Executive search rigour, at the pace of team building.
Directors and heads of, engineering managers and senior specialists across backend, frontend, infrastructure, AI/ML and product.
The same search discipline, one layer down
Team scaling grew out of our leadership practice. Clients who hired a CTO or CPO through Albany wanted the people around that leader found with the same depth of research and judgement.
We run every role the way we run an executive search, from Director level down: define where the talent sits, map the market, approach directly and calibrate early. The difference is pace. Senior and middle leadership hires can’t wait three months, so we’ve built a process that keeps the rigour and moves in weeks.
Where we specialise
Single critical hires or multi-role team builds.
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Leadership and management
Directors and Heads of Engineering, Product and Data, plus engineering managers and group PMs
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Backend and platform
Senior, staff and principal engineers, tech leads
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Frontend
Senior, staff and principal engineers, tech leads
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Infrastructure
DevOps, SRE, cloud and platform engineering
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AI/ML
ML engineers, applied AI and data science
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Product
Senior and principal PMs
Why Albany
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Research first
Every search starts with a one-week research sprint: our network, the wider market and data on where the right people sit. Decisions are driven by evidence, not whoever is active on job boards.
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Specialists in the domain
Our consultants focus on specific disciplines. They know a strong ML engineer from a strong data scientist, and what good looks like at Series A versus Series C.
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Insight from the top
We work alongside our Partners practice, which interviews CTOs and CPOs across the investor-backed ecosystem every week. We understand what technology leaders need from their teams at each stage.
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Built to last
We measure ourselves on retention. Hires that stay and grow matter more than speed alone in businesses that can’t afford to rehire.
How it works
Our process
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Define
We agree where we’re looking before we start: target companies, profiles and what good looks like for your stage and leader.
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Research sprint
One week of mapping and direct approach, drawing on our network and the wider market.
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Calibrate
First profiles are typically in interview by week two. Fast feedback on early candidates sharpens the search and keeps it moving. We test for AI fluency alongside core capability.
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Hire
Most searches complete in four to six weeks from kick-off, depending on your interview process. We manage through to acceptance, then plan the next hires with you.
FAQs
How team scaling works, and how it fits with search.
How is this different from a recruitment agency?
We run each role as a search: defined target market, research sprint, direct approach and structured calibration. Most of the people we place weren’t actively looking.
How quickly can you hire?
First interviews typically happen in week two, with most searches completing in four to six weeks.
Do you only work with companies where Albany placed the CTO or CPO?
No. Many clients come to us after a leadership search, but we work with any investor-backed technology business.
Contact us
Build the team that delivers the roadmap.
Tell us what your leader is building and who they need around them.

