Specialist HR, People & Talent Acquisition Recruitment – United States
Macmillan Davies is a specialist HR recruitment consultancy connecting businesses across the United States with experienced HR, People & Culture and Talent Acquisition professionals.
With more than 45 years dedicated to the HR profession, we combine specialist market knowledge with an established network of HR talent, supporting businesses from ambitious scaleups to established organisations.
San Francisco, CA | New York, NY | Austin, TX
Why Macmillan Davies
For more than 45 years, Macmillan Davies has specialised in HR recruitment. It isn't one practice area among many – it's what we do.
Our consultants recruit across Human Resources, People & Culture and Talent Acquisition, giving us a detailed understanding of the roles we recruit, the challenges facing HR leaders and the experience businesses need at different stages of growth.
In the US, we support businesses ranging from fast-growth scaleups and VC and PE-backed organisations to established companies looking to strengthen their HR and People teams.
Whether you're making your first senior People hire, expanding an existing HR function or looking for specialist expertise, we can help you access HR talent across the US.
Our consultants specialise in HR, People & Culture and Talent Acquisition recruitment, giving clients access to genuine market expertise rather than a generalist recruitment service.
We understand the pace and complexity that comes with growing businesses, including organisations moving from Series A through later-stage growth and IPO.
More than 45 years in specialist HR recruitment has given us an established network of HR professionals, combined with growing reach across key US talent markets.
Where we recruit
Our US recruitment network focuses particularly on three of the country's key business and talent markets – San Francisco, New York and Austin – while supporting organisations and HR professionals across the wider United States.
San Francisco, California
We support businesses across San Francisco and the wider Bay Area with specialist HR, People and Talent Acquisition recruitment.
Home to a thriving technology, AI, SaaS and fintech community, the Bay Area creates distinct challenges for growing People teams. We help businesses find HR professionals who can operate at pace while building the structures needed for long-term growth.
New York, New York
We recruit HR and People professionals for organisations across New York, with particular expertise supporting businesses operating across financial services, fintech, professional services and technology.
From senior HR leadership appointments to specialist People and Talent Acquisition roles, we help organisations identify professionals with the experience to operate in complex and rapidly changing businesses.
Austin, Texas
We support growing businesses across Austin and the wider Texas market with specialist HR and Talent Acquisition recruitment.
Austin's technology and scaleup community has created demand for experienced People professionals capable of supporting rapid growth, organisational change and evolving workforce requirements.
Roles we recruit
Whether you're building a People function from the ground up or adding specialist capability to an established HR team, Macmillan Davies recruits across the full HR and Talent Acquisition spectrum.
How we can help
We support organisations with HR recruitment at different levels and stages of growth, from individual specialist hires through to senior People leadership appointments.
We recruit permanent HR, People and Talent Acquisition professionals across the US, from specialist and business partnering roles through to senior People leadership appointments.
When businesses need additional capability, specialist expertise or support through a period of growth or transformation, we connect them with experienced interim and contract HR professionals.
For critical leadership appointments, we provide a targeted search approach for senior HR and People roles, including Chief People Officer, VP People, HR Director and senior Talent Acquisition leadership.
The HR expertise a business needs at 50 employees can look very different at 250, 500 or 1,000.
We work with businesses at different stages of growth to understand not simply the job title they need to hire, but what that person needs to deliver.
That could mean finding the first senior People leader to establish the HR infrastructure, strengthening Talent Acquisition ahead of a period of rapid hiring, adding specialist capability or appointing an experienced People leader ahead of the next stage of growth.
Our role is to understand where the business is going and find HR talent capable of helping it get there.
In their words
“Chris was incredibly helpful in taking me through my recent search. His communication was impeccable – quick, honest and informative.”Tom Pearson
Global Head of Talent – Talent100 2025 Winner
“Chris is highly focused on matching client to candidate needs – never wastes time submitting people just to hit a target.”Global HR Director
Professional Services Scale-up
Macmillan Davies works with HR, People & Culture and Talent Acquisition professionals considering their next career move across the United States.
Whether you're looking for your next People leadership role, exploring a specialist HR position or simply want to understand what's happening in the market, we'd love to hear from you.
Hiring in the US?
If you're hiring into your HR, People or Talent Acquisition team, talk to Macmillan Davies about your business, the role and the experience you need.
Our consultants can advise on the talent market, candidate availability and the best approach to finding the right person.
FAQs
Yes. Macmillan Davies provides specialist HR, People and Talent Acquisition recruitment across the United States, with a particular focus on three key markets: New York, San Francisco and Austin.
We recruit across the HR and People profession, including Chief People Officer, VP People, HR Director, HR Business Partner, People Operations, Talent Acquisition, Compensation & Benefits, Learning & Development and other specialist HR positions.
Yes. We work with growing and established businesses, including venture capital and private equity-backed organisations at different stages of growth.
Yes. Macmillan Davies recruits senior HR and People leadership positions including Chief People Officer, VP People, Head of People, HR Director and senior Talent Acquisition roles.
We recruit across the United States, with a particular focus on the key talent markets of New York, San Francisco and Austin.
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