Case Study
Moonpig - Case Study
Formed from humble beginnings back in the year 2000, Moonpig is a British online greeting card and gifting company founded by entrepreneur Nick Jenkins. While it was cards that unpinned a lot of their initial success, overtime the brand expanded its product range to include gifts such as flowers, chocolates, and balloons. The company also launched a mobile app that allowed customers to create and send personalized cards and gifts from their phones. As of today, Moonpig has a valuation of over £1 billion and well over 15 million customers regularly using their products!
55
hires + more!
3:1
CV sent to hire ratio
19
Average time to hire (days)
MRJ X Moonpig
A Match Made in Heaven
Originally based in London, the company ventured into the Manchester market over 4 years ago with a lone engineering manager in Spinningfields. Upon recommendation, we collaborated with their talent team, offering interview feedback to streamline operations. Initially hired for a short-term contract, our success led to us becoming their go-to partner for tech talent acquisition.
Aligned with Moonpig's culture and technical needs through in-depth discovery calls we organised, we meticulously selected and placed candidates across various engineering roles including:
Developers (both front-end and back-end)
Platform Engineers
Mobile Managers
Engineering Manager
From Local to Global:
How We Powered Moonpig's Remote Revolution
We’ve now made 55+ hires across Manchester, London and Amsterdam during our time working with the team and helped see them through several important company transitions:
- Move to a mostly remote working environment (offices are still in Manchester)
- Helped them through hirings go through an IPO listing that valued the company at £1.2 billion
Our recruitment efforts were guided by Moonpig's unique culture and technical requirements, allowing our consultant Rekiel (the manager of the account) and the rest of the team to scope out the wider tech space, sell the company's potential better than the rest and handpick, source and place candidates that fit seamlessly into their teams.
The Future is Bright:
The strategic hires we've placed have brought diverse perspectives, fresh ideas, and a wealth of industry knowledge to Moonpig that the business has been able to leverage to drive the company forward.
The Future is Moonpig
Each candidates expertise has allowed Moonpig to stay at the forefront of industry trends and advancements, further solidifying their position as a leading player in the online card and gift marketplace. Not too shabby, eh? - Interested in hearing more about the tech roles we're working on? fill out a contact form and we'll be in touch!
“Rekiel sources candidates for a variety of roles for us -- ranging from Software Engineer to Senior Engineering Manager. Considering the market has been very volatile for the last few years, Rekiel also offers some advice and insight into trends in the market so that we can remain competitive (whether that be around salary details, interview process structure, etc.). Whenever we need help building our workforce, I have 100% faith that Rekiel is going to deliver for us and that is the kind of partner we want”
"I was looking for a new Senior Android Developer role when Rekiel reached out to me. I found him very open and easy to get along with, which made a process I hadn't been part of for almost 6 years far simpler to navigate....When I became ill during the application process Rekiel was incredibly reassuring and quickly reorganised multiple interview steps for me. This took all of the stress away from myself so I could rest up and then tackle the interviews when fully fit.
I can't recommend Rekiel enough when looking for a new job personally, or when looking for a new hire for your team. He's professional, personable, and all around great to work with"
Rekiel was instrumental in helping me get a role with Moonpig, I can't thank him enough. He maintained a great level of communication throughout, answering any questions whilst not being overly pushy - I would recommend him for anyone looking for their next job.
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