Apply People act as an extension of your brand into the technology market. We are a thoughtfully assembled team of technology recruitment experts each with our own strengths and carefully curated networks to broaden your search parameters. Our people embody our company values (collaboration, accountability and responsibility) and are the very reason we maintain our 5* reputation and retain our valued customers. Meet the senior team below.

Rob Riley
Managing Director and Owner

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With over 25 years of experience in technology recruitment, Rob specialise's in supporting organisations across the Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) sector. Rob's expertise spans leadership, IT/OT, cyber security, architecture, and asset management—areas that are fundamental to the resilience and performance of essential services. Rob bring's deep market knowledge, a strong network, and a clear understanding of the unique challenges faced by organisations operating in highly regulated and mission-critical environments.

Rob's approach is built on long-term partnerships rather than transactional recruitment. He work's closely with a select portfolio of clients, taking the time to understand their strategic objectives, organisational culture, and technical requirements. This enables Rob to deliver tailored hiring solutions that go beyond simply filling roles—ensuring alignment, longevity, and measurable impact for both clients and candidates.

Rob operate's exclusively on a retained, contingent, and interim basis, with a strong emphasis on exclusivity and trust. This model allows me to dedicate the necessary time, focus, and resources to each assignment, consistently delivering high-quality outcomes. His clients value the discretion, commitment, and precision I bring to every search, whether it’s a critical leadership hire or a highly specialised technical role.

As a specialist in CNI technology recruitment, Rob is committed to helping organisations secure the talent they need to operate safely, innovate confidently, and meet the demands of an increasingly complex digital landscape. Rob's reputation has been built on consistency, integrity, and results—making me a trusted partner to organisations that cannot afford to compromise on talent.

Robin Kirby
Managing Consultant

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Robin is a specialist technology recruiter with over 16 years’ experience supporting SaaS businesses across the UK in building high-performing engineering and product teams. Robin works closely with leadership teams to attract the right people required to design, build and deliver modern SaaS platforms.

Over the course of his career, Robin has developed strong expertise and networks of people in SaaS across the software development ecosystem and supports organisations ranging from early-stage and venture-backed scale-ups through to established technology businesses.

Robins customers are often multi year relationships who continue to return for Robins services. These long term relationship builds happen because Robin is proactive, consultative and aims to act as an extension of the customer business; taking time to understand each organisation’s technology, culture and long-term objectives in order to deliver aligned hires that strengthen teams and support business success.

Most importantly, Robin focuses on delivering a recruitment process that is transparent, collaborative and enjoyable for everyone involved, and not something clients and candidates simply have to endure.