Reece Batchelor

Technical Recruiter

London, England, United Kingdom14 yrs experience

Key Highlights

  • Scaled startups from 50 to 300+ employees.
  • Achieved 1,800% increase in sourced hires.
  • Led DE&I initiatives with significant representation gains.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in SaaS and high-growth startup environments.

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Skills

Core Skills

Global Talent AcquisitionTalent SourcingData-driven InsightsDiversity & InclusionRecruiting

Other Skills

ATS MigrationAccount ManagementBiometricsBusiness DevelopmentClinical ResearchContract RecruitmentData-Driven RecruitingEmployer BrandingHuman ResourcesIT RecruitmentInterviewingManagementMarket AccessMicrosoft OfficeOutbound Sourcing

About

I’m a Global Talent Acquisition Leader with 9+ years of experience helping high-growth startups scale from early-stage to hundreds of employees. I build high-performing, data-driven, and inclusive hiring functions, while staying hands-on in the process, from sourcing to closing critical roles. I believe great hiring is about more than filling seats, it’s about creating a competitive advantage through people. I’ve designed and executed outbound recruiting strategies that consistently deliver strong conversion rates, re-engineered interview processes to improve efficiency and candidate experience, and delivered measurable DE&I impact across technical, leadership, and commercial teams. I partner closely with executive teams and hiring leaders to align talent strategy with business objectives, ensuring every hire supports both immediate growth and long-term success. Alongside this, I’m passionate about developing TA teams to thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments, while continuing to lead by example as an active, hands-on recruiter.

Experience

Dust

Talent

Nov 2025Present · 4 mos · London / Paris · Hybrid

  • First talent hire, looking forward to sharing the journey!

Photoroom

Global Talent Acquisition Lead

May 2024Nov 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos · London / Paris · Hybrid

  • Leading global Talent Acquisition across Product, Engineering, GTM & Support, managing and developing a team of 4 Talent Partners and partnering directly with the C-suite to align hiring strategy with business growth.
  • Scaled the company from 50 to 100+ and still growing, delivering strong headcount growth across all functions
  • Launched an outbound-driven recruiting model, increasing sourced hires by 1,800%+ and achieving a 50%+ candidate response rate
  • Migrated ATS to Ashby, driving greater efficiency, automation, and data visibility for leadership
  • Enhanced DE&I, with significant representation gains across R&D and leadership roles
  • Redesigned interview processes to reduce time-to-hire and eliminate inefficiencies, improving candidate quality at every stage
  • Remain hands-on, personally driving critical hires across senior technical and leadership roles
  • Keywords: Talent Acquisition Leadership, Global Hiring, Startup Scaling, Data-Driven Recruiting, Executive Search, DE&I Hiring, Outbound Sourcing, ATS Migration (Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever), Employer Branding, Recruitment Process Optimization, Team Leadership, Workforce Planning, Hiring Strategy
Global Talent AcquisitionTalent SourcingDiversity & InclusionStrategic SourcingData-Driven InsightsSourcing+3

Runa

Global Talent Acquisition Manager

Nov 2023May 2024 · 6 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

  • Managed Talent Acquisition across Product, Engineering & GTM functions, leading and developing a team of 3 Talent Partners and partnering with leadership to enable scalable hiring.
  • Built the GTM team from the ground up, including several critical senior hires
  • Implemented structured interviewing processes, improving hiring manager capability and consistency in decision-making
  • Migrated ATS to Ashby, increasing reporting cadence, recruiter efficiency, and visibility of hiring metrics
  • Enhanced candidate experience, driving improvements in process transparency and interview quality
  • Delivered strong hiring outcomes across multiple functions in a fast-paced, scaling environment
  • Keywords: Talent Acquisition Leadership, Fintech Recruiting, Global Hiring, Data-Driven Recruitment, GTM Hiring, Technical Recruitment, ATS Migration, Interview Process Design, Hiring Manager Enablement, Workforce Planning, Employer Branding

Tray.ai

3 roles

Talent Acquisition Manager - Product & Engineering

May 2021Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Led Talent Acquisition for Product & Engineering during a period of hypergrowth, scaling the company from 60 to ~300 employees globally and managing a team of 4 Talent Partners while partnering closely with executives to build high-performing teams.
  • Reduced time-to-hire by 65% whilst maintaining quality through process optimization, automation, and data-driven decision-making
  • Led DE&I initiatives, achieving 65% of hires from underrepresented groups annually
  • Developed and delivered live interviewer training and created a scalable online enablement course to upskill hiring managers
  • Built data dashboards in Ashby, improving hiring transparency and enabling self-service reporting for stakeholders
  • Reduced recruiter workload by 69% for backend engineering roles through streamlined screening and assessment processes
  • Keywords: Talent Acquisition Leadership, SaaS Recruiting, Hypergrowth Scaling, Product & Engineering Hiring, DE&I Strategy, Interviewer Training, Process Automation, ATS Optimization (Ashby), Recruitment Analytics, Stakeholder Enablement, Global Hiring

Lead Talent Acquisition Partner - Product & Engineering

Nov 2020May 2021 · 6 mos

Talent Acquisition Partner - Product & Engineering

Nov 2019Nov 2020 · 1 yr

  • Hi, we’re tray.io and we’re building something special, something people love.
  • We’re building something limitless.
  • We’re building something that enables anyone, from any organization, to get above the cloud, and do their best work.
  • We’re turning teams into Citizen automators, empowering people everywhere to do more, faster with automation.
  • At Tray.io we believe that any organization can and should automate. With the Tray Platform, citizen automators throughout organizations can easily automate complex processes through a powerful, flexible platform, and can connect their entire cloud stack thanks to APIs.
  • In my role, as Talent Partner, I’ll help us attract, retain and develop the best talent in the world.
  • We are growing and solving challenging problems, fast. Join us! https://tray.io/jobs

Netbuilder

Talent Acquisition Partner - Engineering

Jan 2019Nov 2019 · 10 mos

  • NETbuilder Digital is a full service digital agency, with offices across the UK. We are experts in Enterprise Digital Content Management and work alongside the world’s largest and most exciting organisations to deliver highly engaging and personalised digital marketing solutions.
  • Unlock Innovation and Creativity.
  • Our core capabilities include; UX, Digital, Cloud and DevOps Transformation, Implementation and Managed Services.
  • We're a refreshing Consulting and Digital Agency, dedicated to delivering digital services excellence, individually tailored to each customer need.

Premier group recruitment

3 roles

Lead Recruiter - Product & Engineering

Oct 2018Jan 2019 · 3 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • Led full-cycle recruitment for Product and Engineering roles, consistently exceeding targets and building strong client relationships.
  • Generated £500k+ in billings, with £300k from new business development
  • Recognized as Senior Consultant of the Year and multiple-time Consultant of the Month for outstanding performance
  • Mentored and trained junior consultants, two of whom progressed into team lead roles
  • Developed and maintained a strong candidate pipeline, reducing time-to-fill and improving client satisfaction
  • Keywords: Recruitment Leadership, Product Hiring, Engineering Recruitment, Business Development, Client Relationship Management, Talent Pipeline Development, Mentorship, Full-Cycle Recruitment, High-Volume Hiring, Candidate Sourcing

Senior Recruiter - Product & Engineering

Jan 2018Oct 2018 · 9 mos · London, United Kingdom

Recruitment Consultant - Product & Engineering

Apr 2017Jan 2018 · 9 mos · London, United Kingdom

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Pharmaceutical Recruitment Consultant

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Education

Thomas Bennett Community College

GCSE — GCSE

Jan 2009Jan 2014

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