Hire the multiplier, not the headcount.
NZ candidates matched on experience, cultural fit and what they can actually build. Create an account to use our recruiting wizard, or search a sample of our candidates.
- 1,000+ community members
- 10% of first-year base salary
- 90 days guarantee on permanent hires
From a plain-English brief to a scored shortlist.
Describe the role
Tell us what you need in plain English, including the team culture. We turn it into a structured role profile you sign off.
Calibrate
Rate a few candidates, so the match learns what you actually weigh up.
Get a shortlist
Every candidate scored against your role on skills, experience and cultural fit, with the reasoning shown.
Meet and hire
Request introductions. Names and employers are shared once the practitioner accepts.
A few of the people you would find.
Names and employers are shown once a candidate accepts your introduction.
You pay when you hire. Not before.
Success-based: nothing upfront, and nothing for a role that does not fill. Volume arrangements on request.
of first-year base salary for permanent hires, invoiced when you hire, with a 90-day guarantee.
of the agreed hourly rate for contractors.
Looking for a role yourself? Create a free community profile.
AI experts who built a hiring platform.
Not recruiters who picked up AI last week. Colab Talent grew out of New Zealand's AI community: 1,000+ members who share what they are building every week. We know what good looks like because we do the work.
Before you hire.
Why can't I see names?
Candidates choose to be found, and choose who they meet. Names, employers and salary expectations are shared once they accept your introduction.
How is the match score worked out?
In search, profiles are scored against the brief you type. Once you sign off a role profile, every candidate is scored against it on skills, experience and cultural fit, and you see the reasoning behind each score.
What does it cost?
10% of first-year base salary for a permanent hire, or 20% of the agreed hourly rate for a contractor. Nothing upfront, no retainer, and nothing for a role that does not fill.
Do you recruit outside New Zealand?
No. Colab Talent matches New Zealand practitioners with New Zealand roles.