On joining Klarna one of my highest priorities was to build my team with the addition of a Sales & Marketing Sourcing Specialist, and a senior Talent Acquisition leader who could operate as my No.2. At the same time the business was continuing to expand and there were many other deliverables that needed focus.
Ian approached me at a time where I was struggling to make headway in this recruitment through my own contacts. Ian presented Taylor & Faith to me and I realised that he provided a service that could be of significant value to me if he could deliver on his strategy. I agreed to give Ian a shot at these 2 important hires, which were based in our HQ in Stockholm – something that as making this hiring quite a challenge.
Ian took a brief for each of the two vacancies, we exchanged a few emails and calls to fine tune the Search and within a few days I started to receive profiles from passive candidates that Ian had identified, headhunted and presented the Klarna opportunities to.
Ian updated me frequently, he managed the process really well, kept both candidate and myself updated at each stage. He showed resilience in the face of 2 difficult roles to fill, and did not give up. What surprised me was how well Ian was able to penetrate the Swedish market and I quite quickly hired my Sourcing Specialist, someone I’m confident will develop into a recruitment rock star. The more senior role was more challenging as senior internal recruitment talent is rare in Sweden. Ultimately Ian found me a great solution, headhunting a senior talent from the UK tech market and convincing them in the opportunity with Klarna. I’m very happy with the service, I recommend Ian as a valuable partner in the search for internal recruitment talent, and will use his services again as and when required.
– Malcolm Kemp, Director Talent Acquisition
