Owned by Rob Shannon and Gavin Fox, we are a Tech Recruitment business specialising in helping organisations scale their teams.

We build product, engineering and go-to-market teams with a laser focus on delivery, partnering closely with founders and leadership teams to understand what truly makes their business tick.

We hire product-centric Engineering and GTM teams for Seed to Series B startups globally, moving at startup speed and with founder-level urgency.

With offices in Dublin and London, we work with SaaS organisations across Ireland, Europe, and the US — from Seed through to IPO, specialising in the moments where scaling the team really matters.

We’re obsessed with helping founders scale.

No noise - Just high-quality teams, built properly..

Why work with us

Product-centric engineering & go-to-market hiring

Supporting founders globally — grounded in Ireland’s tech ecosystem 🇮🇪

At Needl, we partner with ambitious founders and VC-backed teams to build high-impact Product, Engineering and GTM functions, from first hires through to scale

Our services

Recruitment 101

A one-off role to fill?

We support permanent and contract hires across Engineering, Product and GTM - fast, focused and founder-led.

Partnerships

A fully retained model where we act as your de-facto Talent function.

We take ownership of hiring across multiple roles, manage the full process end-to-end, and deliver exceptional candidates, all at a reduced blended rate.

You focus on building. We handle the rest.

Retained Search

An exclusive, high-touch approach for your most critical hires.

Designed for leadership and specialist roles, aligned tightly with your long-term business and growth strategy.

Who we work best with

If you want a true partner, one who invests time in understanding your product, your market and how you scale, we’re for you.

If you’re looking for a large, PLC-style multinational recruitment firm, we’re probably not the right fit and that’s intentional.