Available for global engagements

Talent decisions that move businesses — and careers — forward.

I help organizations appoint exceptional leaders, understand talent markets and build stronger workforces. I also help ambitious professionals position themselves, find opportunities and make their next move.

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330k+ network

50+ markets

3–5 week searches

41 credentials

Brian Itumo

Executive Search · Talent Intelligence · Workforce Strategy

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One platform. Two distinct journeys.

Choose the path that matches what you need today.

For candidates

Make your next move with clarity.

Career strategy and positioning

Resume, LinkedIn and interview support

Live executive and leadership roles

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For businesses

Build the leadership your strategy requires.

Executive and confidential search

Talent intelligence and market mapping

Fractional talent leadership

AI recruitment and workforce advisory

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For businesses

Senior talent problems, solved with evidence.

From one critical appointment to a complete hiring operating model, every engagement is led personally by Brian.

Executive Search & Leadership Advisory

C-suite, board and confidential headhunting with leadership assessment built in.

C-Suite SearchExecutive SearchBoard Search

Fractional Chief Talent Officer

Executive-level talent leadership without a full-time executive hire.

Hiring StrategyExecutive HiringTalent Function Design

AI Recruitment Advisory

AI strategy, automation and governance for recruitment transformation.

AI Recruitment StrategyRecruitment AutomationATS Advisory

Rapid Talent Scaling

Sprint-based hiring for startups, scale-ups, VC- and PE-backed growth.

StartupsScale-upsVC-backed Companies

Embedded Talent Partner

Flexible recruitment leadership and immediate hiring capability.

Recruitment LeadershipFull-cycle Executive & Senior HiringHiring Intelligence

Workforce Strategy & Talent Intelligence

Workforce strategy, talent intelligence and leadership advisory for boards.

Workforce PlanningOrganisation DesignSkills Forecasting

For candidates

Tools and support for a sharper career move.

Choose the level of support you need, from a focused strategy session to complete career positioning.

Career Services

Strategy consultations, resume and LinkedIn support, interview preparation and executive positioning.

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159 Live Opportunities

Search confidential and public mandates by role, market, industry, location and work mode.

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Career Technology

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Proven impact

Decisions backed by market intelligence. Outcomes measured in business impact.

31 days

Average time to fill

98%

Offer acceptance

330k+

Professional reach

50+

Markets covered

FMCG / Wellness36 days

Marketing Director

Executive marketing leader for premium brand expansion in Africa.

36 days

Time to fill

Campaigns in 90 days

EV / Clean Energy33 days

Charging Infrastructure Manager

Scaling EV charging infrastructure for rapid fleet growth.

33 days

Time to fill

Stations installed

EdTech27 days

Partnership Associate

Expanding university partnerships across Africa.

27 days

Time to fill

New partnerships

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Professional journey

Built across search, technology and business transformation.

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Independent Executive Search & Talent Advisor

Advising CEOs, founders, boards and talent leaders on executive search, talent intelligence, workforce strategy and AI-enabled hiring.

Market intelligenceLeadership assessmentOperating systems

About Brian

Independent perspective. Operator-level execution.

I work with founders, CEOs, boards, investors, CHROs and ambitious professionals at moments when talent decisions carry real strategic weight. My approach combines direct market access, structured assessment, intelligence and practical delivery.

FoundersCEOsBoardsInvestorsCHROsHR LeadersScale-upsHigh-growth CompaniesMultinational OrganisationsFamily BusinessesDevelopment OrganisationsGovernment Institutions

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Signature frameworks

The Brian Itumo Talent Intelligence Framework™

Turns market, competitor and compensation data into leadership decisions boards can act on.

Executive Leadership Mapping Framework™

Maps every credible leader across competitors and adjacent industries before a search opens.

AI Recruitment Transformation Framework™

Sequences AI strategy, automation, governance and analytics into a 60-day transformation.

Future Workforce Strategy Framework™

Aligns workforce planning, skills forecasting and organisation design to the business plan.

Executive Search Excellence Method™

How engagements work

Define the decision and success profile

Build evidence through market intelligence

Execute, assess and support the outcome

For businesses

Let’s solve your hiring challenge.

Share the mandate, transformation or workforce question you need to address. You’ll receive a confirmation immediately and a personal response within one business day.

Global search and advisory coverage

Confidential, senior-led conversation

Evidence-led recommendations

Talent decisions that move businesses — and careers — forward.

One platform. Two distinct journeys.

Make your next move with clarity.

Build the leadership your strategy requires.

Senior talent problems, solved with evidence.

Executive Search & Leadership Advisory

Fractional Chief Talent Officer

AI Recruitment Advisory

Rapid Talent Scaling

Embedded Talent Partner

Workforce Strategy & Talent Intelligence

Tools and support for a sharper career move.

Career Services

159 Live Opportunities

Career Technology

Decisions backed by market intelligence. Outcomes measured in business impact.

Marketing Director

Charging Infrastructure Manager

Partnership Associate

Built across search, technology and business transformation.

Independent Executive Search & Talent Advisor

Independent perspective. Operator-level execution.

The Brian Itumo Talent Intelligence Framework™

Executive Leadership Mapping Framework™

AI Recruitment Transformation Framework™

Future Workforce Strategy Framework™

Executive Search Excellence Method™

Certified Talent Acquisition Specialist

ATS and Talent Acquisition Expert

Recruitment Automation Specialist

AI-Powered Recruiter

Certified Executive Search Specialist

Artificial Intelligence

HR as a Strategic Business Partner

Corporate Recruiting Professional Certificate

Optimizing Your Candidate Outreach Strategy

LinkedIn Recruiter: AI-Powered Talent Acquisition

Interviewing a Job Candidate for Recruiters

Diversity Recruiting

Creating a Compelling Job Description

Uncovering Unconscious Bias in Recruiting and Interviewing

Leveraging Agentic AI in HR

Strategic Human Resources

Applied AI for Human Resources

Learning LinkedIn Recruiter

Tech Recruiting Foundations: Recruiting for Blockchain

Tech Recruiting Foundations: Recruiting DevOps

Tech Recruiting Foundations: Recruiting for Cloud

Tech Recruiting Foundations: Waterfall, Agile and DevOps for Recruiters

Tech Recruiting Foundations: Recruiting for the IT Department

Tech Recruiting Foundations: Recruiting Software Developers

Tech Recruiting Foundations: Understanding Hardware and Operating Systems

Tech Recruiting Foundations: Introduction

Talent Sourcing

Technical Recruiting

Google Digital Marketing

Cyber Security

Kofax Technician

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