Dermot D.

Talent Acquisition @ Rithum

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

About

Experienced senior technical recruiter having worked across executive search, US tech multinationals and high-growth tech start-ups.

Experience

  • Talent Acquisition - Engineering at Rithum
    Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Graduate Student at City Colleges
    Jan 2023 - May 2023 · 5 mos

  • Talent Acquisition Mgr - Engineering at Skyscanner
    Aug 2019 - Jul 2020 · 1 yr

    Global leader in travel with 100 million active monthly users relying on the app and website to help them with their travel plans. Skyscanner's mission is to lead the global transformation to modern and sustainable travel. Joined Skyscanner during a period of rapid growth, recruiting engineers for Squads in Barcelona, London, Edinburgh & Glasgow. Prime focus on Full Stack, Distributed Systems, Security & Systems Engineering. Conducted Culture interviews, assessing candidate’s “cultural fit” for Skyscanner for roles across engineering, product & operations. Organised engineering hiring events.

  • Sr. Tech Recruiter at OLX Group
    Sep 2017 - Aug 2019 · 2 yrs

    Tech unicorn letgo is part of the OLX Group. https://www.olxgroup.com/brands/letgo ** letgo US was acquired by OfferUp in March 2020. A mobile marketplace to buy and sell locally, letgo had 100M+ downloads and 400M+ listings. Founded in 2015, achieved 'unicorn' status in record time, and has received close to $1bn in funding. Named one of the "Best Apps" by Google and one of Europe's "Hottest Startups"​ by Wired. Recruited for Squads across Tech/Engineering (Backend, Mobile); Infrastructure (DevOps, Security); Data (Data Engineers); Product (Product Managers, Product Designers). Part of small recruitment team that scaled the company +60% globally in 2 years. Sourced top Engineering and Product talent from across Europe. Implemented several process improvements around interview processes, candidate experience and employer branding.

  • Engineering Recruiter, EMEIA at Apple
    Mar 2015 - Sep 2017 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Recruited for following technical areas across EMEA: Hardware Engineering, Wireless Design Field Engineering, Regulatory Compliance, Product Certification, Software Engineering, Build Engineers, DevOps, QA/Testers, Technical Support, R&D, Localisation/Technical Translators. Partnered with Hiring Managers, HRBPs, Comps & Bens, Contracts team, Co-ordinators, Immigration, Global Mobility. Represented Apple at engineering conferences in Europe to recruit high-calibre candidates. Presented New Employee Orientation induction class to new starters.