Seán Smyth — CEO
15 years in technical recruitment will teach you a few things... One of them is that adding engineers to a stalled roadmap often creates more overhead than momentum. I've placed thousands of contract and permanent hires but the pattern repeats itself enough that you start asking different questions. That's what led me to OAK'S LAB. We're a Prague-based software development partner for US Series A-D ventures - 65+ products built, $7B+ combined valuation, partners including Nasdaq Private Market, Blackpoint Cyber and Capital Markets Gateway. What makes us different is the strong technical depth of Prague coupled with our partnership model: fully autonomous squads across Engineering, QA, PM and Design that manage their own execution. No hand-holding required. I run both sides of the house here; connecting with Tech Leaders who've outgrown their current capacity and building the internal team that delivers for them. It's an unusual combination, but 15 years of technical recruiting makes you a useful person to know when you're scaling faster than the internal team can handle. For those thinking longer term, we also help US ventures build permanent engineering hubs in Prague - handling the architecture, onboarding and logistics so you retain 100% of the knowledge. You would be joining Microsoft, Oracle, Rapid7 and SentinelOne amongst many others that already have R&D centers here. If your roadmap and your team's capacity are out of sync, let's talk.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Technical Recruitment Expert specializing in scaling teams for Software Development and Fintech industries.
Location: Prague, Czechia
Experience: 16 yrs 8 mos
Skills
- Business Development
- Strategic Insights
- Technical Recruitment
- Talent Acquisition
- Recruiting
- Recruitment Strategy
- Recruitment Management
Career Highlights
- 15 years in technical recruitment.
- Increased hiring volume by 104% in one year.
- Successfully operationalized new candidate markets.
Work Experience
OAK'S LAB
VP Strategic Partnerships & Talent (4 mos)
Head of Talent Acquisition (1 yr 8 mos)
CMG (Capital Markets Gateway)
Talent Acquisition (1 yr 8 mos)
Robert Half
Associate Director - Technology (2 yrs)
Senior Business Manager - Technology (3 yrs 10 mos)
Division Manager - Finance & Accounting (3 yrs)
Senior Consultant - Finance & Accounting (10 mos)
Recruitment Consultant - Finance & Accounting (2 yrs 5 mos)
Travelling The World
Travelling The World (2 yrs 11 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) at University of Galway
