Testimonials

"I worked with Sistla for the Director of Data role. I joined LL in January 2023 while Zeren was in the middle of hiring for this role. I came in and proposed changes to help us capture more consistent feedback at each stage from both our side and Zeren’s and Sistla was extremely open to new ways of working and adapted to it like a fish in water. What I also really liked about Sistla is her ability to develop a strong relationship immediately. When we reached the final stage for a candidate, Sistla worked with me to help us gather all the information we needed to make sure we got the candidate to accept. Our CEO, Charlie went into the call feeling confident and well informed and that wouldn't have been possible without Sistla's help. Lastly, she goes the extra mile to help me with things that don't really fall in her remit."

The Zeren team was instrumental in placing our key senior management hires, they are a true partner who will go deep on your executive search, aligning their work with their client’s desired outcome.

Oli is an absolute pleasure to work with. He understands his clients’ requirements and translates them into a pipeline of highly qualified candidates. As a result, what started as a search to fill one position, ended up with hiring candidates for three positions. Throughout the process Oli remained engaged, responded quickly to all requests, and also nudged my gently when he needed something from me but without ever becoming a nuisance. It is also obvious (and not surprising) that his candidates love and trust him. I am looking forward to the next time spent working with Oli, and can only strongly recommend that you reach out to him if you have roles to fill in the UK/EMEA.

I can strongly recommend working with Chris at Zeren. We recently engaged Zeren to search across Europe for our next Director of Engineering. After a couple of conversations it was clear that Chris had grasped a deep understanding of the role and the profile of person we were looking for. He and his team worked tirelessly on the project, produced some really professional material to promote the role and provided us with an excellent short list of candidates. Chris guided us through the process and gave us great advice on how to handle such a senior recruit. I would have no hesitation in working with Chris and Zeren again, it's been a hugely positive experience.

Chris is a consummate professional. His guidance and expertise on a search assignment provided confidence that we would achieve the desired result (which we did) and he was responsive irrespective of time or day. He is a pleasure to work with.

From our first kick-off call, Harry and his team took charge. They led the process, were crisp in their communications, and delivered us an outstanding new hire. As a great partner does, they made working together easy. They both found and filtered candidates and presented us with only the best, ensuring a clear rationale for why. I would work with Zeren again and can confidently recommend their services.

Zeren helped us find a great candidate for VP Sales in the US. Zeren really takes the time to understand what the client needs and then use their impressive overview of the market to find the right candidates. This process yielded the most value we've gotten from working with a search partner.

Zeren was great to work with. The team listened attentively as I took over a hiring process mid-way through the recruiting process. We had to make a number of changes to the JD, the type of candidate, and the levelling of the role. Within a week, the team brought in great candidates for us. Ultimately, we filled the role within 4 weeks of taking over as the HM and could not be happier with the individual we brought on. Would definitely recommend the Zeren team.

Zeren have been a great recruitment partner for Boost.ai when we engaged them to help us hire our Commercial roles (Sales & Marketing), across both the UK and Nordics. With an efficient and effective process, in addition to great service, the Zeren team put all their efforts into finding the right candidates that would fit our organisation. Needless to say, it was a very successful outcome. We really enjoyed working with them, would recommend them and will use them again in the future.

We have been working with Zeren to aid in our global expansion and Thibault has helped us with the onboarding of two key hires. One was a Regional Sales Director for UK/I and the other one was a Regional Sales Director South EMEA; which are both new territories for our business. Zeren delivered a very strong pipeline for both roles throughout the search, backing everything up with detailed search data, all whilst guiding us through the interview process and wider hiring journey. The profiles that we were looking to hire were very specific and unique to our market and Zeren understood exactly what we were looking for. The pipeline of candidates generated gave us the opportunity to challenge candidates and make sure we hired the right Regional Sales Directors to help us scale our EMEA business. We are extremely happy with the service provided by Zeren and look forward to maintaining our partnership with them as we continue to hire more people and grow in size.

Zeren was a fantastic partner in helping us hire our first VP Sales to scale and shape our commercial organisation. As an early stage seed funded but highly ambitious software business it was vital that we had access to the top talent in market and we were delighted with the pipeline that Zeren provided and the process we went through during the hiring stage. We have already recommended Zeren’s services to other high growth software companies and would absolutely use them again when we need to bring in additional hires at Machine Labs.

The ZEREN team did a great job managing our search for a new CTO. Zeren did a great job identifying and presenting strong candidates and managing the process. We were able to fill the role with a strong candidate with relevant past experience in under 2 weeks! I would recommend working with Zeren and plan to use him again when we have additional roles to fill.

"I've been really enjoying getting to know the Exclaimer team over the last few weeks! And of course, I wouldn't have got there without the support of the incredible team at Zeren - genuinely the best recruiters I've dealt with."

"Thibault approached me about a role he was recruiting for and from the first time he contacted me he set Zeren apart from other recruitment consultancies I've had contact with. I often get approached by recruiters who are pushing roles they are recruiting for but I've never received such an effective, personalised reach-out message in place of the usual generic approaches. I replied initially just because the message was so nice! When we discussed the role, he set expectations from the outset, and let me know that he wasn't interested in rushing me towards anything that didn't suit me. He gave me adequate time to consider the opportunity and whether it was right for me, and actively listened. His approach gave me the confidence to go forward with the opportunity knowing my expertise and experience was valued by Zeren and that this would be communicated to their client, so I was excited to go ahead. Thibault was an advocate for me in the process and kept me updated regularly with feedback and what each stage would involve. It was such an easy process, and I'm delighted to now be starting a new role which I think will be a really positive move for my career."

"Oli is an excellent consultant, and I couldn’t recommend him more. He took the time to learn about what I was looking for and connected me with an organisation that aligned with everything I wanted while being transparent, easy to get a hold of and would always call after every round to see how it went and give advice. Professional process, he really cares about his customers and works with exceptional companies."

I got to work with Oli in regard to my recent role @ Boost.ai. First of all, what stood out for me with Oli was that he has a good head over his shoulders. He is calm even under the most stressful situations such as negotiations which helped me to put my mind at ease. His ability to listen on both sides and coming up with a solution, set expectations and plan next steps were great. It is not every day you come across a professional who loves his job as much as Oli does and that's what makes him good at his job. I would very much recommend him for anyone looking to step up in their careers and would work with him again without a doubt.

"Just wanted to share that I had an amazing, "white-glove" experience working with Oscar as he helped me navigate the recruiting process with Siteimprove! Throughout the process, Oscar was very responsive and his insights, strategies, and guidance were thoughtful and well-researched. In short, this was one of the best recruitment experiences I've ever had!”

I worked with Chris directly in my latest role transition. It was a multi-month, complicated process with many stakeholders to please, geographical and scheduling challenges and a very demanding candidate in the pipeline (me!). Chris was a huge part of making this such a success. Chris has done a fantastic job of making sure that I am fully informed about the role and the expectations of the team at any stage. He took a very personal approach, organising check-ins and face-to-face meetings to make sure we were always on the same page. He was integral to the negotiation process and I truly felt like he was in my corner every step of the way. I know I will work with Chris again and I wouldn't hesitate recommending his services to others.

Working with Oscar has been the best recruitment experience of my career. It really was a testimonial that recruitment can be done in a different way, one that prioritises and respects the candidate's needs and time.

My experience with Zeren has been nothing short of outstanding. After reaching out with a very personalised and well thought out message, Oscar caught my attention. He actively listened to the opportunity and requirements I was looking for in a potential new challenge, which I value highly. Once the interview process started Oscar kept me informed throughout. Everything felt extremely smooth, relaxed with a constant feedback loop and reassurance of how things were developing on both sides which really led to a very confident decision in the end at my end. I am now looking forward to building my new team with the support from Zeren from the other end.

Chris first approached me about a role that he felt I would be a good match for, a typical experience for most people on LinkedIn - but Chris really stood out as different. Chris and I spoke at length about the opportunity, and he was able to answer all of my questions and provide a lot of clarity. Chris provided a detailed presentation that clearly described the company, the role, and the challenges in a great level of depth - Chris had a very deep understanding of the company and the role that he was recruiting for. Chris was responsive, clear, and set expectations for both sides throughout the interview process. This engagement concluded with me being offered a fantastic opportunity to become a CTO in a fast growing scale-up company.

I cannot speak highly enough of my experience with Zeren. Oscar reached out to me about an exciting Berlin-based start-up working in the legal automation space and he immediately got my attention. Oscar talked me through the role and guided me through every step of the hiring process. Oscar and Zeren kept me in the loop the whole time, were quick to respond to questions and made the whole process a genuine pleasure. Now I am in the role, I am looking forward to working with Zeren to help me grow the team.

I collaborated with Paul and Zeren on a VP Product opportunity which ended up with me joining Akeneo. From our first interaction, Paul and the Zeren team created a casual but yet professional environment which made the whole process very smooth and easy. I especially appreciated Paul's thoughtful coaching and close follow-up through the many steps of the process. Highly recommended!

I've been in touch with Jennifer from Zeren for the past 6 months and I'm very pleased with our collaboration. Being the first time that I worked on executive consulting, Jennifer was really supportive and was able to guide me through the field with ease. I've been working with a client for the past 5 months through Zeren and everything is going great. By having weekly sessions with Jennifer we are able to tackle potential issues heads on. Really professional and hands on.