Summary
Claire Smith is a market-leading headhunter and Head of People and Talent with 11 years' experience placing senior technical and commercial roles across software companies from startups to publicly listed businesses. She has a strong track record recruiting across sales, channel, pre-sales, product, architecture and engineering roles from mid to SVP level, with deep experience in pre-IPO and VC-backed markets. Based in Cambridge, Claire moves between hands-on talent acquisition and strategic people leadership, having rapidly progressed through talent roles at Stotles, Gearset and Pod Point. She combines sector-specialist knowledge in AI, automation, analytics and cybersecurity with a pragmatic, global search approach honed at international executive search firms. Known for filling mission-critical hires under tight timelines, she also brings a background in English literature that enhances her candidate assessment and storytelling skills. Reachable for searches or career conversations, she blends commercial intuition with a consultative headhunting style.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
A levels English Literature Politics History, A levels English Literature Politics History at Downham Market Sixth Form
Bachelor of Arts (BA) English Literature, Bachelor of Arts (BA) English Literature at University of Brighton