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Nick Pedersen

Wildcard · DISC type cis
Head of Talent (founding) at Dune
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Nick Pedersen is a talent acquisition leader who builds and scales teams for high-growth tech companies. As the founding Head of Talent at Dune and founder of Vekst Up Ltd. , he specializes in the crypto, AI, and fintech sectors. He holds a BA (Hons) from Keele University.

His consultancy, Vekst Up Ltd. , has advised an incredibly diverse client portfolio, ranging from crypto startups and AI firms to major investment banks like UBS and SMBC.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Head of Talent (founding)
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Nick shows up

Curious But Skeptical
ROI Driven
Friendly But Slow

They are often friendly and nice, but can sometimes suprise you with their piercing questions They typically tend to be late adopters even when they seem friendly and excited about what you have to sell They are unlikely to ever become strong champions even when the conversations are going well; you should focus on cultivating other champions

Priorities

Topics Nick cares about

Scaling Tech Teams
As the founding Head of Talent at Dune and founder of a consultancy, his core focus is on building teams and talent processes for high-growth startups.
Crypto Data Accessibility
He actively recruits for Dune's mission to make on-chain crypto data accessible and useful for a wide community of users.
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Career

Work history

6-2022
Head of Talent (founding)
Dune
1-2018
Director & Founder
Vekst Up Ltd.
4-2022 - 10-2024
Advisor
Foodsteps
1-2021 - 7-2022
Lead Talent Partner
Zalando SE
7-2020 - 12-2020
Lead Talent Partner
Improbable
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2003 - 2007
BA (Hons)
Keele University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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