About Opus
Recruitment should feel more considered.
Opus was built around a simple belief: the people a business chooses to bring into its organisation can fundamentally shape what that business becomes.
Why Opus exists
The right hire can change far more than a role.
People shape teams, culture and performance. The right person can move a business forward; the wrong person can affect an entire organisation.
Yet recruitment is increasingly built around volume, algorithms and pay-to-play access rather than understanding who is truly right.
Pay-to-play access
The best talent shouldn't be determined by who pays most to reach them.
Algorithms over judgement
Exceptional people can't always be reduced to keywords and filters.
Placements over outcomes
Filling a vacancy isn't the same as making the right hire.
Limited talent markets
The right person may exist beyond your database, network or geography.
The meaning of Opus
An opus is a significant body of work — a defining achievement.
Every ambitious business is building something. Behind that work are the people who make it possible.
Opus exists to help bring them together.
Our philosophy
Great businesses are built by people who believe in what they're building.
When the right people join the right businesses, teams become stronger, people do their best work and businesses are better positioned to grow.
People are more than a CV
Skills and experience matter, but so do potential, motivation, character and context. We look beyond keywords to understand what someone can bring to a business
Act as an extension of your team
We represent your business in the market with the same care, professionalism and judgement we would expect of our own.
Every hire shapes the team
Hiring decisions have consequences beyond the role itself. The right person can strengthen capability, performance and culture; the wrong fit can affect the entire team.
The right fit works both ways
Long-term value comes from alignment. The person needs to be right for the business, but the opportunity, environment and direction of the business also need to be right for them.
Our people
The people behind the work.
Senior involvement isn't reserved for the pitch. The person who scopes your search stays close to it from start to finish.
Nicole brings 25+ years of senior leadership experience across strategy, operations and digital transformation, including CEO and Operations Director roles. She brings first-hand understanding of how people, culture and leadership shape business performance.
Nicole Rimbault
Chief Operating Officer
Sharlee brings almost two decades of experience across strategic marketing, media and commercial growth. At Opus, she combines that commercial perspective with specialist insight into hospitality and consumer-led businesses.
Sharlee Moriarty
Chief Marketing Officer
Wian brings 20+ years of experience in software engineering and enterprise technology, with a current focus on AI and automation. He leads the technology behind Opus, building systems that expand what recruitment can do while keeping human judgement at its core.
Wian Koch
Chief Technical Officer
Bret combines a scientific background in molecular diagnostics with more than a decade of commercial experience across life sciences, genomics and biotechnology. He brings first-hand industry understanding across science, commercial strategy and the markets Opus recruits within.
Bret Wurdeman
Commercial Director
Kyle brings more than a decade of experience across sales, business development and account management. His commercial background helps him understand what businesses actually need and identify people who can make an impact beyond the job description.
Kyle Newman
Senior Recruiter & Commercial Partner