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Derek Coutu

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Head of Talent Acquisition & Executive Search at dutchie
📍 Portland, Maine Metropolitan Area, United States

Derek is a talent acquisition leader specializing in building and evolving recruitment strategies for high-growth tech companies in SaaS, FinTech, and Cybersecurity. He leads executive searches from inception to close and holds a BA from the University of Vermont.

He describes his approach as casual, collaborative, and open-minded, with a focus on co-creation and achieving positive outcomes even in complex situations. He has shown support for programs that assist working mothers in their job searches.

Unique fact: He founded his own agency, BlackStar Recruiting, to fill a market gap helping scaling startups attract top-tier talent.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Head of Talent Acquisition & Executive Search
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Portland, Maine Metropolitan Area, United States
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Executive Search
He was recruited by Dutchie and Rapid7 specifically to build their internal executive search functions, focusing on Director to C-level roles globally.
Startup Scaling
Founded his own firm to help startups scale and has deep experience in high-growth environments like Dutchie, which raised $550M in one year.
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Career

Work history

7-2021
Head of Talent Acquisition & Executive Search
dutchie
1-2019 - 7-2021
Principal Talent Acquisition Partner, Executive & Leadership - Global
Rapid7
10-2016 - 1-2019
Founder
BlackStar Recruiting
4-2018 - 12-2018
Talent Acquisition - Global
OSRAM
1-2017 - 3-2018
Talent Acquisition - North America
Zagster
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Education
BA
University of Vermont
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