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Sophie Cowan

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Founder/ Director at SOCO Talent
📍 Solihull, England, United Kingdom

Sophie Cowan is the Founder of SOCO Talent, a specialized recruitment agency for Cyber Security experts. With 11 years of experience at firms like Korn Ferry, Arm, and Ericsson, colleagues describe her as "exceptional, " "highly accomplished, " and "forward-thinking. " She holds a BA from Oxford Brookes University.

Outside of her professional life, Sophie is a mother to two young children. She often shares her experiences balancing the demands of running a business with family life, such as early mornings and school runs, while attending major industry events.

She champions a "human-first" approach to recruitment, strongly believing in hiring people over logos on a resume.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Founder/ Director
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Solihull, England, United Kingdom
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Priorities

Topics Sophie cares about

Cyber Security Talent
Her firm, SOCO Talent, focuses exclusively on placing mid to senior Cyber Security Operations, Engineering, Architecture, and GRC experts into growing organizations.
Human-First Recruiting
She advocates against "lazy hiring, " believing companies should hire individuals based on their merits rather than being biased by previous employers like FAANG.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Founder/ Director
SOCO Talent
3-2025 - 8-2025
Senior Recruiter - Arm Talent Acquisition via Korn Ferry
Arm
8-2022 - 3-2025
Senior Recruiter - Ericsson via Korn Ferry
Ericsson
4-2022 - 7-2022
Talent Acquisition, Part Time
The Telegraph
8-2021 - 4-2022
Maternity Leave
On Maternity Leave
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Education
2004 - 2008
BA Publishing
Oxford Brookes University
2015 - 2015
Negotiation Mastery
ESMT Berlin
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