Rich Brown
Head of Delivery - Automotive & Motorsport at Serocor- Claim this Profile
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Amanda Gleeson
Rich has an extensive comprehension of all motorsport roles and industry, which has been pivotal in the amazing talent that has been hired into McLaren Racing during his time. He has successfully implemented a great new ATS system which changed the candidate and hiring managers experience for a huge positive change. Rich always goes above and beyond, and can transform the recruitment process and experience for the better!
Nickie Brown
Rich is one of the best recruiters I’ve had the pleasure of working with. He’s very customer focused and puts the needs of the candidate and client first. Rich has a deep understanding of the motor industry and his sense of passion and dedication shines through his day to day work!
Amanda Gleeson
Rich has an extensive comprehension of all motorsport roles and industry, which has been pivotal in the amazing talent that has been hired into McLaren Racing during his time. He has successfully implemented a great new ATS system which changed the candidate and hiring managers experience for a huge positive change. Rich always goes above and beyond, and can transform the recruitment process and experience for the better!
Nickie Brown
Rich is one of the best recruiters I’ve had the pleasure of working with. He’s very customer focused and puts the needs of the candidate and client first. Rich has a deep understanding of the motor industry and his sense of passion and dedication shines through his day to day work!
Amanda Gleeson
Rich has an extensive comprehension of all motorsport roles and industry, which has been pivotal in the amazing talent that has been hired into McLaren Racing during his time. He has successfully implemented a great new ATS system which changed the candidate and hiring managers experience for a huge positive change. Rich always goes above and beyond, and can transform the recruitment process and experience for the better!
Nickie Brown
Rich is one of the best recruiters I’ve had the pleasure of working with. He’s very customer focused and puts the needs of the candidate and client first. Rich has a deep understanding of the motor industry and his sense of passion and dedication shines through his day to day work!
Amanda Gleeson
Rich has an extensive comprehension of all motorsport roles and industry, which has been pivotal in the amazing talent that has been hired into McLaren Racing during his time. He has successfully implemented a great new ATS system which changed the candidate and hiring managers experience for a huge positive change. Rich always goes above and beyond, and can transform the recruitment process and experience for the better!
Nickie Brown
Rich is one of the best recruiters I’ve had the pleasure of working with. He’s very customer focused and puts the needs of the candidate and client first. Rich has a deep understanding of the motor industry and his sense of passion and dedication shines through his day to day work!
Credentials
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Agile HR Certified Practitioner (top 31%)
Agile HR CommunityApr, 2022- Sep, 2024 -
Developing Your Emotional Intelligence
LinkedInApr, 2021- Sep, 2024 -
Unconscious Bias
LinkedInApr, 2021- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Serocor
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Delivery - Automotive & Motorsport
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Sep 2022 - Present
At Serocor, I lead talent solutions within the Automotive, Motorsport and Sports industry, at group level. My pedigree includes supporting Premium, Performance and High-volume Vehicle Manufacturers, Motorsport teams and supply chains within these sectors.Whether you require a small project to support a short-term increase in headcount, a full MSP or Scaled RPO solution to support your inhouse team, i believe our team as well as myself have the experience, tools and network to deliver whatever is required.
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Race Software
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Romania
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Development Advisor
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Aug 2020 - Present
RACE (Rapid Axle Concept Evolution) is an end-to-end software package for the development of suspension systems. It combines model build, model parameterisation, post-process, data storage and report generation into a single platform. It is cloud based, requires no software installation and can be run from a web browser on any computer, phone or tablet.RACE has been specifically designed to allow any engineer or designer to run industry standard multibody simulations (MBS) to support suspension development. RACE offers the ability to go from data input to professional suspension performance report in less than 60 seconds.RACE also provides 1:1 correlated Sim models for games such as Assetto Corsa for those businesses looking to create Hyper Realistic models for driver development or vehicle development.Software: www.race.softwareKnowledge: www.suspensiondesigner.com
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McLaren Racing
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United Kingdom
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Spectator Sports
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700 & Above Employee
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Lead Talent and DE&I Business Partner
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Oct 2020 - Sep 2022
My is role supporting the development of a progressive employee journey for our existing and prospective colleagues across the team. McLaren Racing has an exciting change agenda for its people and culture with the ambition to create an environment where winning becomes inevitable. We want to provide a unique and enriching employee experience that is unparalleled in the industry and competitive in the broader market.At McLaren Racing, we believe diversity will drive innovation and performance both on and off the track. My role will provides a unique opportunity to utilise my strategic Talent Management expereince and lead on a range of high-profile talent and diversity projects, developing our employer brand, talent pipeline and challenging our traditional methods of recruitment.During my time at McLaren Racing, i did a full review of their recruitment process and tools, introducing a new ATS and wider tech stack to help automate and diversify the way we attract talent to the business. I extremely enjoyed the business transformation element of the role receiving excellent feedback internally around ease of process. quality of candidates and candidate experience. TDuring the first 12 months of utilising the new tech stack, 45% of our hires were females which i believe was a huge achievement within the sport of F1.
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Motorsport Network
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United States
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Media and Telecommunications
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100 - 200 Employee
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Head of Motorsport Jobs
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Jun 2020 - Oct 2020
Motorsport Jobs is the leading niche job board that offers the finest career opportunities, candidates and insights to the Motorsport, Automotive and Gaming job market.Responsible for the management and development of the Motorsportjobs.com business within Motorsport Network.Also supporting the groups internal recruitment globally. Motorsport Jobs is the leading niche job board that offers the finest career opportunities, candidates and insights to the Motorsport, Automotive and Gaming job market.Responsible for the management and development of the Motorsportjobs.com business within Motorsport Network.Also supporting the groups internal recruitment globally.
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Advanced Resource Managers
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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100 - 200 Employee
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Head of Automotive & Gaming
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Sep 2018 - Jun 2020
Heading up the the Automotive & Gaming divisions at ARM.We are a team not driven by KPI's, but building relationships and priding ourselves on delivering Niche talent to ever evolving technology markets! We feel it is important to keep up with technology trends, understand the technology we recruit for and do so by attending various industry shows and engaging with tech communities.
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Recruitment Manager - Automotive
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Jun 2014 - Sep 2018
I manage the Automotive recruitment team within ARM. We pride ourselves in developing long standing relationships which include OEM's, Consultancies and Tiered suppliers, and delivering a quality service using our specialist long serving consultants.Our confidence in quality work is displayed by being the first recruitment business to partner with Feefo, being completely transparent in terms of the feedback from our customers.We have also invested in cutting edge sourcing techniques which includes being the first team to trial machine learning tech withing ARM.
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Automotive Consultant
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Sep 2012 - Jun 2014
I have spend the last 3 years working specifically within the automitve industry and currently working with some of the most prestigious brands in the industry. I source niche contract and permanent automotive professionals and consistantly hit targets.
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Senior Recruiter - Engineering
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Mar 2012 - Aug 2012
Responsible for managing key client relationships, manage large volumes of vacancies, visit and maintain relationships with end clients and well as filling a large number of vacancies.Mentoring new starters.
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Engineering Recruiter
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Apr 2011 - Mar 2012
Making a start in recruitment, quickly found my feet in engineering and due to a passion for the automotive industry, quickly found my niche.Making a number of contract placements with key automotive OEM's and Tier 1's.
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Scottish and Southern Energy
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United Kingdom
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Utilities
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1 - 100 Employee
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Team Manager ( Customer Service / Sales )
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Jan 2005 - Apr 2011
Managing a team on 12 advisors and 1 Deputy Manager.Targeted on helping SSE maintain the number one position for customer services within the industry whilst at the same time upselling further services to increase our diverse product range and customer base.Responsabilities included dealing with all HR processes including sickness, performance, attitude including prepping and delivering disaplinaries and appraisals.Driving performance in service, sales and efficiencies, new initiatives and leading innovation to help delivering beyond customer and industry expectations.
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Education
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1996 - 2002
Oaklands RC School
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