Built to take responsibility for recruitment that matters.
A founder-led Recruitment Project Management consultancy, established in New Zealand in 2017 and working across New Zealand, Australia, the GCC, Ireland and the UK.
Important hires shouldn’t be run as vacancy admin.
Tallann exists for requirements that need more than activity: the work defined properly, the right market covered, the evidence made visible and one person accountable for getting to a decision.
Sometimes that means challenging the role before going to market, or telling a client that the salary or structure is what’s holding things up.
Kieran O’Shaughnessy.
Kieran has spent more than two decades in recruitment, executive search and workforce delivery across New Zealand, Australia, the UK, Ireland and the GCC, mainly in engineering, infrastructure, construction and the built environment.
Before founding Tallann, he personally delivered more than 600 hires in about 18 months on a major programme in Saudi Arabia, and held leadership responsibility within a wider programme of around 1,500 hires. That was Kieran’s experience, not Tallann’s company history, but it’s where the RPM model came from.
The person who agrees the brief is the person accountable for delivering it.
Deliberately focused.
Clients work directly with Kieran from the first conversation to the appointment. Tallann doesn’t claim offices or staff it doesn’t have. Its reach comes from experience, research, direct engagement and following the capability wherever it is.
What clients can expect.
Clarity before activity
Objective, capability and constraints agreed before anyone goes to market.
Coverage built around the requirement
Not limited to a network, a database or whoever answers an ad.
Evidence without theatre
An honest report of what the market says, even when it challenges the plan.
Proportionate structure
RPM where it’s justified, something simpler where it isn’t.
Visible accountability
Scope, progress, risks and decisions kept clear throughout.
“From our first meeting Kieran was determined to deliver on all of our wants and needs for the role. Firm but fair, he clearly outlined the risks we could face and provided expert advice to help with our decision.”
“Kieran is the kind of senior recruitment professional you want to work with. His skill, knowledge, drive and enthusiasm for delivering results are unparalleled. If you want excellence in execution, Kieran is your guy.”