A note from the partners
We started Marlowhire because we were tired of watching good searches turn into bad batches.
Alex spent seven years hiring analytics teams at Canadian consumer startups. Rae ran talent at a fast-growing Prairie energy company through two hyper-growth years and one restructure.
Between them, they'd sat on both sides of a bad search too many times. So they built the agency they'd wanted to work with.
Four things we don't do
No pipelines
Every search is mapped from scratch. We don't recycle candidates between clients.
No CV floods
Three to five people per shortlist. Each with a written brief.
No exclusivity theatre
We ask for exclusivity only when we've earned it — usually after the first placement.
No ghosting
Every applicant hears back within seven days. Even the ones we can't help.
The studio
Five people. On purpose.
- Alex MarlowPartner · Data & EngineeringFormerly Analytics Lead at Wealthsimple.
- Rae FinchPartner · People & MarketingEx Head of Talent, Shopify.
- Sam OkaforSenior Consultant · WebPrev. Engineering Manager, Skip.
- Noa WeissConsultant · DataAnalyst turned recruiter.
- Iris ChenResearchRuns candidate mapping across all four practices.