Experience

Room 8 Group

• Cyprus
• Computer Games
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Global Head of Talent Acquisition

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  I am creating Room 8 Group's global Talent Acquisition unit and the group's strategy for hiring global talent. We'll be developing the employer brand globally and implementing strategies to identify, attract and recruit awesome game developers from around the world into the Room 8 Group's growing family of game development, IP creation and visual design studios.



Sumo Group

• United Kingdom
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Talent Acquisition

  • Apr 2019 - May 2022

  I lead a Talent Acquisition team made up of 16 awesome people across the globe. During my time, we grew by 9 studios, through both studio launches and acquisition. I focused on developing the talent acquisition function within Sumo's businesses as the group grows to ensure we're able to hire great talent from the small but rich pool of available talent. I built the capacity and capability of the recruitment team to ensure we're fit to meet the growing, changing demands of the studios we… Show more I lead a Talent Acquisition team made up of 16 awesome people across the globe. During my time, we grew by 9 studios, through both studio launches and acquisition. I focused on developing the talent acquisition function within Sumo's businesses as the group grows to ensure we're able to hire great talent from the small but rich pool of available talent. I built the capacity and capability of the recruitment team to ensure we're fit to meet the growing, changing demands of the studios we serve. My team grew to from 3 recruiters to 16 leads, recruiters, coordinators and talent sourcers across the US, Canada, India, Poland and the UK. In addition to this, we developed great campus recruitment programmes, alongside marketing we nurtured the studio brands externally, the recruitment brand internally and developed great reporting to enable the studios to make smart, data driven decisions. Show less



Howdens

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Talent Acquisition

  • Jan 2018 - Apr 2019

  Howden I lead the Howdens recruiting team across the Commercial, Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics functions. As a team, we've have developed multiple attraction channels and robust recruitment processes to build talent pipelines and recruit the right candidates into Howdens. I've implemented a reporting suite and communication strategy to evolve the Talent Acquisition profile within the business and support effective decision making. Strong relationships are critical to success in Howdens so… Show more I lead the Howdens recruiting team across the Commercial, Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics functions. As a team, we've have developed multiple attraction channels and robust recruitment processes to build talent pipelines and recruit the right candidates into Howdens. I've implemented a reporting suite and communication strategy to evolve the Talent Acquisition profile within the business and support effective decision making. Strong relationships are critical to success in Howdens so I've enjoyed my time getting to know the leaders within the business and deliver a real change to their experience, the businesses spend on recruitment and the candidate experience. Show less



Cape plc

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• UK Head of Recruitment

  • Mar 2017 - Oct 2017

  South Yorkshire I was asked to take on the challenge of centralising Cape UK's multiple businesses into a single recruiting model across their UK businesses for the >3,000 roles filled annually and develop standardised recruiting processes across their weekly and monthly paid hiring channels. Initially I conducted a small restructure to reduce my headcount to 9, then structure my teams to support the business effectively and create a highly functioning team of people managers, recruiters and administrators.… Show more I was asked to take on the challenge of centralising Cape UK's multiple businesses into a single recruiting model across their UK businesses for the >3,000 roles filled annually and develop standardised recruiting processes across their weekly and monthly paid hiring channels. Initially I conducted a small restructure to reduce my headcount to 9, then structure my teams to support the business effectively and create a highly functioning team of people managers, recruiters and administrators. I then supported the team and collaborated with the business to centralise 7 businesses who had previously managed their own recruitment and implemented weekly paid and monthly paid recruiting processes across the operational and head office recruiting. Show less



GLG

• United States
• Information Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, EMEA Campus Recruitment

  • Jun 2016 - Mar 2017

  London, United Kingdom GLG is shaping the world’s most important business decisions. We set a goal of launching campus class hiring for summer & autumn 2017 starts, as the leader of this, I worked with my direct team and the business to build GLG's campus strategy, encompassing the attraction, assessment and on-boarding process for the 2016/17 academic year. The outcome was 3 classes of talented, analytical, emotionally intelligent and multi-lingual graduate joining GLG in April, July and October 2017. This was a new… Show more GLG is shaping the world’s most important business decisions. We set a goal of launching campus class hiring for summer & autumn 2017 starts, as the leader of this, I worked with my direct team and the business to build GLG's campus strategy, encompassing the attraction, assessment and on-boarding process for the 2016/17 academic year. The outcome was 3 classes of talented, analytical, emotionally intelligent and multi-lingual graduate joining GLG in April, July and October 2017. This was a new area for GLG and resulted in an influx of talent enabling the business to continue to improve it's growth in the UK market. Show less



Amazon

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• EU Head of MBA Recruitment

  • Apr 2015 - Jun 2016

  Luxembourg In meeting the exciting challenge of scaling our hiring numbers by over 120% year on year, I built a team of recruiters, coordinators and program managers to deliver an aggressive ramp in demand for MBA, MSc & MEng graduate hires and interns. We've re-defined how we attract and close talent and implemented a standardised, scalable process. In addition, we have developed innovative attraction, assessment and diversity programs to redefine "Operations" on-campus and build the Amazon brand within… Show more In meeting the exciting challenge of scaling our hiring numbers by over 120% year on year, I built a team of recruiters, coordinators and program managers to deliver an aggressive ramp in demand for MBA, MSc & MEng graduate hires and interns. We've re-defined how we attract and close talent and implemented a standardised, scalable process. In addition, we have developed innovative attraction, assessment and diversity programs to redefine "Operations" on-campus and build the Amazon brand within each country throughout the EU. Show less



bp

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Resourcing Lead, Technology & Acetyls (Interim)

  • Mar 2014 - Mar 2015

  East Riding, United Kingdom I managed a resourcing team focused on delivering a fantastic recruitment program to BP's Petrochemicals, Research and Technology businesses, mainly within the UK. We achieved a 23% reduction in time to hire and increased our direct and internal hires through proactive candidate pooling and succession planning. I built an employer brand locally, through press and radio PR as well as sponsoring local events; I built and launched a standardised recruitment process across the group and developed… Show more I managed a resourcing team focused on delivering a fantastic recruitment program to BP's Petrochemicals, Research and Technology businesses, mainly within the UK. We achieved a 23% reduction in time to hire and increased our direct and internal hires through proactive candidate pooling and succession planning. I built an employer brand locally, through press and radio PR as well as sponsoring local events; I built and launched a standardised recruitment process across the group and developed talent pipelines across our key job families to allow us to deliver an even more efficient and quality service. Show less



Amazon

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Recruiter, EU Operations & Customer Services

  • Feb 2010 - Feb 2014

  South Yorkshire, United Kingdom I led the EU employee referral program team, delivered end to end recruitment programs across UK Operations whilst developing long-term hiring & attraction strategies. I managed recruitment team members, led the launch of 4 new sites, re-engineered and implemented a recruitment process and program managed the local implementation of our ATS,

• Recruiter, UK Consumer

  • Sep 2008 - Feb 2010

  Berkshire, United Kingdom I was an end to end recruiter supporting across all areas of the UK business. I launched the employee referral program, developed the assessment process and also spent time seconded to Amazon.fr in Paris supporting the French retail team.

• Resourcer, UK Consumer

  • May 2008 - Sep 2008

  Berkshire, United Kingdom I supported the recruitment team in procuring advertising space, sourcing and reviewing applicants, scheduling and supporting assesments, developing interviewer packs and owning the end to end recruitment for a small number of roles.