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Headhunting transformational
leaders across the
technology ecosystem.

Commercial · Channel & Partnerships · Technology

The right hire starts with the right brief. We challenge that brief, get specific about the problem behind the hire, and headhunt the leaders who can solve it.

James Alexander, founder of Trive
James AlexanderFounder, Trive

What we headhunt

Commercial

Leaders who win customers, grow revenue and build high-performing teams.

Channel & Partnerships

Leaders who build indirect routes to market through ecosystems, strategic partnerships and alliances.

Technology

Leaders who turn technology into competitive advantage, scale teams and deliver transformation.

About James

Beyond the
keyword search.

I partner with CEOs and senior leaders in growing technology businesses to headhunt transformational leaders across Commercial, Channel & Partnerships, and Technology.

My work begins with understanding the business and the person it needs, often with more attention paid to what isn’t obvious on a CV than what is.

I started in recruitment in 2010, placing contractors for IBM across the Nordic region. That took me to Melbourne for eight years, where I progressed from SAP and Data recruitment into leadership, building and running a data science and analytics team within a publicly listed global agency. I returned to Ireland in 2018 to establish the Technology division of a boutique financial services recruiter, before launching Trive in 2021.

Core values

What we stand for.

Valor

Getting the brief right takes challenging and sometimes uncomfortable conversations. We have them every time, with no ego, and we’re just as happy to be challenged back.

Victory

We play to win, and we only win when our clients and candidates do.

Energy

We bring energy to every search. It earns attention from the hardest-to-reach people and builds momentum.

Some of our clients

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