Talentero

Talentero provides embedded and fractional recruiting support for founders and talent leaders who need results without the overhead of a full-time hire or the markup of an agency. The firm embeds senior recruiting expertise directly inside teams, providing full-cycle hiring support. Talentero was founded by Nathan Li, who brings 14 years of recruitment experience built across every stage of company growth, from enterprise technology companies including Amazon Web Services and Meta to high-growth scale-ups such as Jane App and Aquanow, to early-stage startups from pre-seed and seed onward. Nathan has built his career helping founders, executives and hiring leaders solve complex hiring challenges, build critical teams and support companies through rapid growth. With 100 or more positive LinkedIn recommendations and experience hiring across 12 or more countries globally, Nathan has developed deep understanding of how hiring works on both in-house and agency sides.

Talentero's services include Embedded and Fractional Recruiting, which provides full-cycle recruiting support integrated directly into team workflows and scaled based on hiring needs. Strategic Sourcing involves direct outreach to active and passive candidates who are not scrolling job boards, sourced specifically for genuine fit rather than resume volume. Process Optimisation builds hiring funnels designed for speed and candidate experience, from first outreach through to signed offers. Talent Mapping and Planning aligns workforce plans to growth roadmaps, ensuring readiness before hiring becomes urgent.

The company's approach combines the perspective of an internal talent leader with the execution of a dedicated recruiting partner. Talentero integrates into teams through Slack, ATS and hiring workflows, learning company culture and hiring bars quickly. The firm strategises by mapping hiring roadmaps, defining role bars and aligning compensation and process. Execution involves running full-cycle recruiting - sourcing, screening, coordinating and closing priority roles - with the ability to add capacity during hiring sprints or pull back when priorities shift, providing sustainable partnerships that scale with business needs.