Bringing in the best within Innovation & Technology
our team gets it
The best talent aren’t applying for jobs, nor are they waiting on a portal, hoping to be contacted for their next job. Our team is hyper-focused on recruiting passive candidates and building networks in your space. We research and constantly update our maps. We network with active and passive candidates on a daily basis. We know where the candidates are, what companies they may be working at and how to introduce them to you in a high-quality way.
Targeted Expertise
Strong background
Tech Talent
Well developed
Software product and leadership networks
Struggling to find the right talent for
your business?
Hiring the best people can only happen if the right people are in your talent pool. To get the right people in your talent pool takes a lot of focused effort. You wont fill a talent pool with the best people by running an advert. When considering the talent density of your business, the quality of your hires are limited to the quality of your talent pool. It helps to have a team who knows how to find them, and who has the ability to position your business to them.
- By focusing the majority of our efforts in a small area within the tech space, focusing on software product businesses, we have more conversations, find out more about companies who might home individuals with transferable skills for your teams, and develop networks which help us when your hiring needs come up.
- Filling your pool with individuals who have been found for your role and team by a recruitment team who understand your needs, is usually a far more successful hire than taking on an individual from a pool of candidates who happened to apply when you advertised.
We are laser-focused on modern tech companies, in enterprise, scale-ups and start-ups, cultivating networks and connections every day with individuals who are leaders in their fields.
Discover the difference that working with tech recruitment specialists can make for your team
We deliver a recruitment experience and results that broad-spectrum recruiters simply can’t match
Deep Industry Insight
Our firm’s focus on specific tech sectors gives us a nuanced understanding of these industries. This allows us to better assess candidates fit for your company.
Tailored Recruitment Approach
We provide personalised recruitment strategies that consider your unique needs.
Access to Exclusive Talent
Through our niche-focused networking and headhunting, we introduce candidates who would not otherwise have found their way to you
Hello, I’m Leigh
the heart and mind behind Progressive Edge Consulting
With many years of experience in the tech recruitment industry, my journey has been driven by my passion for connecting people. Connecting the right people more often than not has resulted in me being able to build my own business and team, hire my own people, which helps me to truly understand how important the right hires are to your business.
In software product companies, I’ve seen first-hand the transformative impact of matching the right individual with the right team.
What sets us apart is not just our specialised expertise but our approach to tech recruitment. We’re not here to transact; we’re here to build lasting partnerships. Our commitment is to understand your vision, challenges, and goals as deeply as we understand the sectors we serve. This dedication has enabled us to not just meet, but exceed, our clients’ expectations — time and again.
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Our Services
At Progressive Edge, we understand that every organisation’s recruitment needs are as unique as the candidates themselves. That’s why we offer a suite of services designed to provide you with the flexibility to choose the approach that best fits your needs while always maintaining our specialised focus within the tech industry.
Contingency Recruitment
Perfect for companies looking for flexibility, on non critical roles. Our contingency recruitment services allow you to benefit from our specialised expertise with no upfront costs. We dive into our existing candidate base to connect you with candidates who suit your environement. While this service only offers you a taste of our capabilities, our specialised focus means even our contingency work is more targeted and effective. We allocate limited time to contingency services and our engaged recruitment roles take preference when considering our capacity. For a more focused partnership, with deeper searches, chat to us about our engaged services – it does not cost you more.
Engaged Search Services
For those seeking a more dedicated approach, our engaged recruitment services offer a deeper partnership. With this service, we build your pool, rather than add to it. By investing in exclusivity and a small engagement fee, you gain access to deeper search services. This approach allows us to allocate more time and resources to your specific needs, allowing us to execute on multiple search strategies after creating an initial plan. This always creates a stronger pool of candidates. Our professionals, being career recruiters prefer this approach as we are able to close off our roles knowing we searched as far as could to draw out the best people for the position we took on. This service focuses on getting better market coverage for your roles, ensuring a stronger pool of candidates. We do not limit our time on this the way we do on contingency and work with you to get your role placed with the best person.
This service does not cost more than our contingency fees – but it requires exclusivity and an engagement fee to secure the service.
Executive Search
This is our most comprehensive service, that is aimed at organisations looking to fill leadership positions or undertake strategic hiring initiatives. We recommend this service for positions offering over R2.5 mil per annum in guaranteed package. Over a 10 -12 week period, we conduct a thorough market-mapping and recruitment process. This meticulous approach involves a detailed analysis of the market and a thorough search process to identify and attract the best talent not just the available talent. The candidates in this process are interviewed in depth and shortlisted again, allowing us to save our clients significant time and ensuring that the candidates put forward are suitable and committed.