Written by Harriet Kirkpatrick

The Complete Guide to Technology Executive Search

Written Tuesday, 2nd June 2026

Senior technology hiring is not standard recruitment with a bigger salary attached. When a business needs a CIO, CTO, CISO, Chief Data Officer, Head of Product, VP Engineering or a transformation leader, the challenge is rarely just finding someone with the right title.

Written by Harriet Kirkpatrick

Why Senior Technology Hires Shape the Success of Transformation Programmes

Written Monday, 18th May 2026

The success of a transformation programme often comes down to the quality of decisions made around it. Technology matters.

Written by Lara Webb

The Biggest Workplace Challenges Right Now and What They Mean for Hiring Strategy

Written Wednesday, 13th May 2026

The biggest workplace challenges facing organisations today are rarely isolated problems. A retention issue can quickly become a delivery issue, a skills gap can increase pressure on already stretched teams, and hybrid working can expose weaknesses in communication, onboarding and leadership if the right structures are not in place.

Written by Harriet Kirkpatrick

Technology Recruitment as a Strategic Function, Not a Hiring Activity

Written Friday, 1st May 2026

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Written by Harriet Kirkpatrick

How Organisations Build Stronger Technology Leadership Teams

Written Tuesday, 21st April 2026

A Different Standard for Technology Leadership Technology leadership is now measured differently. The expectation is no longer just to run systems or deliver programmes.

Written by Harriet Kirkpatrick

Digital Transformation Strategy: Aligning Technology, People and Outcomes

Written Tuesday, 7th April 2026

Digital transformation is most often framed as a technology challenge. New platforms, modern architectures, data capability, cloud adoption.

Written by Harriet Kirkpatrick

The Hidden Cost of Poor Technology Hiring Decisions

Written Monday, 23rd March 2026

When digital transformation stalls, technology is rarely the root cause. More often, the problem sits with people.

Written by Harriet Kirkpatrick

10 Questions to Ask When Your Tech Hiring Process Is Too Slow

Written Tuesday, 10th March 2026

When a critical technology role sits open for weeks or months, the consequences compound quickly. Projects stall.

Written by Harriet Kirkpatrick

The People Side of Digital Transformation: What Operating Models Miss

Written Tuesday, 3rd March 2026

Digital transformation strategies tend to begin with structure. New operating models.

Written by Sean Hanly

10 Questions Tech Leaders Should Ask Before Joining a Transformation-Led Organisation

Written Monday, 23rd February 2026

Digital transformation attracts ambitious leaders. It promises pace, visibility and influence.

Written by Sean Hanly

Can You Get End-to-End Digital Transformation Support That Aligns Technology and Talent?

Written Thursday, 12th February 2026

Digital transformation rarely fails because the strategy is wrong. It fails because delivery is fragmented.

Written by Sean Hanly

Change Fatigue in Digital Transformation: How Leaders Reduce Burnout Without Slowing Delivery

Written Tuesday, 3rd February 2026

Change Fatigue in Digital Transformation: How Leaders Reduce Burnout Without Slowing Delivery Digital transformation has become an endless relay of programmes, restructures, and platform changes. What starts as momentum often degrades into something more insidious: cumulative exhaustion that undermines energy, engagement, and outcomes.

Written by Lara Webb

Contingent, Campaign or Managed Service? Choosing the Right Recruitment Solution

Written Tuesday, 5th August 2025

Most organisations approach technical recruitment with a familiar pattern: they need to hire someone, so they call a recruitment agency. This single-approach method often produces mediocre results with extended timelines, inflated costs, and compromised candidate quality.

Written by Tim Donaghy

Building an AI-Ready Team: Overcoming the Talent Challenge

Written Monday, 28th July 2025

Artificial Intelligence and data capabilities have moved beyond competitive advantage to become essential business infrastructure across UK sectors. From retail personalisation to financial risk modelling, manufacturing optimisation to healthcare diagnostics, the ability to extract actionable insights from data now fundamentally shapes organisational performance.

Written by Sean Hanly

How organisations can successfully navigate digital change when technology is the enabler, not the solution

Written Monday, 21st July 2025

Mota is a technology leader with experience as both a tech lead inside major sports organisations like FIVB and Volleyball World and now as part of N3XT Sports, supporting clients through digital transformation. With a background in both marketing and computer science, he brings a user-centric approach to technology implementation in the sports industry. “Technology […]

Written by Lara Webb

Fast-Track Digital Team Scaling: Hire Tech Talent Quickly with a Specialist Partner

Written Monday, 30th June 2025

This article reveals how innovative companies are dramatically compressing tech hiring timelines through strategic partnerships with specialised recruiters. Learn how businesses are gaining competitive advantage by accessing technical talent in weeks rather than months, enabling them to seize market opportunities that traditional recruitment cycles would miss.

Written by Sasha Rochester

Stealth Mode: A CIO’s Guide to Discreet Job Hunting (Keeping Your Career Moves Confidential)

Written Monday, 23rd June 2025

For technology executives, career transitions require exceptional discretion. When you hold a visible leadership position, your career exploration can have significant ripple effects on your current team’s stability, ongoing projects, company perception, and ultimately your professional reputation.

Written by Rob Carswell

How timing, business impact, and human factors shape successful digital evolution

Written Monday, 16th June 2025

A conversation with Boris Felts Boris Felts is a product and technology leader with extensive experience in the video sector. He has guided companies through major technological transitions from hardware to software solutions and now into the cloud and AI era.

Written by Harriet Kirkpatrick

A Leadership Framework for People-First Digital Transformation

Written Monday, 9th June 2025

Executive Summary Digital transformation has become an imperative for UK organisations across all sectors. Yet despite significant technology investments, many initiatives fail to deliver expected value.

Written by Harriet Kirkpatrick

How to Choose the Right Tech Recruitment Partner

Written Monday, 26th May 2025

Why Your Choice of Recruitment Partner Matters Finding and securing the right talent can be the difference between digital transformation success and costly project delays. With technical skills in high demand and the best candidates often already employed, partnering with the right technology recruitment specialist has become a strategic decision for forward-thinking organisations.

Written by Tim Donaghy

The Hidden Job Market: How UK Tech Executives Find Roles You’ll Never See Advertised

Written Monday, 19th May 2025

In the executive technology landscape, what you see isn’t what you get. At least 70 percent of openings are never posted or made public.

Written by Lara Webb

Why Digital Transformations Fail: Putting People at the Centre of Change

Written Monday, 12th May 2025

Digital transformation has become a strategic imperative for UK organisations across every sector. From financial services to manufacturing, healthcare to retail, companies are investing unprecedented resources in cloud migration, data platforms, AI integration and modernised infrastructure.

Written by Harriet Kirkpatrick

People-Powered Digital Transformation: Why Technology Alone Doesn’t Deliver Change

Written Monday, 14th April 2025

Digital transformation has become a strategic imperative for UK organisations, yet despite record investment levels, success rates remain stubbornly low. The root cause isn’t technological capability but insufficient focus on the human dimension.

Written by Sasha Rochester

Career Planning: Navigating Your Tech Leadership Journey

Written Monday, 14th April 2025

Managing your career as a senior technology leader isn’t about job seeking. It’s about sustained growth, clarity of direction, and preparing for opportunities before they arise.

Written by Pete Skilton

Unlocking career development with Pathways

Written Tuesday, 18th March 2025

Did you know only 29% of employees are “very satisfied” with their current career development and pathway opportunities available at their company? At TRIA, we believe that our team are our most valuable part of our brand.

Written by David Kirkpatrick

TRIA has a new Associate Director

Written Saturday, 18th November 2023

It gives me great pleasure to announce the promotion of one of our dedicated team members. It’s great when we get to see our team excel in their roles and achieve their career aspirations, which is what makes this announcement such a special one.

Written by Harriet Kirkpatrick

TRIA Talks Episode #6

Written Tuesday, 8th March 2022

TRIA Talks | Episode 6 | Ft. Pete Williams & George Linehan In this episode of TRIA Talks, Shey sits down with Pete Williams, who is the current Director of Data and Online, at Penguin Random House and George Linehan,  Senior Consultant at TRIA Recruitment – View trailer >