We help CxOs and Chief Architects build high performing teams
How can we help?
We are an interim and executive search firm dedicated to one market: IT Strategy & Architecture. We've operated in this niche since 2012, and in that time we've built a network that took years to filter — separating the genuinely excellent from the merely good.
That focus changes what you can expect. We don't flood your inbox with CVs; we give you access to a highly vetted network of the best talent in the market — built on relationships spanning 30 countries and thousands of organisations.
CxOs and Chief Architects use Diffusion Group to access talent that can change strategic direction and deliver real ROI from technology investments — whether that's a permanent leader for the long term or an interim specialist who can start at short notice. Our clients include Fortune 500, CAC 40, FTSE 100, and Nordic-listed organisations.
From reinventing technology delivery to building a more scalable architecture — we help you secure the people who will shape both the strategy and its execution.
Today our network includes top:
- CIOs, CTOs, CAIOs
- IT Strategy Consultants & Digital Business Developers
- Chief Architects / Directors of Architecture
- Enterprise Architects
- Solution Architects & Technical Architects — across Data, AI, Cloud, Integration, Software, and Security.
Fast time to delivery
Our experience, existing relationships and unique market insights ensure that we provide real velocity in our searches.
As a result, we help our clients get offers accepted within 4 weeks on average for perm hires, with the hired candidate normally introduced within the first week.
For interim assignments, we can typically present available specialists within the first 48 hours - often faster than the paperwork on your side.
Accuracy of our work
A large network is only useful if it's filtered well. We introduce carefully selected shortlists, and the numbers confirm the quality.
Almost all candidates we submit are interviewed by our clients, and over 80% of candidates interviewed at first stage progress to second stage - interim & perm.
That accuracy is no accident. Every candidate is assessed against a structured, scored framework before you ever see them - capability, context, and motivation, measured rather than guessed. It's how we make sure the interviews you run are decisions, not screenings.
Recommendations
"In my 25 years in IT, this is by far the best recruitment experience I have enjoyed"
"It is my pleasure to recommend Marc Thomas as an ideal recruiter for strategy and architecture roles.
Already from my first contact with Marc I realized that he was not just any recruiter but had in depth understanding of enterprise architecture."
"I just don't get how you manage to always do it"
