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Sharp People

Sharp People is an Australia and New Zealand focused recruitment and talent acquisition consultancy founded in 2019 by industry practitioner Lauren Sharp. The firm specializes in innovative tech recruitment and executive search, combining hands-on delivery with advisory expertise to help organizations build high performing teams with longevity and purposeful culture. With more than 18 years of ICT market experience embedded in its network, Sharp People recruits across core technology domains including software and digital, data analytics and business intelligence, cybersecurity, SAP and ERP, solution and enterprise architecture, project and program management, business analysis, networking, and technical support. Complementing its technology depth, the firm also delivers commercial hiring in sales, from business development and account management to channel, inside sales, and senior sales leadership. For executive mandates, Sharp People conducts searches for C suite and functional leaders such as CEO, CIO, CTO, CDO, Managing Director, General Manager, Head of Department, Country Manager, Professional Services Director, and Program and Transformation Director. Services span permanent and contract recruitment, talent acquisition consulting, and embedded resourcing solutions tailored to client maturity and hiring velocity. Known for a relationship driven approach, the team immerses in role specifics and company culture, centering ethical practice, candidate experience, and diversity, equity and inclusion to reduce bias and improve retention. Operating across Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide and New Zealand, Sharp People partners with startups, scale ups, and enterprise clients in technology, professional services and adjacent sectors, aligning process design, market mapping, and assessment with business outcomes. The firm also contributes to industry thought leadership through the TaPod podcast, reinforcing current insights and community engagement, while maintaining a simple promise to clients and candidates alike: consistent communication, respect, and delivery that turns todays candidates into tomorrows clients.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceHuman ResourcesTechnical WritingProject Management

HQMelbourne, Australia

Axiom Talent

Axiom Talent is a specialist recruitment partner focused on industrial automation, intralogistics, warehouse solutions, and manufacturing across Australia. Founded in 2024 and operating from Melbourne, the firm connects companies with high impact talent across sales, engineering, service, and projects, including technical sales leaders, sales engineers, control systems and electrical engineers, mechanical design engineers, field service and maintenance technicians, and project managers. Axiom Talent supports organizations that design, manufacture, integrate, and maintain automation and material handling technologies, from pallet racking and automated storage solutions to conveyors, ASRS, CNC machinery, and industrial robotics. Known for a transparent and accountable approach, the team runs structured, data led recruitment campaigns that begin with a comprehensive requirements brief, align hiring stakeholders, and set clear timelines. Clients typically receive a qualified shortlist within seven days, accompanied by a campaign report detailing market coverage and candidate progress. Axiom Talent manages interviews, provides references on request, and supports offer negotiation to ensure an efficient and successful close. The firm delivers permanent recruitment and executive headhunting on a retained basis, and also conducts targeted market mapping, talent pooling, and forward pipeline building to de risk critical hiring for growth and projects. Combining AI powered search with extensive local networks, Axiom Talent covers all Australian states and territories and is committed to timely feedback for every candidate engaged in a process. Clients value the extended six month replacement guarantee that underscores the companys commitment to long term hiring outcomes, while candidates appreciate the honest communication and guidance provided throughout their career journeys. In every engagement, Axiom Talent aims to live its promise of Where Talent Meets Opportunity by aligning precise skill sets with mission critical roles across automation enabled operations and modern manufacturing environments.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseAirlines & AviationMaritimeRailroad

HQMelbourne, Australia

Appetency Recruitment Services

Appetency Recruitment Services is a specialist IT and digital recruitment and HR consulting firm headquartered in Melbourne with a strong presence in Sydney, serving clients across Australia. Trusted by the local tech ecosystem, the firm helps managed service providers, SaaS vendors, systems integrators, professional services firms, and growing SMBs build high performing teams quickly and cost effectively. Appetency delivers end to end hiring solutions spanning permanent recruitment, contract and fixed term staffing, and scalable recruitment process outsourcing models, complemented by HR advisory. Their domain expertise covers information technology support and infrastructure, cloud engineering, cybersecurity, software and app development, DevOps, BI, data and analytics, ERP and CRM implementation, project and service delivery, as well as IT sales and digital marketing. A proven process underpins every engagement: discovery to align on role context and culture, targeted sourcing through deep networks in Australias tech community, rigorous assessment and reference checks, and seamless placement with offer management and post placement care. Quality outcomes are a hallmark, with a 90 percent plus call for interview rate, most roles filled with just two to three shortlisted candidates, and typical time to hire of four to six weeks. Appetency supports startups and SMBs through affordable packages and ongoing RPO options, including Vision Driven Services that streamline sourcing, screening, scheduling, and feedback loops. Candidates benefit from transparent communication, resume guidance, interview preparation, and access to curated opportunities across software engineering, cloud and infrastructure, data science and analytics, project management, and go to market roles. Positioned as executive recruiters for technology as well, the team provides leadership search for critical hires while maintaining the responsiveness and ownership that clients value. Appetency publishes practical hiring insights and market trends to help employers stay competitive and attract the right talent in a fast moving Australian IT market.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingRPOSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Human Resources

HQMelbourne, Australia

Impact Talent Recruitment

Impact Talent Recruitment is a Melbourne and Geelong based search consultancy focused on headhunting high impact professionals who drive transformational change in a candidate short market. Founded in 2020, the firm specializes in executive search, permanent recruitment, and contract appointments across corporate and commercial disciplines, with particular strength in Accounting and Finance, Financial Planning and Wealth, Legal, Human Resources, and Sales and Marketing. Operating at mid to senior and executive levels, Impact Talent Recruitment partners closely with leaders to understand culture, goals, and strategic priorities, then designs bespoke search strategies to identify and attract passive talent that would not typically be accessible through traditional channels. Their consultants combine rigorous research, targeted outreach, and market mapping with robust assessment, including competency interviews, skills evaluation, and reference checks, to ensure a precise fit and long term value creation. The firm also offers candidate mapping services to support workforce planning, succession, and capability uplift, enabling clients to make better resourcing decisions ahead of demand. Guided by core values of Cultivate, Evolve, Consistent, and Instil, Impact Talent Recruitment prioritizes dignity, trust, and respect in every interaction, while maintaining relentless execution and delivery discipline. With a continuously engaged candidate community and a reputation for discretion and pace, the team provides end to end recruitment support from briefing and search through shortlist, offer management, and post placement retention. Clients choose Impact Talent Recruitment to extend reach into elusive talent pools, compress time to hire for critical roles, and secure leaders and specialists who unlock exponential growth rather than incremental gains. The firm serves both established enterprises and scaling organizations across Melbourne, Geelong, and surrounding markets, offering market insight, commercial acumen, and a modern search and selection approach that consistently delivers measurable results.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)InsuranceInvestment ManagementFinTech

HQMelbourne, Australia

5th Wave Recruiting

5th Wave Recruiting is a Melbourne born and bred boutique agency focused on connecting high performing Sales and Technology professionals with software, SaaS, and data analytics driven organizations across APAC. Established in 2020 and guided by over two decades of hands on experience inside data and analytics software vendors and consultancies, the firm brings an insider perspective to hiring across pre sales, sales, and post sales functions as well as core data and BI roles. From startups seeking their first enterprise seller to established tech companies scaling regional go to market teams, 5th Wave focuses on precision sourcing, cultural fit, and speed. Typical mandates span account executives, BDMs, SDRs, pre sales engineers, solution architects, customer success managers, delivery consultants, and data talent including data engineers, BI developers, data analysts, and data scientists. Clients engage 5th Wave for permanent appointments, contract specialists to deliver projects, and executive search for critical leadership in sales and data. The firm leverages a deep industry network built over many years, rigorous candidate qualification, and transparent communication to consistently surface suitable shortlists that go beyond the obvious market. Testimonials highlight attention to detail, the ability to present multiple viable options quickly, and access to candidates not previously known to hiring teams. With a footprint centered in Australia and reach across New Zealand and broader APAC, 5th Wave partners with both software vendors and consulting firms to build teams that can sell, implement, and support modern data, analytics, and cloud solutions. The company contributes to the community through insights shared on its blog and podcasts covering topics such as BI, data science, and market trends, and it maintains a candidate first ethos that emphasizes career guidance and long term relationships. Headquartered in Elsternwick, VIC, the firm remains founder led, accountable, and committed to delivering value with a fresh perspective on recruiting.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Human Resources

Agenda

Agenda is a boutique recruitment agency based in Melbourne with a track record dating back to 1996. The firm partners with large corporates, startups, and SMEs, including a long standing specialty supporting Japanese businesses and bilingual Japanese English professionals. Agenda delivers permanent, temporary, and contract hiring across core white collar disciplines, covering administrative and executive assistants, accounting and finance, banking, engineering and project management, construction related roles, sales and marketing, human resources, legal support, international trade, logistics, import export and warehousing. Its consultants are guided by a philosophy of efficiency, integrity and flexibility, applying thorough screening, interviewing and reference checks to ensure candidates have the skills, motivation and cultural alignment to succeed. A signature element of its approach is a corporate cultural assessment that helps map client workplace dynamics and match talent beyond a job description. For employers, Agenda manages end to end recruitment and provides informed HR guidance on award rates, taxes, fair work practices, workers compensation, occupational health and safety, superannuation and salary structures. For candidates, the team offers practical support on resumes, interview preparation and presentation, maintaining contact after placement to ensure smooth transitions. Agenda also runs WAZA, an initiative tailored to highly skilled international talent and recent graduates, helping visa holders navigate the Australian job market and connect with employers who value global experience and language skills. With a focus on confidentiality, personalized service and long term relationships, Agenda combines local market insight with a disciplined process and an accessible JobAdder powered job board to deliver reliable outcomes for clients and job seekers alike.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementAirlines & AviationMaritimeRailroad

HQGeelong, Australia

Overdrive Recruitment

Overdrive Recruitment is a boutique Australian talent partner founded in 2023 with a simple mission: listen, connect, and keep recruitment human. Based in Victoria, the firm helps organizations secure high quality permanent staff while offering a level of personalization that larger agencies often cannot match. With a small, experienced team, Overdrive Recruitment focuses its efforts on roles in Sales, Banking, and Financial Services, aligning each search to the unique needs, culture, and growth goals of every client. The companys process begins with a thorough discovery conversation to surface must have skills, success outcomes, and stakeholder expectations, followed by targeted market mapping, proactive outreach, and structured, values based interviews. Candidates are briefed clearly on role realities and career trajectory, and only those who demonstrate both capability and cultural alignment are shortlisted. Clients benefit from transparent communication, thoughtfully prepared shortlists, and advice on market conditions, salary benchmarks, and selection best practices. Overdrive Recruitment brings care to every interaction and goes the extra mile to ensure matches stick, prioritizing long term relationships over quick wins. The firm works with established financial institutions and growing businesses across Victoria that rely on sales performance and customer centric teams, as well as with candidates ranging from emerging sales talent to seasoned relationship managers and financial services specialists seeking their next step. By combining agility, discretion, and a high touch approach, Overdrive Recruitment delivers results without complexity, acting as a trusted extension of its clients brands and an advocate for candidates. The outcome is a simple, authentic recruitment experience that saves time, reduces hiring risk, and creates lasting value for both sides of the market.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementFinTechSales & Business DevelopmentFinance & Accounting

HQMelbourne, Australia

Utova

Utova is a partner led executive search and recruitment firm focused on building and scaling technology go to market teams across the Asia Pacific region. Headquartered in Melbourne and founded in 2021, the firm helps software vendors and technology enabled services companies establish and expand their footprint in ANZ and wider APAC by delivering high caliber leadership and commercial talent. Utova operates at the intersection of enterprise software, cloud and SaaS, big data and AI, cyber security, IT infrastructure, consumer internet, and related technology domains, drawing on deep knowledge of regional market dynamics and a curated network of sales, marketing, pre sales, solution architecture, customer success, professional services, and solution consulting professionals. Its consultants take a hands on, partner led approach to market mapping, targeted outreach, and assessment, producing calibrated shortlists that balance capability, cultural alignment, and speed to hire. The team supports clients ranging from venture backed startups to global software leaders entering new markets, frequently assembling first on the ground country teams, building channel and alliances functions, and upgrading revenue leadership with experienced general managers and sales executives. Utova delivers executive search for senior and leadership roles, permanent recruitment for key GTM contributors, and selective contract and interim solutions where flexible capacity or immediate coverage is needed. The firm emphasizes a transparent process, rigorous referencing, and a strong candidate experience that reflects well on clients employer brands, while maintaining confidentiality and an inclusive approach to talent. By pairing sector depth with regional reach, Utova enables technology companies to accelerate market entry, scale recurring revenue, and improve customer outcomes through well constructed GTM organizations that are ready to perform from day one.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceCloud ComputingTelecomSales & Business Development

HQMelbourne, Australia

LeaderFit - Executive Search and Coaching

LeaderFit is a boutique Australian executive search and coaching firm founded in 2011 by Anthony Youds to help organizations identify, attract, onboard, and develop effective leaders. Built on a value over volume philosophy, the firm undertakes a select number of retained mandates and applies rigorous, research based talent mapping to uncover high caliber, often passive candidates who align with each client’s strategy, culture, and future potential. LeaderFit combines the discipline of executive search with deep leadership coaching expertise through its integrated offering, LeaderFit Synergy, which extends support beyond hire to onboarding and development so new executives reach full productivity sooner and contribute more sustainably. Its coaching approach draws on practical business experience and proven methodologies to build clarity of thinking, balanced people and commercial judgment, and decisive action, supporting executives through transitions, performance lifts, and career development. LeaderFit partners directly with boards, CEOs, and HR leaders to fill pivotal roles such as CFO, Sales Director, and other senior appointments, and to strengthen leadership teams through targeted coaching that reinforces culture and accelerates results. While the firm has notable experience with consumer goods and technology companies, it operates across a wide variety of industries in Australia, bringing firsthand corporate and consulting insight to every engagement. Clients value LeaderFit’s confidential, precise, and ethical process, its ability to position opportunities compellingly to top talent, and its commitment to long term success for both the employer and the candidate. With a small, experienced team and a hands on principal, LeaderFit delivers tailored search and coaching programs that reduce hiring risk, improve time to impact, and build stronger, more resilient leadership benches for future growth.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsFashion & ApparelFood & BeverageConsumer ElectronicsIT InfrastructureTelecommunicationsCloud Computing

HQAdelaide, Australia

Smart Staffing Australia

Smart Staffing Australia is a Melbourne based outsourcing and staffing company that helps Australian businesses scale with virtual assistants and specialist offshore teams. Founded in 2023, the firm blends recruitment, outsourcing, and talent advisory to deliver fast, affordable and reliable support across critical business functions. Clients can outsource mortgage broking and financial planning support, bookkeeping and accounting, real estate back office and conveyancing assistance, general administration and customer service, inbound and outbound sales, digital marketing and web development, and software development and consulting, as well as broader business process outsourcing. Smart Staffing streamlines hiring with a simple process: they shortlist and line up interviews, often within 72 hours; the client chooses the talent; Smart Staffing then provisions the workstation, tools and systems access so the new team member is ready to work from day one. Agreements are flexible with no lock in contracts, giving organizations room to adjust engagement as needs change. The company emphasizes measurable results such as significant cost efficiencies, advertising savings of up to 70 percent on staffing, and time back to core teams, supported by a global talent network and round the clock support. With a strong focus on security and risk management, Smart Staffing protects client data and operations while maintaining smooth delivery. Their Virtual Coworker Team culture centers on collaboration, responsiveness and practical problem solving, creating an experience that feels like an extension of the client workforce. Serving real estate, financial services, technology driven teams and growing SMEs, Smart Staffing provides affordable staffing solutions for businesses ready to grow, uniting domain trained professionals with robust processes to improve accuracy, compliance and customer outcomes for over 200 businesses across Australia.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingRPOBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementCybersecurityData ScienceIT Infrastructure

HQMelbourne, Australia

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