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Recommendations

James Leskauskas, Sales Director - Financial Services, EMEA
James Leskauskas, Sales Director - Financial Services, EMEA

They always hit the brief

Talented people drive teams and companies forward. Jay and Recognition One are my go to partners for hiring Account Directors to join the EMEA FS team. They always hit the brief , I trust their judgement and they guide me through the whole process. They are always happy to continue the search until we find the right person for my team.

Zahi Yaari, Chief Revenue Officer
Zahi Yaari, Chief Revenue Officer

Unreservedly recommended

Having used Recognition One many times over the past decade I can unreservedly recommend them for senior leadership vacancies as well as any senior level contributor hires. They’re dependable, discreet when needed, quick to act and accurate.

Bjarne Rasmussen, CTO International Markets
Bjarne Rasmussen, CTO International Markets

Second to none

Jay & Team at Recognition One have been a great help to me at Broadcom when hiring for hard to find niche skillsets for highly visible Senior Architect requisitions. They understand complex requirements, act quickly and are a pleasure to work with. Their delivery across Germany, France, and United Kingdom has been second to none.

Grant Williams, Global Head of Sales (Automation)
Grant Williams, Global Head of Sales (Automation)

The highest calibre

I have been working with Jay and the team at Recognition One for the past 18 months. The team helped us build out the International NetOps sales team in FY22 and has supported us with placements into the Global Automation sales team in FY23. Jay and team have a detailed understanding of the Broadcom culture, what it takes to succeed and the benefits of joining Broadcom. Coupling this with their wealth of honest and consultative approach, ensures that their candidates are of the highest calibre, are a great fit for Broadcom and are excited by the opportunity Broadcom presents.

Lizzie Reeves, SDR Manager EMEA
Lizzie Reeves, SDR Manager EMEA

Superb

Harry did a superb job securing a new recruit for my team! Harry is professional, efficient and fun to work with - I would highly recommend using Harry to find your perfect next candidate for sales roles!

Jen Mattison, Director HR, EMEA
Jen Mattison, Director HR, EMEA

I'm extremely happy

I'm extremely happy with Recognition One, they jumped onto the case quickly and delivered. I didn't want to compromise on quality and they were able to do this with speed. It was good supply of candidates. They had clearly interviewed the candidates and kept up communication throughout the process. The weekly check-in call was been super helpful. It's a partnership. Scheduling worked well, connection with candidates worked well, feedback worked well, there was good communication, and it was always practical and positive. The partnership has worked very well. What makes Recognition One stand out is that they're quick agile and also very practical, we're able to get to the point quickly and have a productive honest exchange.

Manish Patel, Head of Pre-Sales, EMEA
Manish Patel, Head of Pre-Sales, EMEA

Brilliant

I've worked with Liane at Recognition One on many hires across the EMEA region. Why? because she has the ability to understand the brief in full, regardless of the role and the profile of the candidate we are searching for. The quality of candidates from Liane are always brilliant and are very well matched. Liane is brilliant to work with, very efficient, communicates well, dedicated to her work and saves me a lot of time, which is super valuable! I cannot recommend Liane enough and will continue working with her in the future.

Pasquale Zecca, Regional VP EMEA Central & South
Pasquale Zecca, Regional VP EMEA Central & South

High-quality candidates, always fully vetted

Recognition One offer a really good service. Compared to most other agencies, they present high-quality candidates and they're always fully vetted. They really stand out in the depth of qualification and due diligence. I understand the rationale for each introduction and never feel that an interview was a waste of my time. Additionally, they share my sense of urgency and communicate well and in both directions, ensuring that candidates are adequately prepared.

Debbie Fraser, Head of Talent Acquisition
Debbie Fraser, Head of Talent Acquisition

We use Recognition One exclusively

At Boomi, our hiring demand was huge. I was introduced to Recognition One and they did an excellent job with sales and presales in multiple countries. They were able to support in geographies where we lacked experience and presence and compared to other talent agencies, Recognition One are much more involved and invested in our strategy. They really got to know our business and understand what ideal candidates look like so that they could very professionally represent Boomi in the market and deliver. We now continue to use Recognition One exclusively for Sales and Presales.

Alexis Bernardi, Director, Strategy & Operations, Enterprise Europe Sales
Alexis Bernardi, Director, Strategy & Operations, Enterprise Europe Sales

Our trusted talent partner

Recognition One have played a key role in our growth plans for the sales org in Prague. Candidates are always aligned to our expectations and well prepared for all stages of the interview process, meaning leadership spend the quality time to identify a clear match for the role. The team at Recognition One understand our business and our culture ensuring that all candidates have a clear perspective of our environment, values and ambitions. I would say that the team at Recognition One have become a Trusted Talent Partner to our organisation and tirelessly continue to support our ambitious hiring strategies.

Jay Unalkat, Director of Commercial Sales EMEA
Jay Unalkat, Director of Commercial Sales EMEA

Extremely organized

Harry was extremely organized throughout the process and kept constant communication with our team. Recognition One have a strong process which allowed Harry to provide us with timely updates on the progress of the search and qualified candidates. I am pleased to recommend Harry as a recruiter.

Clive Finlay, Field CTO & Global Presales Leader
Clive Finlay, Field CTO & Global Presales Leader

Urgency & due diligence, it's refreshing

It has been delightful to work with Jay and Team over the last two years. Jay takes the time to understand the wider strategy of the business and structure of the organisation alongside the technicalities of the requirements of the candidate we are looking for to fill my roles. To this end he has placed some strong candidates in my organisation to fill Cyber Security technical sales roles in Europe and Asia Pacific. They have a great level of customer service, and always have a sense of urgency and due diligence in their talent finding effort which is refreshing.

Keith Ricketts, Marketing Director
Keith Ricketts, Marketing Director

Remarkable

Recognition One proved exceptional in our search for an Americas Marketing Lead at Ethixbase360. Their dedication and engagement were evident as they thoroughly understood our needs and the role requirements. Through regular CV reviews, they ensured alignment, leading to the successful placement of a highly suitable candidate. Their agility and professionalism were remarkable, swiftly delivering high-quality candidates. We highly recommend Recognition One for their exemplary service and recruitment expertise.

Jon Maury, SVP EMEA
Jon Maury, SVP EMEA

They placed my whole Enterprise Sales Team

When I started in InsurTech in 2020, I engaged with Recognition One as I've worked with them before and trust them, and also a renowned Insurtech recruiter as everyone recommended as he's very well connected in the insurance market. In the beginning the InsurTech recruiter clearly had a big advantage! But what Recognition One did is listen carefully and learn from my coaching points - they do that brilliantly and then they found the right people. So much so, that they placed my whole enterprise sales team, all four of them, despite not knowing the market at the beginning, and that's really well done.

Bas Nijjer, Chief Revenue Officer
Bas Nijjer, Chief Revenue Officer

An unrivalled service & a true partner

Jay, Glenn and the team at Recognition One have provided an unrivalled service as a Talent partner. They have delivered high quality profiles that we’ve managed to secure within our business. We have a strong relationship with Recognition One and they continue to support the growth plans moving forward. Honest, reliable and committed. A true Talent Partner who understands our business requirements and can champion our organisation when engaging candidates to join our journey.

Daryl Watts, Director of Sales Development EMEA
Daryl Watts, Director of Sales Development EMEA

Always willing to go the extra mile

I've been working with Harry and his team for around a year now and have found him to be someone who is always willing to go the extra mile to deliver. We've tasked Recognition One with some of the more complex roles for my team and they have always found solutions. A real asset to our extended team.

Brian Lee, Director of Community
Brian Lee, Director of Community

They help our members trememdously

Recognition One has been a great partner of Pavilion, specifically for the members that  are participating in our On the Bench Program. Whether it is providing content for our weekly meetings, scheduling time for 1:1s with our members or sending opportunities to share within our network, Recognition One has helped our members tremendously. The team is easy to work with, friendly, responsive and share the same values of kindness and empathy that we strive for.

Miloš Milojević, Director of Customer Success, EMEA
Miloš Milojević, Director of Customer Success, EMEA

Highly engaged

When SnapLogic was looking to hire for a Customer Success Manager, Recognition One was the strongest recruiter and was highly engaged in our business and interview process and partnering with us to understand our business needs. We did regular CV reviews to make sure that we were on the same page which was a big contributor in them being successful finding the right candidates for SnapLogic. They had 2 candidates get to offer stage and we could have moved forwards with both. I'd highly recommend Recognition One as Harry, Ellyott and the team worked quickly with strong quality against a tricky brief.

Yugem Cadgar, Director of Solution Engineering SEMEA
Yugem Cadgar, Director of Solution Engineering SEMEA

Consistent & organised

Recognition One's talent engagement is strong and they found the right person relatively quickly. They consistently provide the right candidates, are well organised and provide insightful weekly updates.

Alan Grau, VP of Sales & Business Development
Alan Grau, VP of Sales & Business Development

High-quality candidates delivered quickly

They quickly provided qualified candidates during a period which our company needed to quickly ramp up our sales team. They also helped recruit account executives and sales engineers in both the US and Europe

Jeff Hales, Head of International Consulting Centre of Excellence
Jeff Hales, Head of International Consulting Centre of Excellence

They always deliver against complex requirements

I have worked with Recognition One to source candidates for a number of complex roles with hard to find skills. The team always delivers, quickly gaining an understanding of the technical and soft skills that are needed, finding candidates and providing support and feedback during the recruitment process. Highly recommended.

Stephen de Vries, Founder & CEO
Stephen de Vries, Founder & CEO

Extremely responsive

The Recognition One team was extremely responsive and sensitive to our hiring requirements. What most impressed me was the detailed initial call to understand our needs for each of the roles. And even though the roles we were looking for were in a niche area and one at C-Level, the candidates they introduced fit our criteria very well and were presented quickly.

Julian McBride, VP EMEA - Security Sales
Julian McBride, VP EMEA - Security Sales

They performed brilliantly

I engaged Recognition One to build an international cybersecurity strategic senior sales team across multiple countries including Germany, France, Sweden, Spain, Singapore and UK. They performed brilliantly . The quality of candidates was consistently very high and they act fast ! I now have a high performing team and couldn’t be happier. Highly recommended.

Kieran O'Hanlon, Director Customer Care
Kieran O'Hanlon, Director Customer Care

They stand-out by far

Compared to other Agencies, Recognition One stand out by far. They invest time to really understand our business and organisation and only present strong profiles for Interview. The team at Recognition One are very detail orientated but also drive urgency in a very professional manner. Working with Recognition One has been nothing but a positive experience and it has enabled me to grow the Customer Success team with professionals that are very skilled but also align to our culture and growth plans for success.

Nick Rafferty, CEO
Nick Rafferty, CEO

Exceptional

Glenn and the team at Recognition One delivered a level of communication and professionalism that allowed us to secure two great AE's based in UK. I have made recommendations to our Chairman and other Portfolio companies that share our partnership with CGE Capital Group in order to benefit from the services with Recognition One.

David Mitchell, VP Sales UK & Africa
David Mitchell, VP Sales UK & Africa

Exceeding lofty expectations

I started working with Harry only a short time ago but having had positive previous experiences of working with Recognition One, my expectations were high. Lofty expectations have been a cake walk, the service Harry has provided, specifically the pace he works and the high-calibre of sales candidates always presented have been impressive from our initial engagement to current day. Notable characteristics are his professional manner, taking a keen interest in our business and having a perspective on our culture and the nature of candidates who’d compliment my team. Harry has established himself as the first person I call when I need to add skills to my business.

Meet the Team

Jay Grimes

Founder & Managing Director

Harry Donegan

Head of GTM Talent, Big Data & AI

Glenn Holman

Head of GTM Talent, Dev Tools & AppSec

Liane de Liz

Head of Robotics & Head of Search

Jodie Coupland

Senior Talent Consultant, GTM - DevOps and AppSec

Ellie McGhie

Senior Talent Consultant, InsureTech & ECM

Ellyott O'Callaghan

Senior Consultant

Phil Beukes

Senior Recruiter, Artificial Intelligence & InsurTech

Isabella Polledri

Recruitment Consultant

Ilina Stankovska

Associate Consultant

Sara Redzepagic

Research Associate

Andreia de Bragança

Research Associate

Magda Kosnarova

Head of Operations

Leah Robb

HR & Operations Lead

Kavana Desai-Davies

Operations Manager