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Partnering with Embark studios to drive growth through talent strategy

Partnering with Embark studios to drive growth through talent strategy

Partnering with Embark studios to drive growth through talent strategy

Our Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant, partnered with Embark Studios, the creators of one of the most beloved games in the world.


Industry: Gaming

Embedded Recruiter Consultant

Market: Nordics

The challenge

The challenge

The challenge

The gaming industry is notoriously competitive, with a limited pool of senior tech professionals available. In addition to this, there is a significant gender imbalance in technical roles, with women being underrepresented.


I was tasked with not only recruiting senior tech profiles. But also helping the company make strides in their diversity goals by bringing more women into these roles.

What we did

What we did

What we did

In this role, our consultant owned the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for multiple simultaneous processes, covering engineering, product, game development, and creative roles.

01 · Stakeholder Management

01 · Stakeholder Management

Agree early on on what we are looking for and what the managers can expect to find and the support we offer to reach their hiring targets.

02 · Clear Message

02 · Clear Message

Communicating clearly on the roles, the culture and the importance of diversity moved the needle on diversity hiring.

03 · Structured Process

03 · Structured Process

Keep momentum through KPIs, time to hire, feedback and clear decision making points.

The result

The result

The result

In just six months, our consultant successfully hired 13 senior tech professionals, including several female candidates, a significant achievement in such a male-dominated industry. Our approach—combining strong stakeholder management, transparency, and a focus on diversity. Enabled me to fill these key positions while also supporting the company’s broader inclusion goals.

In just six months, our consultant successfully hired 13 senior tech professionals, including several female candidates, a significant achievement in such a male-dominated industry. Our approach—combining strong stakeholder management, transparency, and a focus on diversity. Enabled me to fill these key positions while also supporting the company’s broader inclusion goals.

In just six months, our consultant successfully hired 13 senior tech professionals, including several female candidates, a significant achievement in such a male-dominated industry. Our approach—combining strong stakeholder management, transparency, and a focus on diversity. Enabled me to fill these key positions while also supporting the company’s broader inclusion goals.

Outcome

13 senior tech hires in 6 months with shortened recruitment processes

Impact

More diverse background amongst hires, with a higher % of women.

Reduced time to hire

Shorter due to better alignment and expectations and clear message to candidates.

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We help ambitious Nordic tech companies grow through recruitment, executive search, and interim leadership support.

We help ambitious Nordic tech companies grow through recruitment, executive search, and interim leadership support.

We help ambitious Nordic tech companies grow through recruitment, executive search, and interim leadership support.