Recruitment
End-to-end search for growing teams: from brief and proactive headhunting through to behavioural interviews, references and offer negotiation.
- Financial services & lending
- Technology, sales & marketing
- Niche & hard-to-fill roles
Recruitment
Find the people who stay.
Search-led recruitment with 15+ years of People & Culture experience behind every hire.
- Financial services
- Technology & engineering
- Sales & marketing
Fractional HR
Keep the people you hire.
Senior People & Culture support by the day, the project or the hour. No full-time hire.
- Onboarding & retention
- Performance & contracts
- On-demand advisory
Financial servicesLendingTechnologySalesMarketingBusiness support
Where to start
However you've arrived here
01Find talent02Find work03Fractional HR
You're building a team
I map the market and find the people your business needs, including the ones who'd never reply to an ad. Permanent search, or fractional HR to keep them.
You're looking for a role
Deal directly with the person doing the search. Honest market insight, no ghosting, and a move that fits where you want to take your career.
You need people support
People & Culture expertise by the day, the project or the hour, without a full-time salary.
What I do
Two ways to work together
Fractional HR & advisory
People & Culture expertise on a flexible, part-time basis to structure your team, stay compliant and guide your managers without a full-time salary.
- Onboarding & retention
- Performance & contracts
- On-demand advisory
About Trace Talent
What it means to trace
Danielle Calleja
Founder, Trace Talent
I'm Danielle Calleja, and I started Trace Talent on one idea: the best hires come from someone who understands your business, then goes and finds the right person, rather than waiting for one to answer an ad.
After 15+ years in People & Culture, I read people for a living. My network runs deepest in banking, finance and lending, though I hire well beyond those sectors too.
When you work with Trace Talent, you work with me, not a rotating cast of junior consultants. Straight talking, no pitch, and respect for everyone's time.
Let's chatHow I work
Track down the right fit
I don't wait for active job-seekers to answer a generic ad. I map the market and go find the people your business needs.
Uncover hidden gems
The best hire often has an unorthodox CV. If someone has the real capability to do the job, I'll find them.
Map careers honestly
I won't push anyone into a bad fit for a quick fee. Candidates get straight guidance toward the move they want.
Leave a positive mark
Straight talking, always. Your time, your talent and your goals get treated with respect. Anything less wastes everyone's energy.
Start a conversation
Let's find the people who stay.
Scaling a team, need people support, or thinking about your next role? Get in touch. No pitch.