Glass Octopus was born from a simple idea

Recruitment shouldn’t be expensive, slow, or opaque.

WHO WE ARE

Based across the UK, New Zealand and Australia - we’re a collective of experienced recruiters, HR professionals, and industry leaders who’ve worked  inside fast growing startups, global enterprises, and everything in between. We’ve sat in house, led hiring sprints, and built teams from scratch and now we bring that firepower to you, flexibly.

Whether you need someone to embed in your business long term, design your hiring engine, or fill a single urgent role we make it happen.

We’re the right match for bold businesses looking to

WHY GLASS OCTOPUS ?

Transparent pricing

No hidden fees, inflated commissions, or confusing contracts

Agile model

Use us for 3 weeks, 3 months, or as long as you need

Intelligent recruiters

Not juniors, but specialist recruiters, former Heads of Talent and strategic leaders

Data led

 Dashboards, reporting, and benchmarking included

Altruistic mindset

 We care about building strong, ethical, human first teams

MISSION

To help bold businesses hire better people, faster  while building scalable, ethical, human first hiring engines that empower them to transform their industries, elevate the lives of their employees, and create a positive impact in the communities they serve.

Executive & Strategy
R&D / Innovation
Product & Tech
Marketing & Brand
Sales & Growth
People & Culture
Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics
Construction / Site Operations
Executive & Strategy
R&D / Innovation
Product & Tech
Marketing & Brand
Sales & Growth
People & Culture
Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics
Construction / Site Operations

Meet The Team

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