The People Behind the Process.
We are a team of seasoned tech operators who built the talent solution we wished we had. Discover our story and why we are uniquely equipped to solve your most critical AI talent challenges.
A Strategic Partner to Help You Win the Race for AI Talent
Syndesus is a strategic talent partner for US tech leaders. We solve the single biggest blocker to critical innovation: the shortage of elite, enterprise-proven senior talent.
We connect you with production-ready AI and machine learning specialists from our curated North American talent pool and place them on your team in as little as three weeks, all without the logistical friction of cross-border hiring.
For years, we watched brilliant product roadmaps get derailed by the same costly bottleneck: a slow, ineffective, high-risk hiring process. Traditional recruiting simply can’t keep pace with modern AI development. While teams race to build the future, they’re stuck with hiring methods from the past.
We built Syndesus to fix that. It’s the company we wished we had as leaders, a partner built not just to find talent, but to accelerate innovation. We replaced the slow, transactional model with a seamless, strategic solution that delivers seniority and speed.
Our Story: A New Model for a New Era of Innovation
Meet the Leadership
Marc Pavlopoulos
Founder & CEO
With 20+ years scaling VC-backed tech companies, Marc saw how slow, high-risk hiring derailed innovation. That insight became the foundation for Syndesus: a talent partner built to move as fast as great ideas.
For more than 20 years, Marc Pavlopoulos has been on the front lines of scaling high-growth, VC-backed technology companies in Silicon Valley and beyond. In leadership roles spanning sales and business development, he saw firsthand how even the most brilliant product roadmaps could be derailed by one persistent, costly bottleneck: the slow, ineffective, and high-risk process of hiring elite technical talent.
He recognized that the traditional recruiting model was fundamentally broken for the pace of modern innovation. The critical time lost waiting for the right talent was a direct threat to their market position and a massive source of competitive risk. This experience became the foundation for Syndesus. Marc built the company he wished he had as a leader—a strategic talent partner designed to solve the single biggest blocker to innovation.
Brian haacke
General Manager
As a former COO and SaaS operations leader, Brian turns bold vision into scalable systems. At Syndesus, he’s the architect behind the “Syndesus Advantage”, ensuring our EOR + HR solution runs with precision and zero risk.
Brian is the strategic advisor responsible for the operational integrity and scalability of the Syndesus talent model. With a career dedicated to scaling B2B SaaS companies, he brings a deep understanding of the people, processes, and systems required to build a seamless and reliable client experience. As a former Chief Operating Officer who helped lead a high-growth technology firm through a successful acquisition, Brian specializes in translating bold vision into operational reality. At Syndesus, Brian’s focus is on the architecture of the “Syndesus Advantage,” ensuring our fully-managed EOR and HR solution is a robust, scalable, and risk-free engine for our clients.
Stacey Mainardi
Chief Operating Officer
Sean Sloan
Sales and Recruiting Operations Manager
Darren Lum
Director of Business Development and Partnerships
Jess Coughlin
Technical Recruiter and Talent Operations Specialist
Hass El-Siddig
Account Executive
yousuf khatib
GTM and AI Advisor
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