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Talent Architects for Tech Builders 

Accelerate Your Tech Company's Growth

Welcome to Lucent Search, where we're shaking up executive searches for high-growth AI and tech companies. Our mission is to deliver top-tier talent with speed by combining cutting-edge tools and expert assessment. We're not just here to fill job openings. We believe in building meaningful relationships and providing steadfast support throughout your career and business journey. Headquartered in Edinburgh, our global operations support technology companies and professionals in the UK, Europe and USA.

Meet The Team

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Rebecca Hastings

Founder / Executive Recruiter

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Chel Talabucon

Marketing Manager

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Brando Yonzon

Talent Sourcing

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Rob Turnbull

Finance Director

Building your future with world-class talent

At Lucent, our mission is to empower technology companies like yours to achieve their most ambitious goals, whether that's accelerating growth, securing crucial funding, or orchestrating a successful exit. We understand that world-class talent is the catalyst that transforms your aspirations into reality.

 

That's why we've assembled an expert team that specializes in identifying, attracting, and placing exceptional individuals in leadership and critical roles across your organization. Our rigorous process begins with gaining a deep understanding of your company's unique needs, challenges, and culture. This allows us to find candidates who not only possess the necessary skills and experience but are also the perfect fit for your team and mission. 

What does Lucent Smart Search® deliver?

We deconstructed the search process and re-built it to leverage the latest frameworks, tools, and data, while providing a high touch candidate experience.

  • Diversity in your workplace fosters innovation and creativity. This leads to faster problem-solving and more comprehensive decision-making. McKinsey & Company found that companies with diverse teams outperform their counterparts by 35% in terms of financial returns.

  • Boston Consulting Group reveals that companies with diverse leadership teams experience 19% higher revenue due to innovation compared to their less diverse competitors. 

  • Inclusive work environments lead to improved retention rates, higher levels of job satisfaction, and increased employee engagement. Deloitte found that inclusive teams demonstrate 29% higher collaboration and 17% higher team performance. 

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Diverse talent pools as standard

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Complete talent market coverage

  • Real-time market insights, such as salary benchmarks, competitor movements, and talent availability, enable you to make informed strategic decisions.

  • Market mapping provides a comprehensive view of potential candidate pools and talent trends, allowing you to target recruitment efforts effectively.

  • Access to current market data empowers you to negotiate more effectively with candidates using up-to-date salary and benefits information.

Smart approaches boost success

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  • Personalized approaches and innovative job descriptions, such as those incorporating video, increase engagement rates by over 34% and some of our searches have had engagement rates of over 90%.

  • Showcasing your mission, culture, and values more effectively enables potential candidates to form a stronger connection with your organization, increasing the likelihood of applications from candidates who are a good cultural fit.

  • Engaging candidates with compelling content enhances the candidate experience, reducing the time to hire and improving the quality of hire.

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Curated talent saves times

  • An in-depth and consistent assessment process minimizes biases and subjective judgments, allowing for more objective and fair hiring decisions. Focusing on candidates' abilities and fit for the role helps create a more diverse and inclusive workforce.

  • Our upfront investment in understanding your business needs and developing the role profile allows us to create a unique role profile and assess candidates against this.

  • Getting to know a candidate takes time. A thorough assessment by Lucent helps ensure that candidates possess the necessary skills, knowledge, and competencies for the specific role.

Hire with confidence

  • Clearly defined roles and requirements attract the right candidates and enable objective evaluation.

  • Structured interviews, assessments, and reference checks provide a comprehensive and unbiased view of each candidate.

  • Know we have approached all top tier talent, not just the available talent market.

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Unlike your typical recruiter who simply relies on database searches, Rebecca employs a more comprehensive and systematic approach, yielding superior results. The candidates she provides consistently surpass the quality of those sourced by other recruiters.

The answer to a more successful business: access diverse talent

At Lucent, we don't just pay lip service to diversity and inclusion - we live and breathe it. We firmly believe that diversity adds immense value to the performance of our clients. That's why we go above and beyond to ensure that our shortlists include a diverse candidates from women to people with BAME backgrounds who will bring unique perspectives to your team.

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And our efforts have paid off - we are proud to report that every year since 2020, 45%+ of our placements have been diverse candidates. But we don't rest on our laurels. We continue to evolve our practices to ensure that we are making the greatest positive impact on our clients and on the world at large.

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Want to build the team for growth?

Our expertise in mapping leadership talent across tech sectors offers an invaluable advantage in securing the people poised to fuel your next stage of growth. If you'd like to find out if we can help you secure talent for your team from specific markets, book a no-obligation 20-30 minute consultation call.

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