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Rob founded the Google Chicago recruitment effort and oversaw the highest producing Software Recruitment Team Globally. He spearheaded numerous efforts under the direction of the Board of Directors and was tasked with overseeing Global Technology Recruiting at Motorola post-Google acquisition. After leaving Google, Rob joined Citadel where he oversaw hiring for Global Technology, Quant Research, Sourcing, College, and Ph.D. Recruitment.
Rob lives outside of Chicago with his wife Ashley and 3 children. He loves fantasy football, bourbon, and spending time with his friends & family.

Throughout his career, Matt has worked across almost all aspects of tech recruiting from software engineering, to core infrastructure and dev-ops, and just about everything in between. He is passionate about technology and cares deeply about matching candidates with opportunities that will help them lead happier lives both at work and at home.
Matt lives outside of New York City with his wife Jen and 2 children. He loves spending time with family and friends, relaxing, and enjoying time at the Jersey shore.

Who we are

Rob and Matt

Together, we have over 30 years of experience in technical recruiting at the highest levels of the industry. We’ve consistently hired elite talent at places like Google, Citadel, Jane Street, and TwoSigma. It eventually became time to take our recruiting abilities and branch off with our own mission, and thus came the inception of Highlands Talent Group, where we place 50+ of Engineers (Software, Staff, DevOps, SRE), Data Scientists, CTOs, and Tech Leadership each year.

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Why choose us?

We move fast.

We’ve spent the majority of our careers working internally in leadership capacities as recruiters. We understand the importance of forging strong relations with hiring managers and maintaining the employer brand. We know how to expedite and refine recruitment processes. It’s why companies give us exclusive roles to fill, and how we have a 100% candidate offer delivery rate.

For candidates

It’s all about you.

Our company access is your biggest asset. We only work with firms if we have direct access and relationships with the hiring manager and leadership. With these relations, we deeply understand our clients, their culture, the roles, and their respective interview process. Our recruitment process is unique as we reverse engineer opportunities based on what matters to you. Thus, it is always our first task to understand your background, interests, and career goals, in order to provide you with the data and opportunities for you to be in full control of your career path.

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I had an unbelievable recruiting experience with Highlands Talent Group. Within 24 hours of my first meeting with Rob, companies had reached out to schedule interviews—I had offers within three weeks. If I ever decide to search for another role, there’s no question I’m calling Rob.

Daniel Park

Software Engineer @ Gemini

For employers

Talent, guaranteed.

We know what you’re looking for; we know who you’re looking for. Our eye for technical ability has been refined over many years at the most competitive companies in the tech and financial industries. We’ve both been the top revenue generators and software engineering sourcers at our previous respective firms. We’ve built sourcing functions from the ground up, and spearheaded diversity hiring initiatives for countless clients. We’ll deliver the candidates that you need.

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We only use Highlands Talent and recommend them to anyone looking to hire extremely high-quality talent. They take time to understand your culture and values, are open and honest about each of their candidates, and truly consider what is best for your company.