Ryan Kavanagh 🇦🇪🇮🇪

Associate Consultant

Dubai, United Arab Emirates6 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Expert in building AI and software teams.
Strong focus on quality recruitment processes.
Proven track record with top tech brands.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS recruitment expert with a strong focus on AI and software talent acquisition.

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Skills

Core Skills

RecruitingSoftware DevelopmentIt RecruitmentContract Recruitment

Other Skills

Data & AIInformation TechnologySocial MediaInterpersonal SkillsTime ManagementTeam LeadershipSpanish TranslationCustomer ServiceSalesSpanish LiteratureIntercultural CommunicationLanguage TeachingMarketingInternational BusinessCommunication

About

Ryan here 👋🏼 I build AI & Software teams across the UAE. Working closely with CTOs, stakeholders, founders and hiring teams to define interview processes, increase brand awareness for UMATR's clients and attract the best talent to our partners. Quality >> Quantity is fundamental to my approach to Recruitment - let's save time and money 💸 Big fan of catching up over a Flat White, start-up culture and all things tech. And, of course, Padel and Football ⚽️🎾

Experience

6 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 7 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Umatr

3 roles

Principal Consultant

Promoted

Jan 2026 – Present · 3 mos

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Promoted

Oct 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Recruitment Consultant

Feb 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

UMATR is your go-to Tech Talent Partner - and we believe that the best way to predict the future is to bring together the people who will build it.
We’re all about delivering bespoke recruitment solutions tailored to accommodate teams at any stage of growth. Our team have earned the trust of our long-term partners which include Crunchbase, eBay, Ticketmaster, Bridgewater Associates, Chili Piper, and many more of the world’s coolest brands and innovative start-ups.
What sets us apart? We’ve thrown out the rulebook to do things differently. To inspire confidence and spark creativity. Our team of specialist consultants operate across niche communities ensuring you can get fast and high-quality results when you need them the most.
Our core areas of specialism:
Software Development (Rust, Scala, Golang, Kotlin)
Data & AI (Python, Engineering, AppliedAI, Machine Learning)
Operating across 34 countries, we are proud that 31% of our placements have been women, or from underrepresented backgrounds. The success we have had with our partners, our continuous innovation, and our commitment to DE&I has led to UMATR being recognised as the Global Recruiter “Best Start-Up” and Ranked 41st in the UK Most Elite Businesses.

Software DevelopmentData & AIRecruiting

Morgan mckinley

3 roles

Team Lead

Oct 2023 – Feb 2024 · 4 mos

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Promoted

Nov 2022 – Oct 2023 · 11 mos

IT RecruitmentContract RecruitmentInformation TechnologyRecruiting

Recruitment Consultant

Sep 2021 – Nov 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos

Technology Consultant with Morgan McKinley, providing expert solutions to a broad range of clients seeking experts in the field of Software Development. I specialise in contract recruitment, focusing on the Java and Angular markets.
Reach out to me via email (rkavanagh@morganmckinley.com) or via direct line (01 432 1555) to arrange a confidential chat about the market and your next career move.
If your Business is looking to source Technological Talent Solutions and is interested in using Contractors specifically, feel free to get in touch for a discussion!

Contract RecruitmentSoftware Development

High schools international

Student Liaison

Sep 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr

Manage 30+ students from all over the world while they study in Ireland
Recruitment of host families throughout various different areas in Ireland
Establishing and implementing social media marketing strategies to grow our database of host families
Liaise between international agencies, schools and host families
File monthly reports on each student
Acquire new host families and schools for HSI to work with
Resolve welfare issues each student faces
Travel around Ireland for monthly visits with students/schools/host families
Assign prospective students to well-suited host families for the following calendar year

Dublin's fm104

Brand Representative

Aug 2019 – Dec 2019 · 4 mos · Dublin, Ireland

In charge of social media content on various platforms (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook)
Organised and ran events weekly, required leadership & organisational skills
Promoted different brands on behalf of FM104
Maintained a high level of performance whilst developing professional relationships with some well-known professionals in radio
Regularly required long shifts, normally 10 hours or more per shift
Constant interaction with listeners/customers, projecting positive brand image

Self-employed

Spanish Tutor

Aug 2017 – May 2018 · 9 mos · Dublin, Ireland

Personal 1-to-1 Spanish lessons with Leaving Cert students
Planning lesson layout for each week
Developing methods of studying tailored to each individual
Assisting students with any difficulties they faced with the Spanish Leaving Cert syllabus
Teaching of grammar/vocabulary
Time management in order to make each lesson worthwhile
Explicit explanations of how to overcome tough aspects of the Spanish course

Fifty50 templeogue

Team Supervisor

Jan 2017 – Sep 2020 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Dublin, Ireland

Management responsibilities including stock-taking, organising bookings, primary contact for complaints, staff rotas, resolving various issues staff face
Trained as waiter & barman through College years to receive more shifts and further develop skills.
o Bartender duties - table service, maintaining hygiene to health and safety standards, processing orders, taking payments
o Waiter duties - managing my section, taking orders, socialising with customers, dealing with complaints, communicating with the chefs in the kitchen, time management for table turnover

Dune london inc

Sales Assistant

Jun 2015 – Jan 2017 · 1 yr 7 mos · Dublin, Ireland

Constant one-to-one customer attention
Assisting customers with their queries & wants
Hitting daily/weekly targets
Maintenance of the standards on the shop floor
Processing of transactions & opening/closing of tills
Stock checks & processing/ordering of deliveries
Constant analysis of KPI's
Working in both men’s & women’s section, accustomed to dealing with both male & females preferences