Tara-Leigh Hugo

Co-founder @ Leaper | Intern & Graduate Recruitment for Startups | UK & European University Networks

United Kingdom

About

Experience

  • Co-Founder at Leaper Recruitment
    Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    Co-founder of Leaper — a boutique recruitment partner helping startups and scale-ups hire exceptional interns and graduates. Over the past decade I've built hiring processes, run assessment centres, designed graduate programmes, and developed university relationships across the UK and Europe — for organisations of all shapes and sizes. Through Leaper, I bring that same rigour to early-stage companies that need junior talent but don't yet have the resource to hire well. I handle everything end-to-end: briefing, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offers, and onboarding. You focus on building. I'll find you the people to build with. If you're hiring your first intern or grad — let's talk.

  • Deloitte (Full-time · 3 yrs 11 mos)
    • Learning & Development
      Jan 2025 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr

      Designed and delivered onboarding and development programs for early careers hires, ensuring strong retention and performance from day one.

    • Campus Recruitment
      Feb 2022 - Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      Led end-to-end campus recruitment for one of the world's largest professional services firms. Managed relationships with target universities, designed assessment processes, and delivered graduate hiring across multiple business lines.

  • Campus Recruitment at PJT Partners
    Sep 2018 - Jan 2022 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Managed all campus and graduate recruitment for a premier global investment bank. Built the full hiring pipeline from university sourcing through to offer, including events, interviews, and assessment design.

  • Campus Recruitment and Graduate Program Design at Capco
    Sep 2016 - Aug 2018 · 2 yrs

    Designed and ran the graduate recruitment program for a global financial services consultancy, including program structure, university partnerships, and candidate experience.

  • Graduates and Early Careers Recruitment Consultant at Phaidon International
    Jun 2015 - Jun 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Recruited and placed high-calibre early careers professionals within banking and finance, developing a strong foundation in candidate sourcing, screening, and relationship management across graduate and junior talent pipelines.