Senior hires
that move
the dial
Partnering with founder-led, high-growth companies on hard to fill roles across
Technology, Consulting and Impact & ESG
UK• Europe • US• Row
Senior hires
that move
the dial
Partnering with founder-led, high-growth companies on hard to fill roles across
Technology, Consulting and Impact & ESG
UK• Europe • US• Row
When We are most valuable
When high-growth founders need a true hiring partner
We’re most valuable when the brief calls for judgement — not just CVs in an inbox.When a hire is critical, nuanced, or hard to define upfront, quality matters more than volume. That’s where we do our best work. We partner closely with founders and leadership teams to shape the brief properly, access the right people, and run a focused search that brings forward talent capable of genuinely moving the business forward.Over the past two decades, we’ve helped growing companies build teams from the ground up, strengthen leadership, and make defining hires at moments that matter. We bring the depth and discipline of senior-level search, without the overhead or rigidity of traditional executive firms.
We’re most effective when :
When hiring by volume would create noise and someone needs to exercise judgement.
When the role looks straightforward on paper, but isn’t in reality.
When technical depth and commercial judgement have to sit in the same hire.
When the strongest candidates aren’t active — and won’t engage without context and credibility.
When the brief needs shaping, not just circulating.
When the cost of getting it wrong would be measured in lost momentum, not just time-to-hire.
WHEN WE’RE MOST USEFUL
When high-growth founders need a true hiring partner
We’re most valuable when the hire really matters.
When judgement, discretion, and access beyond the active market are required, quality matters more than volume. We work closely with founders to surface the right people not just more CVs and deliver hires that move the business forward.
Typically when:
Growth depends on getting this hire right
Traditional routes aren’t surfacing the right calibre
The role is new, confidential, or strategically critical
The best candidates aren’t actively on the market
Winning them means selling the vision, not just the role
Sectors
Deep sector knowledge.
Global reach.
We work deeply inside a small number of sectors, combining long-standing relationships with an up-to-date understanding of how talent markets are evolving across regions.For more than two decades, we’ve partnered with founders and leadership teams to build critical capability from assembling teams from the ground up, to entering new markets, strengthening brand presence, and delivering on highly specialised, hard-to-fill roles where quality is non-negotiable.Our experience across borders gives us access to established and emerging talent pools, allowing us to move with speed and precision while maintaining a consistently high bar. The result is not just successful searches, but stronger teams — built with intent, insight, and long-term impact.
Sectors
Deep sector knowledge.
Global reach.
For over 20 years, we’ve worked closely with founders and leadership teams on critical, hard-to-fill roles. Our cross-border experience and trusted networks give us access to exceptional talent — allowing us to move quickly, precisely, and with a consistently high bar. The result is stronger teams, built with intent and long-term impact.
Roles we deliver
Hard to fill.
Specialist Talent.
Global reach.
We specialise in hard-to-fill roles where skills are scarce and the market is highly competitive. Our reach connects founders with exceptional talent others can’t access.
COMMERCIAL GROWTH
PRODUCT & TECHNOLOGY
SENIOR OPERATORS & NICHE EXPERTS
DATA & INSIGHTS
Head of Growth • Partnerships • Commercial Director
Head of Product • CTO/VP Engineering •Platform Lead
Practice Lead • Programme Director •Country Lead
Head of Insights •Data Lead • Research Director
COMMERCIAL GROWTH
Head of Growth • Partnerships • Commercial Director
PRODUCT & TECHNOLOGY
Head of Product • CTO/VP Engineering •Platform Lead
SENIOR OPERATORS & NICHE EXPERTS
Practice Lead • Programme Director •Country Lead
DATA & INSIGHTS
Head of Insights •Data Lead • Research Director
How we work
Senior-led, deliberate and hands-on
Every search is led end-to-end by the founder with fewer searches, deeper focus, and the discretion required to secure highly sought after talent.
Deliberately Different
We run fewer searches to go deeper, finding talent others can’t reach.
Make Executive Search Accessible
Big-firm quality, without big-firm overhead.
More Than Delivery
Market insight and intelligence that strengthens hiring decisions.
FOR CANDIDATES
Considered roles. Straight conversations.
We work with senior leaders who are selective about what comes next. We only share opportunities that genuinely fit and we’re clear when they don’t.I’f you’re open to a conversation about what could come next we’re always happy to connect.
ABOUT
Built for founders who care deeply about who they bring into the business.
PeopleChiefs is a founder-led search partner working with ambitious, growing businesses where talent quality directly shapes outcomes. We operate with the depth and discipline of executive search, but without heavy process, inflated fees, or distance from the work.Every search is run hands-on by the founders combining market intelligence, targeted engagement, and judgement earned through years of placing critical hires across technology, consulting, and specialist services.
FOUNDED 2007
Track record
3 PARTNERS
Senior-led delivery
Global
UK · Europe · US
Hard-to-Fill Focus
Scarce skills & niche markets
Let’s Talk
If you’re shaping what comes next, we’d welcome a conversation about your ambitions, your challenges, and the people who matter most.
An open, considered discussion.
Let’s Talk
If you’re shaping what comes next, we’d welcome a conversation about your ambitions, your challenges, and the people who matter most.
An open, considered discussion.
© PeopleChiefs
Senior Search & Advisory
Established 2007 • UK • Europe • US