We built the agency we wished existed when we were recruiting.
Performa started with a simple frustration: watching great candidates disappear into slow, impersonal hiring processes — and great companies lose them as a result.
Boutique by choice, not by size
Performa was founded by two senior recruiters who spent years inside large agencies, watching good searches get diluted by volume — too many junior handoffs, too many templated shortlists, not enough actual judgment.
We built Performa to stay small on purpose. Every search is run by a senior recruiter from first message to day one — no handoffs, no CRM black holes, no shortlist padding.
Today we place senior talent across Ukraine, CEE, Central Asia, the EU, and worldwide — with a particular depth in technical and defense-adjacent industries that most agencies avoid.
What we believe
Speed without shortcuts
A 7-day shortlist doesn't mean a rushed one. We move fast because we know where to look, not because we skip steps.
Honesty over volume
Three well-matched candidates beat fifteen mediocre ones. We'd rather tell you a search needs more time than pad a shortlist.
Candidates are people
Free, confidential, and respectful — every time. No spam, no unsolicited shares, no pressure.
The people behind every placement
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