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Specialist recruiters. Microsoft Dynamics 365, Data and AI, Cloud and Infrastructure. Manchester.

About

We’re IT recruiters

who actually understand IT.

Our

Story

Shape IT opened in 2014 with one idea: recruitment should not mean throwing CVs at a job and hoping something sticks. We started in Microsoft Dynamics and set out to do a better job than the big agencies.

specialist
people

Dynamics 365 is where we started and where we are deepest. We know what makes a strong implementation, the skills that matter on the ground, and the people who thrive in Dynamics teams. We have since added Data and AI and Cloud and Infrastructure, because the best specialists often need those skills too, and employers think across the whole picture.

Behind every placement is a real conversation. We get to know candidates: their ambitions, their work style, the environment that brings out their best. We do the same with clients. That takes time, and it means we are selective about who we work with. We would rather send three candidates who fit than fifteen to look busy. We are a team of eight based in Manchester, and we know each other’s strengths.

Colleagues chatting in a relaxed office lounge

What makes us

different

01

Specialist First

We recruit across three practices: Microsoft Dynamics 365, Data and AI, and Cloud and Infrastructure. Dynamics is where we are deepest. We understand the nuances because we work in this space every day, not because we read about it online.
02

Selective By Design

We would rather send three candidates who fit than fifteen to prove we were busy. Every shortlist gets real conversations and a commitment to getting it right.
03

Still There Afterwards

We are a team of eight who know each other inside out. That closeness is why we stay involved past the start date, with candidates and clients alike.

Meet the people

behind it all

Daniel Gallagher, Director
Daniel Gallagher
Director
Daniel Gallagher
Director

Can be a little too competitive (a bit of an understatement). Loves all things football. One of the few people in the world that actually likes George Ezra. Disappoints the whole office when he doesn’t bring Chase with him (our office pooch).

Nad El-Khatib, Dynamics 365/CE Specialist
Nad El-Khatib
Dynamics 365/CE Specialist
Nad El-Khatib
Dynamics 365/CE Specialist

Absolute food snob (or connoisseur as he probably prefers to call himself). Loves a cheap flight even if it’s to random destinations. However, will spend a stupid amount to go see Liverpool play abroad, no questions asked.

Jack Coleman, Dynamics 365 AX/F&O Specialist
Jack Coleman
Dynamics 365 AX/F&O Specialist
Jack Coleman
Dynamics 365 AX/F&O Specialist

Our resident conspiracy theorist (if it requires a tin foil hat, he’s all over it). New dad. Little Mix aficionado, not even on the down low. Lives for random fasting schedules and health food.

Sally Leibovici, Marketing Manager
Sally Leibovici
Marketing Manager
Sally Leibovici
Marketing Manager

Grammar police. Expertly zones out whenever there’s any sort of sport talk going on in the office. New mum. Used to live for nights out, now is happy if she gets a full four hours uninterrupted sleep. Former goth and resident office feminist.

Mark Hess, Recruitment Consultant
Mark Hess
Recruitment Consultant
Mark Hess
Recruitment Consultant

Fits right in when it comes to his love for football. Likes to challenge everyone to an impromptu darts game and is always the first one in the office.

Thomas Seager, Senior D365 Recruitment Consultant
Thomas Seager
Senior D365 Recruitment Consultant
Thomas Seager
Senior D365 Recruitment Consultant

Say hello to Thomas. 25, Essex-born, Manchester-based, and still wondering if it’s ever not raining up here.

Louis Eady, Senior D365 Recruitment Consultant
Louis Eady
Senior D365 Recruitment Consultant
Louis Eady
Senior D365 Recruitment Consultant

Louis is a Senior D365 Recruitment Consultant who knows the ecosystem inside out and has a knack for matching great people with the right opportunities. Reliable, knowledgeable, and always happy to help, he’s the kind of person clients and candidates both trust to get things done.

By the

numbers

A few plain facts about who we are.

2014

The year we started recruiting in the Microsoft ecosystem.

3

Practices: Microsoft Dynamics 365, Data and AI, and Cloud and Infrastructure.

8

People on the Shape IT team.

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