Talented Hires

At Talented Hires, we partner with tech founders to help them build the world-class teams they need to achieve breakout growth, secure funding, and deliver on the promise of artificial intelligence.

Beyond recruiting, we provide strategic guidance to help you:

◦ Define your ideal tech stack and organizational structure
◦ Implement best practices for onboarding, training, and career development
◦ Foster a mission-driven culture that aligns with your values
◦ Position your startup's technical vision to attract investors and top talent

Having scaled talent solutions for Fortune 500 companies and hired over 2,000 engineers, I bring a wealth of insights and best practices to help you navigate the unique challenges of scaling a startup with AI. 

If you're looking for a strategic partner to help you build an elite team, secure funding, and achieve your world-changing vision, let's connect. 

I'm always happy to share insights, make warm intros to VCs and experts in my network, or brainstorm how we can leverage AI to create a better future.

Founder and CEO

Project People

Global technology search & placement 
Specialised focus on AI & DevOps
Over 2,000 successful appointments from CTO to Senior Software Engineers
Retained Search projects for critical niche hires
Impactful Diversity and Equality initiatives
Deep customer relationships built on partnership, trust, and continuous innovative delivery

Senior Search Director, AI & DevOps

Rethink

Search Director

Experis

Search Consultant

Tech Founder | AI Enthusiast | DevOps Expert

Fellow founder and CTO,

I understand the challenges of building an elite team to bring a vision to life and navigate the complex funding landscape. 

My journey began at age 8 when my father brought home a computer, sparking a lifelong passion for technology. 

This led me to study Computer Science in 1999, where I discovered the potential of AI.

Frustrated by recruiters' lack of technical understanding, I realized my CS degree could be a powerful asset in building world-class tech teams. 

Over the past 20 years, I've partnered with founders to:

✓ Clarify Talent Needs: Develop winning hiring strategies
✓ Foster Innovation: Create a culture that retains top talent
✓ Attract A-Players: Identify & recruit elite engineers
✓ Achieve Growth Milestones: Build the right team to secure funding and scale
✓ Navigate Fundraising: Provide warm introductions to VCs and domain experts

After scaling Fujitsu's talent solution to £500M annually, I founded Talented Hires to help startups achieve their world-changing visions. 

Here are some of our success stories:

Pienso

— Hired 2 dream engineers (DevOps & FS)
— Secured Series A funding
— Launched 2 new products and signed $XXM in customers

Mersive Technologies

— Hired 8 dream engineers (DevOps, FS, FE, BE)
— Established a new engineering division
— Signed a $XXM contract with WeWork

Spacelift

— Hired a critical DevOps Engineer after 3 interviews in 14 days
— Engineer promoted to Chief Product Officer
— Increased customer base by 400%

GSR & Lake Parime

— Made 4 business-critical hires for each company (DevOps, SRE, Go, CTO)


✅ VC APPROVED

— Approved by Insight Partners due to positive customer feedback
— One of 11 IT globally recognized recruiters


As a strategic partner, I share battle-tested insights on scaling teams, nurturing culture, and navigating the evolving AI landscape. 

Whether you're hiring your first critical engineer in 14 days or scaling your team to 50+, I'm here to support you.

Let's chat about your startup journey, swap founder stories, or brainstorm how AI can positively impact society.

Join over 1,000 tech leaders who receive my newsletter, 'Hiring Tips from 2K+ Recruits': 

Subscribe here: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7184211996072951812

Rich Roberts

Career Rockstars

I am a talent and diversity specialist who works with LMM and MM alternative investment players on making diversity more of a reality in their firms. I pride myself on rocking recruitment on both sides of the stage, client and candidate.

I get it. Having the right person in the right role can mean the difference between a happy LP, a satisfied BOD, outstanding returns....I get it and this is where we shine.

I also believe that there's a greater need for diversity in these spaces and am committed to helping achieve this. Career Rockstars guarantees a 60%-75% yearly diversity placement rate.

Our philosophy is rooted in the idea that firms simply cannot hire high-caliber diverse talent with a low caliber, or non-existent, diversity strategy. Attracting and retaining diverse talent requires patience, purpose, and intention, a model I created based on my experience in the space. This approach, together with our enthusiasm to find and attract outstanding talent, make Career Rockstars true talent partners.

𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦
✓ Private Equity firms 
✓ Private Credit firms
✓ Venture Capital Firms
✓ Portfolio Companies

𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡
✓ Championing diversity in the LMM and MM

𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗬
✓ Minimum 80% diverse candidate representation in all shortlists 

Are you ready to rock? Want to know how we can help you hire diverse talent? Let's connect!

✉️ alexis@career-rockstars.com
🌐 www.career-rockstars.com
🇺🇸 USA: + 1 (646) 543-9906
🇪🇺 EUR: + (34) 603 475 513

Founder | On a mission to increase diverse representation on the buy-side

Take the Stage - Ladies Who Rock Podcast

Podcast Host | Take the Stage & Ladies Who Rock

Dorilton Capital

Dorilton Capital is a middle-market family equity firm that provides long term, patient capital to lower and middle market companies across a variety of industries.

Retained Talent Acquisition Consultant  | M&A and Portfolio Operations | Portfolio Company Talent

HBO Europe

I was originally selected to build the HBO Spain team in preparation for the launch of its premium SVOD service in 2016. This subsequently led to my role in the recruitment of the HBO Portugal team for their 2019 launch, as well as recruitment for a variety of roles across Sweden, Norway, and Finland.

Retained Talent Acquisition Consultant

STARZPLAY

I was charged with building an HR department from scratch with full ownership of areas such as hiring, recruitment, compensation, employee relations, and on-boarding across Europe and the Middle East.

One of my main goals was to attract and hire the best international talent for functional areas spanning  tech/development, marketing, finance, creative, and other highly specialised roles in the online and video-on-demand (VOD) arena. I helped grow the size of the organisation from less than 10 to over 70 within an 18 month span.

Director of HR & Recruitment, Europe and Middle East | Talent | Culture

►IE Business School (Career Management Center)

IE Business School is a top-ranked international business school.

I joined the team as a recruitment and career specialist. What made my work awesome was working with MBA recruiters and HR directors from multinational companies, together with an international body of students and alumni from over 80 countries.

Senior Associate Director | MBA Recruitment | Talent & Development

► ESADE Business School

ESADE is one of the world’s top business schools. 

In my first role post-MBA, I focused on helping business leaders create high-impact learning experiences tailored to the needs of their firm, working alongside business minds from ESADE's and Georgetown's faculty, and interacting with HR executives from Spain and around the United States. 

This is where my interest in HR and career management peaked, as I learned what kind of experiences and competencies were being sought by corporations to strengthen leadership capacity and drive organizational performance.

Program Manager | Executive Education | Leadership and Development

►NorthStar International

NorthStar International was the first international student relocation agency in Los Angeles solely     dedicated to performing arts students.

My appreciation for international study experiences seemed to grow stronger every year after my study-abroad experience, so much so, that I made the decision to convert my passion into a living. Having been a student in a foreign country myself, I wanted to help international students coming to Los Angeles with their acclamation to the city and country. I founded NorthStar International and spent two years providing exchange students with relocation and acclamation services.

Owner | International Student Experience | Study Abroad

►Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

This was my first job out of college and where I acquired solid professional experience from top Hispanic leaders in the U.S. Though my job focused on the overall management of members (undergraduate students and working professionals), I was able to develop my leadership skills on exciting events such as the National SHPE Conference and Career Fair and National Institute for Leadership Advancement (NILA).

National Membership Coordinator | Leadership and Development

Hi! I'm Alexis and I am the founder of Career Rockstars, a diversity-focused boutique talent search  firm serving the LMM & MM US and European alternative investment space. We are passionately committed to increasing diversity and inclusivity within private equity, private credit, and venture capital in the US and Europe.

𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘
Demand for qualified, diverse talent continues to grow but attracting and accessing high-caliber, diverse talent continues to be a challenge for most  firms.

𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Leverage the expertise of a talent partner with a "diverse fi rst" network of exceptional women and underrepresented candidates. Our hands-on, intentional approach ensures value-added placements tailored to the unique needs of your  firm.

Our approach is rooted in the idea that firms simply cannot hire high-caliber diverse talent with a low caliber, or non-existent, diversity strategy. Attracting and retaining diverse talent requires patience, purpose, and intention, a framework based on my experience in the space. This approach, together with our enthusiasm to find and attract outstanding talent, makes Career Rockstars true talent partners.

𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧
Take the Stage, and our series dedicated to women, Ladies Who Rock, celebrates and amplifies diverse voices in the LMM & MM.


✉️  alexis@career-rockstars.com 
🌐  www.career-rockstars.com 
🇺🇸  USA: +1 (646) 543-9906
🇪🇺  EUR:  +  (34) 603 475 513

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