KM Talent is an international recruitment and career coaching consultancy. Our singular focus is on business development, marketing and innovation talent within professional service firms worldwide. We work on a retained or contingency basis on projects ranging from Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Innovation Officer through to junior roles, in key financial markets including Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, UAE and London.
"Katherine is an absolute powerhouse: intelligent, warm, thorough, and incredibly diligent. I have met very few like Katherine in the game. Not only is she a pleasure to deal with, she genuinely gets results. She listens deeply to what her clients need and builds a clear picture of the ideal candidate. Katherine has high emotional intelligence and the ability to connect deeply with people. This makes her brilliant at her job, but also a genuinely delightful human. I can't recommend her highly enough."
- Director of Marketing & Communications, legal industry body, Australia
Please get in touch: katherine@kmtalent.com.au / +61 477 841640
Katherine Mountford - Principal
How we support help
Helping Clients
Do one of more of these statements resonate?
- Your team's capacity doesn't match the workload
- You need to recruit from a pool of specific BD, marketing and/or innovation talent
- You have difficulty defining the role in adequate terms or detail
- You need to write a compelling job description
- You are unsure what the 'going market rate' is for a particular role or skill set
When appointed, we act as the independent voice and face of the client. We can offer guidance on the right role and financial package required to attract optimal talent and then manage the entire recruitment process through to negotiation and offer.
We speak to candidates all the time and have a talent pool ready to draw on. We pride ourselves on positioning opportunities in a way that connects with the motivations we know exist within the target talent pool. We focus on building trust, understanding individual motivations and career aspirations and having open and honest conversations. We know which candidates are active (ready to move, motivated to move and actively engaging in a job search) and which are passive (not currently looking but might be open to listening to someone they trust about new opportunities).
"Many recruiters spend time with you to understand the role you are trying to fill, but Katherine firstly got to know us. The result? Candidates that were a good fit on many levels." - Chief Revenue Officer, Fintech Consultancy, Australia
Please get in touch: Katherine@kmtalent.com.au / +61 477 841640
Helping Candidates
We are not typical recruiters and our focus is on building trust, understanding individual motivations and career aspirations and having open and honest conversations. We are proud of our long-term relationships with so many candidates and are committed to support people throughout their career.
Our support includes the following:
- Career coaching and guidance - Career achievement identification - CV review and advice - Interview preparation - Interview feedback and reflection - Negotiating the offer - Check-ins and catch-ups long into the future "Katherine is the most professional recruiter I have worked with. She was very patient and communicative, guiding me through every step of the interview process and helping me navigate through the challenge of interviewing. I wouldn't be working for my current employer if not for her expertise and persistence." - BD Manager, Magic Circle firm, China Get in touch: Katherine@kmtalent.com.au / +61 477 841640
News
Brand and culture have never been so important
“Brand and culture have never been so important”. A key takeaway from today’s ICON Managing Partner Panel discussion which I really enjoyed. Below are four other key takeaways with thoughts from me. I’d love to hear your views. Please comment! Thank you to Fraser McNaughton, CMO at Grant Thornton Australia who facilitated insightful conversations with
3 things every legal BD professional should consider
My key takeaways from the Centre for Legal Innovation and ALPMA: Australasian Legal Practice Management Association Innovation and Legal Tech week. Thanks to Carl White, Mick Sheehy, Hilary Goodier and Sarah El-Atm for your inspiration. #legalinnovation#legaltech#business Legal BD professionals. How does innovation and legal tech affect you? Last week I attended some fantastic sessions at CLI-ALPMA Innovation and Legal Tech Week and I identified three key themes
Doing more of what I love
As a young adult I had the nickname ‘Auntie Katherine’. I had a tendency to take on other people’s problems and focus all my efforts on others.
Get ready for your next job search
If you are keen to be in a strong position when you start your next job search, this is an important read.
“I don’t do digital”
This week I had a really enjoyable coffee catch up with a Director of BD & Marketing at a major law firm.
Brand and culture have never been so important
“Brand and culture have never been so important”. A key takeaway from today’s ICON Managing Partner Panel discussion which I really enjoyed. Below are four other key takeaways with thoughts from me. I’d love to hear your views. Please comment! Thank you to Fraser McNaughton, CMO at Grant Thornton Australia who facilitated insightful conversations with
3 things every legal BD professional should consider
My key takeaways from the Centre for Legal Innovation and ALPMA: Australasian Legal Practice Management Association Innovation and Legal Tech week. Thanks to Carl White, Mick Sheehy, Hilary Goodier and Sarah El-Atm for your inspiration. #legalinnovation#legaltech#business Legal BD professionals. How does innovation and legal tech affect you? Last week I attended some fantastic sessions at CLI-ALPMA Innovation and Legal Tech Week and I identified three key themes
Doing more of what I love
As a young adult I had the nickname ‘Auntie Katherine’. I had a tendency to take on other people’s problems and focus all my efforts on others.
Get ready for your next job search
If you are keen to be in a strong position when you start your next job search, this is an important read.
“I don’t do digital”
This week I had a really enjoyable coffee catch up with a Director of BD & Marketing at a major law firm.
Who We Work With
Our clients include Magic Circle law firms, international consultancy firms, lead industry bodies, NewLaw and boutique law firms.
We have recently helped the following firms hire top talent:
Gilbert + Tobin
Allen & Overy
Greenwoods & HSF
FTI Consulting
Clifford Chance
White & Case
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Baker McKenzie
Nexus Law Group
Arctic Intelligence
Morrison & Foerster
Law Society
"I regularly seek Katherine's input and guidance on team skills and structure as well as market trends. She is very well connected and always extremely generous with her time. I can't recommend her highly enough!" - BD Director, leading Australian law firm
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Get in touch
- Level 1/328 Bronte RoadWaverley NSW 2024Australia
- CALL +61 477 841 640
- katherine@kmtalent.com.au