Part of your team
Embedded talent partner
We join your team to own hiring, from deciding who comes next to getting them through the door. Senior talent support while you build the business.
Your first talent partner
Build the team your next stage depends on.
We help emerging tech startups move from zero to one and into their next stage of growth. We join your team as an embedded talent partner, or run a focused search for a critical hire or leadership appointment. UK, US and Germany.
THE DECISION
Who changes what happens next?
Decide who comes next before opening the search.
Context alignedStage · team · constraints
Market mappedEvidence · access · trade-offs
Decision supportedShortlist · process · close
Seed → Series BEngineeringProductGo-to-MarketLeadership
Small by design
The judgment of an experienced partner. The pace of a startup.
When hiring starts taking time away from building the business, you need someone who can own it. We help decide who comes next, run the searches and build a process your team can use.
How we help
A key hire. Or your first talent function.
Get the hiring support your next stage needs.
Built around your stage
The hiring problem changes as the company changes.
Your stage shapes who to hire, in what order and how much talent support you need.
SEED
Find the first specialist.
Broad ownership, hands-on delivery and comfort working without established infrastructure.
SERIES A
Turn early traction into a team.
Add depth, establish repeatable practice and hire people who can still build from first principles.
SERIES B
Scale without losing the signal.
Bring in functional leaders and senior operators who raise the bar without importing the wrong playbook.
Direct senior attention
Senior talent support. Close to the business.
We bring 15+ years of technology hiring experience across the UK, US and Germany. Whether we work inside your team or on one pivotal search, the same experienced partner stays close to your priorities and the people you hire.
About Open Sourcing
For candidates
Enough context to decide if the role deserves your time.
You will know what the company is solving, why the role exists, what good looks like and where the unknowns are. If the fit is not there, we will say so.
OSEARLY ACCESS
OS Career
Turn your CV, opportunities, relationships and interview learning into one private career system.
OS Career · Early accessBefore we speak
Useful answers, upfront.
What stage of company do you work with?
Primarily Seed to Series B technology companies, including businesses making their first specialist or functional leadership hires.
Which markets do you cover?
The US, UK and Germany. Searches can be local, remote or cross-border when the brief supports it.
Will you send a high volume of profiles?
No. The aim is a small, relevant shortlist with enough evidence to make each introduction worth reviewing.
Do you work with candidates directly?
Yes. Candidates get honest context and clear communication. OS Career is available in early access; sign in to create your private profile.
Your next critical hire
Start with the work that needs to change.
Tell us the stage, the constraint and the outcome. We will tell you how we see the market and whether we can help.
Speak with us