shortlist to performance, culture fit, and long term potential. Its advisory work complements search by helping clients clarify operating models, leadership behaviors, and process improvements that enable hired talent to thrive and deliver outcomes faster. For candidates, its coaching practice focuses on personal branding, CV optimization, interview preparation, and practical strategies to navigate hiring processes with confidence. The firm operates as a collaborative partner, tailoring each engagement to client context while maintaining transparent communication and clear milestones. References on the site showcase trust from a diverse mix of organizations, reflecting adaptability across functions and business stages. With a focus on quality over volume, Lemon Head Hunter blends executive search rigor with talent development and change enablement, offering clients a single point of accountability for leadership hiring and people centric performance gains.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Technical WritingProject ManagementSenior Executives

HQMexico City, Mexico

Connery Consulting

Connery Consulting is a people strategy and talent partner purpose-built for high-growth teams, specializing in early-stage B2B technology companies across AI, SaaS, FinTech, and HealthTech. Founded in 2007, the firm brings a team of 25+ business consultants and research associates who combine strategic advisory with hands-on execution to help founders and leadership teams scale from first hires to hundreds of employees without compromising culture or candidate experience. Connery delivers a comprehensive suite of services that spans general recruitment and contingent direct-hire search across Engineering, Product, Design, Sales/GTM, and G&A, alongside a retained executive search practice focused on Director, VP, C‑suite, and Board placements—particularly in People Operations/HR and Finance & Accounting. Beyond hiring, the company embeds experienced HR professionals or supports on a project basis to build scalable People Operations, implement compensation frameworks, and provide executive coaching, ensuring organizations mature their people practices in lockstep with business growth. Connery’s flexible engagement models adapt to Series A–C needs, whether augmenting thin in-house teams, serving as the first recruiting or HR presence, or standing up robust programs during periods of hypergrowth. Their track record includes advising iconic brands at inception and through inflection points—from early guidance and team building with Airbnb to leading hypergrowth hiring at Rippling, where they made 88 hires in nine months across core functions. Testimonials from industry leaders underscore the firm’s impact, including endorsements tied to Salesforce, Dropbox, Instacart, and venture partners who rely on Connery as a go-to resource for portfolio companies. With a consultative, people-first approach grounded in quality, transparency, and tailored solutions, Connery Consulting helps ambitious companies hire smarter, scale faster, and establish the foundations for durable, high-performing cultures.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticals

HQSan Francisco, United States

SearchLight Recruiting Ventures

SearchLight Recruiting Ventures is a boutique recruitment partner that blends seasoned search expertise with modern, AI-powered talent evaluation to help high-growth and enterprise organizations consistently hire top performers. The firm specializes in strategic permanent and executive placements while offering embedded solutions that extend a client’s internal recruiting capability, pairing rigorous, competency-based hiring practices with tools that surface the top 1% of candidates faster and more objectively. Its consultants design structured, evidence-driven processes that include applicant screening, psychometric assessments, automated reference checks, and Quality of Hire analytics to predict success before offer stage and to continuously improve hiring decisions over time. Drawing on people science and validated assessment models, the team focuses on job-relevant hard skills, behavioral strengths, and culture add, using bias-audited methods to expand access to diverse, high-potential talent without compromising speed. Clients rely on SearchLight Recruiting Ventures for leadership search and critical permanent hires across technology, fintech, and digital health, as well as for embedded RPO-style engagements that stabilize hiring funnels, reduce interview loads, and improve signal quality for hiring managers. The firm routinely partners with product-led software companies, financial technology innovators, and healthcare and life sciences organizations, filling roles across engineering, data science, product, GTM, and executive leadership. Seamless integration with common talent stacks and a consultative delivery model ensures clarity of success profiles, precise scorecards, and consistent candidate experience from sourcing to offer. By operationalizing Quality of Hire, SearchLight Recruiting Ventures helps talent teams create measurable gains—faster time-to-fill, lower cost per hire, stronger first-year performance, and reduced attrition—while giving executives greater visibility into the ROI of talent decisions. The result is a high-touch recruitment solution powered by defensible data and people science that reliably raises the hiring bar for every role.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtRPOSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceMedical DevicesHealthcare AdministrationMental Health Care

HQSan Francisco, United States

NordNed Personeelsdiensten

This Netherlands based recruitment agency specializes in sourcing and selecting finance professionals for organizations that demand accuracy, insight, and impact from their finance function. The firm focuses on roles such as Business Controller, Financial Controller, Finance Manager, and Head of Accounting and Business Controlling, supporting clients across Brabant, Eindhoven, Utrecht, Amsterdam, and beyond. Clients range from high tech manufacturing companies serving the semiconductor back end value chain to international trading and business services organizations, and assignments span both permanent placements and interim mandates. Typical engagements include building FP&A capability across global business units, improving forecasting and budgeting cycles, strengthening financial control and reporting, and delivering hands on interim expertise to stabilize year end closes, document processes, and implement pragmatic improvements, often in environments using platforms like AFAS and modern Excel based models. The agency adopts a pragmatic, partnership led approach: clarifying the business context and division priorities with stakeholders, translating requirements into clear profiles, and running a selective search and assessment process that balances technical proficiency with stakeholder management, change orientation, and the ability to connect finance with operations. For interim needs, it mobilizes immediately available professionals for defined durations to deliver outcomes such as month end acceleration, cash flow forecasting, investment analysis, and business case validation. For permanent and executive appointments, it leverages a targeted network and structured interviewing to ensure long term fit and measurable performance improvement. Whether a growth oriented scale up, an international BU within a listed group, or a trading company professionalizing its finance backbone, the agency provides a single point of contact and transparent communication through shortlists, interview coordination, reference checking, and offer support, aiming to reduce time to hire while maintaining quality and candidate experience. Its philosophy is to add value by connecting strong finance talent with environments where they can directly improve performance and control.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseElectrical EngineeringIndustrial AutomationAll industries

HQVeldhoven, Netherlands

cormac &

Cormac & Co is a UK-based recruitment consultancy dedicated to connecting talent with opportunities across the built environment, with a strong focus on architecture, design, interiors, construction, and engineering. Naturally different since 2012, the firm partners with employers and candidates in the UK and beyond, delivering a people-first approach anchored in kindness, honesty, and transparency. The team specialises in placing candidates into permanent roles and has helped clients achieve more than a 90% retention rate for new permanent hires after 12 months by prioritising culture fit alongside technical capability. From boutique architecture and interior design studios to engineering consultancies and construction suppliers, Cormac & Co supports a broad range of organisations building the places people live, work, and visit. Typical mandates span the full project lifecycle and include positions such as Senior CAD Designer, Architectural Technologist, Visualiser, Senior Interior Designer, Principal Geotechnical Engineer, CAD Technician, Technical Sales Representative (temporary works, formwork and groundworks), and Structural Engineer, with opportunities frequently arising across London, Sheffield, Glasgow, the Midlands, Yorkshire, and beyond. Led by founder Jonathan Gibson—who brings a background in recruitment and 15 years in construction sales and commercial interiors—the consultancy combines sector fluency with a trusted network to deliver shortlists that fit both the brief and the business. Candidate experience sits at the heart of its model, providing frank guidance on career moves and early access to high-quality roles, often before they are advertised. Committed to sustainability, Cormac & Co is a proud member of 1% for the Planet, donating at least 1% of revenue to environmental nonprofits, and plants a tree for every placement made. With a practical, relationship-led approach, the firm helps employers de-risk hiring and helps professionals design their next move with confidence.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionInterior DesignEngineeringSales & Business Development

HQGlasgow, United Kingdom

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