Oct 2025 – Nov 2025 · 1 mo · Sutton · On-site

• Fibre Installations for City Fibre across Surrey, West Sussex and Greater London

Dec 2024 – Oct 2025 · 10 mos · Croydon

Aug 2024 – Nov 2024 · 3 mos · London Area, United Kingdom · On-site

Jan 2024 – Jun 2024 · 5 mos

Jul 2023 – Dec 2023 · 5 mos

Jan 2023 – May 2023 · 4 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

• Siteimprove is a people-centric, $100M ARR SaaS company driven to help businesses achieve their digital potential by creating an accessible, purposeful, and performant web experience for all users. We strive to create true inclusivity – in ability, geography, ethnicity, and culture – for every customer. We are a leader in content experience, inclusivity, and marketing performance and our 550+ employees serve over 7,000 customers worldwide.
• Siteimprove also works with leading accessibility groups around the world, including the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP), to define international accessibility standards and we lead conversations with the United Nations to advance the causes of web accessibility and digital inclusion around the globe.

Mar 2021 – Dec 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

• Chainalysis offers cryptocurrency investigation and compliance solutions to global law enforcement/intelligence agencies, fintech companies and financial institutions as they work together to fight illicit cryptocurrency activity. We are a blockchain data platform that provides data, software, services, and research to government agencies, exchanges, financial institutions, insurance and cybersecurity companies.
• We power investigation, compliance, and risk management tools used to solve some of the world’s most high-profile cybercrime cases and safely grow consumer access to cryptocurrency.
• Managing a team of 4 GTM recruiters based in the UK and Singapore. The GTM/Corporate recruitment team is accountable for driving the talent strategy across W-EMEA, C-EMEA, N-EMEA, S-EMEA, Singaporean, South Korean, Japanese, Australian and Indian markets
• Typical vacancies include;
• Sales
• Marketing
• Legal
• Finance
• G&A
• Highlights:
• Built brand new Account Executive, Solutions Architecture, Customer Success, SDR and Training teams across EMEA and APAC
• Implemented a direct sourcing model (85% directly hired candidates)
• Talent pooling CRM implementation
• Implementation of SDR assessment days
• Manage EoR process for offices with no legal entity
• Coach & mentor a team of 4 recruiters
• Implemented role competencies and structured interview plans
• Equity training and selling equity to candidates

Nov 2018 – Feb 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos · London, United Kingdom

• As the most trusted platform for measuring online behaviour, millions of people rely on SimilarWeb insights daily as the ground truth for their knowledge of the digital world. We empower anyone — from the curious individual to the enterprise business leader — to make smarter decisions by understanding why things happen across the digital ecosystem.
• The company has raised over $240M and has over 700 employees across ten global offices.
• I was accountable for heading up the talent strategy across UK, France, Germany, Japan and Australia with a goal to build out the SimilarWeb employer brand, hire across the go-to-market team and deliver a seamless recruitment strategy for each office.
• Highlights:
• Scaled the EMEA / APAC GTM business from series C to IPO
• Tripled the GTM team across EMEA/APAC
• Time to hire under 45 days
• Reduced attrition from 25% to under 10%
• Reduced agency spend to drive a 95% direct sourcing model
• Typical vacancies include;
• Enterprise Sales Manager
• Strategic Sales Manager
• Solution Engineer
• Account Manager
• Solution Consultant
• SDR

Jan 2018 – Nov 2018 · 10 mos · London, United Kingdom

• Responsible for managing the E2E recruitment strategy across the Platform Team at YNAP
• Managing high volume recruitment for Java, Scala, Automation Testing, Full Stack, Datawarehousing, WebSphere Commerce and Salesforce Developers/Testers.
• Projects include:
• Implementation of HackerRank online testing
• Workday implementation and roll-out
• Interviewer training
• Re-launch of recruitment process across Platform Teams

Oct 2017 – Jan 2018 · 3 mos · London, United Kingdom

• Investoo Group is the world's biggest performance marketing company in the Forex, Crypto and Finance industry. We operate dozens of brands in our network and work with 100's of partners.
• Since launching in October 2016, Investoo Group has rapidly grown into one of the biggest financial performance marketing companies in the world. We’re a buzzing team of more than 50 people and have made a series of acquisitions and new product launches in the past 12 months.
• My role within the Talent Team was to deliver across all vacancies within the Engineering Team, with a core focus on PHP, Full-Stack, Front End Developers and DevOps Engineers

Jun 2015 – Jun 2017 · 2 yrs · London, United Kingdom

• Playtech is a FTSE250 and industry leading company for providing software and services across the online gaming industry. With 5,000 employees (1,000 UK based) across 14 countries, we operate across all verticals for online gaming that includes Casino, Live Casino, Bingo, Sports Betting, Virtual Sports, Social Gaming and Lottery.
• Hired to join Playtech to build and grow the global recruitment function across 8 sites with direct line management with a team of direct sourcing recruiters.
• On top of my management duties, I also managed the E2E recruitment process for the UK head office in Camden Town, a high volume office for recruitment across technology, marketing and product.

Sep 2014 – Jun 2015 · 9 mos · London, United Kingdom

• SHL Trained Assessor - Occupational Testing Course (BPS Eligible - Ability Test User - Level 2)
• Initial 6 months assignment has been to drive the recruitment process across Finance within Transport for London within the Specialist Services team.
• Currently project managing a recruitment campaign for a brand new business area within Commercial Development team across Property Development, Property Management and also Asset Management.
• We own around 5,700 acres of land across the Capital. Therefore, in addition to being responsible for more than 30 million journeys every day, we are also the custodian of one of the largets and most valuable estates in London.

Mar 2014 – Jul 2014 · 4 mos · London, United Kingdom

• Brought onboard in a contract capacity to deliver into a high profile recruitment spike across the technology area of lastminute.com. Performing the role of a full lifecycle internal recruiter across permanent and contract staff that consists of hiring UI Developers, UX Designers, Java Developers, Agile Project Managers, QA Analysts, Datawarehouse Managers/Architects/Designers/Developers, Linux Systems Administrators, Wintel /Virtualisation Architects, DBAs and Database Architects.
• I work closely with the CTO, Head of Departments, Marketing, HR Team and also 3rd party agency suppliers in order to drive the recruitment strategy, ensuring a streamlined process for all parties.
• A key focus of this contract has been to reduce agency spend and to ensure agency usage across the business remains below 30% and time to offer is around 4-5 weeks. This a headhunting approach with the use of LinkedIn Recruiter and also Google as a recruitment tool
• Project work:
• Redefining all job descriptions across Technology to adhere with company tone of voice and also to reflect accuracy of job requirements
• 8 direct hires in 3 months across JavaScript Developers, UX Designers, Java Developers, Agile Project Managers and also Linux Systems Administrators (DevOps)
• Setting a fresh approach within the recruitment process for consistency in weekly update meetings with senior stakeholders
• Negotiating with preferred suppliers on rates and SLAs
• Meeting with and collaborating with a recruitment advertising company to produce copy on new job descriptions to add consistency across advertising
• Working closely with Senior HR Advisors in the research and uplift of company salary bandings to keep abreast of market place and competition
• Building a fresh talent pipeline (talent pooling) via LinkedIn Recruiter and creating in Taleo
• After 3 months, I have moved from 100% agency dependency to 62% direct sourcing resulting in circa £70,000 savings across agency spend

Aug 2013 – Jan 2014 · 5 mos · Gibraltar

• We are a specialist recruitment agency providing focused end-to-end staffing solutions for companies in the iGaming, E-commerce and Games sectors. The online environment is quick-paced and dynamic and mirrors who we are and how we work. EyeSpy recruitment is a close-knit team with oodles of enthusiasm and bundles of passion. We will leave no stone unturned in our search to find talent and compatibility. Perfectly placed to provide an unrivalled service, we consult, advise and deliver a quality bespoke service for each and every client.
• iGaming – With a nearly a decade of industry experience EyeSpy Recruitment is a leading provider of specialist talent to the iGaming industry. We have worked hard to become a trusted and acknowledged source of talent acquisition. We are passionate about iGaming and are dedicated to keeping abreast with the latest industry developments so we can instantly react to the recruitment requirements of our clients.
• Ecommerce – We love the rapid pace of the online commercial environment and cover all types of roles in this space. Our team of dedicated recruiters work on roles with focus on technology, e-marketing, customer support, sales and strategic senior hires. We’re tuned in to how technology affects businesses, which means we make recruitment work for our candidates and clients.
• Games – The gaming landscape has changed dramatically in recent years with the emergence of social and mobile gaming. We are excited about the extraordinary growth of this sector and recruit talent for some of the world’s premier studios and software development companies. Our experienced recruiters can find the very best artists, animators, producers, programmers, developers, designers and executives for your business.
• Specialties:Online Gaming - Recruitment
• Poker/Casino/Bingo/Sportsbook

Jan 2013 – Aug 2013 · 7 mos · Hook

• Wondering who we are? Well, we're the first people in the UK to offer you TV, broadband, phone and mobile - all from one place.
• The future is bursting with fresh entertainment and communication possibilities. That's why we're here - to bring all the excitement to you and make your digital place the brilliant place it should be.
• Suddenly, everything is coming together, and we're the first people to provide you with a unique combination of:
• TV that puts you in control
• Superfast and reliable broadband
• Phone packages that fit around you
• Mobile service that gives you just what you want
• What we do in Serve - We are the part of Virgin Media that covers Customer, Technology & Networks. We’re called ‘Serve’ in recognition of the fact that our whole purpose is to serve our customers and colleagues on the front line.
• Technology and systems are key to delivering a superb customer experience by successfully managing the costs associated with faults, calls and trucks. Our mission is to deliver our goal of being the Customer’s Choice – First for NPS.

Mar 2012 – Jan 2013 · 10 mos · London, United Kingdom

• Atos is an international information technology services company with annual 2010 pro forma revenues of EUR 8.6 billion and 74,000 employees in 42 countries. Serving a global client base, it delivers hi-tech transactional services, consulting and technology services, systems integration and managed services. With its deep technology expertise and industry knowledge, it works with clients across the following market sectors: Manufacturing, Retail, Services; Public, Health & Transport; Financial Services; Telecoms, Media & Technology; Energy & Utilities.
• Atos is focused on business technology that powers progress and helps organisations to create their firm of the future. It is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic Games and is quoted on the Paris Eurolist Market. Atos operates under the brands Atos, Atos Consulting and Technology Services, Atos Healthcare, Atos Worldline and Atos Worldgrid.
• Responsibilities:
• Liaising with key stakeholders to fully qualify requirements in relation to recently approved requirements across the Systems Integration (Development), Managed Operations (Infrastructure) and Business Consulting practices within Atos.
• Managing work load of requirements on the applicant tracking system (iGrasp).
• Managing current PSL for permanent hires in Dublin – Liaise with UK PSL for candidate attraction
• Attracting candidates to the business by selling the brand and model whilst offering candidates a healthy career option
• Sourcing all IT related candidates directly, utilising tools such as talent pool, job boards, LinkedIn, Head Hunting, Referrals, Internal Applicants and Networking
• Screening all candidates prior to being sent to hiring management community
• Performing competency based interviews to candidates invited for interview
• Offering successful candidates
• Updating all required tracker sheets for recruitment meetings and processes

Mar 2011 – Feb 2012 · 11 mos · London

• My recent projects include;
• 2e2(Formally Morse Group)
• Mar 2011 – March 2012
• My daily duties consist of:
• Liaising with key stakeholders and Service Deliver Managers in relation to roles acquired via sales team from current and existing clients.
• Managing work load of requirements on the system (Job Partners) and work to the business process to best engage with business heads and clients
• Managing current PSL for contract hires, arranging contracts of engagement and supplier requests, minimising PSL use
• Creating job descriptions for candidate attraction, both contract and permanent
• Sourcing all IT candidates direct from utilising tools i.e. database, job boards, LinkedIn, Head Hunting, Referrals, Networking
• Screening all candidates prior to being sent to Service Operation Managers / Service Delivery Managers and clients.
• Offering successful candidates
• Obtaining PES forms to reference and screen/vet candidates going in to the Investment Banks
• Attending key weekly stakeholder meetings and department deliverables
• Project Endorsement:
• "Project Rewind at RBS is responsible for bringing the IT support of the existing ABN Amro systems from the Netherlands over to RBS in the UK. The support of these ABN Amro systems was managed by HP (EDS), but the bank cancelled this contract to bring the support in-house. We have been awarded 31 Managed Service roles to provide support during the transition period whilst they scale up their own full-time staff to take on the work. This order is for around £1m for the first 3 months and the total value of the project is expected to be around £2.8m of professional services and security roles. Well done to Mark Nicholas and the Professional Services’ Resourcing Team of Michael James, Mike Dignan and Ashley Welfare"

Jun 2007 – Mar 2011 · 3 yrs 9 mos

• From June 2007 - February 2011
• I joined Networkers PLC to work as a key member within the managed services / key accounts division, where I was required to supply IT professionals to a variety of clients that consisted of IT Service Providers (Consultancy), E-Commerce businesses, Digital Media companies, Investment Banks and also SME's.
• Key skills:
• New Business, Account Management, Candidate Attraction, Networking, Full candidate qualification, Building rapport and Offering candidates,
• I gained thorough and in-depth knowledge of technical recruitment in the supply of;
• Network Engineers/Designers/Architects
• 1st/2nd/3rd/4th Line Support Engineers
• Desktop Support Engineers
• Server Support Engineers
• System Administrators (All platforms)
• Infrastructure Designers/Architects
• PMO's
• Project Managers
• Solution Architects
• Enterprise Architects
• Java/J2EE Developers
• C#.NET Developers
• Testers
• Application Support Specialists
• Middleware Support Engineers
• Storage & Virtualisation Specialists