Platinum Recruitment

What Platinum Recruitment does

Platinum Recruitment Limited is a privately held, founder-led recruitment agency headquartered in Dunedin, New Zealand, operating three offices across the South Island in Dunedin, Wanaka and Christchurch. The firm connects employers with candidates across more than twelve industry verticals — including IT, Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, Construction, Administration, Healthcare, Food/Agriculture, Energy, Port/Logistics, Education and Government — and also serves candidates directly via a website job board carrying 61 active vacancies. Its service portfolio spans permanent placement, contract and temporary staffing, executive and governance search, DISC behavioural profiling, outplacement support, and talent attraction/retention consulting. The agency's core technology is a proprietary candidate database of 80,000+ profiles used to source talent across New Zealand; no proprietary AI or matching platform is disclosed.

The business model combines two revenue streams. The primary stream is permanent placement fees, structured as a percentage (typically 8-15%) of the placed candidate's first-year salary, charged on a transaction basis to client employers. The secondary stream is temporary and contract staffing, billed on a usage-based hourly/daily rate basis with Platinum earning margin between the client charge and contractor pay. Customer segments are horizontal: enterprise employers across private and public sectors, government and regional councils, and job-seeking candidates at all skill levels. The distribution model is relationship-driven, with specialist consultants organised by industry desk conducting direct employer engagement, candidate sourcing, screening, interview coordination and placement follow-up. The firm holds no external investment, is founder-owned (Daniel Harmes, Founder; Dean Delaney, Managing Director; Andrew Wilson, Director), and has no parent company or subsidiaries.

Name

Platinum Recruitment

Legal name

Platinum Recruitment Limited

Website

https://platinumrecruitment.co.nz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Platinum Recruitment is a privately held, founder-led New Zealand recruitment agency headquartered in Dunedin with offices in Wanaka and Christchurch, providing permanent placement, contract/temporary staffing, executive search and talent consulting to employers and job seekers across twelve-plus industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hybrid / Selective RPO (Partial Outsourcing) (BPACABAC)

Keywords

• Permanent recruitment services
• Contract temporary staffing
• Executive search
• Talent acquisition
• Recruitment agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Dunedin

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Permanent Placement Fees: Platinum Recruitment earns placement fees for successful permanent hires, typically calculated as a percentage of the placed candidate's first-year salary. This is the primary revenue stream for recruitment agencies in New Zealand.
2. Temporary/Contract Staffing: The agency provides temporary workers to employers on a contract basis, earning margin on hourly rates charged to client organisations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Platinum Recruitment is a New Zealand recruitment agency that connects employers with talent through permanent placement, contract and temporary staffing, and executive/governance search services. It supports organisations across 12+ industry verticals including IT, Engineering, Finance, Construction, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Administration, using a proprietary 80,000+ candidate database and specialist industry-vertical consultants. Supporting offerings include DISC behavioural profiling, outplacement/career transition services, and talent attraction and retention consulting.

Product overview

Platinum Recruitment is a recruitment agency offering a portfolio of talent acquisition services. Their core offerings include permanent recruitment (matching candidates to full-time roles across 12+ industry sectors including IT, Engineering, Finance, Construction, and Administration), contract/temporary staffing solutions, and executive search services for senior leadership positions. Supporting services include DISC profiling assessments, outplacement support, and talent attraction/retention consulting. The company operates a proprietary candidate database of 80,000+ profiles across New Zealand. Services are delivered through specialist consultants organized by industry vertical.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Permanent Recruitment Services Full-time and permanent placement services connecting employers with talent across industries throughout New Zealand, matching candidates to roles based on skills, experience, and cultural fit. Fee typically structured as a percentage of placed candidate's first-year salary.
• Contract and Temporary Staffing Short-term, contract, and temporary employment solutions for organisations needing flexible workforce support, with temps covering administration, finance, and operational roles. Charged on hourly/daily rates with margin.
• Executive & Governance Appointments Specialist executive search recruiting senior leadership, C-suite, and board-level positions, delivered by dedicated consultants with industry expertise.
• Outplacement Services Career transition support helping candidates navigate the job market, including CV assistance, interview preparation, and job search guidance.
• Talent Attraction & Retention Consulting Advisory services helping organisations develop strategies to attract, engage, and retain top talent, including diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Otago Medical Research FoundationminorOthersCommunity charity partnership supported by Platinum Recruitment as part of their manaakitanga commitment to giving back to the local community
• Cancer SocietyminorOthersCommunity charity partnership supported by Platinum Recruitment as part of their community giving programme
• Dunedin Wildlife HospitalminorOthersCommunity charity partnership supported by Platinum Recruitment as part of their manaakitanga guiding principle
• Success Suits You TrustcoreOthersPlatinum Recruitment Managing Director Dean Delaney serves as Deputy Chair of the Success Suits You Trust Board, a partnership focused on supporting job seekers with professional attire
• Ronald McDonald House CharitiesminorOthersCommunity charity partnership supported by Platinum Recruitment as part of their commitment to giving back
• Catalytic FoundationminorOthersCommunity partnership with local foundation supported by Platinum Recruitment
• Business SouthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatinum Recruitment Managing Director Dean Delaney serves as Board Director at Business South, a regional economic development organisation
• The Methodist Mission SoutherncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatinum Recruitment Managing Director Dean Delaney is Board Chair at The Methodist Mission Southern
• Te Uru Tāngata Centre for Workplace InclusionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatinum Recruitment is a member of this workplace inclusion organisation, promoting diversity and inclusion in their recruitment processes
• Diversity Works New ZealandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatinum Recruitment is a member of Diversity Works New Zealand and actively promotes diversity and inclusion in all recruitment processes

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ManpowerGroup: Global workforce solutions provider with New Zealand presence offering permanent placement, temp/contract staffing, and recruitment process outsourcing — comparable to Platinum's full-service model.
• Robert Half: Global recruitment and staffing firm placing across permanent, contract, and executive roles in finance, technology, and administration — directly comparable to Platinum's multi-vertical consultant-driven model.
• Adecco: Global staffing leader with significant New Zealand operations providing permanent, temporary, and contract staffing across multiple industries — directly comparable to Platinum Recruitment.
• Hays: Global recruitment agency with a strong New Zealand presence across permanent, contract, and executive search across multiple industry verticals — directly comparable to Platinum's service mix.
• Randstad: Global staffing and recruitment firm operating in New Zealand offering permanent placement, contract/temp staffing, and RPO — closely aligned with Platinum's permanent + temp + executive search portfolio.

Regional players

• Beyond Recruitment: New Zealand-based specialist recruitment agency offering permanent, contract, and executive search across multiple industry verticals — a regional NZ peer with similar multi-vertical, consultant-driven model.
• Frog Recruitment: New Zealand-based recruitment agency offering permanent, temporary, and contract staffing solutions across multiple sectors — a regional NZ peer comparable in size and service offering.
• AWF (Programmed): Major New Zealand staffing and recruitment firm providing temporary, contract, and permanent staffing across multiple industries — a regional direct competitor to Platinum's temp and contract staffing services.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Global organisational consulting firm with a substantial executive search and talent acquisition practice — comparable to Platinum's executive & governance appointments service, though at significantly larger scale.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm — comparable to Platinum's executive search offering for senior leadership and governance roles, though operating at a much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/platinum-recruitment

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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