With over 15 years of recruitment experience within the software technology sector, Sophie has been a trusted consultant to clients ranging from start-ups to FTSE250. She has widely recruited positions across sales, marketing, senior technical management and systems engineering at a senior level across Europe. After starting her career in marketing for the software start-up White Cross (now Kognitio) Sophie moved into search, chiefly recruiting for Oracle but also for software companies rolling out operations in EMEA, before joining Ascension in 2002.

Senior Consultant @ Ascension is an executive search firm specialising in the software and technology marketplace. Our expertise has been gained over years of assisting and advising some of the most exciting and fast-growing technology companies in a dynamic, competitive global market. Ascension operates on two search levels, firstly C Level Senior Executives and secondly, Sales, Marketing and Technology team in addition to specific operational and strategic roles vital to our clients. From September 2009 to Present (6 years 4 months) Consultant @ From July 2000 to June 2003 (3 years) Consultant @ From 1994 to 2000 (6 years) Marketing @ From 1991 to 1993 (2 years)

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology @ Goldsmiths College, U. of London From 1989 to 1992 Sophie Lipscombe is skilled in: Executive Search, Recruiting, Technical Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Start-ups, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Solution Selling, Business Development, Business Strategy, Solution Architecture, Pre-sales, Business Intelligence, Account Management, Sales