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Finding you the talent you’ve been missing

As the UK’s leading specialists in diversity recruitment for the tech industry, we headhunt exceptional leaders and support every stage of the recruitment process. Enriching businesses with the power of diverse teams.
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Jacqueline de Rojas CBE
Non-Exec Director
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Yemi Awoyemi
Director of Engineering at Thriva Health
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93
%
Of candidates placed since 2021 from underrepresented backgrounds
92
%
Of candidates in post for 2+ years
100
%
Success rate for every search we’ve been tasked with
Jacqueline de Rojas CBE
Non-Exec Director
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Yemi Awoyemi
Director of Engineering at Thriva Health
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Making businesses better with an inclusive approach to recruitment

Supporting employers in building diverse workforces that revolutionise the performance of their companies through a broader range of perspectives and experiences.

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Small changes Big impact

The changes you make today, have the power to deliver powerful value tomorrow. By consciously expanding your hiring pool and processes to attract and empower a more diverse range of candidates, you’ll be opening up a world of insights, opportunity and creativity.

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Celebrating the brilliance of difference

With a carefully curated network to choose from, we’ll hand-pick the candidates that best align with your brief and present a shortlist of incredible talent for each role.

Clients we partner with
Founder at Monzo Bank
“
Druthers go the extra mile to find candidates who are both great at what they do and whose values are well aligned with our own. Their straight talking, no-nonsense approach helps us build rapport with our candidates straight from the start.
Jonas Huckestein Founder at Monzo Bank
Engineering Director at Kaluza
“
As a candidate it was a great experience working with Druthers, they found me a great match for my skill set and most importantly a company that matched my desire to work somewhere that had a purpose that personally resonated with me.
Jaime Lee-Choon Engineering Director at Kaluza
Head of Talent at Clearscore
“
Diverse hiring in tech is tough at any level but at senior leadership it’s even harder. Partnering with Druthers allowed us to guarantee the shortlist for Head Of Engineering and VP Engineering search was as broad in experience and expertise as it was broad in representation. I know I can trust Kiri and the team to be our best ambassadors in the market, and bring a pragmatic approach to what is always a complex and lengthy process.
Tim Smith Head of Talent at Clearscore
Senior Director of Product Design at Intercom
“
Kirsty did a brilliant job helping me to recruit for some design leadership roles at Intercom – in both IC and management positions. Kirsty worked really well with myself and our internal recruiting team, quickly gaining a good understanding of our company and roles that we were looking for. She used this understanding to source and introduce us to some interesting and diverse candidates.
Marc Davies Senior Director of Product Design at Intercom
Head of Talent at Kaluza
“
Druthers always obtain amazing support and buy in from stakeholders. My work with them has resulted in some amazing hires, people who have made a wonderful impact and added breadth and diversity to our leadership teams. They are also lovely and I genuinely enjoy working with them!
Kaija Barnes Head of Talent at Kaluza
Director of Talent Acquisition at Infogrid
“
Infogrid engaged Kirsty at Druthers on a tough role for which we had a specific set of asks and a high bar. It’s fair to say Kirsty was a joy to work with! True partnerships are hard to come by in the recruitment world but Kirsty has a client-first approach, a genuine deep knowledge of the market and an empathy for what internal hiring teams and stakeholders are going through. We hired a fantastic candidate and I wouldn’t hesitate to work with Druthers in the future.   
Ed Ross Director of Talent Acquisition at Infogrid
VP Engineering at BRYTER
“
From the very first contact and conversation with Kiri I had the impression I found a true unicorn, a recruiter that really gets what we’re trying to achieve and most of all, someone who really cared about everyone involved.
Benjamin Reitzammer VP Engineering at BRYTER
Director of Talent Acquisition at Hotjar
“
We’re very happy to have successfully partnered with Druthers in two executive searches, Kiri being our trusted consultant in both. Druthers always showed up with the highest sense of respect, customer centricity, and inclusivity, and they’ve helped Hotjar build a more diverse and inclusive leadership team. 
Carolina Veiga Director of Talent Acquisition at Hotjar
Founder & CEO at Learnerbly
“
It was a real pleasure working with Kiri and Kirsty when conducting our search for a CTO. They clearly had a deep knowledge of the market and a diverse pipeline of candidates which was extremely important for us. We’re really pleased with the candidate we finally hired and wouldn’t hesitate in re-engaging Druthers for a similar search in the future.
Rajeeb Dey MBE Founder & CEO at Learnerbly
Co-Founder at Unibuddy
“
As the CTO of our organization, I had the privilege of working closely with Kiri from Druthers during our search for a Head of Platforms. Kiri’s expertise as a technical recruiter is unparalleled. She consistently presented us with exceptionally high-quality candidates, demonstrating a deep understanding of our needs and the technical nuances of the role. Her dedication and professionalism played a pivotal role in helping us secure the perfect fit for our team.
Kimeshan Naidoo Co-Founder at Unibuddy
Founder at Monzo Bank
“
Druthers go the extra mile to find candidates who are both great at what they do and whose values are well aligned with our own. Their straight talking, no-nonsense approach helps us build rapport with our candidates straight from the start.
Jonas Huckestein Founder at Monzo Bank
Engineering Director at Kaluza
“
As a candidate it was a great experience working with Druthers, they found me a great match for my skill set and most importantly a company that matched my desire to work somewhere that had a purpose that personally resonated with me.
Jaime Lee-Choon Engineering Director at Kaluza
Head of Talent at Clearscore
“
Diverse hiring in tech is tough at any level but at senior leadership it’s even harder. Partnering with Druthers allowed us to guarantee the shortlist for Head Of Engineering and VP Engineering search was as broad in experience and expertise as it was broad in representation. I know I can trust Kiri and the team to be our best ambassadors in the market, and bring a pragmatic approach to what is always a complex and lengthy process.
Tim Smith Head of Talent at Clearscore
Senior Director of Product Design at Intercom
“
Kirsty did a brilliant job helping me to recruit for some design leadership roles at Intercom – in both IC and management positions. Kirsty worked really well with myself and our internal recruiting team, quickly gaining a good understanding of our company and roles that we were looking for. She used this understanding to source and introduce us to some interesting and diverse candidates.
Marc Davies Senior Director of Product Design at Intercom
Head of Talent at Kaluza
“
Druthers always obtain amazing support and buy in from stakeholders. My work with them has resulted in some amazing hires, people who have made a wonderful impact and added breadth and diversity to our leadership teams. They are also lovely and I genuinely enjoy working with them!
Kaija Barnes Head of Talent at Kaluza
Director of Talent Acquisition at Infogrid
“
Infogrid engaged Kirsty at Druthers on a tough role for which we had a specific set of asks and a high bar. It’s fair to say Kirsty was a joy to work with! True partnerships are hard to come by in the recruitment world but Kirsty has a client-first approach, a genuine deep knowledge of the market and an empathy for what internal hiring teams and stakeholders are going through. We hired a fantastic candidate and I wouldn’t hesitate to work with Druthers in the future.   
Ed Ross Director of Talent Acquisition at Infogrid
VP Engineering at BRYTER
“
From the very first contact and conversation with Kiri I had the impression I found a true unicorn, a recruiter that really gets what we’re trying to achieve and most of all, someone who really cared about everyone involved.
Benjamin Reitzammer VP Engineering at BRYTER
Director of Talent Acquisition at Hotjar
“
We’re very happy to have successfully partnered with Druthers in two executive searches, Kiri being our trusted consultant in both. Druthers always showed up with the highest sense of respect, customer centricity, and inclusivity, and they’ve helped Hotjar build a more diverse and inclusive leadership team. 
Carolina Veiga Director of Talent Acquisition at Hotjar
Founder & CEO at Learnerbly
“
It was a real pleasure working with Kiri and Kirsty when conducting our search for a CTO. They clearly had a deep knowledge of the market and a diverse pipeline of candidates which was extremely important for us. We’re really pleased with the candidate we finally hired and wouldn’t hesitate in re-engaging Druthers for a similar search in the future.
Rajeeb Dey MBE Founder & CEO at Learnerbly
Co-Founder at Unibuddy
“
As the CTO of our organization, I had the privilege of working closely with Kiri from Druthers during our search for a Head of Platforms. Kiri’s expertise as a technical recruiter is unparalleled. She consistently presented us with exceptionally high-quality candidates, demonstrating a deep understanding of our needs and the technical nuances of the role. Her dedication and professionalism played a pivotal role in helping us secure the perfect fit for our team.
Kimeshan Naidoo Co-Founder at Unibuddy

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Diversity & Inclusion Workplace Statistics in 2024
Gender Ethnicity LGBTQ+ Neurodiversity Disability Social Class Age Sources:https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/leadership/women-in-the-boardroom.html https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/women-in-the-workplace https://www.techtalentcharter.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/diversity-in-tech-report-2024.pdf https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06385 https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/about/data/earnings/race-and-ethnicity https://www.catalyst.org/reports/racism-work-antiracism https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/underestimated-start-up-founders-the-untapped-opportunity https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/underestimated-start-up-founders-the-untapped-opportunity https://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2020/eu-lgbti-survey-results  https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/lgbt-workplace-discrimination/ https://www.cipd.org/globalassets/media/knowledge/knowledge-hub/reports/2024-pdfs/2024-neuroinclusion-at-work-report-8545.pdf https://www.autistica.org.uk/about-us/2030/2030-employment https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/talent/neurodiversity-in-the-workplace.html https://hbr.org/2017/05/neurodiversity-as-a-competitive-advantagehttps://www.edf-feph.org/publications/human-rights-report-2023-the-right-to-work/ https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/the-employment-of-disabled-people-2024/the-employment-of-disabled-people-2024 https://www.techtalentcharter.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/diversity-in-tech-report-2024.pdf https://hbr.org/2021/01/the-forgotten-dimension-of-diversity https://www.thebridgegroup.org.uk/news/progress-together-launch-first-data-report https://www.socialmobility.org.uk/campaign/the-class-pay-gap https://pearnkandola.com/research https://ageing-better.org.uk/news/are-you-ageist-englands-first-ever-anti-ageism-campaign-launches
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By [email protected], 16 Dec 2024
Diversity & Inclusion Workplace Statistics in 2024
Gender Ethnicity LGBTQ+ Neurodiversity Disability Social Class Age Sources:https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/leadership/women-in-the-boardroom.html https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/women-in-the-workplace https://www.techtalentcharter.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/diversity-in-tech-report-2024.pdf https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06385 https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/about/data/earnings/race-and-ethnicity https://www.catalyst.org/reports/racism-work-antiracism https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/underestimated-start-up-founders-the-untapped-opportunity https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/underestimated-start-up-founders-the-untapped-opportunity https://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2020/eu-lgbti-survey-results  https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/lgbt-workplace-discrimination/ https://www.cipd.org/globalassets/media/knowledge/knowledge-hub/reports/2024-pdfs/2024-neuroinclusion-at-work-report-8545.pdf https://www.autistica.org.uk/about-us/2030/2030-employment https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/talent/neurodiversity-in-the-workplace.html https://hbr.org/2017/05/neurodiversity-as-a-competitive-advantagehttps://www.edf-feph.org/publications/human-rights-report-2023-the-right-to-work/ https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/the-employment-of-disabled-people-2024/the-employment-of-disabled-people-2024 https://www.techtalentcharter.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/diversity-in-tech-report-2024.pdf https://hbr.org/2021/01/the-forgotten-dimension-of-diversity https://www.thebridgegroup.org.uk/news/progress-together-launch-first-data-report https://www.socialmobility.org.uk/campaign/the-class-pay-gap https://pearnkandola.com/research https://ageing-better.org.uk/news/are-you-ageist-englands-first-ever-anti-ageism-campaign-launches
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