Recruiting built on signal, not volume.
We started Stem Connect because tech deserved better than the spray-and-pray agency model. Not another pipeline of keyword matches — a boutique partner that reads the work, knows the market, and represents senior people on craft.
Four things we refuse to compromise.
In an industry known for churn, these are the standards that decide who we work with and how.
Quality over quantity
We don't blast résumés. Every person we present has been interviewed by us and matched on craft — a short list you can actually read, not a stack you have to sort.
Long-term relationships
We're not optimizing for a single fee. We build careers and teams that hold up over years, which means telling you when a role — or a candidate — isn't the right one.
Market expertise
We work Canadian tech every day and we know it cold: the companies, the comp, the difference between a seed-stage PM and one at a public company. Fluency you can feel in the first call.
Transparent communication
No games, no ghosting, no keyword theatre. Candidates and clients hear where things actually stand at every stage — including the parts that are inconvenient to say.
From a Toronto bet to 200+ placements.
- 2019
Founded in Toronto
Started with a simple bet: senior tech people would rather work with a recruiter who understands the craft than one who understands the keyword.
- 2020
Built for remote
When hiring went distributed overnight, we helped Canadian teams staff remote-first without lowering the bar.
- 2021
100th placement
Crossed a hundred hires and deepened coverage across all five disciplines — Product, Design, Engineering, Data, and Go-to-Market.
- 2023
Executive search
Added a dedicated leadership practice, placing directors, VPs, and founding hires at startups and scale-ups.
- 2024
Recognized in the GTA
Named among the top boutique tech recruiting firms in the Greater Toronto Area — boutique by design, not by default.
- Now
200+ placed, expanding nationwide
200+ placements and 50+ partner companies, rooted in the GTA and hiring across Canada. Still boutique. Still just getting started.
Rooted in the GTA. Hiring across Canada.
Our home base is Toronto's tech corridor, but the network runs national — from Vancouver to Halifax, remote-first or on-site. If the talent is here, we know how to find it.
- Toronto
- Mississauga
- Vaughan
- Markham
- Oakville
- Burlington
- Brampton
- Richmond Hill
- Scarborough
- North York
- Etobicoke
- Ottawa
- Hamilton
- Kitchener-Waterloo
- London
- Vancouver
- Calgary
- Montreal
- Edmonton
- Winnipeg
- Halifax
Let's make your next hire — or next move — count.
Hiring or looking, it starts with a real conversation. We reply to every serious inquiry within one business day.