Billie Spencer

Co-Founder

United Kingdom12 yrs 6 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Expert in scaling tech teams from Seed to Series C.
  • Built a network of 40,000+ connections in recruitment.
  • Focus on long-term partnerships and candidate care.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a specialist in recruitment for AI and tech startups.

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Skills

Core Skills

RecruitingTechnical Recruiting

Other Skills

SourcingExecutive SearchLeadershipSalesCustomer ServiceAdministrative WorkReceptionist DutiesFinancial ServicesManagementClinical ResearchDebt ManagementHuman ResourcesClinical TrialsClinical MonitoringClinical Data Management

About

Iโ€™m Billie, Founding Principal Recruiter at HUG ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿผ I support AI and tech startups as they build and scale their teams. My focus is scaling Tech and GTM teams from Seed to Series C, where every hire counts. Iโ€™ve partnered with founders building from scratch, teams going through inflection points, and candidates making meaningful career moves. Iโ€™ve placed across engineering and go-to-market functions, working closely with clients who value long-term thinking, transparency, insight, and pace not transactional recruitment. Typical hires I support: โžก Software Engineers (across the stack) โžก CTOs & senior technical leaders โžก Sales Directors โžก Account Executives โžก SDR's Iโ€™ve built a network of 40,000+ connections over the years by being relationship-led, honest, and human.... influencer era still loading ๐Ÿ˜….. Outside of work: dog-obsessed ๐Ÿถ, mental health advocate, people person, Turkish food lover, traveller, and a lifelong gadget nerd. If youโ€™re building a team or thinking about your next step, letโ€™s connect.

Experience

Hug

Founding Senior Principal Consultant

Oct 2025 โ€“ Present ยท 5 mos ยท London Area, United Kingdom ยท Hybrid

  • At HUG, we believe recruitment should feel personal - because the best teams are built on real connections.
  • We are a specialist Technology and Finance Tech recruitment consultancy, placing exceptional talent in Engineering, Product, Design, Leadership, and buy-side and sell-side finance roles. From early-stage AI and fintech startups to high-growth scale-ups and established enterprises across the UK, Europe, and US, we help ambitious companies hire the people who move the needle.
  • What makes us different is true partnership and care. We take the time to understand the unique challenges and ambitions of our clients, offering practical insights on talent availability, compensation trends, and candidate perceptions of your brand. Weโ€™re not here for quick fixes - weโ€™re here to help you hire smarter, faster, and more sustainably.
  • Candidates matter just as much. We guide every person with transparency, respect, and support - from first conversation to long after theyโ€™ve started.
  • Weโ€™ve partnered with some of the biggest names in tech and finance, delivering exceptional results in high-growth and challenging markets.
  • Ready to build something lasting?
  • Billie@hugrecruitment.com
RecruitingTechnical RecruitingSourcingExecutive SearchLeadership

Trust in soda

Senior Principal Consultant

Mar 2024 โ€“ Aug 2025 ยท 1 yr 5 mos ยท On-site

Wave talent

Staff Tech Recruiter

Mar 2023 โ€“ Mar 2024 ยท 1 yr ยท Hybrid

Numi

Senior Technical Recruiter

Jan 2022 โ€“ Mar 2023 ยท 1 yr 2 mos ยท London, England, United Kingdom

  • We scale tech companies and help people move forward, we have a profound reputation for results, crafting solutions with you to deliver a human-centric approach to recruiting.
  • Numi is all about the creation of a โ€œnew meโ€, by listening closely to each person's unique motivations, we help candidates to become the best versions of themselves.
  • >> ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ƒ๐จ๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ - ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก โค๏ธ ๐’๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ž ๐”๐ฉ
  • At DrDoctor, I played a pivotal on-site role with a primary focus on recruiting highly skilled Software Engineers specialising in both frontend and Full Stack development.
  • >> ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ - ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐ŸŽ ๐š๐ข-๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ-๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฉ
  • During my time at Bother, I collaborated closely with the team, concentrating on the expansion of their Full Stack JavaScript team through strategic hiring. Additionally, I also contributed to wash-up sessions following final interviews.
  • >> ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ง๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญs - ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿš€
  • Throughout my time at Collective Benefits, I actively engaged with the team on-site, channeling my expertise towards sourcing and recruiting top-tier polyglot engineers. My role involved intricate collaboration and strategic initiatives aimed at identifying and onboarding highly skilled professionals who possessed diverse language proficiencies.

Zebra people

Principal Consultant

Jul 2020 โ€“ Dec 2021 ยท 1 yr 5 mos ยท London, England, United Kingdom

Salt

2 roles

Principal Consultant

Promoted

Dec 2018 โ€“ Jul 2020 ยท 1 yr 7 mos

  • If youโ€™re a client looking to hire or are a candidate seeking your next career placement or please donโ€™t hesitate to contact me.
  • Onsite experience:
  • >> ๐Š๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐Š๐ข๐๐ฌ - ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ (Jul - Sep 2019)
  • >> ๐Ž๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ - ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ (May - Sep 2019)

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Jun 2017 โ€“ Jan 2019 ยท 1 yr 7 mos

  • Salt is an award-winning global recruitment agency at the forefront of everything that is cutting-edge in digital.
  • We focus on 4 key areas: creative, marketing, sales and technology across permanent, contract, retained and temporary recruitment services. Additionally, we offer project services, digital recruitment outsourcing (โ€œDROโ€) and HR Solutions. We have placed with over 500 clients internationally, including brands that are attracting, retaining, measuring and converting users and consumers, as well as agencies, system integrators, vendors and consultancies that are selling or implementing new digital solutions.
  • We build teams of digital specialists, who ensure that clients are able to create the latest and most innovative digital technologies or achieve digital transformation. Being the largest recruiter for digital globally, we can help with anything from a sole key hire to a global recruitment drive.
  • With 8 international offices in New York, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Auckland and our headquarters in London, we have extensive networks and with over 150 staff available, we have successfully completed thousands of searches all across the globe.
  • We are fully committed to the issues of diversity & inclusion. This is paramount in every one of our client, candidate and colleague relationships.
  • If youโ€™re a client looking to hire or are a candidate seeking your next career placement or contractual assignment please donโ€™t hesitate to contact me bspencer@welovesalt.com
  • JS Technologies/Tools: JavaScript | ECMAScript | jQuery | JSON | Underscore.Js | Angular.Js | React.Js | Redux | Node.Js | Backbone.Js | Vue.Js | Bootstrap | Ember.Js | Phantom.Js | Jasmine | Karma | Mocha
  • โœ‰ bspencer@welovesalt.com
  • โ˜Ž +44 (0)207 928 2525
  • ๐Ÿ“ฑ+44 (0)7860 863 031 (anytime)
  • โ‡จ www.welovesalt.com/

Vantage recruitment solutions limited

JavaScript Technology Recruiter

Aug 2015 โ€“ May 2017 ยท 1 yr 9 mos ยท Redhill, United Kingdom

  • Team Leader of Vantage Recruitment Solutions JavaScript Team. The team work with candidates and clients across London and the United Kingdom | Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague โ€“ Netherlands | Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich โ€“ Germany | Paris โ€“ France | Barcelona, Madrid โ€“ Spain.
  • We support clients throughout the hiring process when the very best in JavaScript candidates are required. Itโ€™s imperative that we as technology recruiters understand the reasons why our clients hire and by being acutely aware of the latest technology developments we are able to produce candidate options that have both the technical and personal attributes needed! Due to our exceptional screening process weโ€™re able to offer both candidate and client the very highest standard in a technology recruitment experience.
  • If youโ€™re a client looking to hire or are a candidate seeking your next career placement or contractual assignment please donโ€™t hesitate to contact me billies@vantagerecruitment.co.uk
  • JS Technologies/Tools: JavaScript | ECMAScript | jQuery | JSON | Underscore.Js | Angular.Js | React.Js | Redux | Node.Js | Backbone.Js | Vue.Js | Bootstrap | Ember.Js | Phantom.Js | Jasmine | Karma | Mocha

Santander consumer finance, uk

Debt Recovery

Nov 2011 โ€“ Feb 2014 ยท 2 yrs 3 mos

Education

Woodcote High School

Jan 2004 โ€“ Jan 2009

Woodcote Sixth Form

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