Austin Smith

Talent Specialist with Astrum Consulting

Greater Sydney Area

About

About Me As a recruitment specialist, I thrive on connecting skilled professionals with the right opportunities. With deep experience across Commercial, Executive, and Engineering roles in diverse industries, I help businesses build high-performing teams — while supporting individuals to make meaningful career moves. I’ve built a strong network and a reputation for matching talent with the right roles by genuinely understanding both sides of the hiring equation. Whether it’s a senior leadership placement or a hands-on technical hire, I focus on delivering a seamless and honest recruitment experience that creates long-term success. 🔹 Expert in: 360° Recruitment | Talent Acquisition | Market Mapping | Employer Branding 🔹 Driven by: Building lasting partnerships, career coaching, and solving hiring challenges with insight and integrity Who is Austin? A Brit living in Australia, I’m a lifelong music and sports tragic. 🎸 Music? Rock, blues, house… pretty much anything except pop, country or R&B. ⚽ Sport? Liverpool FC (YNWA), cricket, rugby (the proper kind with scrums), F1, MotoGP — and yep, I still ride my Ducati Monster, even if I mostly watch from the armchair these days. Also known to enjoy a good debate on politics, philosophy or society in general — and yes, I carry my soapbox with me wherever I go. If you’re hiring, looking, or just keen to chat about your next move — let’s connect.

Experience

  • Senior Recruitment Specialist - Commercial & Executive at Astrum Recruitment
    Aug 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

    Astrum Recruitment is an Australian owned recruitment, search and human resource consulting specialist providing organisations with innovative, cost effective solutions to talent sourcing, recruitment, selection and employee retention challenges.

  • Talent Acquisition Partner at Endeavour Group
    Feb 2021 - Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Woolworths Group is one of Australia and New Zealand’s leading retail groups, supporting well-known brands such as Woolworths, Big W, BWS, Dan Murphy’s and Countdown. Our great team is focused on creating better for our customers, our communities, and for each other. Working within Strategic Sourcing, we are currently focused on delivering the capability and resources to support the Endeavour Group demerger. This is an exciting time to join a great brand with excellent support, a dynamic and inclusive leadership team with some truly aspirational goals.

  • Talent Acquisition Specialist at IRI
    Jan 2020 - Oct 2020 · 10 mos

    IRI provides integrated big data, predictive analytics and forward-looking insights, all on a single leading technology platform, IRI Liquid Data®, to help FMCG, over-the-counter health care, retail and media companies personalise their marketing and grow their businesses.

  • Regional Recruitment Business Partner (3 month FTC) at Unispace
    Nov 2018 - Aug 2019 · 10 mos

    Born from an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to do things differently, Unispace was founded in 2010 by a group of design and construction professionals from around the globe. Each brought specialised local knowledge, experience and talent to the table to craft a new methodology that continues to challenge the industry status quo.

  • Recruitment Manager (6 month FTC) at WSA Co | Delivering Western Sydney Airport
    Apr 2018 - Nov 2018 · 8 mos

    Western Sydney Airport will provide much-needed additional aviation capacity to meet growing demand in the Sydney basin and improve access to flights for people in Western Sydney. One of Australia's most significant infrastructure projects in decades, the international and domestic airport will open in 2026, bringing a competitive edge to the Western Sydney region. This is a far reaching and impacting program, so from a recruitment point of view we are building for the future and attracting for the long term, so we encourage all those that have interest and relevant skills, or wishing to build those skills for the future to reach out and express your interest. WSA Co was established in August 2017 to develop and operate Western Sydney Airport. Its offices are located in the Liverpool CBD.