Ciara brings seven years of experience as a technical headhunter, helping early-stage startups and Fortune 10 companies build high-performing founding and engineering teams. She partners closely with founders, often from the earliest stages - to understand their product vision, culture, and long-term technical roadmap. From there, she leads targeted searches across software engineering, AI/ML, infrastructure, and technical leadership, identifying talent that raises the technical bar and aligns with each company’s mission.
Ciara’s work spans New York City, Austin, and California, supporting some of the most innovative and fast-growing companies in technology. She operates as an extension of the founding team, advising on hiring strategy, compensation, role design, and organizational structure, while delivering highly personalized, relationship-driven searches. Whether helping a seed-stage startup hire its first engineer or partnering with a Fortune 10 organization on specialized technical hiring, Ciara’s focus is consistent: matching exceptional engineering talent with meaningful, high-impact problems.
Known for her empathetic leadership, client-focused problem-solving, and deep market insight, Ciara is committed to delivering talent solutions that prioritize both quality and speed. Her proactive, research-driven approach and long-term partnership mindset have earned her the trust of founders and leaders who repeatedly return as their organizations scale and evolve.