01
Mapping the Operating Structure
Defines the eligible universe and the project's official benchmark.
- Job descriptions
- Team/area structure
- Role and seniority mapping
TECHNICAL TALENT DUE DILIGENCE
Spot the risks and opportunities before you close the deal.
Turn subjective impressions about a target's execution capability into objective, auditable evidence.
The invisible risk
Most due diligence measures the numbers. Few examine the people behind them.
A significant share of a company's value sits with its people. Without the right analysis, critical risks stay invisible until it's too late.
Inflated seniority levels
Fragile teams
Over-reliance on key talent
Limited scaling capacity
Hidden bottlenecks
The numbers tell part of the story. Human capital tells the rest.
A NEW LAYER OF DATA
We add a layer of evidence on execution capability to standard due diligence.
Where due diligence already excels
- Financial
- Legal
- Tax
Critical blind spot
Team execution capability is rarely measured with the same rigor as the numbers — even though the consequences can be just as damaging.
Gut feel helps. But data protects your deal even further.
A clear method
A five-step framework that turns scattered, subjective information into executive-level intelligence.
02
Public Technical Score
A direct read of each professional's LinkedIn profile, cross-referenced against the stated job description. If this person were on the job market today, would they clear the initial screen for the role they hold?
- Track record, stated stack, certifications
- Initial fit score
- Jump Score (retention risk)
03
Structured Interview
A personalized script for each professional, with independent double validation. Digs into gaps flagged in Step 2 and tests problem-solving.
- Live human assessor
- Follow-up AI evaluation via transcript
- Manual review when there's disagreement
04
Individual Technical Assessment
Each professional is assessed individually, building on data from the previous steps. We measure whether their execution capability matches the requirements, technical level, and seniority the role demands.
- Engineering: public code review (GitHub)
- All other profiles: multiple choice + practical scenarios
- Measures current potential, not past performance
05
Roll-Up & Final Report
We turn individual data points into organizational intelligence for decision-making.
- Executive view by area, function, and seniority
- Performance outliers and audit trail
- A clear read on technical risk and execution capability
TECHNICAL TALENT DUE DILIGENCE
Built for every professional profile.
Every role demands specific technical competencies — even when the person isn't writing code all day.
Profile 01
Managers & Individual Contributors
Professionals who lead teams or operate in specialized roles. Assessed on leadership or technical execution through practical scenarios and structured questionnaires.
- Project Managers
- Scrum Masters
- Product
- Growth
- Marketing
- And more
Profile 02
Non-Developer Technical Roles
Professionals who may write code occasionally, but it isn't their core function. Also assessed through practical scenarios and structured questionnaires.
- Cybersecurity
- Data
- BI
- Analytics
- DevOps
- And more
Profile 03
Developers
Professionals whose primary output is code. Assessed through hands-on technical execution in real-world engineering scenarios.
- Front-end
- Back-end
- Full Stack
- Mobile
- All seniority levels
FINAL REPORT
A clear read on the risks and opportunities tied to the target company's execution capability.
The output of a Technical Talent Due Diligence engagement is a report that brings together every finding, piece of evidence, and recommendation from the process — structured, objective, and auditable.
Executive View
Global Score
A consolidated team score on a 0–100 scale, rolling up all three assessment layers into a single technical risk indicator.
Score by Layer
Results broken out by Public Technical Score, Structured Interview, and Individual Technical Assessment, surfacing the team's strengths and weaknesses.
SWOT Analysis
A detailed breakdown of the strengths, weaknesses, risks, and opportunities tied to the target's execution capability.
Team View
Performance distribution across the assessed professionals, with groupings that reveal risk concentration and real execution capacity.
Insights
Cross-layer patterns that inform retention, replacement, and post-deal integration decisions.
Supporting the report
Deep dives that back up the Executive View and let you drill into the details when needed.
View by Area
View by Function
View by Seniority
Performance Outliers
Audit trail with individual reports
OUR TEAM
Methodology, technical analysis, and AI — run by senior people.
Eduardo Maruxo
Founder
Designer and entrepreneur with 20+ years in digital and tech. PMP, Scrum Master, MBA in Branding, and MBA in Technology for Business with a focus on AI, Data Science, and Big Data. Builds technical validation processes and specialized tech recruiting.
Orivaldo Peres
Senior HR Consultant
Business administrator with 40+ years of executive HR experience at multinationals including Alpargatas, Danone, Philip Morris, and Coca-Cola. Contributes behavioral assessment, organizational fit, and selection process design.
Cristina Flohr
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
15+ years of recruiting experience at tech companies and consultancies including NTT Data, DASA, Cogna, and Frete.com. Supports recruiting and M&A processes, leading interviews and qualified candidate analysis.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Technical Talent Due Diligence.
It's a proprietary framework we built to assess team execution capability during acquisitions, investments, or valuations.
We help investors spot invisible risks and opportunities tied to human capital execution — inflated seniority levels, weak execution capability, and over-reliance on key people.
We combine operating structure, interviews, public evidence, and hands-on technical validation to turn perception into auditable evidence.
Standard due diligence typically covers financial, legal, and tax. Grilo adds a complementary layer of evidence by assessing the target's current execution capability.
Yes. The report helps identify technical and operational risks, supporting strategic analysis during the investment process.
We generate evidence on the team's current execution capability, reducing information asymmetry around human capital.
No. Our focus is assessing human capital and the execution capability of the people behind the business. Infrastructure, security, compliance, and governance should be covered by specialized complementary diligence.
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