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DUANE HOFFMAN-HALL

@duanehoffman-hall

Performance-Driven Professional & C-Suite Partner specialising in the rapid scaling of early-stage startups and transformating of global operations.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to partner with ambitious tech companies where I can build AI-enabled talent operations and scalable hiring engines—aligning strategy to KPIs, improving EVP and candidate experience, and automating workflows to drive measurable growth.

With over 10 years of experience driving global talent operations and scaling tech startups from Seed to Series D+, I have built my profession on a simple statement: "How you think determines what you do." I have always looked at the "Why" and then the "How" to define solutions from challenging situations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founder & Principal Consultant

Current

Early-stage Startups

Aug 2023 - Present (2 years 10 months)

Key Achievements:
- Strategic Advisory: Provided continuous high-level counsel on technology integration and digital scalability.
- AI Operational Architecture: Architected task-specific workflows and automated operational processes leveraging advanced prompt engineering across multiple LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini), successfully accelerating output delivery timelines.

ChatGpt Claude Gemini Prompt Engineering Digital Marketing Employer Branding Business Strategy Grok Team Leadership Team Management Marketing Analytics Marketing Strategy AI Prompt Engineering LLM Prompt Engineering

Head of Talent

Malvern Panalytical

Jan 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year 7 months)

Led UK-wide recruitment operations across five business units: R&D, Digital Strategic Unit, Tactical Strategic Unit, Commercial and Software Engineering.

Key Achievements:
- Architected a UK talent strategy that increased direct hiring by 35%, achieving £500k+ ROR over 18 months.
- Introduced a reporting process matrix across R&D for real-time recruitment analytics.

Venture/Growth Consultant

Early-Stage Startups

Sep 2019 - Dec 2022 (3 years 3 months)

Advised early-stage founders (Pre-seed to Series B) to secure $250k–$2M in capital, supporting investor negotiations and board-level reporting. Architected scalable talent frameworks and organisational structures aligned to milestone-based headcount and capital runways.

Strategic Advisory Talent Framework Design Workforce Planning Capital Runway Alignment Stakeholder Management Fundraising Fundraising Strategy Founder Communications Stakeholder Engagement Collaboration With Senior Stakeholders Business Development Business Strategy Business Acumen Brand Strategy Brand Management Brand Identity Startups Early Stage Scaling Environments Early Stage Startups

Head of Talent

Velocity Black

Jul 2018 - Aug 2019 (1 year 1 month)

Oversaw full-cycle recruitment and strategic workforce planning across software engineering, product and marketing functions.

Key Achievements:
- Built a talent solution model including: SWOT & GAP analysis, Process audits & optimisations, and Talent assessments and L&D integration.
- Delivered workforce planning and DE&I succession programs.
- Managed ROI, ROR metrics within hiring budgets.