Senior performance and growth hiring, led by experience
We specialise in senior performance, growth and CRM hiring for roles close to revenue. In founder-led, VC-backed and PE-backed businesses, these hires carry real responsibility, which is why every search is led with judgement, context and years of experience.
Nearly two decades of digital and performance hiring expertise
A network built on relationships
A process built on alignment
Welcome to KEO Digital
I’m Kate O’Shea, founder of KEO Digital Ltd.
We specialise in recruiting Digital Performance, Growth and senior marketing leaders for high growth brands and startup businesses.
What We Do
We help businesses hire exceptional performance, growth, CRM and marketing leaders who can make an immediate impact. This is hands-on, boutique recruitment, combining speed, judgement and a deep understanding of the digital growth market.
Why We Exist
Because the right people accelerate growth. Because momentum matters. And because experience makes the difference when hiring into roles that shape revenue, teams and missions. With 18 years in digital recruitment, we help businesses hire with confidence and move forward faster.
How We Work
Human first. Intuition led.
Boutique by design. Every search is grounded in alignment. Every hire strengthens the mission. Because purpose only scales with people.
Three ways to build mission-aligned growth
Every search is boutique by design. Choose the level of partnership that fits where your business is now – and where it’s going next.
ALIGN
Exclusive Search
High-impact hires. Zero compromise.
Single, critical roles
Values and capability aligned
Pay on success
Learn moreACCELERATE
Retained Search
Senior, mission-critical hires.
Reserved search window
Role shaping and market insight
Behavioural and values assessment
Learn moreAMPLIFY
Growth Hiring
Scalable hiring without friction.
Credits or subscription
Ongoing pipelining
Embedded hiring partner
Learn moreKate works out what type of person you need and goes and finds them. Easy to work with, helpful & thoughtful. A recruiting ally.
Nick Leech
– Senior Digital Director
– GoDaddy
KEO is for founders who care about mission, people and impact
If you’re building something meaningful and hiring decisions carry real weight, this partnership will feel natural.
Start a conversationWhat sets KEO apart
Boutique, human and values-led from first brief to final hire.
Founder-Led,
Always
You work directly with the founder on every search – no handovers, no juniors, no dilution.
Alignment
Before Volume
Candidates are assessed for values, behaviour and capability – together, not separately.
Human Judgement, Not Automation
Hiring decisions are driven by experience, instinct and context — not algorithms or box-ticking.
Built for
Mission-Led Growth
Designed specifically for founders building something that matters.
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Work with KEO Digital
If you’re a founder building something that matters and hiring decisions carry real weight, this partnership will feel natural.
Thoughtful, founder-led recruitment designed to protect your mission and accelerate growth.