Case Staria
Scaling Staria’s Tech team and setting the stage for sustainable growth
5 New Hires, 83% Response Rate, 5/5 Client Satisfaction
Project summary
Staria, a Finnish-founded company providing international financial services and solutions to growth companies, partnered with Finders Seekers to tackle the challenge of hiring niche tech talent. Together, we navigated the complexities of recruiting in a competitive market and successfully hired BI consultants and developers, supporting Staria’s growth across multiple divisions.
Anna Vainionpää, Talent Acquisition Lead, Staria
"Finders Seekers has an excellent reputation and a deep understanding of the tech recruitment market. We received recommendations and trusted that they could provide high-quality candidates. Their consultants were professional, yet warm, and truly understood our needs. Communication was smooth, transparent, and proactive. And as a company that values CX, it was great to work with a partner who shares that passion.”
Introduction
Founded over 20 years ago, Staria has evolved from an accounting firm into a powerhouse of financial management, ERP, and BI consulting services across Europe. With over 550 employees in seven countries, Staria supports growth companies by offering end-to-end financial solutions, making them a trusted partner for businesses expanding across borders.
But Staria isn’t just about numbers and software—it’s a company built on trust, flexibility, and a strong sense of community. Their teams enjoy a people-first approach, where stability meets innovation. And within Staria’s BI division, a startup-like culture thrives, offering employees the chance to build and refine cutting-edge solutions with direct client impact.
To support their growth, Staria needed to find highly skilled BI consultants, a senior backend developer, and a fullstack developer. Recognising the challenge, they partnered with us to bring in the right talent.
The challenge
Hire 1 BI consultant, 1 Senior Backend Developer, 1 Fullstack Developer.
Filling these niche roles wasn’t going to be easy. Staria faced three major roadblocks:
🔍 Limited brand awareness – Staria wasn’t widely known among tech professionals, and some candidates had confused them with unrelated companies.
🦄 Unicorn-level skill requirements – The ideal candidates needed a rare mix of technical expertise, client-facing skills, and a hands-on approach to product development—profiles not easily found in Finland.
📉 Job market uncertainty – With high demand for these skills and professionals being more cautious about changing jobs, competition was fierce.
Our solutions
Headhunting service with a tailored, consultative approach.
✨ Strategic search and adaptability – We dove into Staria’s requirements, scouted the market, and refined the ideal candidate profiles as we gathered more insights.
🤝 Close collaboration with hiring teams – Weekly check-ins kept everyone aligned, ensuring we moved quickly while making strategic adjustments as needed.
💡 Personalised candidate engagement – From transparent salary discussions to in-depth screenings, we made sure every candidate felt informed, valued, and excited about the opportunity.
Juuso Pääkkönen, Technical Team Lead, Staria
“The process works, and you know how to do things efficiently. You dug into my brain to understand what I was looking for. Suddenly, I had a bunch of candidates to choose from—it was a really easy experience on our side. It let me focus on what I do best while you handle the headhunting and recruitment.”
Results and impact
Our collaboration delivered big wins for Staria.
✅ Exceeded hiring goals – Staria initially aimed to hire three people, but we secured five incredible new team members: 3 BI Consultants, 1 Senior Backend Developer, 1 Fullstack Developer.
📈 Outstanding candidate engagement – 83% response rate for BI consultants, >60% response rate for developers (vs. market average of 40-50%).
🛠 Enhanced employer branding – Through our outreach, more top-tier candidates learned about Staria, strengthening their presence in the tech community.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 client happiness
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 client happiness
Candidate feedback
“Best recruitment process I’ve ever been into. I was treated as “equals” and was able to be myself from the start to finish. Superb communication, really liked the follow up calls. Valuable information in every step. When the process is handled well it gives an impression that also the work/company is handled well.”
Virve Ollikainen, Team Lead of Professional Services, Staria
"The quality of candidates was very good. Even when candidates weren’t an exact match on paper, Maria highlighted potential outliers who might still be a great fit for us. In the end, we interviewed seven people and ended up hiring three, which says a lot about how well the process worked."
What made this collab a success for Staria?
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Open and proactive communication
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A structured yet flexible process
A clear recruitment plan with the agility to adjust when needed. -
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A deep understanding of who we are
To sell Staria’s vision in a way that resonated with the right people.
Final thoughts
This collaboration was about building a future-proof team that could drive Staria’s growth and innovation forward. By focusing on clear communication, adaptability, and a human-first approach, we helped bring in top talent who are already making an impact.
Staria’s unique mix of growth, people-centric culture, and organizational stability makes it a fantastic place to work. We’re proud to have played a role in shaping their expanding team and are excited to continue working together on Staria’s employer branding – strengthening their strategy and co-creating the EVP. More to come from that front 😉
Services in this case study 💡
Headhunting recruitment services
Perfect if you have 1-3 key roles to fill. From niche roles like Senior Developer, Cloud Advisor, Security Engineer, to C-levels like CTO, CEO, CFO we’ve hired them all!
✓ 3 suitable and motivated candidates in 4 weeks
✓ Excellent candidate experience throughout the recruitment process
✓ 97% recruitment case success rates
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