Technology · Digital · Leadership
Senior expertise. Direct access. Recruitment with judgement.
Technology and digital recruitment, personally led from first conversation to final appointment.
Interface is a founder-led boutique consultancy for New Zealand organisations hiring technology, digital and leadership talent. You work directly with an experienced recruiter who knows the market, looks beyond the CV and tailors the support to what you actually need.
Founder & Recruitment Consultant
Founder-led
You deal directly with me.
I'm Emma Allen. I have spent more than 15 years in recruitment, in agencies and inside organisations, and I set up Interface so clients could work with an experienced recruiter rather than a sales team.
Having hired from the inside, I understand the decisions behind a vacancy: the budget conversation, the team you are building, the risk of getting it wrong and the time it takes from everyone involved. That shapes how I brief a role, how I represent you to candidates and how I advise when the market doesn't match the plan.
I have worked in recruitment, in-house and agency-side, at organisations including Hays, The University of Auckland, IAG New Zealand, Fletcher Building and Autogrow.
The Interface approach
The judgement you're paying for
A good search is a series of decisions, not a sequence of tasks. Here is what I look for at each stage.
Take the brief
What success looks like in twelve months, and which requirements are real and which are habit.
Understand the organisation
Your team, culture, pace of change and how a candidate will see the opportunity.
Map the talent
Who is out there, where they sit, what they earn and what would make them move.
Assess beyond the CV
Leadership, communication, judgement and adaptability, alongside technical depth.
Negotiate and close
Offers that work for both sides, managed through to the start date.
Services
Support shaped to the hire
From a single specialist appointment to research before you commit, every engagement is scoped with you and agreed in writing.
Permanent Recruitment
Specialist technology and digital appointments, standard or exclusive.
Read more →Executive & Leadership Search
Structured, committed searches for senior and business-critical roles.
Read more →Confidential Search
Discreet appointments and replacements that can't be advertised.
Read more →Talent Market Mapping
The Interface Talent Brief: know the market before you hire.
Read more →Embedded Recruitment
Hourly, daily or project support inside your team, with no fee per hire.
Read more →Talent Advisory
Role scoping, salary benchmarking and hiring strategy.
Read more →Beyond the CV
A considered shortlist, not a stack of CVs.
Algorithms are good at matching keywords. They are poor at judging how someone leads, explains, decides and adapts. Every Interface shortlist is assessed by a person, with AI used only for research and administration.
Leadership
How they set direction and build a team.
Communication
How they explain technical work to the business.
Judgement
The decisions they have made under uncertainty.
Adaptability
How they have handled change and transformation.
The right appointment can change the direction of a business.
Start with a confidential conversation about the role, the market and the best way to approach it.