The Room · Talent Desk
The people to move the work forward.
Building a team, entering a new market or need experienced support around an important piece of work?
Bring us the role, the team or the problem. We’ll work out what you really need, find the right people and assess them against the work, not just the job title.
I need to hire
A single role, a project team or several connected hires.
Open to the right opportunity?
Tell us what you do best and the kind of work you are open to.
Five stages, run by the two of us from first brief to final hire. Hover or tap a stage.
When the team needs to move
Focused hiring for important work.
Fixed-term project teams
Bring the right people together around a defined piece of work, without building a permanent team.
Several related hires
Build a connected team with the right mix of skills, rather than filling roles one by one.
Critical specialist roles
Reach experienced people who are unlikely to come through incoming applications.
New markets and openings
Build the team needed to launch well and become operational quickly.
Interim & fractional leadership
Bring in experienced leadership while the longer-term answer takes shape.
Roles without a perfect brief
Tell us what needs to move. We’ll help work out who you actually need.
The difference
We understand the work behind the role.
A job description gives us a title. It rarely tells us what really needs to get done.
We start with the work: what this person needs to deliver, how they need to operate and what will help them succeed in the business.
Then we assess people against that, not simply their job title or a list of keywords.
We put forward people we would be happy to work alongside ourselves.
Sophie Marshall · Ellen KerryThe operators
Assessed by people who have done the work.
Sophie Marshall
Sophie brings organisation design, workforce strategy, executive search and years of experience building leadership teams inside high-growth regional businesses.
Ellen Kerry
Ellen brings executive operations, cross-functional delivery, partnerships and communications experience across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and India.
Between us, we have built teams and operated inside businesses moving at speed.
We understand the difference between an impressive CV and someone who can genuinely get the work moving.
Building a team?
Bring us the role, the work or the capability gap.
Clear scope and terms agreed upfront. You employ the person directly.
Open to the right opportunity?
Tell us what you do best and what you are open to.
The right people. Properly assessed. Ready for the work.