Embedded & fractional recruiting
Talentero embeds senior recruiting expertise directly inside your team, providing full-cycle hiring for founders and talent leaders who need results, without the overhead of a full-time hire or the markup of an agency.
The challenge
Roles open, pipelines start from scratch, and hiring managers get inconsistent support: agencies bring candidates but not structure, and stretched internal teams don't have the bandwidth to fix that. Most companies don't have the volume to justify a full-time recruiter, but contingency agencies charge 20–25% of salary per hire, with incentives built around closing fast, not closing right.
The approach
Talentero integrates directly into your team, running full-cycle hiring, representing your brand in the market, and bringing consistency to how roles are defined, evaluated, and closed. Not resume-sending. A hiring function that actually works.
What Talentero does
Full-cycle recruiting support, embedded directly in your team, culture, and workflows, scaling up for hiring sprints and down when priorities shift.
Direct outreach to active and passive candidates who aren't scrolling job boards, sourced for genuine fit, not resume volume.
A hiring funnel built for speed and candidate experience, from first outreach through to a signed offer.
Workforce plans aligned to your growth roadmap, so you're ready to hire before the need becomes urgent.
How we work together
Plug into your Slack, ATS, and hiring workflows. Learn your team, culture, and hiring bar, quickly.
Map the hiring roadmap, define the bar for each role, and align on compensation and process.
Run full-cycle recruiting: sourcing, screening, coordinating, and closing your priority roles.
Add capacity when hiring ramps. Pull back when it doesn't, without switching partners.
Why Talentero
Great hiring requires more than finding candidates. It requires understanding the business, building the right strategy, and knowing what it takes to scale teams in high-growth environments.
Talentero was founded by Nathan Li, who has built his career across every stage of company growth: enterprise technology companies including Amazon Web Services and Meta, high-growth scale-ups like Jane App and Aquanow, and early-stage startups from pre-seed and seed onward. His background also includes agency recruiting, giving him a full view of how hiring works on both the in-house and agency side. Throughout his career, Nathan has partnered directly with founders, executives, and hiring leaders to solve complex hiring challenges, build critical teams, and support companies through periods of rapid growth.
Talentero brings the perspective of an internal talent leader with the execution of a dedicated recruiting partner, helping startups and scaling companies build the teams required to reach their next stage of growth.
Trusted by clients and candidates
"I had the pleasure of working with Nathan, who joined our team on a full-time contract basis as an in-house recruiter. Nathan's approach to recruitment is exceptionally methodical and well-structured. Throughout our collaboration, he demonstrated a keen understanding of our hiring needs by asking insightful questions about our plans, expectations, and processes. His ability to directly source candidates is particularly noteworthy, showcasing his proactive nature and deep understanding of the talent landscape. Nathan's contributions have been invaluable, and I highly recommend him to any organization seeking a recruiter who can deliver results with precision and care."
"Nathan was a major contributor to helping Jane grow headcount during his time at the company. His focus on improving the quality of the recruitment and interview processes has helped immensely by creating a sustainable method for the company to use during hiring. Nathan was also a leader in ensuring people involved in hiring were supported by setting up on-boarding and learning systems to train others to participate in the hiring processes. As a Staff Developer, I'd work with Nathan again in a heartbeat, because his attention to detail and care for everyone involved in the hiring process makes everyone involved better."
"I directly managed Nathan in his role on the AI Sourcing team at Meta. Nathan is a strong and capable Sourcer, with expert knowledge in both high volume and one to one recruitment techniques. He pivoted multiple times to new pipelines and consistently showed up as one of the most skilled and accomplished individuals on our team. In my time managing Nathan, I saw him set and exceed the high goals that were set for him, and achieve the even higher goals he set for himself. Nathan stands out as an achiever and held not only himself, but his peers and leaders accountable for doing what they could do for both their growth, and the success of the business. I sincerely recommend Nathan for a Sourcer or Recruiter role within any organization, his next team will be very lucky to have him."
"I've had the privilege of working with Nathan at Jane.app where he was instrumental in hiring some of our top talent. He is very thoughtful and strategic in how he thinks about building a pipeline and partnering with the hiring managers. He also played a key role in how we could think about up-levelling our hiring process, while still remaining inclusive. There's no doubt that Nathan is a strong recruiter and in a world where there are a shortage of developers, I'd recommend Nathan to help you find your next technical hire."
"I had the pleasure of working with Nathan while he was on the recruitment team at Jane as both someone he supported in hiring and as a manager looking to hire engineers to my team. As a candidate myself, Nathan was incredibly kind and transparent about every step of the interview process. It made interviewing smooth and left me with a really positive impression of the company. As a manager, Nathan was a wonderful recruiter. It was very clear that any candidate he proposed was going to be a top talent candidate. Even with very specialized roles, he did a wonderful job finding and vetting candidates. I also really appreciated Nathan's desire to improve our hiring processes. He approached every problem with curiosity and was a phenomenal partner in solutioning and advocating for improvements. I'd highly recommend Nathan! He is a great recruiter and a wonderful person to work with!"
"I worked with Nathan when building a new team in AWS Vancouver, at the time Nathan was stretched pretty thin as he was supporting another 17 teams as a sourcing recruiter, despite of that he was able to setup a good framework and for us to work together and meet my hiring needs. Working with Nathan was a pleasure and I would recommend him to any organization with aggressive hiring needs looking for a top notch recruiter."
"I highly recommend Nathan. I had the pleasure of working with him from February 2019 to April 2020, and I can confidently say he is a person of impeccable character. Nathan's competency, commitment, and reactivity consistently impressed me. He successfully organized an urgent recruitment event for a special candidate within a couple of days, despite the challenges of coordinating multiple people on short notice. He was also very involved in improving our recruitment process, helping filter candidates and make hiring more efficient at scale. His advice and involvement saved me significant time and effort and were key to my recruitment success at Amazon. Nathan is always available to help and support others. Whatever difficulties we encountered, he made himself available to answer questions and provide support. It was a privilege to work with Nathan, and I wholeheartedly recommend him. I have no doubt he will make a strong addition to any team."
"I've worked with Nathan as both an incoming candidate and as a hiring manager. Regardless of what side of the experience I found myself, I really appreciated the quality of Nathan's communications. I always knew where things were at, what was next, and felt an openness from Nathan that goes a long way both as a candidate (where I am being vulnerable and worried about rejection) and as a hiring manger (where I am growing my team and care deeply about who joins). Keep up the great work Nathan!!"
"I am a Software Engineer under Recruiting Products org in Meta. Nathan as a sourcer at Meta was a great partner for us dogfooding, brainstorming product ideas, and launching our projects. Nathan, was amongst very few sourcers, that went above and beyond to make sure our product launches are a success. He identified multiple key features that were missing from the product, kept his time explaining them to us very patiently which led to a better user adoption for our product eventually. He is very patient, willing to take extra time to help directionally, and has been a great partner with the engineering team."
"I've had the pleasure of working alongside Nathan on the recruitment team, and it's been nothing short of inspiring. His impact is felt across the team through his thoughtfulness, work ethic, and ability to execute at a high level. Nathan is a strategic thinker who knows how to move things forward, he's proactive, solutions-oriented, and consistently builds strong relationships with hiring managers. He also leads with empathy and care, showing up as a true partner to both candidates and peers. What stands out most is his generosity with his knowledge, he's always open to sharing ideas, offering support, and mentoring others. He's the kind of Senior Recruiter who makes the entire team better, and I've learned a lot just by observing how he operates. Any team would be lucky to have Nathan on their side :)"
"Nathan did a fantastic job helping us with our recruiting needs. He took the time to listen in order to understand the requirements and the working conditions for the positions offered. We had a very tight timeline that required a lot of leg work and testing of the candidates to get them in the door as quickly as possible. Nathan was able to fill five vacancies for the same position in the short time he was given. We greatly appreciated all of his hard work in helping us find the employees we needed."
"Nathan is a passionate and hardworking recruiter. He was a valuable part of my team's hiring process. He helped me streamline our process and spend time where it mattered the most. Any organization would be lucky to have him."
"Nathan and I worked closely together during our time at Jane App. He has a natural talent for relationship-building, not just with his hiring teams but also with candidates. He values transparency and respect, which he demonstrates in every interaction with colleagues, hiring teams, and candidates. While hiring for product development at Jane, I had the opportunity to work alongside Nathan, and he was an invaluable knowledge resource as I learned the ins and outs of hiring for technical roles. He's a strategic thinker, a strong relationship builder, and has incredible attention to detail. On top of that, he's simply a joy to be around! He would add value and impact to any project, team or company!"
"I had the pleasure of working with Nathan on Meta's technical recruiting team where he was both a Technical Sourcer and a Senior Technical Sourcer focused on building out our full stack, backend, ML, and AI engineering teams. Nathan reported directly to me for a short while, but remained in my rollup where he made significant contributions to our recruiting team as well as the engineering teams he supported. Nathan is a great teammate, colleague, and contributor. He is sets a high personal bar for personal success, but he also balances that with his dedication to the culture and experience of everyone around him on the team. Nathan is very capable, motivated, and passionate, and I would highly recommend him for a role on any recruiting team."
"I've had the pleasure working with Nathan while we were both at Meta. He has the capability to dive deep into challenging profiles while mentoring other recruiters about sourcing techniques. Nathan has a great ability to leverage his knowledge and expertise to drive impact which was reflected in our Canada sourcing initiatives, where he was able to develop an effective sourcing and engagement strategy, executed mapping projects, and facilitated sourcing sessions focused on Canada remote. His L&D sessions accelerated our team's understanding of the unique market insights in Canada and contributed to our success in achieving 200% offer to goal in the Canada Market last year. Nathan is solid all around and I would highly recommend him for any sourcing/recruiting roles in the future."
"During my time at Facebook (Meta), I had the privilege of collaborating and also mentor Nathan, who I found to be an outstandingly intelligent, dedicated, and current professional in his field. His ability to identify and engage with hard-to-reach talent, particularly high-level Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) engineers, was particularly impressive. Nathan consistently demonstrated great communication skills, attention to detail, and dedication and care to his work, which greatly contributed to the success of the teams we worked with. I strongly recommend Nathan Li to anyone seeking a highly skilled and committed sourcer, and I would enthusiastically welcome the opportunity to work with him again."
"Nathan and I were both hired into Meta's (Facebook) first ever Recruiting team in Canada in 2020. From the beginning Nathan quickly achieved operational excellence, positioning himself in the top percentile for offer extension output and interview conversion rates; maintaining this position for 3 straight years in our SWE recruiting organization. He has a strong project track record, most notably for facilitating org-wide training in Engineering hiring manager partnerships for outreach and sourcing in Canada. The combination of strong technical recruiting, relationship building, and training skills makes Nathan a strong asset to any future team he's part of!"
"I was Nathan's Onboarding Guide when he first joined Meta and I had the pleasure of watching him grow and succeed over his time here. I was especially impressed by Nathan's ability to ramp up quickly in an environment that was ambiguous, fast paced, and constantly changing. He made my job easy as his mentor :) Nathan always came prepared to our meetings with thoughtful questions and I never had to say the same thing twice. He is a fast learner who quickly became a top performer and was promoted to a trusted senior member of the team. Nathan is super smart, capable, and self-sufficient!"
"Nathan's ability to understand a hiring team's needs and put into place a recruiting strategy that aligns to support and ultimately deliver results is truly impressive. As his mentor he came to me with truly thoughtful questions and solutions to tough business challenges which shows his ability to dive deep and effectively deal with ambiguous problems. Nathan's strong work ethic, intuitive problem solving abilities, and friendly demeanor make him a true pleasure to work with and I'm excited to see the continued growth trajectory of his career."
"Nathan worked with my AWS organization in Vancouver during a very intense hiring spree. I especially appreciated Nathan's contributions in organizing full day hiring marathons that were executed flawlessly. I hope we will get a chance to work together in the future, Nathan!"
"Nathan worked with me as my technical sourcer, he's very focused on the hiring goals, and effective at managing the recruitment pipeline providing timely updates and proactively finding solutions to increase the candidate funnel. I would recommend him as a great technical sourcer."
"When Nathan took over as the Account Manager for TransLink at Ignite Technical Resources in Q1 2018 I was impressed how quickly he built rapport and trust with myself and other IT Leaders at TransLink. He took the time to meet with me on a regular basis to understand our organization, our culture, and my particular needs so he could best position his recruiting efforts to present qualified candidates to us. Nathan is a diligent and personal individual with a lot of transparency. He is highly motivated to work on behalf of his clients which I came to appreciate. I sincerely wish him success in his HR career!"
"Great person to work with very sharp and detail oriented. Looking out for the company's needs is Nathan's priority."
"It's been a pleasure working with Nathan Li who helped me worked on our staffing needs recently. He's very enthusiastic and very easy to work with."
"I had the pleasure of working with Nathan for 2 years. Nathan worked at a temporary staffing company that my company used. Nathan would ensure he fully understood the needs of each position I had to fill and recommend excellent candidates for the roles. Nathan always conducted himself with professionalism while being friendly as well. Nathan would act with urgency when required while still paying attention to ensure he vetted the candidates properly."
"I have worked with Nathan over the course of about 4 years and he has consistently proven to me his dedication to finding the right people for the roles we needed to fill. He is always available and gave me the impression that we were the most important. Thanks Nathan, your efforts are appreciated!!"
"I was fortunate enough to be able to work with Nathan when I joined Randstad. Nathan brought a level of energy and enthusiasm to the role each and every day that was unsurpassed. His ability to be present and in the moment allowed him to be effective with clients and candidates alike. Nathan is a team member that will not go amiss and will ensure to strive the team forward. I wish him all the best in any roles he moves ahead with."
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