Join host Chris Abbass and guest Christine Ng, Head of People at Quantum Motion, as they delve into the intricacies of hiring for niche and deep tech talent. In this episode, Christine shares her insights from working with various technical environments, including her current role in quantum computing. She discusses the challenges of sourcing specialized talent, building targeted sourcing strategies, and the importance of authenticity in recruitment. Whether you're in deep tech or interested in the field, this conversation offers valuable perspectives on navigating a competitive talent pool.

In this webinar, we will look at the nuances of hiring for tech talent for startups and for early stage teams.

Hear how it is not as simple as copying what the tech giants do and just implementing strategies on a smaller scale.

We will look at how the talent market is right now and how to hire in a more risk averse market.

What you will get from this session:

* An understanding of how some of the fastest-growing European startups approached tech hiring during the height of their growth

* The inside scope from experts in tech hiring on how to implement successful TA strategies that differ from larger enterprise companies

* How to use gamification in the hiring process for tech startups

More about the speakers:

George Morriss, Head of Talent Acquisition at Lindus Health

George is Head of Talent at Lindus Health, the next-gen CRO accelerating clinical trials for biotech and healthtech pioneers. He has 10 years’ experience recruiting for high-growth technology companies. George previously founded Prologue, a venture-backed recruiting platform and was a Managing Partner at Talentful, advising startups on talent acquisition strategy.

Yvonne Achan-Oryema, Integrated Talent Management Lead at Lloyds Banking Group

Yvonne is an Integrated Talent Management Lead at Lloyds Banking Group. She has 10+ years’ experience that spans both startup, scale-up and enterprise settings. At Lloyds Banking Group, her role supports alignment of strategic organisational objectives with effective talent acquisition, development, and retention strategies.

Prior to Lloyds she was Director of Recruiting at Hopin, a top unicorn startup, where she initially joined to lead their tech recruitment efforts. She champions initiatives to drive diversity and belonging and is passionate about innovation and technology.

Scott Baxter, Senior Talent Manager at Checkout.com

Scott is a Senior Talent Acquisition Manager at Checkout.com where he currently leads an experienced team of recruiters helping their global Product, Design, Data & IT teams scale. He plays a key role in anticipating the organisation's future roadmap and working with Execs, VP's & Directors across the organisation to advise on recruiting tactics.

Prior to Checkout.com Scott was a Talent Acquisition Lead at Improbable for the Games Technology Unit, Corporate, and Commercial Divisions.

Wondering what it’s like to hire at the cutting edge of Web3? This episode features Matt Schwinden, Head of Talent at The Graph, an indexing protocol for organizing blockchain data. He joins Chris to discuss why recruiting talent for Web3 doesn’t always follow established processes, how The Graph have adapted their hiring approach to address this, and what the key skill sets are to look out for. Tune in to discover Matt’s thoughts on the role TA plays in uncovering the right talent for the next generation of web technology.

When is it right to hire for potential? And when should you rely on experience and expertise? Holly May, Chief People Officer at Datavant, sits down with Chris to discuss how onboarding high-growth potential talent has helped increase the size of the company (by 10x) in four years. She covers the importance of defining culture at an early stage and argues that a lean team of top performers can easily outstrip a much larger team of mid-level performers when it comes to impact and value.

Noting that there’s no singular approach to scale that suits all businesses, Holly shares tips on identifying what will work for your organization.