Rebecca South

Co-Founder

London, England, United Kingdom10 yrs experience

Key Highlights

Built recruitment strategies for high-growth startups.
Reduced time-to-hire significantly across multiple roles.
Expert in executive recruitment and stakeholder management.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert in FinTech and SaaS industries.

Contact

bex@nsave.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruitment StrategyExecutive RecruitmentStakeholder Management

Other Skills

Applicant Tracking SystemsAvatureBoolean SearchingCandidate ExperienceCandidate GenerationCandidate MarketingCandidate SelectionContract RecruitmentCorporate RecruitingCustomer ServiceExecutive SearchExecutive StaffingFinTechFinancial RecruitingFinancial Services

About

Talent Acquisition Leader with 9+ years of experience scaling high-growth startups and enterprise organisations across EMEA. Proven track record of building executive search functions, reducing time-to-hire, and enhancing candidate experience. Committed inclusive hiring and aligning talent strategy with business outcomes.https://www.nsave.com/careers🦄 Unicorns :- Deel- Celonis- Revolut

Experience

10 yrs

Total Experience

1 yr 3 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 3 mos

Current Experience

Nsave

Founding Recruiter

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos · London Area, United Kingdom · On-site

Your trusted $ € £ account abroad.
First talent hire at a mission-driven fintech startup focused on providing secure, cross-border financial access for individuals from distressed economies.
Built and implemented nsave’s end-to-end recruitment strategy from the ground up, supporting rapid early-stage team growth across Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Operations.
Partnered with founders to define hiring priorities, org structure, and role scoping as nsave scales.
Developed employer branding assets and candidate experience processes to attract top-tier international talent.
Hired across multiple functions and regions, setting a strong cultural and performance foundation for future growth.

Human Resources (HR)Team ManagementStakeholder ManagementGlobal SourcingRecruitingTalent Acquisition+1

Deel

Executive Recruiter

Sep 2024 – Feb 2025 · 5 mos · Global · Remote

Recruited leadership roles across GTM, Product, Operations, and Strategy during a high-growth phase.
Owned full-cycle executive recruitment globally, from sourcing and stakeholder alignment to offer negotiation and onboarding.
Built strong talent pipelines for hard-to-fill roles across EMEA, North America, and APAC markets.
Enhanced candidate experience through structured briefing processes and improved communication workflows.

Executive StaffingStakeholder ManagementCorporate RecruitingInternal RecruitmentExecutive Recruitment

Sainsbury's

Head of Executive Recruitment

Sep 2022 – Apr 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

Led executive recruitment across Sainsbury’s Group, including Argos, Habitat, Nectar360, Sainsbury’s Bank, and Tu Clothing.
Partnered directly with the Executive Leadership Team and functional heads to identify, attract, and secure top-tier leadership talent.

Stakeholder ManagementTeam ManagementExecutive Recruitment

Celonis

2 roles

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (EMEA)

May 2021 – Jul 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

Partnered with GTM executive leadership to lead EMEA-wide hiring strategy.
Owned full-cycle recruitment for PreSales and Solution Engineers.
Reduced average time-to-hire from 100–270 days to 72 days.
Closed 30+ aging requisitions and revamped interview processes for consistency and efficiency.
Led graduate and early-career hiring via COE in Madrid.

Global SourcingRecruitingStakeholder ManagementGreenhouse SoftwareApplicant Tracking SystemsSoftware as a Service (SaaS)+5

Senior Executive Recruiter

Jun 2020 – May 2021 · 11 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

Recruited global leadership during $290M Series C stage.
Partnered with C-suite to build out executive functions across Sales, Strategy, and Product.

Global SourcingRecruitingExecutive SearchStakeholder ManagementGreenhouse SoftwareApplicant Tracking Systems+2

Revolut

3 roles

Talent Acquisition Manager (Head of Executive Search)

Promoted

Mar 2019 – May 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

Built and led a high-performing Executive Search team of 6 recruiters.
Reduced agency costs and time-to-hire while enhancing candidate experience and offer acceptance rate.
Established strategic partnerships with top-tier executive search firms; negotiated MSAs and improved vendor terms.
Hired leadership roles across Finance, Strategy, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Operations during Series C expansion phase.

Global SourcingRecruitingExecutive SearchStakeholder ManagementApplicant Tracking SystemsLever Recruiting Software+5

Talent Acquisition Manager (Interim - Head of Non-Tech Recruitment)

Dec 2018 – Oct 2019 · 10 mos

Oversaw all non-technical recruitment, including Sales, Finance, Legal, Marketing, Risk, and Operations.
Scaled non-tech hiring from 2 to 30+ recruiters globally to meet aggressive headcount goals.
Aligned hiring processes with GDPR and internal compliance standards.

Global SourcingStakeholder ManagementApplicant Tracking SystemsLever Recruiting SoftwareTeam ManagementBoolean Searching+2

Talent Acquisition Manager (Non-tech)

Aug 2018 – Mar 2019 · 7 mos

Led early-stage non-tech hiring as Revolut scaled from 350 to over 3,000 employees in under two years.
Introduced a standardised Master Service Agreement (MSA) for external agencies; negotiated a global 16% contingency rate.
Improved sourcing strategy, hiring velocity, and internal stakeholder alignment across business functions.

Global SourcingStakeholder ManagementApplicant Tracking SystemsTeam ManagementBoolean SearchingGo-to-Market Strategy+2

Publicis.sapient

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Mar 2017 – Aug 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos · London, United Kingdom

Publicis.Sapient
SapientRazorfish_
SapientNitro
Publicis.Sapient, part of Publicis Groupe, is the world’s most advanced and largest digitally-centred platform focused exclusively on digital transformation and the dynamics of an always-on world.
Owned the recruitment of contract business change/implementation specialists across EMEA
Hired over 120 candidates in 18-month, whilst maintaining 75% directly sourced
Joined on a 6-month contract basis and received five extensions

Global SourcingStakeholder ManagementApplicant Tracking SystemsTeam ManagementBoolean SearchingTalent Acquisition+1

Maclean moore consulting

Recruitment Consultant (EMEA) Cards & Payments

Jan 2016 – Feb 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo · London, United Kingdom

Maclean Moore Consulting is a senior appointments consultancy specialised in the placement of strategically important vacancies across the UK.
Managed the contract desk for interim Finance and Cards & Payments specialists
Ran a full-cycle recruitment service across Europe. This included Business Development, networking and sourcing, conducting and scheduling interviews, negotiating agency terms of engagement and candidate closes

AvatureGlobal SourcingRecruitingContract RecruitmentApplicant Tracking SystemsBoolean Searching+2