Nov 2025 – Present · 7 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Partnering with early-stage and growth-stage tech companies as an embedded talent leader. I step in to build or fix hiring functions — designing recruitment processes, sourcing strategies, and interview frameworks that scale. Current focus areas:
• → Founding engineering hires (Staff/Principal level) for AI-first startups (https://a16z.com/100-gen-ai-apps-5/)
• → End-to-end recruitment process design for companies without an existing talent function
• → Interview training and hiring manager enablement
• → Employer brand strategy and candidate experience optimisation.
• I moved from traditional LinkedIn Recruiter Search to building agentic AI sourcing workflows using tools like PhantomBuster and Clay to automate top tier candidate pipeline generation and run targeted outreach.
• If your company is scaling and hiring is a bottleneck, I'm the person who turns it into a competitive advantage.
• Roles Hired:
• AI Inference Engineer
• Founding Engineer
• Staff Software Engineer
• Data Centre Infrastructure Engineer
• Machine Learning Engineer
• Lead Backend Engineer
• FinOps Lead
• Growth Manager

Aug 2024 – Nov 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Remote

• APAC Recruitment for the:
• Customer Engineering (GTM, Solutions Consulting, Professional Services, Cloud, Customer Success)
• Engineering and Product (Software Engineering, SecOps, Tech Services, R&D, AI)
• Internal systems: Greenhouse, Gem, Guide, G-suite, SuccessFactors, Tableau,...
• Roles hired for:
• PreSales (Sydney - Melbourne - Canberra- Singapore)
• Senior Director of Professional Services APAC
• Technical Account Manager - Mandarin speaking (Singapore)
• Senior Engagement Manager (Sydney)
• Senior Project Manager (Singapore - Sydney)
• Technical Services Engineer (Sydney - Hawaii)
• Knowledge Manager (Canada)
• Solutions Architect (Sydney - Melbourne - Canberra - Singapore - Denmark - Germany - France)
• Cloud Engineer (Sydney - Singapore)
• Senior Java Developer (India)
• Principal App Delivery Consultant (India)
• Field CTO
• Senior Software Engineer (Sydney)
• Security Engineer (Melbourne)
• Staff Software Engineer (Sydney)
• Senior IAM Engineer (Sydney)
• Metrics:
• Time To Fill: 67 days (out of min 6 stage interview process + 1 assessment + 1 challenge & presentation)
• Offer Acceptance Rate : 90%
• Source of Candidates : 70% from LinkedIn Prospecting
• Interview-To-Hire Ratio 3:1
• Candidate Conversion rate : + 75%
• Hiring Manager Satisfaction : Exceeded expectations
• LinkedIn Inmail acceptance rate: 62%
• Quality of Hire : 100%

Mar 2023 – Jun 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos · North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Hybrid

• SaaS Product company
• Dynatrace provides software intelligence to simplify enterprise cloud complexity and accelerate digital transformation.
• Leading the Talent Acquisition function (Tech, Sales, Prof Services) across the APAC with 1 direct report.
• During my tenure, I utilised local market mapping, salary survey data, and skills shortage analysis to analyse recruitment data, resulting in effective management of recruitment processes. This comprehensive approach allowed me to present findings to the senior stakeholders and implement tailored workforce planning strategies for each country.
• Accountable for Leading Recruiting Campaigns (Hiring Manager alignments, Active Sourcing, Competitor & Market Mapping, Referrals, Internal Mobility Programs, Interviewing, complex offer negotiation & closing)
• Continuous talent pool building to support future business requirements while reducing time to hire.
• Roles Hired:
• Customer Success Manager (Melbourne, Sydney, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Wellington)
• Sales Development Representative (Thailand, Tokyo, Singapore, India, South Korea , Australia)
• Senior Product Specialist (Australia, India)
• Professional Services Consultant (Tokyo)
• SDR Enablement Operations Manager ( Singapore)
• SRE (Australia)
• IT Security Analyst (Australia)
• Partner Services Manager APAC
• Insights Analyst (Mumbai)
• ATS: SmartRecruiter
• https://www.dynatrace.com/

Apr 2021 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Hybrid

• SaaS Product company
• In my role, I work closely with founders, executives, and leadership teams to build the end to end hiring engine from scratch. I partnered closely with founders, executives, and global leaders to build scalable hiring systems, accelerate growth, and elevate the overall talent strategy. My focus is on providing exceptional candidate care and conducting thorough market mapping to strategise various methods for building talent pipelines. This includes executing tactical research, generating referrals, organising events, and launching sourcing campaigns.
• Achievements:
• Hired 80 candidates in the USA, Canada, Europe, APAC, China and Australia.
• Successful delivery of the recruitment and workforce planning strategy 2021.
• Implemented company's HRIS/ATS tool (Greenhouse) + training to stakeholders/hiring managers .
• Implemented structured and data driven interview process to help selection process and fast track the steps and make better decisions based on scorecards.
• Helped hiring managers to design from scratch technical assessments to help decision process in the final hiring step.
• Roles Hired:
• CSM
• Head of Sales
• MedTech Sales
• Head of Security / InfoSec Engineer
• Lead Software Engineers / Senior Software Engineers
• Lead Data Scientist / Senior Data Scientist
• Senior DevOps Engineers
• Senior ML Engineers (AI)
• Senior Leadership & Executive roles (CSO, VP, Head Of, Finance, Directors,...)
• Lead QA Engineers / Software Testers / QA Engineers
• Product Managers
• Marketing Managers / UX UI
• Regional Sales Managers MedTech
• Neuroscientists
• Research Scientist/ Clinical Research Scientist
• Lead Support Engineers MedTech
• Quality & Regulation Leads
• Internal systems: Greenhouse, G-suite,...

May 2019 – Apr 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos · Greater Sydney Area

• As a Lead Tech Recruiter, I am responsible for overseeing the hiring process across multiple teams within the Tech Department, including Software Engineering, R&D (Data Intelligence), Product, Infrastructure & DevOps, and Project Management. I am accountable for the end-to-end leadership and successful delivery of technology recruitment projects, ensuring they are completed within scope, budget, and time frames, while maintaining a high level of quality. I also prepare software engineers for interviews from a technical perspective to increase the chances of success.
• My key responsibilities included:
• Talent Acquisition Strategy: develop innovative attraction, sourcing, interviewing and selection strategies to acquire top talent in line with the Group strategy. In partnership with HR Directors and Senior Leaders, develop and deliver annual hiring plans for the business unit.
• Provide ongoing coaching on recruitment strategies (including proactive talent attraction) to develop capability.
• Recruitment of Senior roles: responsible for hands-on recruitment of senior roles. Provide market mapping and pro-active search for specialised roles. Assignments include CTO, Head of Engineering, Digital Marketing & CRM Director, CFO
• Analysis and Reporting: Proactive analysis of recruitment KPIs for management reporting and to drive continuous improvement of service delivery.
• Internal Systems : G-Suite, SmartRecruiters, SAP
• Roles Hired:
• Head of Internal Systems
• Head of Product
• Head of Data
• CTO
• Infrastructure Manager
• Full Stack Engineers
• ERP Transformation Manager
• ERP Team Lead
• Data Scientist
• QA Engineer
• Frontend Engineers / UI Designers
• Backend Web Developers
• Automation Engineers
• Frontend Team Lead
• ...

Jun 2018 – May 2019 · 11 mos · Greater Sydney Area

• Australia & New Zealand's No.1 online fashion retailer.
• (initially 6 months contract)
• As a member of the People & Culture team, I am responsible for recruiting for all divisions within THE ICONIC, including Technology, Engineering, Data Science and Product teams. I collaborate closely with the Senior Leadership Team, such as CTO, Director of Tech and Product, Head of Data Intelligence to ensure the best experience and most suitable candidates are identified and brought on board. My goal is to support the company's growth by attracting top talent across all areas of the business.
• Core areas of specialisation include;
• Data Analytics - Data Science ( R / Python / MySQL)
• Full Stack Engineers (PHP / Node.js / Python / React.js / Vue.js / Angular.js)
• Android & iOS Engineers ( Swift / RxSwift / RxJava )
• DevOps Engineers ( AWS / Kubernetes / GCP )
• Product Managers / Owners
• Data Warehousing Engineers ( DBA )
• Microsoft Dynamics NAV
• Achievements:
• 40+ critical Tech roles (Full Stack Software Engineers , Data Scientist, DBA, Mobile Developer, Product Managers)
• Multiple Tech Lead roles (Head of Data, Data Science Lead, Senior Full Stack Engineers,...)
• E-Commerce Director
• Senior Commercial managers
• Senior Financial managers
• Cost saving by:
• no use of external recruitment agencies
• hiring local talent and stop sponsoring candidates with relocation packages and visa cost

Mar 2016 – Jun 2018 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Greater Sydney Area

• As a Recruiter, I provide custom and scalable solutions for both contingent and project-based recruitment needs that are critical in driving quality, process, and performance improvements across my clients' organizations while also reducing risk and overall costs. I am accountable for the overall delivery of commercial agreements and operational performance, as well as the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives for a Managed Service Program (MSP) that oversees the sourcing and ongoing management of the client's Contingent workforce.
• Additionally, I am responsible for managing the entire recruitment life-cycle for IT and Digital positions, from start to finish, which includes advertising, initial assessments, interviews, reference checks, offer stage and on-boarding. My goal is to ensure an efficient and effective recruitment process that meets the client's specific needs and requirements.
• Specialism: Software Engineering - Data - Devops (Infra)

Jan 2015 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos · Greater Sydney Area

• Managed the full life cycle of recruitment in Business Intelligence, Data Analytics and Big Data working with clients and candidates in Finance, Banking, E-Commerce, Digital Marketing, Energy/Utilities, Pharmaceuticals and Consulting space.
• Placed roles :
• Head of BI & Analytics
• Data Scientist / Data Analyst (all levels)
• Consumer Insights Analyst
• Credit Risk/Fraud Analyst
• Date Warehouse Development Managers
• Digital Analytics Specialist
• Direct Marketing - CRM Manager
• eCommerce Marketing Managers
• Customer Analytics Managers (predictive modeling, digital/social programs, customer segmentation,...)
• Web Analytics Manager (Google Analytics - Adobe Analytics)
• Quants Analyst
• Big Data analyst/developer
• SAS Developer
• Tableau Consultant
• Full Stack Developers
• DevOps consultant
• UX/UI Designers

Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 · 2 yrs · Greater Sydney Area

• Worked as a full-cycle recruitment consultant, focusing on the BI, Data and Software Engineering market.
• Handled the E2E recruitment process, from acquiring clients through calls and visits to qualifying job roles and candidates, conducting marketing activities and advertising, closing job offers, and providing after-sales services to clients and candidates. Additionally, I organised meetups to generate leads and enhance our reputation as a staffing specialist.
• Achievements: Secured PSL with new clients. ABC Network, Allianz, Virgin Australia, Virgin Mobile, Sydney Airport, Property Guru, Fairfax)
• Specialism :
• Data Analytics / Data Science
• Date Warehousing
• Web Analytics
• Full Stack Developers
• DevOps consultant

Jul 2012 – Dec 2012 · 5 mos · South East Asia - Australia

• On Sabbatical leave travelling through South East Asia : Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Singapore, Bali Lombok and Australia
• Relocation to Sydney, Australia

Apr 2011 – Jul 2012 · 1 yr 3 mos · Brussels

• I worked as a strategic advisor to the C-suite and SLT on talent management.
• This included:
• Management and coordination of search and selection processes for mid to senior management roles
• Developing leadership structures and capability development models for both internal staff and external applicants
• Coaching and supporting leaders on their individual performance and development plans and strategies
• Coordination of a European Talent Strategic Resource Plan.
• The main objective is to work with the business to make the recruitment process as straightforward as possible and at the same time provide a cost effective service.
• Assure an accurate and up to date management reporting on recruitment activities performed.
• Managing recruitment marketing campaigns and organising external talent events.