Intelligence + Access

Hireovate

The candidate intelligence and execution layer for workforce transition in the AI economy.

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25+

Years Experience

AI

Sourced Intel

3x

Search Speed

REVERSE EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT

Career transition
has changed.

Hireovate helps people navigate career transition by looking at the market the way executive recruiters do.

We reverse-engineer hiring pathways, target companies, decision-makers, role requirements, and candidate positioning — then combine that insight with modern AI tools and practical support to help people move forward with clarity, precision, and momentum.

Traditional outplacement was built for a slower economy. Hireovate was built for this one.

SYSTEM STATUS

AI Economy Ready

We use the latest LLM technologies, with executive recruitment domain expertise to precisely map the market in real time.

THE PARADIGM SHIFT

The big Hireovate difference.

The difference is simple. Traditional services manage sentiment. We engineer market reentry.

Traditional Outplacement

Hireovate Intelligence

Helps people process transition

Helps people compete in the modern market

Generic career portal

Career Intelligence Hub

CV and LinkedIn support

AI-assisted career positioning

Webinars

Practical search systems

Job boards

Target company and signal tracking

Career coaching

Market scan + execution plan

Passive resources

Active job-search operating system

Generic advice

Recruiter-led market intelligence

"Apply for jobs"

Build warm paths into opportunities

WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER

Recruiter-grade intelligence, strategy, and execution.

Tailored to your next move. We cater to two distinct groups navigating the AI economy. Here is how our advisory models differ.

For Individuals

We provide the immediate market clarity, rigorous positioning, and targeted access strategy required for professionals and executives to secure the right next seat, faster.

For Companies

We provide considerate, highly defensible workforce transition support that protects your employer brand and equips departing talent with real, recruiter-led market intelligence.

Advisory for Individuals

01

Market Scan +
Strategy Session

Clarity fast

Investment

$399

€350 | £300

For professionals who need immediate, grounded clarity on where they fit, what the market is telling them, and how to move with intent.

Includes a 30-minute strategy session, supported by a tailored market scan built from real hiring signals — not generic job board data.

You leave with:

A ranked view of target roles and companies that realistically fit your profile
Compensation benchmarks based on current hiring activity, not outdated surveys
Clear signal on where you are strong vs. where you may be misaligned
A focused 2-week action plan to regain momentum immediately

MOST SELECTED

02

Transition
Advisory

Deeper support

Investment

$1499

€1350 | £1150

Builds on Market Scan

For professionals who want to move beyond clarity and execute a deliberate, targeted search strategy.

This is where we apply recruiter-grade thinking to your search — how roles are actually filled, not how job seekers are told to apply.

Scope may include:

3 x 45-minute calls
3 x Market Scan Reports, over the course of 45 days
Target company and role mapping based on real hiring patterns
Stakeholder visibility: hiring managers, recruiters, decision-makers
Outreach strategy designed for response — not ignored applications
LinkedIn and CV repositioning aligned to how decision-makers assess candidates
Interview preparation grounded in real panel expectations
Deep-dive analysis of newly minted Unicorns for high-upside equity capture

03

Executive Transition Partnership

High-stakes transitions

Investment

Cost on request

Confidential by design

Builds on Transition Advisory Tier

For VPs, SVPs, and C-suite leaders navigating sensitive, complex, or high-impact career moves.

This is a discreet, high-touch partnership — combining market intelligence, positioning, access strategy, and negotiation support.

Includes:

120 days full dedicated support
Up to 4 Market Scan Reports
Dedicated WhatsApp/Zoom support, plus 4+ dedicated meetings
Deep company and investor intelligence (PE / VC context, growth signals, risk)
Stakeholder mapping across leadership, board, and hiring panels
Narrative positioning for senior-level transitions and lateral moves
Interview and panel preparation at executive level
Offer strategy, negotiation, and decision support

Enterprise Solutions for Companies

Moving beyond generic outplacement to deliver active, intelligence-led transition support for impacted employees.

Surgical Cohort Execution

Volume Reductions

For organizations executing volume reductions. We replace passive "grief counseling" outplacement with active, recruiter-led market intelligence to get your people back into high-value roles rapidly.

Scope may include:

Standardized Market Scans for distinct cohorts
Automated CV/LinkedIn optimization for ATS
Access to high-conversion outreach templates
30-day "offensive" reentry roadmap
Group coaching session also an option

Outcome:

Accelerated alumni reentry, minimized severance liability, and measurable brand protection.

From

$10,000

€9,000 | £7,500 per program

Covers 3 to 5 people (*depends on seniority)

Executive Transition Intelligence

Specialized Talent & Leaders

Deep-dive market mapping and bespoke transition support for highly specialized ICs and leadership. We identify the "Hidden Market" to ensure they land in roles that honor their tenure.

Scope may include:

Surgical 1:1 compensation & role-match benchmarking
Identification of companies with specific "Cultural Fit" signals
Taxonomy translation (modernizing legacy titles)
Direct stakeholder mapping for leadership transitions

Outcome:

A highly defensible, customized transition path that maintains profound trust with critical departing alumni.

Engagement

Tailored

Based on cohort size

METHODOLOGY

Tailored Transition
Pathways.

The modern economy disrupts roles unevenly. Our advisory is structured to address the specific complexity of your unique career pivot.

01

Same Job Type

For professionals looking to stay in their current lane who need to level up via AI integration and updated search strategy.

02

Strategic Career Pivot

Translating domain knowledge into a compelling narrative for high-growth adjacent roles within the same sector.

03

Full Career Reinvention

Architecting a total professional identity shift, mapping skills directly into an entirely new target sector.

04

Contract & Advisory

Shifting away from full-time employment into a portfolio of fractional or advisory roles and Board seats.

05

Entrepreneurial Launchpad

For leaders ready to exit corporate life and position their expertise to successfully launch their own venture.

06

Leadership Ascent

Crafting the strategic narrative and executive presence required to secure a step-up into the C-Suite.

Founder's Story

Built by experience,
driven by empathy.

"Hireovate was built to remove the uncertainty from career transitions. We pair the empathy of having been there with the precision of modern AI."

Declan

Founder & CEO

25+ Years in Elite Tech: Led executive talent at Meta, LinkedIn, Microsoft, HubSpot, Apollo.io, and Neko Health.

Active Investor: Partnered with Stage 2 Capital, and direct investments in 40+ high-growth companies including SpaceX and Lambda Labs, giving him unlisted visibility into the "Hidden Market".

Former Ireland U18 & U21 Soccer International. Awarded a soccer scholarship at University College Dublin.

Active charitable involvement with Fields of Life, Merchants Quay and Concern.

The Empathy of Experience

Having been made redundant three times in his career—and having had to lead teams through painful reductions three times as well—Declan fully understands the emotional and financial stakes of sudden workforce transition.

He saw firsthand that legacy outplacement is fundamentally broken. It focuses on passive "grief counseling" and outdated PDF templates, rather than what executives actually need: tactical market reentry and leverage. Hireovate was built to replace that passivity with aggressive, recruiter-led execution.

Why AI Changes Everything

In the past, mapping a career transition relied entirely on manual networking and public job boards. Today, the hiring landscape is driven by vast, fragmented data.

By harnessing the latest LLM technologies and advanced data scraping, we no longer guess. We ingest millions of real-time market signals—VC funding rounds, stealth leadership shifts, and unlisted headcount approvals. We pair this raw computational power with 25 years of elite recruiter intuition to map your "hidden market" with unprecedented precision.

EXECUTIVE FEEDBACK

What leaders say about Declan.

"Declan elevated our International HQ with some crucial key hires, he is a cornerstone of HubSpot's early success."

Dharmesh Shah

Founder of HubSpot

"As our 1st employee hired out of the US, he made something like 100 hires himself, the first 10 were critical."

Brian Halligan

Founder of HubSpot

"Declan laid a lot of foundations to elevate our recruitment engine, he also set a high bar for performance."

Tim Zheng

Founder of Apollo.io

"He is an upgrade on any Recruiter I've worked with before."

Hjalmar Nilsonne

Founder, Neko Health

"Great guy, hard worker, super important to how HubSpot set the bar for talent in the early days."

Katie Burke

COO, Harvey

"Declan guided me through the hiring process with a great candidate experience, he is personable and professional."

Anne O'Leary

Head of Meta Ireland

Candidate Intelligence

The Signal in
the Noise.

In 2026, the market is governed by invisible signals. The Market Scan Report points recruiter-grade diagnostic tools at your profile to uncover the hidden architecture of your next move.

THE DELIVERABLES

What lands in your inbox.

A surgical intelligence briefing mapping your specific professional ecosystem. We move beyond generic job boards to show you the hidden architecture of your market.

Positioning & Taxonomy Mapping

We translate your legacy corporate titles into the exact search strings and taxonomies actively used by modern ATS systems and top executive recruiters.

Real-Time Comp Benchmarking

Localized, live-market data for base, bonus, and equity expectations, ensuring you maximize total rewards and don't under-price your market entry.

Priority Target Mapping

A curated, ranked list of companies actively showing high-growth signals, recent VC funding triggers, or strategic leadership turnover aligned with your profile.

Hidden Opportunity Mapping

Identification of 'shadow market' roles before they are publicly posted, leveraging direct recruiter intelligence and direct stakeholder strategy.

AI Impact Readiness

Rigorous evaluation of your digital profile against automated screening tools, optimizing your narrative to trigger positive match scoring.

Tailored Execution Strategy

A definitive 2-week execution plan paired with recruiter-grade email sequences designed to pierce through the noise and generate responses.

Evaluate the Intelligence.

Request a redacted, sanitized version of a real executive Market Scan to evaluate the depth and rigor of our analysis before engaging.

REACH OUT

Let's discuss your
transition strategy.

Whether you're an executive planning your next move or a company managing a workforce transition, we're here to help.

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Hireovate

Career transition has changed.

AI Economy Ready

The big Hireovate difference.

Traditional Outplacement

Hireovate Intelligence

Recruiter-grade intelligence, strategy, and execution.

For Individuals

For Companies

Advisory for Individuals

Market Scan + Strategy Session

You leave with:

Transition Advisory

Scope may include:

Executive Transition Partnership

Includes:

Enterprise Solutions for Companies

Surgical Cohort Execution

Scope may include:

Outcome:

Executive Transition Intelligence

Scope may include:

Outcome:

Tailored Transition Pathways.

Same Job Type

Strategic Career Pivot

Full Career Reinvention

Contract & Advisory

Entrepreneurial Launchpad

Leadership Ascent

Built by experience, driven by empathy.

The Empathy of Experience

Why AI Changes Everything

What leaders say about Declan.

The Signal in the Noise.

What lands in your inbox.

Positioning & Taxonomy Mapping

Real-Time Comp Benchmarking

Priority Target Mapping

Hidden Opportunity Mapping

AI Impact Readiness

Tailored Execution Strategy

Evaluate the Intelligence.

Let's discuss your transition strategy.

Career transition
has changed.

Market Scan +
Strategy Session

Transition
Advisory

Tailored Transition
Pathways.

Built by experience,
driven by empathy.

The Signal in
the Noise.

Let's discuss your
transition strategy.