Expertise built in close contact with IT departments
Recruiting a leader or a manager in information systems, data or cybersecurity is a particularly demanding assignment. It requires an understanding of the company's IT challenges, but also of the role these functions truly play within its organisation, its culture and its development plans.
At Cap Nord Partners, this expertise is led by Raphaël Rémond. For several years, he has supported IT, data and cybersecurity departments in recruiting their leadership and management teams.
This close, day-to-day contact with CIOs, heads of cybersecurity, data leaders and IT managers gives him a clear understanding of career paths, organisations and the challenges companies face when they seek to strengthen or structure their teams.
Many SMEs and mid-sized companies are now reaching a pivotal stage in their development. Long organised around external providers or small IT teams, they must now structure themselves to address the challenges of cybersecurity, data governance, artificial intelligence and digital transformation. The key is knowing which function to create, which profile to recruit and in which environment that person will truly succeed.
In this context, IT, Data and Cybersecurity managers are increasingly becoming Business Partners. The future leaders of these functions are those who can build bridges between the business, technology and the company's ambitions. They know how to develop their organisation without ever ignoring its culture or the ability of senior management to support change.
Our role is as much about identifying the best talent as it is about supporting our clients in structuring their IT, Data and Cybersecurity functions.
The challenges facing IT leaders and managers today
IT functions are now central to companies' performance and competitiveness. Recruiting a leader or a manager in these areas means identifying a leader capable of:
- Acting as a strategic partner to senior management, the executive committee and the business
- Shifting the IT function from a support role to a genuine business partner
- Balancing the standardisation of information systems with the specific needs of the company's different business units
- Steering increasingly complex IT environments made up of ERPs, business applications, SaaS solutions and infrastructures built up over time
- Supporting digital, data and artificial intelligence transformation projects while ensuring business continuity
- Strengthening the organisation's cybersecurity and resilience in the face of ever-growing risks
- Structuring and developing teams able to support the company's growth over the long term
Our method
Every assignment follows a rigorous methodology:
- Assignment scoping — an in-depth understanding of your organisation, your strategy, your information systems maturity and the real challenges of the role.
- Market intelligence & talent mapping AI — reading the market and its dynamics, with the help of artificial intelligence, to pinpoint the companies, teams and ecosystems where the strongest candidates are.
- Direct and confidential approach AI — preparatory research powered by artificial intelligence, then personalised outreach led by one of our partners.
- In-depth assessment — analysis of the candidate's technical skills, leadership, motivations and ability to succeed in your environment.
- Shortlist presentation — a limited number of rigorously selected profiles.
- Support through to onboarding — guidance through the decision-making process, negotiation and onboarding.
What sets us apart
Few firms have in-depth knowledge of the IT, Data and Cybersecurity ecosystems and of the career paths that lead to leadership roles.
We operate through a direct approach, with a proven methodology and fine-grained knowledge of the market:
- Profile assessment — Raphaël Rémond assesses every candidate, drawing on in-depth knowledge of the roles, the organisations and the challenges that IT departments face.
- Market mapping AI — we identify the most relevant candidates across large corporations, mid-sized companies, technology firms, digital businesses and specialist consulting firms.
- Organisational fit — we place particular importance on the compatibility between the candidate, the company's culture, its level of IT maturity and its ambitions. An excellent CIO or Data Director in a large group will not necessarily be the right choice for an SME or a mid-sized company in a build-out phase.