Experience serving Fortune 50 clients. A people-first way forward.
OUR VENDOR NETWORK01 / QUALITY THROUGH COMMUNITY
Many branches. One strong shortlist.
Specialist vendors across technology, healthcare, financial services and engineering source candidate profiles. Their branches connect to Legacy and Leaf for screening against skills, experience and role requirements. Profiles that are not relevant to the role are not sent to clients. The strongest matching profiles form a curated shortlist, shared with clients after candidate consent.
Tech & AI
Healthcare
BFSI
Engineering
Expert screening & relevance checks
Skills · Experience · Role fit
Not relevant to this role
Filtered out. Not sent to clients.
Best-fit profilesA curated, screened shortlist
Delivered to clientsRelevant talent. Clear context.
Illustrative workflow · Specialist branches span industries and markets.
SERVICE TO PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE.India Americas APAC Europe
01 / THE COMMUNITY
A wider talent ecosystem. Built for meaningful work.
Great work should not depend on your postcode, the size of your company or a conventional career path. We are building a community where specialist knowledge opens doors to meaningful enterprise work.
FOR COMPANIES
Your ambition. Our collective expertise.
Bring the hard-to-fill roles, new-market launches and multidisciplinary hiring plans. We organise the right specialists around your brief.
Niche and cross-functional hiring
One point of coordination
Screening aligned to your brief
FOR TALENT PARTNERS
Small teams. Big possibilities.
Independent recruiter, boutique staffing firm or freelance talent scout? Bring your market knowledge to work that deserves your expertise.
Role-specific partner matching
Clear ownership and fee terms
Shared learning and feedback
FOR JOB SEEKERS
Share your profile. Be found for the right role.
Upload your CV and tell us what you are looking for. We will review your experience and contact you when a relevant opportunity matches your profile.
Submit your CV securely
Share your skills and preferences
Be considered for relevant opportunities
Upload your CV Complete one profile for future opportunities.
Local roots. Wider possibilities. Connecting metros with Tier 2 and Tier 3 communities, and talent partners across markets.
A shared table. A wider world of opportunity.Illustrative community image
THE BELIEF THAT CONNECTS US
Service to people. By the people.
We believe ambitious individuals and specialist firms deserve a seat at the table when big, complicated work is being done.
Our role is to bring people together, help them build capability and coordinate their strengths—so every successful hire can create opportunity beyond the person who joins.
Experience across market categories, with specialist communities for the details that matter. We shape each search around the role, geography and operating environment.
Software & product
Build resilient products with specialist engineering talent.
Full stack · Mobile · SRE · DevOps · QA
AI, data & analytics
Find people who can move AI from experimentation to production.
GenAI · ML · Data engineering · BI
Cybersecurity & cloud
Connect domain knowledge with security and operational discipline.
Cloud · SOC · IAM · GRC · Infrastructure
Semiconductor & electronics
Reach specialists across design, fabrication and manufacturing.
VLSI · Embedded · Process · Test · RF
Healthcare & life sciences
Source against role-specific credentials and clinical experience.
Clinical · Pharma · Regulatory · Med-tech
BFSI & fintech
Match technical skill with financial-services understanding.
Payments · Risk · Compliance · Banking
Consumer, fashion & retail
Bring together customer insight, commercial acumen and execution.
Merchandising · Buying · Sales · Operations
Manufacturing & aerospace
Find people for complex products and regulated environments.
Engineering · Quality · Supply chain
Energy & utilities
Support critical operations with local and specialist talent reach.
Projects · Field operations · Engineering
Media & communications
Connect creative, commercial and technical capabilities.
Digital · Content · Marketing · Technology
GCCs & professional services
Build teams across functions, markets and capability centres.
Consulting · Shared services · Transformation
Corporate & leadership
Look beyond titles to leadership judgement and business context.
Finance · HR · Strategy · Executive search
Illustrative expertise—not a list of live vacancies. Role coverage is confirmed during the hiring brief.
03 / HOW WE WORK
01
Tell us what matters
Share the role, business context and the outcome your new hire needs to deliver.
YOU SHARESkills, location, budget, work model and hiring timeline.
02
Build the right team
We calibrate the brief and identify relevant recruitment specialists in the community.
WE ALIGNScope, screening criteria, partner ownership and commercial terms.
03
Meet relevant people
Review screened, consented profiles with context—not an unfiltered pile of CVs.
TOGETHERShortlist decisions, interview scheduling and actionable feedback.
04
Turn a match into a start
Coordinate the offer, joining and agreed follow-through with one accountable partner.
THE OUTCOMEA clear joining plan and the next delivery review.
Timelines, fees and any replacement terms are agreed per mandate. For contract sourcing, the client remains responsible for payroll and employment.
04 / THE COMMUNITY WORKSPACE
Community intelligence. Coordinated at scale.
Explore the application we are shaping around the community: relevant mandates, shared context, visible progress and clear next steps.
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Find where you can contributeMatch expertise and location to a meaningful brief.
02
Understand the whole journeySee the information and responsibilities at each stage.
03
Keep people in the loopBuild feedback, consent and candidate ownership into the process.
Interactive concept with sample data. No live jobs, accounts or candidate submissions.
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Platform dashboardOperations and reporting view
Platform dashboardScreenshot · Not a live dashboard
05 / THE MARKET IN CONTEXT
Talent scarcity is structural. The response must be strategic.
Skills shortages reach across sectors. Broader access and human judgement matter. These figures describe the wider hiring market, not Legacy & Leaf performance.
GLOBAL TALENT SHORTAGE · 202672%
of employers report difficulty filling roles.
A wider view of talent is a business need, not simply a sourcing preference.
HARD-TO-FIND SKILLS · 202620%
report difficulty finding AI model and application development skills.
Specialist capability matters as companies move AI into practice.
HUMAN SKILLS · 202639%
identify communication, collaboration and teamwork as sought-after attributes.
Technical depth works best alongside people who work well together.
WHAT GOOD DELIVERY LOOKS LIKE
Clarity before speed. Evidence behind every introduction.
Our delivery principles centre on clear expectations, relevant shortlists and transparent communication.
A calibrated briefSkills, salary or rate, location, assessment and decision-makers aligned before sourcing.
Accountable coordinationRelevant specialists, duplicate checks and named ownership for each introduction.
Meaningful measuresShortlist relevance, interview feedback, offer acceptance and joining—not just CV volume.
Transparent commercialsScope, fee basis, payment triggers and any replacement terms agreed in writing.
06 / OUR PEOPLE
Enterprise experience. Entrepreneurial execution.
Enterprise recruitment meets growth, technology and community. Our founders bring complementary experience to one goal: meaningful opportunity for more people.
FOUNDER
Kumar Shashwat
IIM Bangalore Alumni
Shashwat brings enterprise recruitment and talent acquisition experience across global markets. He founded Legacy & Leaf to connect specialist talent with complex business needs through a people-led community built on expertise, collaboration and trust.
CO-FOUNDER
Rohan Kannirwar
IIT - Roorkee Alumni
Rohan is a marketing and technology leader with over 12 years of experience spanning growth strategy and AI. As a Fractional CMO, he has worked with ambitious brands to shape their marketing and growth direction.