Tech Founder | AI Enthusiast | DevOps Expert

First Class CS degree. 20 years in technical recruiting. 2,000+ placements.                  
                                                                                               
I've built engineering teams from seed stage through to Palantir, and served as a strategic hiring partner to Insight Partners' portfolio companies. 

Currently running TalentPipe, retained search for VC-backed startups in AI/ML, fintech, and dev tools.          

What I bring:

  → Technical fluency that engineers and CTOs respect                                          
  → Founder and CTO-level relationships across NYC and London                                  
  → A track record of placements that stick (2+ year average tenure)                           
  → 14-day average time-to-offer vs 44+ industry standard                                      
                                                                                               
"Rich served as an invaluable partner to our companies, consistently providing strategic guidance and helping teams scale."
                                 
— Kaitlyn Doig, Insight Partners

Selectively taking on retained partnerships and embedded talent engagements.

Rich Roberts

Consumer Goods, Packaging and Manufacturing expert
30 years Executive Human Resources experience 
Private Equity, Venture Capital backed, and early growth specialist

Let's connect!
📅 https://calendly.com/christina_group928/30-minute-discovery-call
✉️ Christina@Group928.com
🌐 https://www.group928.com/
☎️ 864-334-6979

Christina Stroud

Private equity recruiting is hard — and not for the reasons most people think.

It’s not about finding talent.
It’s about finding the right leader for a very specific moment in a company’s lifecycle.

PE-backed companies need executives who can move fast, lead through change, scale systems, and hit aggressive growth targets — often at the same time. The margin for error is small. The timeline is short. And the expectations are high.

What worked in a steady-state manufacturing business often breaks in a PE environment. 
✔️Different pace 
✔️Different pressure
✔️Different playbook.

That’s why PE recruiting isn’t transactional. It’s strategic.

When the leadership hire is wrong, the growth plan stalls.

When it’s right, everything accelerates.

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Christina Stroud, SPHR

HR Executive impacting your bottom line through Executive Search | Packaging and Manufacturing | Private Equity | Start-ups & Growth stages

Want to know what leadership quality is a non-negotiable when interviewing with me for a PE manufacturing role?

Pro Interview Tip: Have a specific example ready to discuss in the interview.

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