For employers
A shortlist of four, in two weeks, people you would hire.
We recruit product, engineering, design and data teams for scale-ups in London, Berlin, Amsterdam and Lisbon. You pay when they start.
Services
Three ways to work with us
Permanent hiring
Individual contributors to heads of department. We meet every candidate before you see them.
18% of first-year base, paid on start. 12-week free replacement.
Contract and interim
Engineers, designers and product managers for three to twelve months, outside or inside IR35.
Day-rate margin agreed upfront. Most contractors start within a week.
Executive search
VP and C-level roles, with a mapped market, references and a written assessment of each finalist.
Retained, in three stages. Fixed fee agreed before we start.
Process
From brief to signed offer
The timeline we hold ourselves to, and the one we ask you to keep.
01 · Day 1
Brief
A 45-minute call with the hiring manager. We write the job ad and agree the salary range with you.
02 · Days 2–9
Search
We approach people who are not looking, as well as those who are, and interview each one.
03 · Day 10
Shortlist
Four candidates, each with a written summary, salary expectations and notice period.
04 · Days 11–19
Offer
We run the interview schedule, collect feedback within 24 hours and handle the offer.
Clients
What hiring managers say
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Three engineers hired in six weeks, and all three are still with us two years later. Northvane reads a brief better than we write it.
Daniel Okafor
CTO, Tidepool Health
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Jonas sent us four profiles for a Head of Product role. We would have hired two of them.
Lena Vogel
VP Product, Halcyon Freight
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They told us our salary band was too low for the role, showed us the data, and were right.
Hannah Price
COO, Saltmarsh Games
FAQ
Questions clients ask first
When do we pay?
For permanent roles, when the person starts. Nothing upfront, nothing if you don’t hire.
What if it doesn’t work out?
If someone leaves or is let go within twelve weeks, we find a replacement at no extra fee.
Do you work exclusively?
We prefer to, for two weeks. It is why we can promise a shortlist in ten days.
Can you advise on salary?
Yes. Our salary guide is built from 340 placements a year, and we will tell you if your range is too low.
Send a brief
Tell us about the role. We call you within one working day.
A few lines are enough. We’ll ask the rest on the call, and write the job ad with you.