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Bangkok, Th

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Leading the recruitment function for DevOps1 - Australias leading technology consultancy focusing on Platform, Security and Quality Engineering.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Leading the Talent Acquisition function globally for Inspectorio, a cloud-based SaaS (Software as a Service) solutions business focused on revolutionising the supply chain industry.Responsibilities- Build, Scale and lead a highly efficient team of Talent Acquisition Partners during phase of hyper growth. - Architect a global Remote First hiring strategy, spanning several countries in APAC, EMEA and the Americas to attract top talent across Engineering, Product, Sales, Marketing, Finance and Executive.- Design a scalable operating model, streamlining processes to enhance organisational agility and create operational efficiencies.- Drive adoption of data-driven recruitment metrics, aligning talent acquisition goals with the company’s overarching OKRs to optimize hiring outcomes.- Partner closely with Executive team leveraging deep insights into business needs to facilitate demand planning and proactive talent sourcing.- Hands on recruiting, personally managing a pipeline of 3-4 jobs at any one time. Achievements- Successfully grew Head Count from 140 Employees to 300+ Employees in first 9 months. - Transformed Talent Acquisition from a reactive to proactive strategic function, increasing collaboration with Hiring Managers and incorporating Values Based Recruiting techniques, increasing Hiring Success, Improving Quality of Hire and Decreasing Involuntary Turnover. - Developed an effective hiring analytics and reporting framework, providing transparency in to key recruitment metrics, significantly reducing Time to Fill and Cost per Hire

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Ampion, a Wipro company is a specialist technology services provider delivering a new level of specialisation at scale with three integrated service streams - Engineering, IT Security, Digital Transformation and Data Analytics. Reporting to and working closely with the CEO, I took on this newly created role to develop and execute a national talent acquisition strategy whilst the business went through an unpresented high-growth phase as well as prepared and supported the business through the Wipro M&A. My leadership responsibilities extended to scaling and developing a remote team of 12 dedicated Talent Acquisition Partners, hiring at a velocity of 30-40 engineers per month. To ensure we hit our targets, from day one I was tasked with driving a proactive and strategic shift in our recruitment and selection framework, ensuring optimal hiring decisions and an exceptional candidate experience. As a testament to our outstanding performance, our team was recognised as the ***Wipro Team of the Quarter** *for the period July to September 2021.During the last 6 months I also took on an interim Head of People and Culture role (covering Mat Leave).

Australia - China (Including Hk) - New Zealand - Singapore, Au

As Associate Director, I was responsible for leading a team of 12 highly skilled and dedicated Recruiters specialising in the Information Technology market across East China. Worked with a range of global enterprise, early stage start-ups and major local Chinese internet companies covering all areas of technology recruitment.Reason for Leaving: Laid off due to impact of Covid on hiring in China.

London, England, Gb

** Hays Asia Team of the Year 2019 **** Hays Shanghai Team of the Year 2019 **Leading a team of 8 highly specialised recruiters with a focus on partnering with CTO’s and Business Leaders looking to strengthen and build out their core engineering teams during various stages of growth.- Grew Shanghai Software Engineering team from 2 to 8 HC.- Billed 28 out of 30 months - Each team member received at least 1 promotion during FY 17/18

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

As the Regional Talent Acquisition Manager, for this technology professional service firm, I was responsible for all Internal Recruitment and Resource Activities throughout the region, setting our strategy, along with leading and mentoring the Talent Acquisition team across both NSW and ACT. Between 2013 and 2017 the Sydney business grew by over 300%.

London, Gb

Harvey Nash is a global professional recruitment consultancy and outsourcing provider who is committed to delivering the very best IT talent and solutions to clients on an international scale. Started my career as Researcher in London in 2007 and was promoted up to Senior Consultant before moving to Australia where I was one of the first team members in the Sydney Office. Sydney, Australia 2011 to 2013London, UK 2007 to 2011

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Spain