About Our Founder
Finding the best talent to optimise your Cyber Security Engineering, Architecture, SOC and GRC teams.
About Our Founder
Our Founder, Sophie Cowan has specialised over the past decade in UK and international Senior Hiring searches for the media, technology and FMCG sectors. Prior to founding SOCO Talent, Sophie worked as a Senior Recruiter at Korn Ferry RPO, where she was dedicated to hiring technical talent and leadership, focusing on cyber and cloud security for two global heavyweights in the high-tech and AI space:
Arm (creators of the chip designs powering billions of mobile and computing devices worldwide) and Ericsson (the innovators behind the telecoms networks that keep us connected).
Sophie assesses mutual holistic fit for each search she leads.
Earlier Career:
Sophie’s in-house talent sourcing and search experience also spans media (The Telegraph and Publicis Media Group) and global FMCG Philip Morris International, where she supported the global senior hiring for their evolving non-combustibles business from their HQ in Lausanne, Switzerland as part of an award-winning sourcing and talent intelligence function.
Sophie began her recruitment career in 2015 agency side, where she placed technical talent including engineers and data analysts into media brands including DMGT (Daily Mail and General Trust), LADBible Group, The Trade Desk, Integral Ad Science and Hearst.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Search
Sophie supports diversity, equity and inclusion and is experienced with implementing DE&I initiatives into searches.
Building diverse teams in cyber security will bolster long-term performance, innovation and resilience. With a well-documented imbalances across the STEM sector, we can at your request support your business to actively embed DEI strategies into your search; From how roles are positioned and marketed, to how talent is sourced, engaged and assessed.
By challenging traditional hiring patterns and expanding candidate reach beyond the obvious networks, we can help our clients attract underrepresented talent without compromising on technical excellence.
Diverse teams consistently deliver stronger decision-making, improved business outcomes and greater employee retention creating real commercial advantage over time.
Our approach supports businesses that want to build inclusive, future-ready teams that grow stronger as they scale.
Proven Delivery
All in all, our Founder’s experience means that a strategic perspective is applied to searches and we understand hiring challenges from all angles.
Whether working on a confidential mandate or urgent need for a project, We deliver and this is demonstrated through some of our Founder’s recommendations:
“Sophie…considers extensively the right sourcing strategy for each role, understanding clearly the market forces and the needs of the business and then makes it happen.”
CISO
Arm
“Sophie is highly skilled in stakeholder management, candidate communication, and resilience. We went through several very challenging cases together, and she
always found a way forward.”
Senior Leadership Hiring
Ericsson
“Sophie’s recruitment specialist skills were of immense value when hiring for several senior roles for my team to grow our digital , social and ecommerce capabilities during a time that we had to onboard all new employees 100% remotely. Sophie was able to identify relevant and experienced talent with a good cultural fit but also provide a
human centric experience.”
Global Digital Marketing Director
Philip Morris International