Mark Ellis

CEO

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia13 yrs 1 mo experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Supported 80+ product and market launches across APJ
  • Placed 1,600+ tech professionals
  • Built diverse talent communities in tech
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS recruitment expert with a focus on tech and sales.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionEmployer BrandingRecruiting

Other Skills

Business DevelopmentCandidate GenerationCommunity BuildingContract RecruitmentCreative WritingCustomer ServiceExecutive SearchFinanceHuman ResourcesInterviewingInterviewsLettingsNegotiationNew Business DevelopmentPermanent Placement

About

I'm a Belfast-born Recruiter now based in Sydney, working with Salient — APAC’s first SaaS recruitment agency. What We Do at Salient: We’re a specialist tech and sales recruitment partner for SaaS and tech-centred companies across Australia, Southeast Asia, Japan & the Middle East. From seed stage to scale-up, we help high-growth businesses find exceptional talent across: • Sales • Product • Engineering • Customer Success • Post-Sales Founded in 2008, we’ve been at the forefront of tech hiring in APAC for over 16 years, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore & the Philippines. By the numbers: ⭐ Supported 80+ product and market launches across APJ ⭐ Placed 1,600+ tech professionals ⭐ Hired 100+ executive leaders ⭐ Partnered with 300+ tech companies Our strength lies in the talent communities we’ve built — like our APAC Women in Tech Sales network — allowing us to deliver diverse, high-quality talent quickly and consistently. What I do at Salient: • Partner with Founders, VCs, Government bodies, Talent teams, and Tech Advisory firms • Recruit recruiters (yes, really) from Consultant through to Partner level • Build and scale strategic talent pipelines to support long-term growth • Lead employer branding initiatives: content creation, distribution, and strategy • Win new business and manage key client relationships across the region Things I enjoy: Live music, sarcasm, NRL, UFC, regular exercise, and quality time with friends, family, and the dog 🐶 Things I provide: Office quotes (UK & US) Distinctly average banter Zero value at pub quizzes 📍 We’re hiring across Sydney, Melbourne, and Singapore. Interested in opportunities at Salient or exploring a potential partnership? 📞 0449 948 973 📧 mark.ellis@salientgroup.com.au

Experience

Salient

2 roles

Chief of Staff

Promoted

Jun 2024Present · 1 yr 9 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  • Established in 2008, Salient was created with a mission to support the world’s best tech brands. We have obsessively built our business around supporting the unique challenges high growth customers face when scaling their businesses.
  • As the largest SaaS recruiter in APJ, we provide talent acquisition services to support start-ups, lean market entry, scale-ups and executive search
  • We invest heavily in people, process and technology to address our customer challenges
  • We innovate to provide new and better ways of solving age old problems
  • We build thriving talent communities to make talent pipelining a reality - not just a buzzword
  • We help our customers build awesome talent brands within the segments that are critical to their growth
Talent AcquisitionEmployer BrandingStrategic Partnerships

People & Culture Lead

Sep 2021Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Lendlease

2 roles

Talent Acquisition Specialist - Building

Feb 2020Sep 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Lendlease is an international property and infrastructure group with core expertise in shaping cities and creating strong and connected communities. We create award-winning urban precincts, new communities for older people and young families just starting out, retail precincts, and workplaces to the highest sustainability standards. We are also privileged to create essential civic and social infrastructure including state-of-the-art hospitals, universities and stadiums around the world.
Talent AcquisitionRecruiting

Talent Acquisition Specialist - Engineering & Services

Sep 2019Feb 2020 · 5 mos

  • Responsible for talent acquisition across Lendlease's Engineering & Services groups.
  • As a leader in civil infrastructure, Lendlease’s Engineering business has helped deliver some of Australia’s most significant transport and infrastructure projects. Safety, environmental management and community engagement are at the forefront as we create packaged solutions for clients through services such as development, financing, design and construction. Lendlease uses a variety of delivery models to suit the specific needs of clients.
  • Our Services business is a specialist maintenance and asset management contractor, providing services to the Roads, Water, Power, Telecommunications and Renewable Energy sectors. Our clients trust us to operate and maintain public and private infrastructure which serves millions of people every day and keeps communities connected and running.
  • To find a list of current opportunities at Lendlease visit the careers page https://jobopportunities.lendlease.com.au
Talent AcquisitionRecruiting

D&c building careers

Principal Recruitment Consultant - Construction & Development

Jan 2017Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Sydney, Australia

  • We attract the right people to our business, so that you can attract the right people to yours.
  • Since 2004, Building Careers Australia has been connecting candidates with leading Australian businesses. That's a long time to be nurturing relationships, which is why our recruitment specialists are at the forefront of the industry, both in Australia and overseas. We are known for our commitment to delivering truly tailored, personalised service, with the highest professionalism. As a result, candidates and clients turn to us first.
  • At BCA, we see ourselves as Australia’s first recruitment ‘super boutique’. For the last 15 years, we’ve been connecting talent with leading Australian companies in sectors such as:
  • Architecture
  • Engineering
  • Mining
  • Construction
  • Trades
  • Property
  • Medical
  • Business Support
  • Oil & Gas
  • The key to our success is simple. We provide to our clients a tailored approach, we get to know their business intimately, and we settle for nothing less than excellence. With teams in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth, you can trust Building Careers Australia to get the job done, wherever you are.
RecruitingTalent Acquisition

Walker andersen

Recruitment Consultant - Taxation

Feb 2015Jan 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos · Sydney, Australia

  • Taxation Recruitment at Walker Andersen recruiting in the following areas:
  • Corporate Tax
  • Private Client Services Tax
  • International Tax
  • Transaction Tax
  • Financial Services Tax
  • Employment Tax
  • Expatriate Tax
  • R&D Tax
  • Transfer Pricing
  • Tax Advisory
  • Tax Controversy/Disputes
  • Tax Compliance
  • Indirect Tax/GST
  • Stamp Duty
  • M&A Deals Tax
  • Tax Legal
Tax RecruitmentRecruiting

Martin carr estates

Sales and Lettings Negotiator

Jan 2011Jan 2013 · 2 yrs · Dartford, United Kingdom

Education

Solent University

Criminology — Criminology

Jan 2006Jan 2009

Grosvenor Grammar School

Jan 1999Jan 2006

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