Talent That Scales Growth

Talent is a growth lever. Most businesses treat it like a cost.

We help private equity-backed and multi-site organisations build talent capability that unlocks revenue, improves EBITDA, and enables scale.

This is not recruitment. This is workforce strategy, operating model design, and execution.

Awards & Recognition

HRD Magazine HR Hot ListNamed 2025 & 2026
Australian HR AwardsHR Team of the Year ×3 & Best Use of Technology
TALiNT TIARA AwardsTA Team Excellence & Best Use of Technology
Internal Talent AwardsBest Tech Stack ×2, Innovation, Candidate Experience & Enterprise Team

Why Talent Reimagined

We Operate at the Intersection of Talent, Operations, and Value Creation

Led by Derek Del Simone — Founder & Fractional Chief Talent Officer. 20+ years operating at executive level across private equity-backed, multi-site platforms under growth pressure. Our work is grounded in execution — not theory.

20+

Years in Talent Acquisition

1,100+

Annual hires delivered

90%

Agency reliance reduced

3,000+

Workforce scaled to

Derek Del Simone — Chief Talent Officer

Derek Del Simone

Founder & Fractional Chief Talent Officer

Private Equity Talent Transformation

What We Do

We build talent capability that removes that constraint.

Diagnose & De-risk

Identify where talent will limit performance — before it shows up in results.

Talent due diligence
Workforce risk and scalability assessment
100-day plans

Design the Model

Build Talent Acquisition as a commercial function aligned to growth and cost.

Operating model design
Workforce strategy and planning
Technology architecture

Build & Execute

Replace dependency with capability.

Internal sourcing engines
AI-enabled hiring models
Hard-to-fill workforce strategies

Scale & Optimise

Move from reactive hiring to predictable delivery.

Talent supply engines
Executive and critical hiring strategy
Ongoing advisory

Where We Engage

We are typically engaged when:

Growth is constrained by hiring
Agency spend is materially impacting EBITDA
Talent functions are reactive and not built for scale
Workforce planning is disconnected from commercial targets
Post-acquisition integration requires workforce alignment
Talent technology and AI are not delivering measurable ROI or scale

Engagement Model

Every Engagement is Led Directly. No Layers, No Handoffs.

01

Advisory and consulting engagements

02

Transformation mandates (interim or project-based)

03

Private equity and board advisory

04

Talent technology and AI implementation

Let's Connect

If talent is your constraint — we fix it.

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Private Equity Talent Transformation · Multi-Site Workforce Scale · AI-Enabled Talent Acquisition