Independent advice. Honest conversations. Better hiring decisions.

Strategic talent advisory

Strategic Talent Leadership

Strategic Talent Leadership

Helping ambitious technical businesses build the hiring capability they need for their next stage of growth.

You don’t always need another recruiter.


Sometimes you just need an honest conversation.

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Where I work best

Board, C-suite and senior technical leadership across complex, regulated and mission-critical sectors.

How I can help

Build direction, capability and confidence.

Every business is different.

The work starts by understanding the challenge before choosing a solution.

Build direction

When you're a smaller business, hiring is often easier. As you grow, it becomes something else entirely.

Build capability

The cost of getting a senior appointment wrong is rarely measured in recruitment fees.

Build confidence

If a search isn't the right answer, I'll say so.

Why I STARTED RUMO

After more than 15 years of working with engineering, aerospace, defence and technology businesses, I kept seeing the same pattern; growing companies reached a point where hiring became more complex

Some needed recruitment support


Some needed leadership capability

Most needed an honest conversation before deciding what comes next


That’s why I started Rumo

After more than 15 years of working with engineering, aerospace, defence and technology businesses, I kept seeing the same pattern; growing companies reached a point where hiring became more complex

Some needed recruitment support


Some needed leadership capability

Most needed an honest conversation before deciding what comes next

That’s why I started Rumo

15+ years helping engineering and technology businesses make critical hiring decisions.

Sectors

Engineering
Aerospace
Defence
Advanced manufacturing

Work

Executive Search
Talent Strategy
Leadership Advisory

Clients

Founder-lead businesses
SMEs
PE-backed companies
Growth businesses

Experience

Experience, where leadership matters most

Rumo is designed for organisations operating at the intersection of technical depth, regulation, security and speed. We help leadership teams understand where rare capability sits — and how to approach it with credibility.

Engineering

Deep technical and operational leadership.

Aerospace

Mission, safety and programme-led environments.

Defence

Secure, sovereign and highly confidential contexts.

Advanced technology

Frontier teams scaling rare technical capability.

Contact

Whether you already know what you need, or you're still working out the problem, let's have a conversation.

If I can help, I'll tell you.

If I can't, I'll tell you that too.

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Independent advice.
Honest conversations.
Better hiring decisions.

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