Product / Project recruitment

Paul Church

Managing Director

Location: London

Paul joined the Group as Managing Director of ECOM and InterQuest Specialist Staffing in June 2019, bringing with him 11 years’ experience working his way up the ranks in one of the most established recruitment companies in the world. He has a very strong reputation in the Tech Recruitment industry, having built his network and his brand on trust, integrity and transparency. As well as defining a concrete presence in niche, talent short markets, he has built and led successful teams who follow his ethos.

Paula Saffin

Associate Director

Location: London

Paula is ECOM’s longest standing consultant with 12 years’ experience with many clients and candidates coming back to her time and time again, enjoying her personable and efficient approach. She has led teams and has achieved some amazing personal and team successes over the years, mainly specialising in agency recruitment and currently across Project Management, Strategy and Resource. She loves the Digital industry and what can be achieved, but also having studied Psychology, this is another area of real interest for her and helps day to day in really getting to understand a good ‘match’. Being half Italian she loves to cook, as well as travel to Italy and explore new countries/cities and attend various music festivals. Her current new interests are photography and discovering different Gins for her new drinks trolley!

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Rob Sugden

Practice Director

Expertise: Senior Appointments

Location: Manchester

Rob is ECOMs Director for Manchester. He leads our teams across the North & Midlands operating in Digital Tech, UX & Design, Product & Project and Marketing & eCommerce. He’s had over 15 years of recruitment experience in Manchester, building an extensive network. Over the years Rob has created a reputation for working with the best candidates and the most interesting companies! He’s passionate about Manchester’s digital scene and has loved being part of its ever evolving journey. Outside of work when he’s not spending time with his family, he can be found Rock Climbing or enjoying Manchester’s amazing music scene.

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Ryan Smith

Manager

Location: London

I Lead the Product Team at ECOM incorporating UX. My personal discipline is Product Architecture and Development into IoT transformation and Industry 4.0. Have recruited for over 10 years however the last 6 in IoT have been the most enjoyable and relatable.

Often found playing golf, was once a professional. Alas, you’ve probably guessed by this Bio I didn’t quite make it. Theoretically take part in for more physical activity than I actually do although I have just started to play Squash. I enjoy summer evenings on my Harley Davidson and plan to tour Europe next year.

I facilitate and run my own IoT Breakfast meet-ups which address real life use cases and transitions in IoT. Ask for more info or check out my LinkedIn page.

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Max Flint

Senior Consultant

Location: London

Max is a Product recruitment specialist based in London, who recruits for digital product professionals for companies in London. Max works with FTSE 100 companies right the way through to exciting new start-ups. With a genuine interest in all things digital, Max takes a consultative and friendly approach to sourcing great talent. Max works with a range of Product professionals, including Product Managers and Product Owners, Product Leads to CPOs/Heads of Product. Prior to his career in recruitment Max studied Audio Engineering at the School of Audio Engineering (SAE Institute) in London and has since pursued all things sound and music related as a hobby since graduating in 2017. Both friends and colleagues consider him a foodie, and you’ll likely find him wondering borough market on a lunchtime.

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Jake Sharrock

Senior Consultant

Location: Manchester

Jake Sharrock is a Senior Product Consultant, who works solely with Product Managers and Product Owners in the North West. Jake has first-hand experience on both sides of the fence, (previously being an in-house recruiter) this has given him insight of what his clients need, making him extremely efficient in finding talent. Jake sees the positives in every situation, looking for solutions rather than problems and making friends rather than contacts. He throws himself into things with ridiculous enthusiasm. Jake is from Wigan originally, so you will usually find him in a bakery looking for pies.

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Liam Thomson

Associate Consultant

Location: London

Liam is an Associate Consultant coming from an Environmental background with a BSc honours degree in Geography obtained from the University of Dundee. He has a high level of experience in client focused roles across various sectors with a keen interest in digital transformation and helping others reach their potential.

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Toby Ruff

Associate Consultant

Location: London

Toby is an Associate Consultant who specialises in Product & CRM at ECOM. Prior to joining ECOM, Toby worked in the property sector for 3 years and has a keen interest in the Digital sector and ensuring both clients and candidates are given a thorough end to end service. Toby is originally from Waterloo in South London, so you will most likely find him down the Southbank in the summer or tucked away in a Pie & Mash shop in the winter!