Case studies
Teams we built, and what happened next
In short: a handful of diverse case studies from the technology teams we have helped build since 2013, from an AI startup's founding CTO to 240 people in Ipswich. Each case study sets out what the client needed, who we recruited, and the results.
A handful of the teams we have helped
Founding teams, rapid scale-ups, acquisitions and integrations, across AI, energy, proptech, iGaming, publishing, healthcare and government technology.
Founding CTO hired. Company acquired by Cognizant.
Inawisdom, an AWS Premier Partner, built its founding technology team with us, from startup through to acquisition in 2020.
Read the case studyA first Houston hire and a product role open for five months.
Applied Computing, a KBR-backed AI company, hired its first Houston employee and a London head of product through us.
Read the case studyA founding engineer and a head of product, on Aligned.
Kaius, an early-stage US AI company, made two key hires with us and deferred part of the fee to its next raise through Aligned.
Read the case study40+ hires, an AI-first pivot and a new engineering hub.
Lavanda, a VC-backed Finch Capital proptech, pivoted to AI-first engineering, hiring some of its first harness engineers, and built a Philippines team alongside its UK team, with fees paid monthly through Pay While They Stay.
Read the case studyFrom 30 to 240 people without losing the culture.
Derivco grew its Ipswich engineering and product operation eightfold, hiring for skill and for fit with its values.
Read the case studyEight acquisitions brought onto one technology platform.
Penguin Random House used our PMO, service delivery, change and data specialists to unify the technology of 8 acquired companies.
Read the case studyA Salesforce team from admin to architecture.
NHS Professionals built its Salesforce, transformation, integration and product teams with us.
Read the case study100+ hires, then acquired by Capita.
STL Technologies made 80 hires with us before its acquisition by Capita, and 20 more after it.
Read the case studyHires that stay
The case studies show individual clients. These figures cover every permanent hire we have made, and come from our own placement records.
"With over 20 years in hiring, we are confident in our abilities and our historical data. It's why we have no trouble offering our clients a 12 month guarantee."
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Pay While They Stay
20% of base salary, paid monthly over 12 months. If your hire leaves, the payments stop.
How it worksIn their own words
What hiring managers and the people we placed say about working with us.
Read the testimonialsContract recruitment
UK contractors for data, AI, cloud and engineering, on a day rate with a fixed, visible margin.
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Case study questions
Which companies has Hurren & Hope recruited for?
Far more than we could ever list here. Clients include Penguin Random House, NHS Professionals, Capita, De La Rue, HID Global, Derivco and Saffron Building Society, alongside venture-backed companies that went on to be acquired or to IPO. Among them: Looker and Fitbit (acquired by Google), Auth0 (Okta), Marketo and Magento (Adobe), PillPack (Amazon), iZettle and Honey (PayPal), SendGrid (Twilio), and Inawisdom (Cognizant).
What kinds of roles do you recruit?
Engineering, AI and machine learning, data, product, go-to-market, cybersecurity and technology leadership roles, from founding engineers to CTOs. We aim to become an extension of your team, with a deep understanding of your culture and your company's goals. That is why clients have trusted us with roles outside technology too: we have filled CFO roles, not because we are finance recruiters, but because we knew the board and the business, and the founder trusted us to find the right person.
Do you work with startups or large organisations?
Both. These case studies run from Inawisdom's founding team to integration programmes at Penguin Random House and growth from 30 to 240 people at Derivco.
Where do you recruit?
Permanent hires in London, New York and San Francisco, where we focus our work. Clients often ask us to support their satellite teams elsewhere in the UK, the US and Europe, and we do. We supply contractors in the UK only.
How quickly can you fill a role?
Our average time to fill a permanent role is 23 days, based on our own placement records.
What does Hurren & Hope charge for a permanent hire?
20% of first-year base salary for permanent hires below executive level, or 18% on every hire when you give us three or more roles to fill. You can pay it as one invoice on the start date, or monthly over 12 months through Pay While They Stay, where payments stop if your hire leaves. UK fees are plus VAT.US clients are not charged VAT.
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