Opus Resourcing is a trusted tech recruitment partner for candidates and clients. We hire across the tech, SAAS, commercial and Executive search spectrums in the UK, US and EU. Delivering skilled candidates to our clients for over twenty years.
One size never fits all, so we invest significant time in understanding your business, culture, and hiring needs. We will start by using data analysis to understand your talent insights and tailoring our approach and recruitment strategy to suit your unique requirements.
Our managing partners have decades of experience recruiting technology, product, and senior commercial talent who fuel company growth by delivering technical innovation and driving revenue growth.
This gives us in-depth knowledge of our client’s technology stacks, strategic drivers and industry sectors.
By enabling you to combine sourcing your technology and senior commercial talent under one roof, we remove the headache of managing multiple supplier relationships, which frees up your valuable time.
In a market where candidates can apply for roles at the click of a button from anywhere in the world, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the volume of applications: not all of whom are qualified. Our extended talent networks and market mapping skills enable us to focus on delivering you the small number of quality candidates you require.
We work globally, sourcing talent, particularly in EMEA and the USA. We understand the cultural nuances and differences in recruiting in each market.
For us, delivering a superior candidate experience is a critical ingredient in the methodology we use to ensure your success. This improves your job acceptance rate and enables us to secure trusted advisor status with candidates. Many of our former candidates
have gone on to use us as their recruitment partner.
We grow and are trusted by clients, ranging in size from seed-stage start-ups to FTSE 100 / Fortune 500 companies within the UK, Europe, and the US. Hiring across clients’ technology, leadership, and commercial teams, driving product innovation, and scaling commercial revenue growth.
Managing Consultant - Technology
James Shenton a co-founder & Managing Consultant at Opus Resourcing who has 29 years’ hands on technology recruitment experience, and his work has included delivering on long term preferred supplier relationships for companies such as YOOX-NET-A-PORTER, Sky, Betfair, Apple Europe, Ericsson, 3 Mobile.
Managing Partner, Opus Search Practice
I have over 18 years in the technology sector and 15 years in executive search, which gives me a unique edge in leading an organisation where we’re fanatical about helping businesses succeed through the talent of their workforce.
Opus Resourcing acting as talent partners have significantly grown Titian Software and Pexip in the UK, and US markets, who between them have gone on to achieve a successful VC buyout and IPO .
Opus Resourcing grew the Titian workforce by 20% across the US and UK in two years, including building software development, professional services, testing and application support teams.
Pexip is a video technology company that powers secure connections between people and technology, from business communication to ultra-secure government meetings, doctor’s appointments, and court proceedings. With operations in Norway, the UK / Europe, the USA and APAC.
Opus Resourcing have worked with me since 2011 across 3 organisations, specialising on building high performing technology teams, working on rapid product development and distributed systems. They are a preferred supplier due to their depth of experience, personal service and ability to deliver across a variety of roles, including Software Engineering, Product and DevOps.
Steve Hirst CTO
I have collaborated with James Shenton from Opus Resourcing on numerous recruitment campaigns over a 20 year period. James brings depth of industry knowledge, market reach and integrity to his approach to search and selection. He understands recruitment from both the customer and candidate experience and is able to be a highly credibly advocate for both parties.
Ed Bootle - Head of Recruitment
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