Recruiting from TLR Consulting Group

Technical Recruiting and Leadership Search

We find the engineers, technical specialists, and senior leaders that technical companies cannot afford to get wrong. We recruit across technology, startups, and B2B, and we excel in manufacturing and industrial tech.

We recruit forEngineering + technical rolesCommercial + go-to-market rolesSenior leadershipStartup + growth-stage hires

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FocusTechnical and expertise-led companies
RolesTechnical, commercial, and leadership
Where we excelManufacturing and industrial technology

Technical talent and the leaders who run the business.

Trevor spent years recruiting across manufacturing, technology, and startups, with a focus on technical and leadership hires. These are the seats we know best.

01Technical + engineering

Engineering + technical

The people who keep complex products moving. We know these roles from a decade of working beside them inside industrial automation.

  • Controls engineers
  • Automation engineers
  • Application engineers
  • Design engineers
  • Product engineers
  • Software + hardware
02Sales, product, marketing

Commercial + go-to-market

People who can sell technical products to technical buyers. This is the side of the business our marketing practice lives in every day.

  • Sales engineers
  • Business development
  • Product marketing
  • Marketing leaders
03Across technical B2B

Senior leadership

Leaders for technology companies, startups, B2B services, and manufacturers, searched with deeper referencing and a clear view of the first year.

  • Directors
  • Vice presidents
  • General managers
  • Executive roles
04Funded and scaling teams

Startup + growth stage

Key early hires for companies that need someone to build the function from the ground up, set the standard, and grow the team behind them.

  • First key hires
  • Heads of function
  • Founding leaders
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Why a marketing firm recruits The best candidates are not applying.

They have to be found, and then they need a story worth leaving for. That is a marketing problem, and it is the work we do every day.

Five steps from open seat to signed offer.

Every search follows the same rhythm, so you always know where it stands and what comes next.

  1. 1
    Define

    Define the seat.

    An intake with the hiring manager on scope, must-haves, compensation range, and what success looks like in the first year.

  2. 2
    Position

    Build the pitch.

    We write the story of the role and the company: the reason a strong candidate would take the call.

  3. 3
    Reach

    Go to passive talent.

    Targeted research and direct outreach on LinkedIn and beyond, aimed at people who are not job hunting.

  4. 4
    Assess

    Screen for depth.

    Structured conversations on technical depth, leadership, and fit. You see a short list with notes, not a stack of resumes.

  5. 5
    Close

    Land the hire.

    Interview coordination, feedback loops, references, and offer support through acceptance.

01

We know the work

Trevor spent more than a decade inside an industrial automation manufacturer, working alongside engineers, sales engineers, product managers, and executives. We can tell the difference between a controls engineer and an applications engineer before the first call.

02

We know how to reach people

LinkedIn outreach and relationship building is what we teach companies through the 5C system. We use the same approach to find and start real conversations with candidates who are not looking.

03

We make the company worth joining

Strong candidates look up your leaders before they reply. Our marketing and LinkedIn enablement work helps make sure they find a credible company and people worth working for.

04

We take leadership hires seriously

A wrong senior hire costs months and momentum. Leadership searches get deeper referencing, closer alignment with the people the hire will report to, and a clear view of what the first year has to deliver.

Recruiting works better next to marketing.

Each TLR practice makes the others stronger. Clients can start with one and add the others when it makes sense.

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Marketing services

A story candidates believe

Positioning, content, and a clear reason your company matters give every search a stronger pitch.

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B2B LinkedIn enablement

Leaders candidates trust

Credible profiles and visible expertise from your team turn a cold message into a conversation.

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Recruiting + leadership search

Hires who carry it forward

New people arrive at a company that already knows how to show up for buyers and future candidates.

Questions hiring leaders ask.

Straight answers before we talk about a specific role.

Do you only recruit for manufacturers?

No. We recruit for technical and expertise-led companies across technology, startups, B2B services, and manufacturing. Manufacturing and industrial technology are where we excel, thanks to Trevor's years inside the industry.

Which roles are the best fit?

Roles where the hire needs real domain knowledge or has to lead people: engineering and technical specialists, sales engineers and commercial roles, and director-level through executive leadership.

Can you help us become easier to hire for?

Yes. Through our marketing and LinkedIn enablement practices, we can strengthen your employer story and your leaders' presence on LinkedIn, so candidates find a credible company when they look you up.

How do we get started?

Email Trevor with the role, location, and timeline. We will set up a short intake call to define the seat and confirm we are the right fit for the search.

Tell us about the seat you need to fill.

Share the role, the location, and the timeline. We will tell you how we would approach the search and whether we are the right partner for it.