Alaister Mortlock
Talent Lead – Foundation PartnersAlaister "Al" Mortlock is a fractional Talent Acquisition leader who helps startups and scaling companies hire faster, smarter, and without relying on expensive agencies.
Working through Foundation Partners, he embeds into high-growth businesses to build talent functions from the ground up let that be designing hiring strategies, implementing scalable processes, and delivering top-tier talent across engineering, product, and commercial teams. His focus is simple: create high-performing teams that drive real business outcomes.
At Floww, a fast-scaling fintech, Alastair hired 100+ employees across key functions while transforming the hiring model to 100% direct sourcing-eliminating a £1M agency spend.
Across roles at predominantly high-growth startups operating at the Seed to Series B stage of growth, he has consistently delivered large-scale hiring under pressure let that be leading 100+ headcount projects, reshaping recruitment strategies, and building agile, candidate-first processes that convert.
What sets Alaister apart is his ability to combine strategy with execution. He doesn’t just advise - he builds, delivers, and leaves companies with a hiring engine that continues to perform long after he’s gone.
Specialisms:
Scaling teams from 0→100+, direct sourcing models, reducing agency dependency, technical and commercial hiring, and building talent infrastructure for growth.
About Foundation Partners
A People team built for ambitious businesses
The old model for People & Talent doesn’t work for today's businesses. We've built a better one.
Traditionally, early-stage Founders had two options: handle People & Talent themselves, losing precious time they should be spending on product or go-to-market, or hire a generalist, expected to cover everything from culture to recruitment to performance. We offer a more impactful alternative: A fully flexible, fractional People & Talent team with specialist skillsets and hands-on delivery, ready to start driving impact for your business in weeks, not months.
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