Meet the Team

Since 2019, we have been dedicated to assisting top-tier crypto firms and traditional finance companies in recruiting outstanding leaders, as well as technical, operations, and compliance professionals with specialized crypto expertise.

Our Core Values

First-Class Business in a First-Class Way

Relentless dedication to our work

Take 100% accountability and responsibility

Be matured professional

Our Team

Sam Wellalage

Founder and Executive Search Lead

Sam is a trusted advisor to leaders at tier-1 firms like OKX and plays a pivotal role inhiring top executives for major global organizations, including the Qatari governmentowned PSG football club and beIN Group, the parent company of Miramax and AlJazeera. With six years of experience recruiting CEOs and C-suite executives for thecrypto industry, Sam is the go to headhunter for leadership roles across both cryptoand traditional sectors. He holds a BA in Human Resources and an MA in Business andhas over 12 years of experience in headhunting.

Joy Jiang

Commercial Process and Executive Search Project Lead

Joy has a track record of successfully delivering critical projects for FTSE 100 companies across the UK and internationally. With over 15 years of experience working alongside top executives and managing complex, high-impact initiatives for billion-dollar firms, she brings invaluable expertise to WorkInCrypto. Joy ensures the seamless execution of strategic and executive-level searches. She holds an MA in Human Resource Management.

Helene Heine

Consultant, Senior and Leadership Practice

Helene holds a Master of Science and has extensive experience in executive search, specializing in sourcing rare and highly skilled talent within niche industries. Before transitioning into crypto and blockchain, she led CEO searches for billion-dollar companies in the Pharma sector. A native Danish speaker, Helene is an expert in identifying and recruiting top-tier executives as well as hard to find Tech talent.

Daniela

Consultant - Tech Recruitment Practice

With a strong presence in both the Middle East and Europe, Daniela is a seasoned tech recruitment specialist with a decade of experience in hiring top senior-level engineers. Her deep understanding of tech talent acquisition makes her a valuable asset to our firm.

Our Research Team

Edward

Senior Researcher

With 10 years of experience in research and talent identification, Edward specializes in finding hard-to-reach candidates. His expertise includes market mapping, sourcing, and qualifying both tech and non-tech talent, supporting delivery consultants in securing top talent. Before joining our firm, he spent nine years working in the U.S. market.

Dileep Kumar

Lead Researcher

Dileep is a recruitment research specialist with a decade of experience across the U.S. and European markets. As a part-time software engineer and designer, his technical background gives him a unique edge in identifying top tech talent.

Our Advisors / NED

Katy

With over 30 years of experience scaling recruitment firms and leading global teams of 150+ consultants, Katy plays a key role in helping us deliver first class business solutions to first class crypto firms and its leaders

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