Hawkwood l People & Talent Recruiting

Forbes asked me to expand on some themes I wrote about in an article posted late last year. At the time, Hawkwood l People & Talent Recruiting analysed AI start-ups across the EU and USA and observed an interesting trend: they are hiring a Head of/VP of People much later in their lifecycle than had been typical over the prior decade. Journalist, Alison Coleman, asked me to share what could be behind this and, if you're interested, you can read my thoughts here: https://lnkd.in/eb6mAs8G

Excited to share that Hawkwood have partnered with with a highly innovative quantitative trading firm to hire their first Global Mobility Manager in New York 🇺🇸 Helping teams to build functions from the ground up is what I have always loved most about recruitment, and this role represents exactly that. This isn’t a “process” role, it’s a critical hire within a pioneering firm. ⚡ You’ll be the sole owner of global mobility, enabling the company to hire and move top talent across their three hubs ⚡ Your work will directly unlock growth from visas, to relocations and internal moves ⚡ You’ll join the NYC office early and help shape how it scales What makes this especially interesting: • All offices operate as true global hubs • Talent is coming from top funds + leading tech companies • There’s a strong emphasis on impact + collaboration internally • And something I consistently find compelling is the businesses focus on committing meaningful resources to tackling global climate challenges 🌍 The benefits are outstanding: 🏥 Fully covered healthcare (family included) 🌴 32 days PTO 🔍 Strong L&D investment in every employee ✈️ Relocation support available If you’re curious - or know someone brilliant in this space - feel free to reach out. mairi@hawkwoodpartners.com https://lnkd.in/guCSRJMX

Hi LinkedIn! Me again. Sharing this with my NY network - I am very excited about this role and I think you will be too. ✨ Talent Acquisition Partner GTM ✨ Series A Saas ✨ I'm searching for an experienced recruiter in NYC - you will build out the commercial function for a fast-growing Series A start-up. They are using AI to transform the market research space, and are already working with some big names in the USA. Think ESPN, Instacart, Google, Reddit... The highlights: ✅ Partner directly with the co-founders and head of TA to build out the GTM team across sales, customer success, ops, marketing, and more ✅ The rare opportunity to move into more people-focused activities too - you will be shaping not just the recruitment engine for the biz but also culture, employee experience, future-proofing etc ✅ As the first Talent Partner in the US, you need to have a solid depth of experience hiring in the competitive NY market for a growing tech business ✅ Up to $150k OTE plus great benefits, 2x team off-sites per year in Europe This is a hybrid role, 3 days per week in Manhattan. As I mention, the chance to travel a learning curve and transition into a hybrid People role is quite unique and could change the trajectory of your career. I would love to hear from you if you think this sounds interesting and a good match for your experience - the link to apply is in the comments 👇 Thank you!

I’m pleased to announce the launch of Wave1; an on-demand People Tech team helping companies deploy, integrate and automate the HR tools they need to scale 🚀 Hawkwood has developed Wave1 as a JV with Andy Turnbull; departing Global Head of People Services at Bolt. During Andy’s time at Bolt, he has supported their growth from 1000 to 4000+, across 50 countries. This experience, coupled with his prior career leading HR Transformation for Workday Customers, makes him the ideal partner to build this venture. Andy, along with our trusted team of HR Tech specialists, will be delivering the work, with Hawkwood providing operational and growth support. We are already nearing completion of our first project; the delivery of AI-driven automated HR workflows (via Slack) for a multinational Fintech. More generally, the nature of projects we will be undertaking include: 🔧 𝗛𝗥 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: ensuring you have the right tools, that they are set up for success, and that you’re not overspending ⚙️ 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: reducing manual work and increasing speed of throughput via intelligent AI-driven (Make & n8n) automated PeopleOps workflows 📊 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: unlocking the full potential of AI-supported decision-making by ensuring HR data is accurate, structured and high quality If you are interested in finding out more about how Wave1 can help scale your PeopleOps, please get in touch with Andy or the Hawkwood team to start a conversation.

At it again! Well done to Eve on another successful People Partner placement - this time, with Motorway! Equally, congratulations to Ruth on your new career chapter.

Excited to share that we're officially launching Wave1 today! Wave1 is an on-demand People Tech team helping People functions deploy and optimise AI-native technology. It was born from a gap I've experienced firsthand over 6 years at Bolt - the need for a partner that has both deep tech expertise and extensive experience delivering meaningful HR transformation in complex, high-growth environments. We are a team of builders and operators, ready to roll up our sleeves and accelerate projects as an extension of your own team, in a tech-agnostic way. Whether you need to: ⚙️ Optimise your HRIS ⚡ Deploy new Talent, Recruiting, or Payroll applications 📊 Improve people data quality and integrations 🔗 Or automate your remaining manual work with a platform like Make or n8n ...we can help! Wave1 is a joint venture with Hawkwood l People & Talent Recruiting, and I couldn't be more excited about this partnership. Recommended by leading VCs, they've spent years helping People & Talent leaders in high-growth companies build world-class teams - and now we'll take that work further by transforming the technology those teams are running on. Thank you to Kristian James and the whole Hawkwood team for your support so far. On a personal note, this marks the end of an era for me at Bolt. I will be stepping away later in the year to focus full-time on Wave1. We've built something truly special across People Services. I'm immensely proud of this team and excited for what it's capable of, more reflections to come later... For now, we have an ambitious roadmap for the rest of H1! If your 2026 goals involve a People Tech transformation, don't be a stranger! And if you're a technologist or a 'figure-it-out' People Ops builder who is obsessed with AI and automation, and driven to work with some of the world's most exciting companies, watch this space, we'll be growing soon. Let's go!!

I’m delighted to be running a Global Director of Talent search in New York, with one of the fastest-moving fintech scale-ups in the market. 🇺🇸 This business has scaled rapidly to ~400 employees and is now investing meaningfully in its Talent function as it enters its next phase of growth. With continued global expansion and increasing technical ambition, they are focused on attracting and retaining some of the most sought-after talent in the market. The role sits at the heart of the business, reporting directly to the COO and partnering closely with the executive team. You’ll own global talent and workforce strategy, lead a talent team, and evolve the talent infrastructure to support growth to ~600 employees over the next 18 months. This is a high-impact, strategic leadership role in a fast-moving, ambitious environment. It will suit someone who has scaled a Talent function within a venture-backed tech business (300+ employees) and enjoys building structure while operating at an executive level. Key details: 📍 New York (NYC), hybrid 1-2 days in the office 💼 Competitive compensation + equity 📅 Start date: ASAP If this sounds relevant, please apply via the advert rather than by DM. I will be reviewing all applications early next week!