Talent Advisory for High-Growth Startups

Hire fast—without the typical agency overhead. 14+ years. 600+ placements. Every search is founder-led, relationship-driven, and built around what you actually need—not what fits our business model.

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Executive Search | Agentic AI | Product Management | Full Stack Engineering | Data Engineering | GTM

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  • "During a critical hiring season, Erik Charles Consulting delivered flexible, high-impact recruiting solutions across Full Stack, Data, Cloud, and Backend roles. Erik quickly grasped our technical challenges and seamlessly aligned with engineering leadership—offering not just recruiting support, but thoughtful guidance on hiring best practices. One of Erik’s standout strengths is his ability to screen for high-potential candidates using structured, behavioral-based methods that effectively qualify real-world experience. This approach helped surface talent that might otherwise have been overlooked and ensured each hire aligned with both our technical needs and company culture. We ultimately hired five exceptional engineers—now among our top performers—who have since referred additional strong talent into our pipeline. From a talent acquisition leadership perspective, this was a true partnership: collaborative, strategic, and respectful of boundaries. Erik’s involvement allowed us to focus on improving hiring across other areas of the organization. We placed our trust in Erik, and that trust paid off."

    Stephanie Schindler, Recruiting Leader, Series C Startup (Ex Amazon)

  • "Working with Erik and ECC was a standout experience. The process was consultative, efficient, and high-quality from start to finish. What stood out most was the care and precision in how candidates were presented—every introduction felt thoughtful and aligned. ECC not only understood our technical requirements but also translated them seamlessly while incorporating my leadership values into the search. With each new role, we had a strong candidate identified within three weeks."

    Eden Klein, CTO, Early Stage Healthtech Startup

  • “Proactive. Reliable. Erik and the team organically established a relationship that didn't feel forced or fake.”

    Content Design Leader, Fortune 100 Tech Company

  • "I found their approach to the process different from other agencies I worked with. They optimize for quality over quantity and made sure that the candidates sent over met our requirements in all aspects."

    VP Engineering, Series B Medtech Company

  • "Erik’s professionalism has been foundational in establishing a positive working relationship with our company and he helped us build and maintain a team of 12 Cloud Software Engineers that supported the growth of our security product across multiple organizations and hundreds of new tenants."

    Engineering Program Manager, Fortune 100 Tech Company

  • "I can blindly certify Erik as one of the top recruiters who is a very efficient manager and a highly skilled client relations executive as well.”

    Product Strategy Manager, Oracle