Global Talent Solutions

Talent. Reimagined.

We're not your recruiter. We're the team behind your best hires — sitting inside your business, moving on your timeline, before the brief is even written.

Local. Embedded in your market Loyal. Relationships over retainers Lightning-fast. Ahead of the shift
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Not just a recruiter

A talent growth partner, not a CV processor. Contego blends the speed of a headhunter with the depth of an internal team — plugged into your business, tuned to your pace, focused on finding, engaging and securing the people who make a difference.

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Powered by Precision

Tech-enabled sourcing and live talent intelligence that moves ahead of market shifts, not behind them.

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Proactive by Design

We anticipate, not react — surfacing the right people before the market forces your hand.

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Brand-First

Every candidate conversation is an extension of your employer brand. We protect it, and elevate it.

04

Embedded at the Core

Fully integrated into your team — aligned to your culture, your workflows, your cadence.

Proven sector
specialisms. We're not generalists.

Deep, sector-specific market mapping means we speak your candidates' language before we ever pick up the phone.

Retail & FMCG

From high-growth DTC brands to global retail groups — placing talent that drives digital performance and physical experience alike.

Luxury & Fashion

Deep knowledge of talent expectations across fashion, beauty and experience-led luxury, from retail leadership to global HQ.

Advertising, Media & Creative

Trusted by global networks, boutique agencies and production studios across performance, creative, strategy and ops.

Technology & SaaS

Scaling teams across product, engineering, GTM and customer success in hypergrowth B2B and B2C environments.

Consulting & Professional Services

Strategic support for firms in transformation — from internal consulting arms to external client-facing teams.

Financial & Legal Services

Placing product leaders, legal teams and GTM talent across traditional institutions and disruptive fintech platforms.

Scope of
services.

Built on exclusivity, expertise and a commitment to your outcomes — every engagement, tailored.

Executive Search

Precision-targeted leadership solutions. We engage the market continuously to secure top leaders before roles open, cutting time-to-hire without cutting corners on cultural fit.

Interim & Flexible

Agile, on-demand talent for dynamic business needs — from seasoned interim executives to specialised project talent, deployed at pace.

Managed Talent Solutions

End-to-end recruitment ownership — sourcing through onboarding — powered by real-time reporting and data-driven candidate fit.

Talent Tracker & Intel

Real-time mapping of high-potential candidates and competitor movement, so you connect with exceptional talent before anyone else does.

Consultancy

Bespoke, data-backed recommendations for workforce planning and cultural transformation — built for sustained, global success.

Where passion
meets process.

Every placement moves through the same disciplined path — consistent enough to trust, flexible enough to fit your business.

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Consultation

Workforce gaps, hiring targets and existing challenges, mapped out together.

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Planning

Forecasting, resource allocation and budget alignment before we source a single name.

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Sourcing

Active headhunting across our network, referrals and curated talent pools.

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Screening

Structured assessment against skills, experience and cultural fit.

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Interviewing

Coordination, candidate briefing and honest feedback, both ways.

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Offer & Reporting

Negotiation, onboarding, and performance analytics against agreed KPIs.

Performance that proves it

Built on relationships,
not transactions.

The people too busy delivering results to advertise themselves — that's who we go and find.

We don't churn CVs against a job spec. We learn your business, source direct, and stay embedded through the process — which is why our placements stick, and our clients keep coming back.

The Contego difference
01Deep-dive briefing — we learn your business before we touch the market.
02Direct-to-candidate sourcing — no job boards, no spray-and-pray.
03Embedded delivery — our consultants work inside your process, not around it.
Contego Rise

We don't just fill roles. We help build futures.

A next-generation staffing and training platform with purpose at its core. We place pre-trained, early-career talent into meaningful internships — many at zero cost — helping businesses grow while making a tangible social impact.

Proven performance Social purpose Low risk CSR & ESG aligned
01Recruit untapped talent from beyond the usual pipelines.
02Train in real-world, industry-relevant skills before day one.
03Deploy into impactful internships, embedded in your team.
04Re-deploy top performers into paid, project-ready roles — with 6–12 months of proven experience behind them.

Meet the
team.

Recruiters, not database managers — over a century of combined experience across our senior team.

Raj Mehta

Raj Mehta

Founder & CEO

First hire at Michael Page post-Lehmans. Built Contego from the ground up, delivering RPOs for Visa, Sainsbury's and Virgin.

Darren Edmonston

Darren Edmonston

CFO

Commercially minded finance leader with 35+ years' experience. Contego's backbone since 2016.

Steve Charrot

Steve Charrot

Managing Director

Scaler of Global Teams. 14 years leading permanent and interim search across Tech, Sales and C-suite.

Wennie Daliva

Wennie Daliva

Operations & Delivery Lead

12+ years across APAC — volume, corporate and IT hiring, with deep expertise across India, the Philippines and Australia.

Joei Ramos

Joei Ramos

Senior Consultant

8+ years of full-cycle recruitment across the APAC market, with organisations including Hogarth and KornFerry.

Christian Nazareth Diesta

Christian Nazareth Diesta

Consultant

8+ years delivering end-to-end talent solutions for global leaders including Kenvue and Cushman & Wakefield.

Fernando Cunanan

Fernando Cunanan

Consultant

5+ years of full-cycle recruitment across IT, Healthcare and Customer Service in APAC.

Naomie Pham

Naomie Pham

Consultant

Experience across L&D, culture and employee engagement, recruiting for hospitality and marketing roles across APAC.

Rushbh Shah

Rushbh Shah

Senior Consultant

Talent acquisition leader with 17+ years in technology hiring across India, from SAP to Cybersecurity.

Saty Sandhu

Saty Sandhu

Head of Mentorship

First-Class textile designer turned educator, with Dior, Givenchy and Tate Britain behind her. Shapes Contego's next generation.

Building a culture
where everyone belongs.

We track it, publish it, and keep working at it.

55%
Female representation
32%
Ethnic diversity
5%
Team aged 50+
"Rarely have I come across a more determined, energetic, customer-focused and outcome-oriented team, talent-spotting and recruitment." Phil King
Let's talk

Let's build the
next chapter.

We've got the tools, the team and the track record. Now let's go find the people who'll take your brand further.