Capability brief · Technology
A recruiting practice for growth-stage technology companies.
VP Engineering, Director of DevOps, Solutions Architects, and CIOs for SaaS, cloud, and B2B tech. Clients include SpaceX, General Atomics, GitLab, Avetta, and ODK Media. 30 senior tech hires in 4 months for a $100M+ DevOps platform.
Track record
Measured results across 25 years of placements
Not a network claim — operating metrics from active and past client engagements. Every number ties back to a specific engagement.
Because we screen before we submit — Jack in the Box / Del Taco, 2018–present
Corporate placements across 5+ years at Jack in the Box / Del Taco
ATS optimization + weekly executive reporting at Jack in the Box / Del Taco
Measured across retention-analytics engagements with retail, technology, and industrial clients
Technology & Engineering
$100M+ DevOps platform (Iconiq-backed)
30 senior technical hires in 4 months
Cloud Architects, SREs, platform engineering leaders, GTM engineers — full slate delivered against a Series-C hiring plan in a competitive tech-talent market.
Technology & Engineering
SpaceX + General Atomics
Hard-to-fill technical searches
Additional technology clients include GitLab, Avetta Software, and ODK Media.
Role types we place
When to engage us
Call us when…
Series B–D scale-up — VP Engineering, platform-lead, or CTO-track search that must run confidentially
DevOps or cloud team build — SREs, Cloud Architects, and platform engineers against a 3–6 month hiring plan
A specialized single-hire (Senior Integration Architect, Director of Security for a SOC 2 environment) where technical vetting has to happen at intake
Consistent tech-hiring cadence (5–20 hires per quarter) that has outrun what an in-house TA lead can carry
How we work
How the week runs
Six operating rhythms every engagement inherits — the cadence a prospect can plan around from week one.
Weekly candidate submissions + market pulse — named submissions on a weekly clock, not radio silence between placements.
Concept fit and multi-unit P&L, verified at intake — every submission has already run the model at the unit count you are hiring for.
Back-channel referencing — references pulled from operators who reported to or alongside each candidate, not from LinkedIn connection lists.
ATS + HRIS optimization — pipeline stages, requisition templates, integrations audited. 25% recruiting-fee reduction on the JITB / Del Taco engagement through this work alone.
Executive weekly reporting — board-grade metrics on time to fill, source of hire, funnel conversion, and cost per hire, reported the way your CEO or CHRO wants to see them.
Standard 90-day replacement guarantee on every placement.
Three engagement models
How we engage
Three ways to work together. Pick the one that fits the seat — priced the way operators budget for the work.
Executive search
Senior, confidential, exclusive placements
For VP Operations, Regional VPs, VP HR, CHRO, CIO, and other senior operator or executive seats — including confidential replacements. I run the search personally, back-channel-reference every finalist, and stand behind a 90-day replacement guarantee.
- VP / C-suite operator or corporate roles
- Confidential or exclusive engagements
- Back-channel referencing on every finalist
RaaS
Recruiting as a Service — embedded on a monthly fee
For growth-stage operators hiring across the org without a full-time TA lead. I run recruiting inside your company on a predictable monthly retainer — weekly submissions, ATS and process optimization, executive-level reporting, no per-placement invoices. Averaging 67% annual savings vs per-hire fees across current RaaS engagements.
- Ongoing hiring across a role family
- Predictable monthly cost, unlimited scope
- Shift from agency-only spend to in-house ownership
*Pilot option available — monthly rate scales with the number of open seats we're running for you at any given time.
Consulting
Advisory + org-design help by the hour
For orgs that need my brain but not a full search — comp benchmarking, JD calibration, ATS + interview-loop redesign, TA-function audits, and hiring-strategy sessions. Booked in blocks, invoiced hourly, no long-term commitment.
- Comp + JD calibration for a specific seat
- ATS + interview-loop audits
- One-off advisory or strategy sessions
Next steps · Technology
Tell us about the tech seat you’re trying to fill
The first conversation is a call. We’ll walk through the role, stack, stage, and the engagement model that fits.
Peter Platt · Founder
Nashville office