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Nine industries. One market memory.
Every industry hires tech people differently: different roles, different pay, different competition. Since 2001 we've built teams in all nine, and we know where the people are in each.
Industries
What we've done in each
TechnologySoftware, cloud, security and product teams, from the first engineer to the site lead.
Typical roles
Java, .NET, C++, Python and front-end engineers. Cloud, DevOps and SRE. Cybersecurity. QA automation. Product owners and UI/UX designers. Site leads and engineering managers.
Projects
- 40 cloud and embedded engineering roles, including two site leads, for a network technology company.
- 60 technology roles across 20+ specialisations in a year for a global payments group's digital hub.
- 20 senior UI/UX designers in three weeks, almost all still in place three years later.
Business ServicesGBS, SSC and multilingual operations, in more than ten languages.
Typical roles
AP, AR, GL, record-to-report, order-to-cash, procurement, master data, HR and payroll, L1 and L2 support, executive teams. Languages delivered include English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Hungarian, Czech and Slovak.
Projects
- A 60-role GBS center for a global beverage company in five months, executive team first.
- 30 finance specialists across AP, AR and GL in three months for a consumer electronics group.
- 25 support specialists in six languages in two months, and 50 roles in seven languages in six months.
Banking & Financial ServicesFintech, trading and banking IT, including the leadership regulators expect.
Typical roles
Java, .NET and C++ engineers. Data, BI and ETL. Information risk and security. IT governance. Product owners, business analysts, Scrum masters, core banking developers.
Projects
- A top-tier bank's full IT leadership structure in four months, all five still in role five years later.
- 90 people in nine months for a US Fortune 500's new tech center, fully remote, in 2020.
- 60 senior roles in four months for a global trading platform; ~150 senior roles a year for an international banking group's hub.
Engineering & R&DEmbedded, network and R&D engineering.
Typical roles
Embedded and C++ engineers, network engineers, firmware developers, engineering team leads, R&D site leads.
Projects
- A dual-discipline engineering site, cloud and embedded, staffed from site leads to individual contributors: 40 roles in 12 months.
Energy & UtilitiesDigital centers and shared services for energy groups, often French-speaking.
Typical roles
NOC engineers, network automation, security experts, Intune and system engineers, IT project managers, Head of IT, multilingual support.
Projects
- 24 specialised IT roles in six months for a global energy group, Head of IT included, many requiring professional French.
- 25 multilingual support specialists in two months for an energy management and automation leader.
TelecommunicationsNOC, network and telecom software talent, at volume.
Typical roles
NOC specialists, network engineers, technical support, multilingual customer support, telecom software and test engineers.
Projects
- 450 hires over 24 months for a global telecom group's first NOC and support center: 150 NOC engineers, 70 technical support, 230 multilingual customer support.
Automotive & ManufacturingSoftware, IT and engineering teams for automotive, mobility and industrial companies.
Typical roles
Embedded and automotive software engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, IT infrastructure, Microsoft 365 and Salesforce specialists, team leads.
Projects
- 40 IT and engineering roles in a year for a European mobility and fleet management group's digital centre, delivered during a landmark merger.
- IT and engineering roles for automotive R&D and manufacturing groups in Romania.
Consumer & RetailDigital, data and e-commerce teams for consumer brands.
Typical roles
Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow, RPA, UI/UX, DevOps, data and e-commerce roles, plus GBS finance and procurement.
Projects
- ~20 Salesforce, SAP and ServiceNow roles and 80 digital roles in a year for a global beverage company's digital center.
- A complete finance operations team, 30 specialists in three months, for a consumer electronics group.
Healthcare & Life SciencesTechnology and leadership teams for health and life sciences companies.
Typical roles
CTO, Head of Engineering, IT Project Manager, Delivery Manager, Logistics Manager, AI Engineers, data and QA roles for regulated software.
Projects
- Multiple technology and leadership roles for healthcare and life sciences companies building digital, data and AI capability in Romania, from CTO and Head of Engineering to AI engineers and delivery managers.
Case studies
Projects by industry
How a US Fortune 500 built its Romanian tech center from zero, mid-pandemic
Founding leadership still in place after 5 years. Ranked #1 employer in Romania two years after launch. Still a client.
Banking & Financial Services · Executive Search5 leaders in 4 monthsHow a top-tier bank rebuilt its entire IT leadership in four months, without the market noticing
All five still in role 4–5 years later. Early cloud migration and an in-house AI department followed.
Banking & Financial Services · Recruitment Sprints60 senior hires in 4 monthsHow a global trading platform added 60 senior engineers in four months, and nine C++ engineers in three weeks
The hub grew to over a thousand engineers. The client keeps returning for the roles that stall internally.
Banking & Financial Services · Recruitment as a Service · Employer of Record~150 senior hires a yearHow a global bank's tech hub hires 150 senior engineers a year without adding permanent recruiters
Ongoing. The same partner for the group's new entity in Spain.
Consumer & Retail · GBS launch · Executive Search · Team builds60 roles in 5 monthsHow a global beverage company launched a GBS center in five months, then kept us for the hard roles
The center now employs several hundred people. A 20-person design team hired in three weeks is almost intact three years later.
Telecommunications · New center · Volume and multilingual recruitment450 hires in 24 monthsHow a global telecom group built its first NOC and support teams in Romania: 450 hires in 24 months
The center now employs several thousand people and ranks among Romania's largest IT&C employers.
Banking & Financial Services · Tech recruitment · Scale-up60 roles in 12 monthsHow a global payments leader scaled its digital hub: 60 technology roles across 20+ specialisations in 12 months
The hub became the group's largest technology center worldwide, from ~20 people at launch to several hundred.
Engineering & R&D · Engineering site build · Leadership and teams40 roles in 12 monthsHow a network technology leader staffed a dual-discipline engineering site: 40 cloud and embedded specialists in 12 months
One of the group's European engineering locations, with its own leadership and delivery capability.
Automotive & Manufacturing · Digital centre staffing · IT & engineering40 roles in 12 monthsHow a mobility leader staffed its digital centre through a landmark merger: 40 roles in 12 months
The merger completed, creating a 15,700-employee group in 44 countries. The teams recruited help run its technology estate.
Energy & Utilities · Digital centre build · Leadership, security, NOC · French-speaking24 roles in 6 monthsHow a global energy group filled 24 specialised IT roles in six months, Head of IT included, many in French
The group went on to launch a Global Business Services organisation in Romania, targeting several hundred people.
Banking & Financial Services · Tech recruitment · In-house team build30 roles in 12 monthsHow a fast-growing Romanian bank built its in-house technology team: 30 roles in 12 months
The bank remains among the most profitable in Romania, with a return on equity above 20%.
Business Services · Finance operations · Rapid staffing30 roles in 3 monthsHow a consumer electronics leader staffed a complete finance operations team: 30 specialists in 3 months
All three towers live at once, with the General Ledger bar kept intact under a compressed timeline.
Business Services · Multilingual volume recruitment25 hires in 2 monthsHow an energy management leader staffed support in six languages in two months
Full delivery in Dutch, Czech and Slovak, the scarcest languages in the Romanian market.
Business Services · Multilingual volume · Executive and specialist roles50 roles in 6 monthsHow one of the world's largest professional services firms filled 50 roles in six months, in seven languages
A client with one of the largest internal recruitment functions in the world chose an external partner, and kept it.
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