# Kairos Recruitment > Kairos is a retained recruitment firm for Australian startups and scaleups. We partner with founders and hiring leaders to design roles properly, run campaign-first recruitment, and assess beyond the CV - so teams are built deliberately, not reactively. Kairos is founded and run by Megan Luttrell and sits inside the Australian startup ecosystem, connected to Aussie Founders Club - a community of 4,000+ founders, operators, and startup people across Australia. ## What we do - Retained, exclusive search for startups and growth businesses - Role design and positioning before a role goes to market - Campaign-first attraction: role positioning, job ad review, founder-led content - Assessment beyond the CV: behavioural interviews, psychometric profiling, and video CVs for customer-facing roles - Fee structures built for startup stage, including split payments ## Pages - [Home](https://www.kairosrecruitment.com.au/): Overview, client testimonials, and latest analysis - [Hire](https://www.kairosrecruitment.com.au/hiring): How we work with startups and hiring leaders, and our process - [Join](https://www.kairosrecruitment.com.au/join): For candidates - work with Australian startups that care how they build - [About](https://www.kairosrecruitment.com.au/about): Why Kairos exists, founder story, and the ecosystem around it ## Ecosystem - [Aussie Founders Club](https://www.aussiefoundersclub.com/): Community of 4,000+ Australian founders, operators, and startup people - The Startup Shortlist: Curated newsletter for people who want to work in Australian startups ## Contact - Book a discovery call: https://tidycal.com/meganluttrell/kairos-discovery-call - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kairosrecruitmentau/