RHEA is a professional engineering and solutions company, offering engineering solutions, system development and security services for space, government, defence, and other critical infrastructure organizations across Europe and North America.

• Developed talent acquisition strategies, collaborating with marketing – for example, around content marketing for talent and community outreach as talent marketing. • Provided professional guidance and advice to directors and executive staff on talent acquisition including strategy alignment with overall business goals and assessment of the external talent market. • Designed, developed, and implemented a scalable in-house database (SharePoint), saving the company the cost of external tools. • Participated in business review meetings, assessing (from a talent perspective) the suitability of new business opportunities to the company's goals, the viability of the opportunity against the external talent market, and the capacity within the organization to deliver on the contract. • Informed on financial strategy, particularly with respect to Service-Based contract efforts - counselling directors and executives on the full scope and scale of corporate expenses associated with these projects, as well as resource requirements that may not be directly (or immediately) associated with the project (ex. administrative assistance or financial administration).• Worked with the Human Resources Business Partner to assess the internal corporate culture and structure to gain a deeper understanding of the employee experience and better inform the candidate experience, resulting in a series of recommendations for improvement.

• Networked both within and outside of the specific (niche) industry, leveraging professional as well as personal connections within the security industries (both public-sector and private-sector) to source candidates for tough-to-hire positions.• Collaborated with managers (from junior managers through to Director and VP-level) as an internal, consulting expert in talent sourcing for new business opportunities, informing them not only on the viability of their timelines/contracts but also on the financial position of various opportunities within the market.• Coordinated with senior managers in the process of contract delivery, setting priorities through rapid analysis of corporate requirements, client needs, complexity level of the requirement, etc. and reporting expectations back to senior managers.• Built and maintained talent pipelines, relying on a combination of established relationships, community partnerships, personal and professional networks, and social media to keep a finger on the pulse of the labour market within the industry and pivoting efforts (where required) to meet with external changes and/or challenges.• Lead research efforts at both the market level (ex. labour market surveys, compensation assessments by market, etc.) as well as forecasting efforts, paying attention to Calian’s market interests and changing market conditions external to the company.