Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Director of UK Delivery at Talent (part of the Swipejobs group), leading contractor & permanent delivery, client relationship management and strategic account development across the UK, US and Europe. My teams deliver full workforce solutions — Permanent, Contract and Executive Search — into a portfolio of key clients as well as MSP and RPO clients, spanning global technology and software companies, major UK retail brands, and higher education institutions. Across the team we bring a range of specialisms, underpinned by forensic sourcing and deep market knowledge to deliver an outstanding service to our clients. My own work sits at the intersection of commercial delivery and risk — building and growing teams from the ground up, developing strategic account partnerships, designing operating models, and leading global workforce integration and compliance work, drawing on a trusted network of specialist advisors where needed. Nearly two decades in tech and digital recruitment, with almost 20 years industry experience, growing from Delivery Consultant, Account Manager through to Director with full team, P&L and client relationship ownership throughout.
Lead contractor & permanent delivery, client relationship management and account strategy across the UK, US and Europe, across key accounts spanning global technology/software, major UK retail, and higher education Architected and led the end-to-end integration of a 45-person global consultant team following a business acquisition, designing the full operating model from client discovery through to payroll operations and hypercare Build and lead multi-specialist teams delivering full workforce solutions — Permanent, Contract and Executive Search — into key clients as well as MSP and RPO client relationships, underpinned by forensic sourcing and deep market knowledge Develop strategic partnership positioning with major accounts; own portfolio management, new client onboarding and account strategy, including a structured client onboarding process capturing each client's ways of working and preferences Led an MSP sourcing operating model review across an 8-client, 350+ runner portfolio, delivering a C-suite proposal for a restructured business unit model and service-fee framework Draw on a trusted network of specialist advisors to resolve global workforce engagement and compliance questions across any jurisdiction Work closely with clients to negotiate outcomes grounded in facts and context, finding mutually agreeable resolutions across notice period, fee, and contract matters Built recurring multi-currency margin forecasting models giving early visibility of billing risk across the active contractor book Built and developed teams from the ground up spanning both sourcing and account management functions — recruiting from no prior experience through to senior account manager level, with full line management, delivering across direct client and MSP/overflow channels with structured performance tracking
Talent supplies thousands of tech and digital professionals annually to a diverse range of organisations through its offices across Australia, NZ, the UK, Germany and the US. From simple beginnings in 1995, Talent has always been on a journey to reinvent the world of recruitment through creating amazing customer and candidate experiences driven by a genuine desire to build long term relationships and outcomes. This motivation to break from the pack is stronger than ever as we roll out Talent Engage globally, an innovative life hub platform for freelancers based around rewarding loyalty and providing a range of professional and personal wellbeing programs. At Talent we see community impact and legacy as vital to our business, which is why we tackle social bias and attitudes. We do this through our charity Talent RISE which provides employment opportunities for young people experiencing barriers to employment, and programs like 100% Human at Work promoting the importance of diversity, equality and respect in the workplace. Talent is also an active member of Virgin Unite's B Team with a particular focus on the challenges and opportunities associated with the Future of Work. We look to lead the way so we're delighted to have our efforts acknowledged with 27 awards globally in the last few years from the likes of LinkedIn, EY, Deloitte, and Gallup who recognised Talent as one of the Top 40 companies in the world to work based on employee engagement.
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Lorien Resourcing is an established privately owned organisation with over 33 years experience in delivering tailored IT Recruitment Solutions across the UK & Ireland. Our success has been built on the quality of our service which is delivered by dedicated staff that have a wealth of knowledge and are passionate about making a difference. I am a graduate with nearly 10 years IT recruitment experience all of which has been spent working for Lorien Resourcing. Over the 9 years with Lorien I have been instrumental in the success of the Director I supported whilst my 2 years as a resourcer and went on to personally win Consultant of the year in 2009, was nominated for Account Manager of the year in 2011 and won Corporate Account Manager of the year in 2012. I also hold the Foundation Award in Recruitment Practice and believe and work to ethical recruitment practices. I now manage Lorien Resourcing Manchester and have full team, P&L and overall client responsibility. The ethos my team works towards everyday is to deliver innovative and collaborative solutions to enhance both the client and candidates experience of both permanent and contract recruitment processes.