Leigh Petridis

Director of Engineering

19 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 12 years of recruitment industry experience.
Extensive network for sourcing top talent.
Leadership in technology recruitment across Australia and New Zealand.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a recruitment leader specializing in technology and digital sectors.

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HRISContract RecruitmentRecruitment AdvertisingTechnical RecruitingRecruitingTalent AcquisitionExecutive SearchIntegrityAccount ManagementPermanent PlacementLeadershipWorkforce PlanningTemporary StaffingTemporary PlacementResource Management

About

Leigh Petridis is responsible for leading and further developing the Melbourne business for Salt. Leigh has a wealth of experience in this sector having worked in the recruitment industry for over 12 years. Leigh is responsible for all recruitment operations across Salt's pillars of Technology, Creative, Sales & Marketing. As a recruitment leader, Leigh has developed an extensive network of contacts that provide him with both knowledge of the industry and access to passive and active candidates in all sectors. It is this extensive network of highly skilled contacts that Leigh will leverage in the pursuit of ‘Best Fit’ candidates for each of his clients. Prior to commencing his recruitment career, Leigh worked in different sales executive and account management roles. He has worked across many different industries giving him a thorough understanding of different industry workings.

Experience

Salt

2 roles

Director - Victoria and Technology AU & NZ

Nov 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

Director - Australia

Oct 2019 – Nov 2023 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Salt is a global, award-winning digital recruitment agency, connecting people and businesses within Creative, Marketing, Sales, and Technology.
Over 225 consultants are “Creating Futures” around the world and change the lives of 1000s of people each year by helping them to start new roles in some of the most exciting start-ups, scale ups, agencies or large global powerhouses. We cover permanent as well as contract roles and have offices in Auckland, Dubai, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, London, Melbourne, New York, Singapore, Cape Town, Austin and Sydney.
Our services range from single hires to covering complete outsourcing solutions involving business change. We partner with our clients to find and place not only the best individual talent but also produce the most impressive and exciting digital teams across the globe.
In New Zealand, our market coverage extends to Accounting & Finance, Business Support & Operations, and Supply Chain & Logistics.
Salt recently acquired APAC-based specialist digital, tech, media, and sales firm, Xpand in order to further increase our global talent services. Together with the Xpand team, we will have a stronger presence in the market as they join our vision in “Creating Futures” for our customers globally that will positively impact the digital economy.
If you are looking for your next role in digital or are hiring, reach out to us!
Websitehttp://www.welovesalt.com

Xpand group

2 roles

General Manager - Victoria

Promoted

Apr 2018 – Sep 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos · Melbourne, Australia

The Xpand Group is an award-winning specialist Digital, Technology, Media, Sales & Marketing recruitment agency. We provide strategic talent acquisition services via offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore & Hong Kong.
Our clients include many of the world's leading corporations, financial institutions, technology vendors, systems integrators/consultancies, digital media companies, advertising & media agencies and some exciting start ups too.
We run a unique and award winning “Candidate First” model where our focus is building strong, long-term and trusted relationships with a core group of exceptional candidates within tightly defined niches.
We have even won awards for our specialisation in both Australia and Asia, winning Global Recruiter APAC’s “Best Specialist Business” award in 2015, the SEEK SARA for “Excellence in Candidate Engagement” 2016 and the “Grand Winner – Agency” award in at the Singapore Asia Recruitment Awards 2017.
We find talent that transform companies, many of them change the world, and that's pretty cool. That’s why we love what we do.

Practice Manager - Technology

Oct 2013 – Jan 2018 · 4 yrs 3 mos · Melbourne, Australia

The Xpand Group is an award-winning specialist Digital, Technology, Media, Sales & Marketing recruitment agency. We provide strategic talent acquisition services via offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore & Hong Kong.
Our clients include many of the world's leading corporations, financial institutions, technology vendors, systems integrators/consultancies, digital media companies, advertising & media agencies and some exciting start ups too.
We run a unique and award winning “Candidate First” model where our focus is building strong, long-term and trusted relationships with a core group of exceptional candidates within tightly defined niches.
We have even won awards for our specialisation in both Australia and Asia, winning Global Recruiter APAC’s “Best Specialist Business” award in 2015, the SEEK SARA for “Excellence in Candidate Engagement” 2016 and the “Grand Winner – Agency” award in at the Singapore Asia Recruitment Awards 2017.
We find talent that transform companies, many of them change the world, and that's pretty cool. That’s why we love what we do.

Halcyon knights

Business Unit Head - Commercial and Contracting

Jul 2013 – Oct 2013 · 3 mos · Melbourne, Australia

Halcyon Knights is Australia's highest-performing IT&T Executive Search firm. We don't subscribe to rhetoric; we are commited to delivering results.
For employers - we genuinely secure you a competitive advantage through people. We are humble, versatile, disciplined and methodical. We are tenacious and look under every rock and if at first we don't succeed (in generating the interest of a passive candidate) we try again. We are well-researched and intelligent and we represent your business and employment opportunities respectfully, positively and accurately.
For candidates - we don't waste time. We manage your expectations up front and we are highly visible and accessible. We don't build false hope and then go missing. We are prepared to identify and market your transferable skills - we don't just look for a square peg for a square hole. We educate our clients on why you should be considered and we build a compelling case for your consideration.
For employees - we are Australia's highest-performing IT&T Executive Search firm. We have the mentality that success breeds success - we expect no less. We empower our people and tolerate mistakes if you're trying; but we don't like losing. We have a heap of fun and don't take ourselves too seriously.
Specialties:Recruiting purely for Technology Vendors, Service providers and Commercial - CIO's, IT Managers, Managing Directors, Country Managers, General Managers, Professional Services Directors, Technical Directors, Product Managers, Program Managers, Project Managers, Account Directors, Client Partners, Business Development, Account Management, Service Deliver Managers, Developers, Testers, Infrustructure Specilists, etc.

Hamilton james & bruce

2 roles

Associate Director

Promoted

Mar 2010 – Jun 2013 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Hamilton James & Bruce (HJB) is Australia’s leading ASX listed executive and professional recruitment company with over 30 years’ experience ‘Recruiting Excellence’ for its clients across the public, private and ‘not for profit’ sectors.
When engaging with HJB, our clients and candidates can expect excellence. HJB believes in teamwork and our straight talking specialist consultants are each experienced high performers that are dedicated to providing honest and integral recruitment solutions, continually acting in the best interests of our clients and candidates alike.
We operate across a wide range of industries and have specialist teams of experienced consultants dedicated to the following Specialist Business Units:
Accountancy & Finance
Construction & Property
Government
Resources, Mining & Energy
Supply Chain
Banking & Financial Services
Human Resources
Professional Support
Sales, Marketing & Communications
Technology
Legal
Leveraging a national branch network, HJB recruit for temporary, contract and permanent roles at the senior executive, management, operational and support levels; successfully matching highly skilled candidates from many professional disciplines to partner organisations across all sectors.