JAMES CHASE - Key Persons


Caroline King

Job Titles:
  • Finance
  • Office Manager
Caroline King is the Finance & Office Manager at James Chase. With many years experience as Office Manager, Caroline truly understands the inner-workings of recruitment and helps maintain a supportive environment for all our staff. You can reach out to Caroline for anything related to contract work, invoices or references.

Chris Stevens

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager
  • Account Manager for the UK Team at James Chase.He
Chris Stevens is an Account Manager for the UK Team at James Chase. He has an impressive 12 years of experience hiring talent into a range of specialist sectors such as Product Design, Digital Marketing and Tech/Software Engineering - with a particular interest for AI & Machine Learning. If you're looking to stay ahead of the curve in your talent requirements, get in touch with Chris. Since working at James Chase, Chris has successfully placed a diverse range of candidates including Data Scientists, Product Designers & Managers, DevSecOps Engineers, Developers - the list goes on. Chris is also passionate about connecting and upskilling candidate communities to help people confidently take the next step in their careers, reach out to him if you'd like to learn more about these communities.

Dan Grim - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
​Dan Grim is the Managing Director of James Chase and has 24 years experience developing talent solutions across the globe. He enjoys working alongside Tech start-ups to help them build their cultures and achieve their potential. Having previously been the Head of Talent Services at Fresh Egg (Digital Marketing Agency), Dan has a wealth of knowledge on hiring into the C-suite and has been integral in building diverse Digital Marketing and Product Design teams. I'm passionate about connecting and upskilling candidate communities to help people confidently take the next step in their careers, reach out to me if you'd like to learn more about these communities.

David Creasey

Job Titles:
  • Account Director
  • Account Director for the UK Recruitment Team at James Chase.David
​David Creasey is the Account Director for the UK Recruitment Team at James Chase. David has an impressive 20+ year background in recruitment, hiring for a wide variety of industries including Fintech, Energy, Financial Services, Pharmaceuticals, Digital Education, Leisure and Data/Cloud Consultancy. He has a particular interest for Mobile App Development and has guided several multinational companies through the expansion of their teams. If you're looking to make a new hire in your Tech C-Suite or in your Mobile App Development, Data Engineering or Product team get in touch with David. David is passionate about connecting and upskilling candidate communities to help people confidently take the next step in their careers, reach out to him if you'd like to learn more about these communities.

James Leigh

Job Titles:
  • Head of Consultancy

Jody Goble

Job Titles:
  • Lead Delivery Consultant for the UK Team at James Chase.since
​Jody Goble is the Lead Delivery Consultant for the UK Team at James Chase. Since working at James Chase, Jody has developed a diverse expertise of Tech talent with a particularly deep knowledge of Product Design and Front End Development. She's passionate about connecting and upskilling candidate communities to help people confidently take the next step in their careers, reach out to Jody if you'd like to learn more about these communities.

Mike Neal

Job Titles:
  • Lead Business Manager ( Europe )
​Mike Neal is the Lead Business Manager at James Chase and is the head of our EU Recruitment Team. Mike is interested in supporting companies that can leverage technology to reshape traditional industries, particularly if they can positively impact peoples lives in a sustainable way. He has almost a decade of experience in recruitment where he's specialised in supporting Start-ups and high growth companies to recruit and retain top Digital talent, across multiple cities in Europe. Mike can also speak fluent German and French! Having partnered with market leaders across SaaS, eLearning, Fintech, eCommerce, Travel/Leisure, Automotive and Video streaming industries, he has a comprehensive understanding of how to deliver talent that will take your company to the next level. If your business is looking to save on fees without compromising on the speed and quality of candidate sourcing, talk to Mike about our Growth Catalyst model.

Phil Lewis - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • Director
Phil Lewis has an employment services career spanning 21 years in the tech space. He enjoys working with companies pushing the boundaries of innovation as he has a keen interest in the future of tech and digital products that create disruption. Phil's expertise spans a range of industries including FinTech, MarTech, InshurTech and High Growth companies. He is also passionate about connecting and upskilling candidate communities to help people confidently take the next step in their careers, reach out Phil if you'd like to learn more about these communities.

Steve Rackley - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • Director
  • Co - Founder of Silicon Brighton
Steve Rackley has an employment services career spanning 21 years in the tech space. He enjoys working with companies pushing the boundaries of innovation as he has a keen interest in the future of tech and digital products that create disruption. Steve's expertise spans a range of industries including FinTech, MarTech, InshurTech and High Growth companies. In 2019, Steve became the Co-Founder of Silicon Brighton to provide individuals with free opportunities for networking, training, up-skilling and development; helping people take their careers and businesses forward. He has been actively involved in promoting Brighton as a major tech hub, leveraging his relationships to encourage technical learning and development locally. More recently, in 2021 Steve co-founded Diverse Sussex to help create positive change and ensure everyone has equal access to opportunities in Sussex's technology sector.

Thaís Ferreira

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager