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London, Gb

London, England, Gb

Distributed is a software advisory and consultancy firm delivering digital transformation to its enterprise client portfolio. Delivering mission critical change through solution and project delivery from its private Talent Cloud Strategic Lead of:Community Growth and Management: Drove the rapid scale-up of the Community, ensuring that its capabilities were aligned with client project requirements and organisational objectives.Focused on the use of technology to drive scale and reduce cost of acquisitionFulfilment: Strategic lead of all aspects of project resource cost analysis, including the creation and deployment of human capital resources for client projects, ensuring optimal allocation and budget adherence to maximise profitabilityDistributed Talent Acquisition:Spearheaded the strategic direction of the talent acquisition function, ensuring the identification and acquisition of high-calibre talent that directly supports the organisation’s growth and commercial objectives. Focused on aligning talent acquisition efforts with long-term business goals to maximise return on investment in human capital.Talent Insights: Led the delivery of analysis on the quality, availability, and cost of resources across various geographic locations, providing critical insights for strategic decision-making, reduction in resource cost and project profitability.

London, England, Gb

Assisted the Board in developing and agreeing upon a best-in-class talent strategy, ensuring alignment with the organisation’s long-term objectives.Supported the Board in the successful implementation of the talent strategy, driving organisational growth and excellence.Contributed to the development of product-market fit by aligning talent strategies with business goals.Played a key role in formulating and executing a comprehensive Talent Acquisition Marketing strategy to attract top-tier talent.

London, England, Gb

Led all aspects of Talent Acquisition during the scale-up phase, ensuring alignment with organisational growth objectives.Spearheaded the creation of a data-driven Talent Acquisition function, driving growth in headcount for an organisation operating across the UK and US.Established and implemented a comprehensive resourcing function, including the development of all processes, systems, and organisational structures to support rapid expansion.Defined and executed a strategic roadmap to enable an additional 100% forecasted growth in the upcoming year, ensuring scalability and sustainability.Introduced the first structured resource planning framework to support and achieve the organisation’s commercial objectives.Enabled data-driven management information systems to provide insights into the financial implications and investment necessary to maintain and achieve the projected growth trajectory.Served as the key advisory council on all aspects of Talent Acquisition, offering strategic guidance as part of the leadership team.Facilitated the organisation’s transition to a more professional and scalable operation, ensuring that all talent processes were optimised for rapid growth.

Responsible for all aspects of Talent Acquisition during scaleup and for the transformation of Talent Acquisition in a fast-paced growth orientated B2B Software organisation (Nordics, UK, Europe and the US). Requirement to create a platform to enable significant 100% human capital growth YOYDefinition and implementation of Employer Brand strategy, encompassing EVP definition and use of channels to drive heightened profile in external market, and Talent AttractionResponsible for all budgetary aspects of TA function

Creation of a bespoke and sustainable in-house executive search function delivering to the Group & UK/I Boards of DixonsCarphone.Creation of the “Talent Intelligence Program” – Ensuring the creation and continuity of sustained relationships with senior market leaders across industry sectors, to ensure a fit for purpose talent pipeline.Delivery of a hands-on, direct acquisition of C-Level talent across all functions.Striving to achieve the minimisation of external talent acquisition expenditure, and ensuring a consistent communication to the market regarding corporate growth, talent acquisition and intelligence.Created, defined and implemented a complete re-design of senior hiring process to ensure a seamless, positive and effective stakeholder and candidate experience.Driving force in the creation of Employer Brand in the senior talent market.Creation, definition and execution of an innovative talent acquisition strategy for DC Group bleeding edge Software business, HoneyBee. Also responsible for the hiring of the executive and sales team. Guided and advised the CEO to ensure individuals considered retained relevant career experience focused to the growth of a fast-paced software organisation.

Operating within the global talent solutions business created by Accel-KKR. James is responsible for Human Capital within the META region.Cielo is the world’s leading provider of recruitment solutions and talent management services. In May 2014, the company rebranded to reflect the successful integration of U.S.-based Pinstripe, Inc., UK-based Ochre House and the outsourced recruitment services of Middle East-based TAAHEED which combined to become the largest independent provider of strategic recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), project hiring solutions and HR consulting services worldwide. Cielo leverages its global scale, access to world-class technology, customized, innovative solutions and entrepreneurial agility to help clients achieve a sustained people advantage and outstanding business outcomes. Cielo’s global presence includes nearly 1,000 employees, serving more than 90 clients across 57 countries in 26 languages. Whilst our global reach for people is a true advantage, we are also a very local company with 70+ people based in our Dubai office or onsite with our clients across the region that include local, family run organisations, government entities and multinational businesses.

• Created and established an industry acknowledged event, “The MiFiD II Exocet”. This was started from nothing to then becoming one of the most renowned thought leadership events concerning the impact of MiFiD II to the financial trading markets. Sponsors included IBM and Huawei whilst attracting top-class keynote speakers• Co-founder of a specialist talent acquisition and advisory business focused on the impact of EU regulation of the FS market whereby I was responsible for the overall success of the business• Worked extensively with Financial Institutions, Consulting Organisations and the Start-Up Fintech market• Created numerous relationships with senior individuals throughout the financial services industry, enabling the acquisition of human capital focused to the impact of MiFiD II. This required delivery of talent across all functions within client organisational structures (operations, finance, IT, Legal, Compliance etc.)• Established significant relationships with numerous financial institutions, including Deutsche, Lloyds, Citigroup, HSBC, Soc Gen, UBS, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, RBC• Also established significant commercial relationships with consulting organisations, including KPMG, Deloitte, EY, BCG, McKinsey, Baringa, Kinetic Partners, Tabb, and numerous others

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Sydney, Nsw, Au

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London, Gb

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