Tim Boulton

Recruiter

Valencia, Spain7 yrs 1 mo experience
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Key Highlights

  • Expert in high-volume talent acquisition across diverse sectors.
  • Proven track record in enhancing candidate experience and employer branding.
  • Strong focus on DEI initiatives and strategic hiring practices.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with expertise in Fintech and Tech sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionEmployer BrandingHigh-volume RecruitingInternational RecruitmentCustomer SupportTechnical SupportDesignCustomer Service3d ArtProject ManagementSalesRetail Sales

Other Skills

Branding & IdentityStrategic CommunicationsTalent SourcingCorporate Branding360 RecruitmentRecruitingVacanciesCorporate RecruitingTalent PipeliningInterviewingNiche Talent AcquisitionSkilled Multi-taskerTalent ScoutingBrand AwarenessIT Recruitment

About

Fellow Geordie who original came from a 3D & creative background, however, my true passion has always been working with people. 🙌 As a experienced TA specialist, I have prior knowledge in placing top talent across fintech, IT, tech, engineering, finance, and iGaming sectors. I've partnered with clients to understand their strategic goals, then leverage ATS, Boolean search, and candidate coaching to rapidly deliver high-impact hires. My focus on relationship-building and clear communication has cut time‑to‑fill, while improving both candidate experience and client satisfaction. Other things I’m passionate about... • Hiring with heart and fairness • Personal & employer branding • Building diverse & collaborative teams • Global talent strategy • Creative storytelling • Coaching and career growth • Bringing good energy into every conversation • Making dad jokes • My dog: BO 🐶 Let’s connect, as I am always eager to connect with talented individuals and discuss exciting career opportunities. 👌

Experience

7 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
1 yr 3 mos
Average Tenure
9 mos
Current Experience

Apex group ltd

Talent Acquisition Partner

Sep 2025Present · 9 mos · Valencian Community, Spain · Hybrid

  • As a Talent Partner at Apex Solutions, I am instrumental in attracting and hiring high-calibre professionals within the financial services sector. I bring a strategic, end-to-end recruiting mindset, coupled with strong focus on sourcing and ensuring exceptional candidate experience, with the goal of building agile, high-performing teams that fuel organizational growth.
  • What I currently do ✅
  • Full-Cycle Recruitment across finance and Tech functions.
  • Strategic Sourcing, I employ creative sourcing techniques, leverage professional networks, and draw on market intelligence to discover and engage top talent.
  • Covering a range of markets, from EMEA, the Middle East, DACH & Europe.
  • Support with employer branding strategies.
  • Working on data recruitment strategies to monitor and analyse hiring metrics (time-to-fill, quality of hire, source effectiveness, etc.) to continuously refine recruitment strategy and improve efficiency.
  • Ensuring compliance & best practices, to ensure that all hiring processes are fair, consistent, and in line with company policies and relevant legal/regulatory standards.
  • Leveraged market insights and talent analytics to inform sourcing approaches and improve quality-of-hire.
  • Tech Stack 💻: Workday, Onehub, TeamMeets, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Copilot, LinkedIn Ads, LinkedIn Talent Solutions, Slack, Stackoverflow, GoogleSuite, GoogleDrive, Excel, PopAI.
Branding & IdentityStrategic CommunicationsTalent SourcingCorporate Branding360 RecruitmentEmployer Branding+14

Push gaming

Talent Acquisition Partner

Jul 2024Jul 2025 · 1 yr · Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain · Remote

  • I led end-to-end recruitment initiatives for internal teams sourcing, engaging and placing top-tier talent across technical (developers, data scientists, engineers), product, commercial (marketing, sales, finance), and legal departments.
  • 360 degree recruitment across functions including Art, Animation, Data, Legal, Engineering, Dev, Product etc, cutting the average time-to-fill from 60 to 35 days.
  • Reduced average time-to-hire by 40%, through proactive pipeline building.
  • Leveraged market insights and talent analytics to inform sourcing approaches and improve quality-of-hire.
  • Optimised ATS workflows & recruitment processes, reduced candidate time-to-response from 2 weeks to 48 hours. Overall cutting drop-off rates by up to 60% and strengthening employer brand perception.
  • Developed targeted attraction strategies to support hard-to-fill and niche roles, contributing to stronger talent pipelines.
  • Built and nurtured strategic, high‑touch relationships with stakeholders and candidates.
  • Championed DEI by diversifying sourcing strategies and candidate pipelines. Resulting in a 40% increase in applications from underrepresented groups and a 33% higher offer acceptance rate.
  • Secured a 90% offer acceptance rate through enhanced candidate engagement.
  • 🎯Roles I have successfully worked on🎯:
  • Data Engineers, Java Platform Engineers, Lead Animators, Senior 2D Animators, Legal Assistants & counsels, Account Assistants, Mid & Senior Account Managers, Senior 2D Game Artists, Game Developers, Game Designers, Mid & Junior Backend Developers, Mid & Junior Web Developers, Audio Designers, Infrastructure engineers, Platform engineers, Junior - Mid & Senior Game Mathematicians, Junior Games QA Testers, QA Engineers, Senior QA Testers, Senior Backend Developers.
  • Tech Stack 💻: Teamtailor, HiBob, Microsoft 365, Canva, LinkedIn Ads, LinkedIn Talent Solutions, Slack, Stackoverflow, Wordpress, Clickup, HiBob, GoogleSuite, GoogleDrive, Excel.
DEI HiringStrategic CommunicationsRecruitment-to-RecruitmentTalent ManagementTalent Sourcing360 Recruitment+17

Yobbers

International Recruiter

Feb 2023Jul 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos · Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain · Hybrid

  • Specialised in international recruitment across customer support, HR, finance, operations, fintech, and IT sectors. Proactively sourced top-tier candidates for roles abroad, focusing on the UK, US, and Scandinavian markets. Aligned hiring strategies with market insights and client expectations to ensure consistent delivery and performance.
  • Managed TA operations for 4 major clients (Tech, FinTech, iGaming, Telecom), optimising international resource allocation.
  • Developed and maintained a pipeline of 200+ pre-qualified candidates, ensuring rapid access to top-tier talent in diverse verticals and enabling just-in-time recruitment for high-impact roles.
  • Successfully placed 100+ professionals, generating over €100K gross profit, while maintaining high quality of hire and strong client satisfaction.
  • Designed and implemented a streamlined shortlisting process, which reduced average time-to-fill by 40%, enabling faster hiring and improved hiring manager experience.
  • Achieved 85% CV-to-interview ratio through precise screening and external stakeholder alignment, overall drastically improving the funnel efficiency.
  • Delivered weekly/monthly recruitment dashboards with actionable insights—cut lead time by 25% and improved hire conversion by 30%.
  • 🎯Roles I have successfully worked on🎯:
  • Graphic Designers, Account Assistants, Mid & Senior Account Managers, Fintech CX agents, Technical support advisors, Data Analysts, Web Developers, Customer Success Managers, Senior CX advisors, Internal recruiters, Solution Architects, Sales Specialists, Content Moderators, SEO Specialists, Marketers, E-commerce specialists, Game presenters, Sale Advisors.
  • Tech Stack 💻: Microsoft 365, Boolean Searching tools, LinkedIn Ads, LinkedIn Talent Solutions, Slack, APS systems, Clickup, GoogleSuite, GoogleDrive, Excel.
DEI HiringTechnical RecruitingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Strategic CommunicationsRecruitment-to-RecruitmentTalent Management+20

Helloprint

Artwork Specialist

Apr 2022Aug 2022 · 4 mos · Valencian Community, Spain · On-site

  • Collaborated closely with account managers and clients to ensure campaign visuals met branding and compliance guidelines.
  • Provided technical support when working with different B2B operators & suppliers
  • Assisted in the design and production of print and digital publications
  • Up-sold services and turned objections into sales opportunities
Customer ServiceEditingCommunicationDesignProduct DevelopmentTime Management+8

Wewow

Senior Customer Advisor

Jun 2021Jan 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos · Valencia · On-site

  • Leveraged AI chatbots to handle 80% of routine B2B/B2C inquiries, freeing agents to focus on high‑impact issues.
  • Processed and tracked orders/payments accurately in internal systems, reinforcing attention to detail.
  • Resolved 60+ tickets per shift with a 98% SLA compliance, exceeding industry benchmarks and reducing resolution time by 30%.
  • Managed order handling, customer support, and payment processing.
  • Boosted upsell revenue by 10–15% by guiding customers to premium features identified through AI. insights. Which as a result improved new and co-existing relationships between the Clients & customers.
  • Acted as the primary point of contact for client escalations and increased first-contact resolution by 25%, minimizing escalations and enhancing customer loyalty.
  • Achieved a 95% customer satisfaction score across all service channels.
Customer ServiceInterpersonal SkillsCommunicationCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Strategic CommunicationsProduct Development+10

Experience points

3D Artist

Nov 2020Nov 2021 · 1 yr · Valencian Community, Spain · Remote

  • Collaborated with art, engineering & QA across agile sprints, integrating feedback and ensuring engine compatibility.
  • Running weekly reports to make sure the assets met quality standards.
  • Developed a strong command of project tracking tools like ClickUp, Slack & Jira
OutsourcingDesignProduct DevelopmentVisual CommunicationProject ManagementClickUp+7

Dekogon

3D Artist

Aug 2020Jul 2021 · 11 mos · Valencian Community, Spain · Remote

  • Maintained high standards for art quality, so the assets met the clients briefs.
  • Collaborated with a range of freelance artists, in order to make sure the projects were completed within the set timeframe.
  • Went through weekly sprints, in order to make the assets were delivered
Product DevelopmentVisual CommunicationConcept DesignProject PlanningProject ManagementClickUp+7

Vmc fitness

Visual Designer

Jan 2020Jun 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos · Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain · Remote

  • Ensuring brand consistency across all digital platforms
  • Employed best practices in design principles
  • Implemented cutting edge design strategies and technologies to create engaging user experiences.
Strategic CommunicationsDesignProduct DevelopmentVisual CommunicationProject ManagementClickUp+6

Elite3d

3D Junior Artist

Jan 2019Sep 2019 · 8 mos · Greater Valencia Metropolitan Area · Hybrid

  • Developed high-quality AAA props and contributed to environment design for ‘The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope’.
  • Collaborated across art leads, QA, and dev teams, building strong communication and stakeholder engagement
  • Integrated assets into multiple game engines, ensuring optimal performance and visual fidelity.
Art DirectionStrategic CommunicationsProduct DevelopmentProject ManagementTechProject Coordination+5

Debenhams

Technical Sales Consultant

Sep 2018Dec 2018 · 3 mos · Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom · On-site

Customer ServiceInterpersonal SkillsTime ManagementTechSkilled Multi-taskerProblem Solving+3

Mayflower clients

3D Artist

Jan 2018Apr 2018 · 3 mos · Greater Sheffield Area · On-site

  • Collaborated with a team of Artists & Devs to develop an educational VR experience.
  • Resolved technical issues, including bug fixes and UI problems, ensuring a smooth user experience.
Interpersonal SkillsProject PlanningTechProject CoordinationSkilled Multi-taskerTeamwork+2

Stoney middleton heritage

3D Generalist

Sep 2015Mar 2016 · 6 mos · Stoney Middleton · Remote

Interpersonal SkillsSkilled Multi-taskerTeamwork

Sports direct international

Retail Sales Assistant

Jun 2013Sep 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos · Metrocentre, Gateshead NE11 9YZ · On-site

Customer ServiceInterpersonal SkillsCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Customer SupportRetailSkilled Multi-tasker+5

Education

Sheffield Hallam University

Master of Arts - MA — Games Design

Jan 2017Jan 2018

Sheffield Hallam University

Bachelor of Arts (BA) — Games Design

Jan 2014Jan 2017

Heaton Manor School

High School Diploma

Jan 2006Jan 2014

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