About us

In 2015, We Rethought Recruitment.

We’ve been growing tech companies and tech careers ever since.

We believe that tech recruitment is about building great inclusive teams - not filling individual roles.

This means deeply embedding in our clients’ businesses, and helping candidates grow careers they love. It’s about long-term relationships, not one-off transactions.

Embedding in our clients’ business

Helping Candidates Grow Careers

Long-term
focus on Diversity & Inclusion

Keep reading to find out how we got here - and where we’re going.

In 2015, we saw a problem in the traditional recruitment model.

80% of recruiter energy was focused on clients

leaving just 20% for candidates.

Embedding in our clients’ business

We founded Talent Army to solve this problem.

The old model doesn’t work for tech companies or candidates. Recruiters need to really know their candidates. This is bigger than skills and salary expectations. It’s also about their goals, their values and how they do their best work being able to work with a company who cares about them being their true self.

To deliver on this recruiters need to, spend half their time on clients, and half their time on candidates. 50/50, not 80/20. That’s the only way to get the best people into these roles - time, attention and relationships that stretch across their entire careers.

Talent Army's CEO talking
Talent Army's CEO talking with an employee

Taking roles to market

It’s not just about getting roles from clients, taking those roles to market and filling them.

It’s about helping our clients define the right roles in the first place. It's about ensuring that they are aware of their biases and helping them to be inclusive. It’s about getting the best people for those roles, and making sure they’re working on the right things to drive the business forward. And it’s about building a team that can work with one another and the rest of the business in a productive way, who all feel completely included and empowered at work.

Fitting overall goals

And at the same time...

It’s about drawing from a deep talent pool that comes from years of helping candidates build their careers. From placing them in roles to answering questions with no obligations, to helping them plan their next move, and figure out how each role fits into their overall goals.

Talent Army's CEO writting on sticky notes

That’s why we...

Help Clients

Network

Build Relationships

Our Process

Help clients

Spend time upfront helping our clients define what they need - from the tech stack, to the team, to D&I, to structure, to the JD itself.

Network

Cultivate deep networks of talent. We know exactly who would be a perfect fit for a role, regardless of whether they’re looking right now.

Build Relationships

Build long-term relationships with our clients and the people we place in roles. We don’t just fill roles and move on.

Want to get involved?

Get in touch. Let’s build your perfect team - or find your perfect job - today.

Hiring?Looking for a job?

Meet the Team

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Dan BuchananDan Buchanan
Dan Buchanan

Auckland

Co-Founder

Dan went to France once and hasn't shut up about it since 🐌

Troy HammondTroy Hammond
Troy Hammond

Wellington

Melbourne

Co-Founder

We keep giving Troy travel books and he is not getting the hint ✈️

Dom Gunn-TaylorDom Gunn-Taylor
Dom Gunn-Taylor

Wellington

Account Manager

Probably posing in front of the Les Mills mirror right now🪞

Ben SmithBen Smith
Ben Smith

Wellington

Talent Manager

He cannot wait to tell you he was once South Islands strongest man 💪

Hanna PuolanmaaHanna Puolanmaa
Hanna Puolanmaa

Auckland

Talent Manager

Will pour out a whole bottle of perfectly good wine if it’s not great 🍷

Mitchell HazelhurstMitchell Hazelhurst
Mitchell Hazelhurst

Auckland

Account Manager

Mitch moonlights as a paid partier & curates house and DnB vibes for nightlife across NZ 🎧

Thomas OsbornThomas Osborn
Thomas Osborn

Auckland

Talent Manager

Tom likes your taste in music... He just likes his own much more 🎸

Ange Travers-JonesAnge Travers-Jones
Ange Travers-Jones

Wellington

Head of Finance

Ange was once a famous DJ in the Wellington Trance scene 👩🏻‍🎤

Talent Army team photo

Want to work with us?

Whether you’re looking to build a team, or looking for a job, the best first step is to have a conversation with us. Get in touch today to schedule it in.

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