Founder-led and hands-on, with a purposefully select team of senior career recruiters. 300+ companies have made 1,400+ permanent hires through BLACKROC, from one key appointment to whole teams.
Every new enquiry comes straight to Jason. You'll hear back the same day, see a shortlist within 48 hours, and get a straight answer on what your role will actually take to fill.
Speak with Jason Roulston, Founder & Managing Director. Jason handles all new business enquiries, from one permanent hire to building a team.
Talk to Jason about hiringMost of our work arrives by referral, which only happens when placements hold. These are the figures we are measured on.
Every agency runs a version of the same process. The difference shows up in how each stage is actually done, and that is where most searches are won or lost.
A job description is forwarded and the search begins from the ad.
A conversation about the team, the work, the reporting line and what will genuinely appeal to a strong candidate.
Keyword search, job board applications, whoever is actively looking that week.
A network built over years in this market, approached directly. Most of the people we place were not applying.
A phone screen for availability and salary, then the resume is forwarded.
A technical conversation with a consultant who recruits the discipline, plus evidence of delivery.
Volume. Eight resumes so the client feels the fee is justified.
Three or four people who could each do the role, with a written view on the trade-offs between them.
Agreement with whatever budget is quoted, then surprise when nobody accepts.
Benchmarking against our own placement data and salary guide, told to you before you go to market.
The offer is emailed and everyone hopes for the best.
Counter-offer risk, notice period and resignation conversation worked through before the offer is made.
Invoice sent, contact ends.
Check-ins at week one, month one and month three, with you and the new starter separately.
In permanent recruitment, 194 of the 313 companies we've placed with since 2018 (62%) have hired with us again. Select any card for the detail behind it.
Software engineering, cloud, data, AI, cyber, project services, QA, digital. Your consultant talks to people in that field every day, so candidates are assessed technically before they reach your inbox.
Our office is in Brisbane and it is the market we know best, including who is hiring, who is moving and what teams are paying. We recruit permanent roles across Queensland and nationally, including remote-capable positions.
Twenty-six years in the same market means we can approach the people who are performing well elsewhere. Advertising reaches the actively looking. Referrals and direct approaches reach everyone else.
We send a small shortlist within 48 hours, with a written view on each person and the trade-offs between them. Our interview to offer ratio sits at roughly one in three, which means your leadership team spends its hours well.
We publish an annual salary guide built on roles we have actually filled. If the approved band will not attract the person described in the brief, we tell you at briefing rather than three months later.
No handover to a delivery team, no account manager relaying messages. You deal with the consultant who took the brief, from first call through to the start date.
Where a role cannot be advertised because the incumbent is still in the seat, we approach the market without naming you until it is appropriate. This is routine work for us.
We would rather compete on retention than on volume. Every permanent placement carries a replacement guarantee period, agreed in writing before the search begins.
Most permanent searches run to this shape. Select a step to see what happens and what you receive.
A conversation rather than a form. What the team is building, who the person reports to, what the first six months look like, where the role sits on salary, and what would make a strong candidate say yes. If anything in the brief will make the search harder, we say so now.
A hiring manager running a permanent search alone loses most of a working week to screening, scheduling and follow-up. That is a week away from delivery, and it is why roles sit open for months.
Every candidate on your shortlist has had a structured interview with a specialist consultant. Six things get covered every time.
You receive a written summary for each person, including the gaps. Anything we are unsure about, we flag rather than gloss over.
A conversation with a consultant who recruits the discipline. What they have built, which decisions were theirs, and where they would do it differently now.
Specific projects, team sizes, timelines and outcomes. Titles vary enormously between organisations, so we work from the work rather than the label.
Why now, what they are looking for, and what they would turn down. A candidate who cannot answer this clearly is usually not ready to move.
Most technology hires succeed or fail on how they operate alongside product, delivery and the business. We test for it rather than assume it.
Reference checks, right to work verification, qualification validation and police or security clearance checks where the role requires them.
Expectations, current package, notice period and any competing processes confirmed before the shortlist so nothing derails the offer later.
Our consultants bring experience across different areas of technology, digital and business recruitment, with particular strengths in specific role types and markets. Explore our specialisations to see the roles we recruit and the consultants best placed to help.
Project leaders, business analysts and change specialists driving Brisbane's most complex transformation programs.
Project Managers · Program Managers · Portfolio Managers · Business Analysts
View specialisationCloud, DevOps, platform and infrastructure engineers who keep Brisbane's enterprises secure, scalable and resilient.
DevOps Engineers · Cloud Architects · Cloud Engineers · Platform Engineers
View specialisationFrontend, backend, full-stack and mobile engineers building the products powering Brisbane's technology economy.
Frontend Developers · Backend Developers · Full-stack Engineers · Mobile Developers (iOS / Android)
View specialisationElectrical, mechanical, test and manufacturing engineering leaders building physical technology products at scale.
Hardware Engineers · Electrical Engineers · Mechanical Engineers · Test Engineers
View specialisationSpecialist AI, ML and generative AI talent for Brisbane teams shipping intelligent products and agentic systems.
AI Engineers · Machine Learning Engineers · Data Scientists · MLOps Engineers
View specialisationData engineers, architects and analysts turning enterprise data into measurable commercial outcomes.
Data Engineers · Data Architects · Data Modellers · Data & Reporting Analysts
View specialisationDigital, performance and brand marketers helping Brisbane technology and services brands grow.
Digital Marketing Managers · Performance Marketing Specialists · SEO Specialists · Content Marketers
View specialisationQuality engineers and test specialists protecting release velocity and customer experience across digital products.
QA Engineers · Test Analysts · Automation Test Engineers · Performance Test Engineers
View specialisationTechnology sales talent from SDRs and account executives through to sales directors and VPs, placed into SaaS, IT services and high-growth tech businesses across Australia's East Coast.
Sales Development Representatives (SDRs) · Business Development Managers · Account Executives · Account Managers
View specialisationHR business partners, people advisors and culture leaders who help high-growth technology businesses attract, develop and retain great talent.
HR Business Partners · People & Culture Advisors · Talent Acquisition Specialists · HR Managers
View specialisationWe also recruit the finance, marketing and operations roles that sit alongside technology teams. If you are unsure which specialisation best fits your hiring needs, talk to our team and we will connect you with the consultant best placed to help.
In permanent recruitment, 194 of the 313 companies we've placed with since 2018 (62%) have hired with us again. So we keep talking to both sides well past the invoice.
A call with you and the new starter separately, to catch anything early.
Structured check-ins through the period where most hires either settle or slip.
Agreed in writing before the search begins, not negotiated afterwards.
More than 610 five-star Google reviews reflect the relationships, communication and care that underpin the way we recruit.
Their communication was consistent, transparent, and always focused on finding the right fit. BLACKROC set a high bar for recruitment quality.
If you're in tech, digital, or transformation and need a team who actually works for you, I couldn't recommend BLACKROC enough. I've worked with dozens of agencies, these guys are in a league of their own.
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Talk to Jason about hiringTell Jason what you're looking for, from one permanent hire to building a team.
