Jan 2026 – Present · 4 mos · Ireland · Remote

• Civica is a global GovTech leader and one of the UK's largest software companies, providing cloud based solutions to over 6,000 public sector organizations worldwide. The company delivers mission critical software that helps public bodies including local councils, central government departments, health and social care providers and schools operate more effectively through automating and streamlining services. Now backed by Blackstone, Civica supports the delivery of critical services to over 100 million citizens globally.
• As Executive Recruitment Lead for Product and Engineering, I am responsible for attracting senior technical leadership to support Civica's growth and transformation agenda. This includes recruiting VP and Director level executives across product management, software engineering and technology functions as the company accelerates its pivot to a pure play cloud software business. I partner with the executive team to define and execute hiring strategies for roles critical to Civica's product innovation and engineering capability.
• Civica operates across local government, central government, education, health and care, with a comprehensive product portfolio covering workflow and automation, risk and compliance, workforce management, financial management and data analytics. The company has delivered over two decades of continuous growth and completed more than 37 acquisitions, adding software assets and expertise in response to evolving customer needs and market developments.

Jan 2025 – Dec 2025 · 11 mos · London Area, United Kingdom · Hybrid

• True is a global retained executive search firm working with some of the most innovative technology companies and forward thinking investors in the world. We combine deep experience with a transparent, data-driven approach to place world class board directors, C-suite and direct report executives for high growth tech companies, as well as proven investment professionals for venture capital and private equity firms.
• We connect CxO, product, engineering, and AI/ML leaders with innovative tech companies. True Search helps businesses grow by placing top executives, board members, and strategic leaders in private, public, and global organizations. With 21 offices worldwide, our experts use deep networks and data-driven insights to find top talent. Our approach blends relationships, expertise, and analytics for superior hiring results. True Search is part of the True platform, a global talent solutions provider.
• I am a Partner at True Search, specializing in placing senior Product, Data, and Technology leaders for global Large-Cap PE-backed, and Public Enterprise SaaS vendors. My expertise spans Enterprise Software (AI & Security) and Regulated Industries for Large-Cap PE and Public Ventures.

Oct 2023 – Dec 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos · London Area, United Kingdom · Remote

• Riviera Partners is a global driver of innovation, solely focused on placing executive leadership talent in the crucial areas of software engineering, product management, and design in today’s most innovative companies.
• As the go-to talent partner for leading global tech innovators, venture capitalists, private equity investors, and public companies, Riviera helps people and companies reach their fullest potential. Riviera is the best-in-class recruiting firm in Silicon Valley and beyond, with boots on the ground in major tech hubs internationally.
• The Riviera Difference:
• Specialized and focused - Riviera is the #1 search firm for engineering, product, and design talent.
• Breadth and depth of talent network - We have access to an extensive, active, and engaged candidate pool. They know us, and we know them.
• Insight - We are people-led and data-driven. We arm our seasoned, focused team with 20+ years of cumulative data that allows us to predict the best match and drive successful outcomes.
• Defining the modern era of executive recruiting - Riviera is defining the modern era of executive search. By combining deep recruiting expertise and innovative AI / ML technology, Riviera matches exceptional talent with transformative companies to drive value creation.
• I am a Partner at Riviera Partners, specializing in placing senior Product and Engineering leaders for large-cap, Private Equity-backed and Public Enterprise SaaS vendors globally. In my first year in external search, I generated ~$1M in revenues, with approximately 50% coming from my own origination, showcasing my ability in client development and strategic talent placement from the outset.

Jun 2020 – Sep 2023 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Greater London, England, United Kingdom · Remote

• Celonis, the pioneer and category creator in Business Process Management (BPM), has achieved remarkable growth and is now recognized as one of Germany’s most valuable private companies and one of New York’s leading startups. By harnessing the power of process mining, Celonis enables organizations to uncover hidden inefficiencies and optimize their operations, achieving higher levels of performance than ever thought possible. The company’s innovation and industry leadership have attracted $2.4 billion in funding from prestigious investors, including Qatar Investment Authority, T. Rowe Price, and Accel. This significant financial backing, highlighted by a $1 billion Series D round in 2021 followed by another $1 billion expansion in 2022, has driven Celonis to a current valuation of $13 billion. With a strong foundation of over 2,500 enterprise deployments and partnerships with 2,000 consulting firms and technology partners worldwide, Celonis has firmly established itself as a mature leader in the process mining and process intelligence space, transforming BPM for the modern enterprise.
• Leading Global Executive Recruiting for Celonis, my role reported directly to the Chief People & Culture Officer and carried responsibility for the creation and execution of the executive hiring strategy. As Executive Recruiting Leader, I personally built and managed a team of 6 executive recruiters and held cross-functional dotted-line management for over 25 team members. Partnering closely with the C-Suite and Executive Management team, I designed and delivered an executive recruitment process that enabled the hiring of senior executives as we scaled the organization. This strategy successfully onboarded 167 Director+ level hires, offsetting approximately $14 million in agency spend by optimizing recruitment strategies and reducing dependency on external agencies. Notable hires included the CISO, CPO, Chief Engineering Officer, and EMEA President.

Jan 2020 – Jun 2020 · 5 mos · London Area, United Kingdom · Remote

• Leading all Recruiting & Talent Acquisition for Infoblox in EMEA & APJ, my role reports directly to the Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition and carries full responsibility for the creation, articulation and execution of Infoblox’s talent acquisition strategy PAN-EMEA & APJ spanning; early in career, professional and executive level hiring. Acting as the Recruiting Business Partner to; SVP International, EMEA President and EMEA Leadership team and working in full partnership with and alongside EMEA HR leadership on the execution of Infoblox’s people strategy.

Mar 2019 – Dec 2019 · 9 mos · London Area, United Kingdom · Hybrid

• Executive Recruitment Lead for EMEAR (cross functional) and Executive Talent Acquisition Manager for Customer Experience function for the America's. Acting as Executive Recruiting Business Partner to EMEAR President, HR VP EMEAR, Regional SLT and CX Leadership team in AMER. Responsible for all VP+ level appointments and acting in an advisory capacity for Director+ level hiring in close partnership with TA Leadership team in Europe.

Oct 2017 – Feb 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos · London Area, United Kingdom · Hybrid

• Executive Recruitment Lead for EMEAR & APJC, role expanded to take on regional executive recruiting responsibility for APJC. Acting as primary executive recruiting business partner to SVPs in EMEAR and APJC as well as HR VPs and Regional SLTs across both regions.

Feb 2015 – Sep 2017 · 2 yrs 7 mos · London Area, United Kingdom · Hybrid

• Executive Recruitment Lead for all VP+ appointments across EMEAR spanning; Sales, Services, Corporate Functions and Engineering. Primary executive recruiting business partner to SVP EMEAR, VP HR EMEAR and Regional SLT.

Dec 2013 – Jan 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo · On-site

• Promoted to Divisional Lead EMEA for ENT Sales, reporting to the Recruitment Director for EBU and CBU sales EMEA. I had divisional responsibility for all EBU sales recruitment delivery across UK Core and UK & Southern European Co-Prime sales. I coordinated delivery activity across a sourcing team and managed <twenty-five VP+ level stakeholder relationships up to EVP.

May 2013 – Nov 2013 · 6 mos · On-site

• I joined the business in May 2013 as a contractor in an EMEA Recruiter role to provide delivery support to the EMEA Recruitment Manager hiring for a rapidly growing Marketing Cloud division. The role quickly expanded to support the Vice President ISV/OEM (EMEA/APJ) to hire ISV sales execs PAN EMEA.

Nov 2008 – Dec 2024 · 16 yrs 1 mo · Ireland · Remote

• The premier global executive talent partner for the AI era.
• KSG is a super boutique executive search practice I founded in November 2008 to solve the searches that matter most: the complex mandates, confidential briefs and hard to find leaders that other firms struggle to deliver. Our purpose is to enable technology companies to attract exceptional leaders. Our edge is deep specialisation in technical executive search, it's all we do. We deeply believe in the value of specialisation, it's what allows us to solve the searches others can't.
• We build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders to secure top tier technology executives, enabling businesses to achieve their human capital objectives. We work with investors and companies to define recruitment strategy and then deliver a tailored service in line with their needs. We place VP to C Level executives globally, including CEO, CRO, CIO, CMO, CDO, CISO, CPO plus various SVP/VP appointments spanning all functions.
• Our services include Retained Search, Fractional/Interim Head of Executive Talent Acquisition, Search as a Service, Market Mapping and Competitor Analysis. Our focus areas are Generative AI, Security and B2B Enterprise SaaS, with particular depth in regulated industries including financial services, healthcare and public sector. We work with large cap Private Equity portfolios and publicly listed companies globally.

Oct 2006 – Oct 2008 · 2 yrs · Greater London, England, United Kingdom · On-site

• 360 recruitment consultant responsible for new business development selling retained recruitment services to companies operating in the technology sector and delivering won assignments.

Mar 2005 – Oct 2006 · 1 yr 7 mos · Greater London, England, United Kingdom · On-site

• Recruitment consultant focusing more on candidate sourcing and delivery. Working closely with the owners I was responsible for placing requirements assigned to me. Typically hiring at mid level for software vendors and SIs selling to UK Public Sector.

Mar 2004 – Dec 2004 · 9 mos · London Area, United Kingdom · On-site

• Supporting two Senior Consultants my role carried responsibility for basic candidate sourcing. I made initial contact with prospective candidates for positions that I was assigned. We typically hired for technology companies including managed service providers and end users as well as some of the banks.