Ben Leighton is a seasoned executive recruiter and technology talent strategist, renowned for delivering senior hires across complex, high-growth, and high-impact environments. Ben supports clients in building high-performance teams that unlock strategic execution and accelerate growth.
SPECIALIST SERVICES
- Executive Search & Retained Recruitment
- Fractional & Interim Leadership Appointments
- Strategic Workforce Planning & Talent Pipelining
- Go-to-Market Recruitment Strategy & Direct Sourcing
- Contract Recruitment, Project Consulting, Statement of Work
CLIENT SECTORS
- Venture Capital & Private Equity
- Startups, Scale-ups, SaaS, AI & Emerging Tech
- GreenTech, CleanTech, Energy & Renewables
- HealthTech, Healthcare & Aged Care
- Financial Services, FinTech & Insurance
- Telco, Construction, Engineering & Critical Infrastructure,
- Professional Services, Managed Services, Consulting
GEOGRAPHIES
- Australia, USA, UK, New Zealand, Europe, Singapore, Japan
Before & Outside ICG
As the Founder & Director of a specialist IT recruitment firm and the former Director of IT recruitment at Robert Walters, Ben partners with leaders across VC and PE-backed ventures, startups, scale-ups, financial services & enterprise organisations to identify, attract, and embed exceptional talent.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Founder & Director – The Talent Vault
- Delivering leadership and strategic IT hires across global markets.
- Former Technology Director – Robert Walters
- Built and led Australia’s highest-performing tech recruitment practice globally.
- 400+ Senior Technology Hires across 150+ clients
- Including C-Suite, VPs, Transformational Leadership, Engineering, Architecture
- Organiser – BeerOps Tech MeetUp
- Australia’s largest tech networking community with 10,000+ members.
SPECIALIST VERTICALS
- IT | C-Suite
- Cyber Security
- Data, AI, Machine Learning
- Software, Digital, Product
- Cloud, DevOps, Engineering, Architecture
- GTM, Sales, Presales, SaaS
- Project Services, Change, BA’s, Transformation
CREDENTIALS & COMMUNITY
- Bachelor of Psychology & Applied Science
- Advocate for diversity, values-aligned hiring and impact-driven leadership
- Mentor to Australia’s technology, startup, and innovation ecosystem
- Community meetup organiser | Cyber Security, Cloud & DevOps, Data, AI/ML
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Contact Phone: +61 407 668 871