Building a founding Product and Engineering team for a pre-seed HealthTech startup
founding engineer, software engineering, healthtech, pre-seed
"Great communication throughout, regular scheduled catch-ups, and a strong understanding of the brief from day one."
Will Evans, Former Head of Product & Technology
Scaling Product & Engineering hiring at iwoca
product hiring, software engineering, fintech
“Reliable, consistent and collaborative. I value the relevant calibre engineering talent they provide.”
Danny Stewart, Technical Recruitment Lead
Scaling a product-led SaaS business with an embedded onsite talent partner
software engineering, B2B saas
"Excellent network of good talent. Focus and dial in roles quickly. Excellent set of expertise across the business and quickly getting relevant candidates."
Alistair James, Chief Technology Officer
Supporting a US expansion with Product & Engineering Talent
founding engineer, software engineering, healthtech, pre-seed
"Reliable, easy to speak to, always honest, and the team consistently delivers on what they say they will."
Charlotte Woodward, People Partner
Helping a Seed-stage product business scale with AI-enabled talent
product engineering, software engineering, B2B
"The turnaround time on hiring, particularly on Product roles, was exceptional. Ultimately, they got the job done by helping us hire excellent people, quickly."
Sam Whitehead, VP Product & Growth
Reducing hiring costs by 49% while scaling Product & Engineering teams with 11 hires
Embedded
"Burns Sheehan’s true ability to consult, clear market knowledge, and understanding of competitors and roles set them apart. Reliable, proactive, and knowledgeable, they’ve always delivered for us. So much so, I haven’t needed to work with anyone else.”
Zara Koch, People Advisor
Scaling a diverse software engineering team in an AI native organisation
ai, software engineering, B2B saas
"Their support was crucial for improving diversity metrics. As our exclusive partner, they proactively sourced hard-to-find candidates while we focused on refining processes. "
Josh Carter, Lead Talent Partner
Building Engineering, Platform, Product, Data & C-Suite teams during Series A + B
ecommerce, python, vp product, vp data
"We used Burns Sheehan to help us scale up our tech, engineering and data teams. As well as being really knowledgeable, everyone at Burns Sheehan has been a pleasure to work with."
Sophie Garrard, Head of Talent
Scaling a FinTech Data team: From Exec hires to hands-on delivery
data, rebrand
"Burns Sheehan is our go-to partner when it comes to Data hiring at Dojo. We can always expect a quick turnaround, extremely high-quality options and exceptional candidate experiences."
Dave Simpson, Head of Talent
Sourcing Full Stack JavaScript contractors for a legacy migration
"Burns Sheehan takes the time to truly understand our business, EVP, and the type of candidate who thrives here. It's a truly consultative & partnership-driven approach."
Sandy Lacey-Aberdein, Head of Talent Acquisition
Scaling Ford Credit's Product function
Scaling Ford Credit's product function. hiring.
"Burns Sheehan are professional, expert recruiters who always find me top talent. Their communication is excellent, and they rarely fail to deliver—truly best in class."
Mark Harris, Chief Product Officer, Europe
Hiring 2 Directors of Software Engineering for PE-Backed IoT
Director of Engineering, IoT, contingency hiring. PE-backed
"They were honest, supportive, transparent, hard working and went above and beyond.
They really took the time to fully understand the brief."
Kirsten Goodall, Talent Acquisition Coordinator,
Hiring a Senior AI Product specialist in under a month
# **Scaling An In-House B2C Tech Team after Series B Funding**
**Launching AI Innovation in LegalTech**
**LegalTech | SaaS | B2B**
**Senior AI Product Hire**
We were introduced to LegalTech Definely by one of our venture capital partners, and quickly engaged on a contingency basis to source a Senior AI Product Manager to join their AI team and shape the future of their product offering.
Building a high-performing Data Hub at Revantage
Real estate build a data hub 12 month project hiring
"We have worked together since 2022, and throughout this time, they have been critical in helping us build a high-performing team at Revantage."
Kimani Mbugua, VP, Head of Data & AI
Hiring an Executive VP of AI in just 31 days
EdTech AI C-Suite Hiring
• EVP AI
"As a female leader in AI, I appreciated Nick's tailored, respectful approach and his genuine interest in the space."
Lee Frankel, Executive VP of AI/ML
Hiring a VP of Engineering for a Cloud Infrastructure scale-up
• VP Engineering
"Burns Sheehan stands out for the quality of candidates they provide and an impressive hit rate far above average."
Sena Trendafilova, Head of Talent Acquisition
Hiring a Director of Data Engineering
PE-backed B2B Data Hiring
• Director of Data
"They really take the time to know us, and the values we're trying to build in teams.”
Mike Forman, CTO
Embedded scaling project at Domestic & General
Domestic & General retained embedded Principal Consultant on-site integrated
Domestic & General engaged Burns Sheehan, on a retained search with an embedded Principal Consultant on-site 2 days a week over a 3-month cycle, fully integrated with D&G’s Talent Team.
Building a leadership team to drive a D2C transformation
ecommerce, d2c, executive search, online marketplace
• Director of Data
• Director of Architecture
"Burns Sheehan supported us through a period of growth as we transitioned our offering."
Caroline Edwards, Chief People Officer
