talento consulting

Boutique provider dedicated to delivering flexible recruitment services. We offer flexible staffing solutions, including Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Retained and Contingent tailored solutions. 

Every client we work with is unique with different challenges, whether scaling up or down quickly sets us apart from larger competitors, our experience in market-leading technology allows us to deliver fast innovative cost-conscious solutions. Despite the high pressure and standards, we enjoy what we do, creating a positive experience for all our candidates, and clients.

Talent Acquisition Leader 

ApeRyder

Recruited as a Board advisor for a new eBike launch, strategically expanding market reach, brand presence, and operational excellence. 

Drove all recruiting planning and orchestrating live events like Sea Otter, Hermosa Beach festivals, and AVP events in South Bay LA for impactful brand engagement.

Board Advisor / TA Solutions

Coit Group - A Hudson RPO Company

Spearheading strategic talent acquisition initiatives hands-on, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives while actively managing open roles across Sales, Pre Sales, PS, CS, Marketing, Corporate Functions & Engineering to drive successful recruitment outcomes.

A key member of the leadership team & technology select committee, I had a huge part to play in  steering systems procurement efforts to propel the organizations growth and innovation, leveraging advanced technology for our US entire organization. 

Led & championed several high-performing teams on client sites & internally, offering dynamic coaching to hiring managers and recruitment teams, fostering a collaborative environment geared towards achieving recruitment goals and enhancing talent acquisition prowess.

Key achievement was to drive direct hiring spend to under 5% with initiatives I implemented, as well optimizing recruitment processes, and minimizing dependence on external resources to ensure cost-effectiveness and operational efficiency.

Selected to lead and execute high-growth early-stage funding initiatives (one through Unicorn status) for 4 key clients listed below (Prodly, MindTickle, Blocknative & Scopely), managing greenfield sites to full functional TA functions within tight budgets and under highly pressured deliverables, showcasing adeptness in driving success amidst challenging circumstances.

DIRECTOR - RPO Talent Acquisition Solutions 

Scopely

I was contracted to Scopely via Hudson RPO to strategically plan and map out the Web3 space for future growth across several well-known game titles. While I'm bound by a non-disclosure agreement preventing me from divulging further details, my role involved a comprehensive analysis of the Web3 landscape, identifying opportunities for integration within Scopely's gaming ecosystem, and devising strategic initiatives to leverage emerging technologies effectively. Additionally, I was responsible for hands-on recruitment across product marketing and designers. Notably, engineering functions were relocated to Barcelona and other European locations, and I played a pivotal role in sourcing and hiring talent to support this transition. This involved collaborating closely with internal stakeholders, conducting market research, and staying abreast of industry trends to ensure Scopely's continued success and innovation in the ever-evolving gaming industry.

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - Product & Engineering (Web 3.0) (via COIT RPO)

Blocknative

As the pioneer of Blocknative's Talent Acquisition function, I played a pivotal role in establishing and shaping the team from its inception, ensuring our DEI initiatives were always at the top of our hiring agenda in a (at the time) very male-dominated ecosystem. 

As the first Talent Acquisition professional in the company's history, I set the foundation, trained team members, and strategically drove core values in line with an EVP we created, ensuring all staff adopted throughout our hyper-growth from Seed Round to Series A.

I had the privilege of assembling a world-class executive team I hired CRO, CHRO & CMO, complementing the original founding members of the CTO and CEO roles. Together, our collective vision and expertise have positioned Blocknative at the forefront of innovation in the industry. I also recruited talent across all functions, including all GTM, Corporate, Engineering & product roles. These top-tier individuals were crucial in Blocknative's journey as a leading blockchain infrastructure start-up.

Director of Talent Acquisition (Web 3.0) (via COIT RPO)

MindTickle

Reporting to executive leadership, I led all Talent Acquisition activities across the Americas, including strategic planning, sourcing, and delivery whilst managing a team of recruiters whilst maintaining 3rd party relationships across the USA. 

Responsible for:
Personally recruited (direct Hire) over 120 hires across Sales (SAE, AE, BDM, SDR), Pre-Sales, PS, CSM's across North America and EU territories
Overall 3% agency spend!
Restructuring/turning around dysfunctional TA team to an out-performing, high-output function. 
Implemented best practices and re-trained team and hiring managers
Streamlined all reporting, and pipeline progress also introduced weekly MI metrics to management
Strategically worked with C-Suite to drive high growth across USA hiring needs
Re-trained and managed a team of delivery consultants  
Designed, rolled out, and hosted recruitment open days for multiple hiring sessions

Head of Talent Acquisition (Americas) Sales Enablement via COIT RPO

Prodly

Reporting directly to the CEO and founder Max Rudman, also the founder of Steelbrick, I was responsible for creating, deploying, and executing a seamless Talent Acquisition function from scratch as a stand-alone Head of TA. 

Grew team >500% (5 to 26) in 6-month spell all successfully recruited via direct sourcing model.

This was a greenfield site, I had full autonomy and delivered all positions with a $0 agency spend. 

Implemented the latest Greenhouse ATS technology and integrated the following add-ons into a single process via APIs; LinkedIn, Eightfold, external job boards, criteria Corp, Zoom, and DocuSign.

Head of Talent Acquisition (Salesforce low code) via COIT RPO

Randstad UK

Top Performer Awards  
2018 - Digby Morgan/Randstad Solutions UK(London Office) - Winner 1st place
2017 - Digby Morgan - Winner 1st place /  Randstad Solutions (London) - Winner 1st Place 
2017 - Randstad Solutions (National) - Runner Up 2nd Place 
2016 - Digby Morgan - Runner Up 2nd Place 
2015 - Digby Morgan - Runner Up 2nd Place 
2014 - Digby Morgan (Rookie of the Year) - Winner / Randstad Solutions (National Rookie of the Year) - Winner / Digby Morgan - Runner Up 2nd Place  / Top Performer Awards / Rookie of the Year record in Digby Morgan since 1988

Director : Human Resources Division (Banking/Tech/Media/Pharma/Start Ups & Hi-Growth)

Carmichael Fisher

Carmichael Fisher specializes in providing best practice executive search to private and public sector organizations globally.

The business works specifically with multinational organizations with a large European presence. The multilingual team has a strong track record of completing multiple senior-level appointments in the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Italy, Poland, France and Germany.

Senior Executive Search Consultant - Industry & Manufacturing

Investigo

INVESTIGO is a high-growth professional recruitment business operating across 5 key markets. I operated in the Change Management division (ICS), specializing in the supply of Project and Change Delivery professionals.

Senior Managing Consultant - Change Management Division

I'm a highly driven Talent Acquisition leader with a hunger for delivering data-driven recruitment solutions for high-growth / innovative brands. I excel at strategic planning and forward-thinking, crafting recruitment strategies that drive long-term growth, I ALWAYS remain hands-on to tackle challenges and achieve highly effective results. I am a nonhiracle type, who steers clear of the usual day-to-day battles, preferring to focus on delivering on promises and hitting targets that've been laid down.  

Although I've a wealth of experience I'm always keen to learn the next big thing and know there's someone that can teach me better ways..... Being open-minded with a low ego is important to me whilst building the next big thing.

Key Areas I can bring value to are: 
Partnering C-Suite/Leadership teams in all things talent 
Strategic planning on sourcing strategies and driving key metrics (SLAs & KPIs)
Directly hired over c250 hires and drove agency spending below 5% 
Specialized in GTM (Sales& Pre-Sales), CS/PS, Marketing, Product and engineering functions 
Hands-on recruitment leader across North American and European territories.
ATS expert with Lever, Greenhouse, LinkedIn RPS, Gem, Eightfold, Lusha, ZoomInfo, Seamless etc 
Built, designed, and executed entire recruitment processes from top to bottom
Advising on the latest technology breakthroughs recruitment trends
Exec search through to contingency

My mission is to support and enable the growth and success of all things technology/people-related!

Open to all conversations to see where they lead!

Let's connect and elevate your talent acquisition efforts together!

Martin Wickes

Sentra

Sentra is the global leader in cloud-native data security for the AI era. The company’s mission is to empower organizations to confidently scale their data operations across multi-cloud and on-premises environments while leveraging the power of AI without compromising security.

Sentra ensures data is secured no matter where it travels by automatically detecting vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, over-permissions, unauthorized access, data duplication, and other security issues. It achieves this by intelligently discovering and classifying sensitive data, proactively managing security posture, enforcing granular access controls, and swiftly detecting and responding to threats. Its AI-powered platform automates complex tasks, adapts to evolving data landscapes, and provides enterprise-grade security with expert support.

North America Human Resources and Talent Acquisition Lead 

Salt Security

Only Salt delivers the context you need to protect your APIs across build, deploy, and runtime phases. We combine complete coverage and an ML/AI-driven big data engine to provide that context to show you all your APIs, stop attackers during the early stages of an attempted attack, and share insights to improve API security posture.

Talent Acquisition, Americas and Global GTM

Guardicore

(Acquired by Akamai) Guardicore is a data center and cloud security company that protects your organization’s core assets using flexible, quickly deployed, and easy-to-understand micro-segmentation controls. Our solutions provide a simpler, faster way to guarantee persistent and consistent security — for any application, in any IT environment.

Responsible for the HR and Talent buildout of the Americas and Global GTM talent strategy partnering with executive leadership to identify key regionals for revenue growth and develop plans for recruitment.

Director, HR/ Talent Acquisition Americas and GTM Global

Zerto

Zerto brings together disaster recovery and data protection. Our single, scalable solution provides simple cloud data management and protection across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.

Responsible for developing the overall strategic model for providing best-in-class GTM Talent Acquisition services throughout the US and Canada.

Manager,  GTM Talent Acquisition

SeaChange International

SeaChange® International, a leading global innovator in multiscreen video software and services, partners with service providers worldwide to enable captivating television services for tens of millions of subscribers. Now in its third decade, SeaChange consistently comes to market first with value-added solutions and services that differentiate and drive revenue.

Responsible for rebuilding the overall strategic Global Talent Acquisition model to drive efficiency by developing sourcing strategies to meet quarterly/annual objectives and metrics.

Manager,  Global Talent Acquisition

Altisource Labs

We build the enterprise software and analytic solutions that are transforming some of the influential financial enterprises in the world. Our labs in Atlanta, Boston and now in Bangalore provide a ground floor opportunity for the best tech talent to be involved in building the next big software startups, with the financial backing of a multi-billion dollar public company.

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Monster

Monster.com is one of the largest employment websites in the world, owned and operated by Monster Worldwide, Inc. Monster is one of the 20 most visited websites out of 100 million worldwide. It was created in 1999 by the merger of The Monster Board (TMB) and Online Career Center (OCC), which were two of the first and most popular career web sites on the Internet. Monster is primarily used to help those seeking work to find job openings that match their skills and location.

Monster Talent Acquisition- Senior Recruiter Monster.com Military.com Fastweb.com

Robert Half International

Founded in 1948, Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE symbol: RHI) is the world’s first and largest specialized staffing firm and a member of the S&P 500 index . RHI is a recognized leader in professional consulting and staffing services, and is the parent company of Protiviti®, a global consulting and internal audit firm composed of experts specializing in risk and advisory services. The company has more than 400 consulting and staffing locations worldwide. 

For 2008, the company reported revenues and net income of $4.60 billion and $250.2 million, respectively. 

In March 2009, Robert Half International was ranked number one in the temporary help industry on FORTUNE® magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies list, which rates firms based on criteria ranging from long-term investment value and quality of management to innovativeness, employee talent and social responsibility. The company again was named to the BusinessWeek 50 list of best-performing companies and to the Forbes Global 2000 list of the world’s largest companies in 2009. In 2007, Robert Half International Chairman and CEO Harold M. “Max” Messmer, Jr. was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year national award winner in the Services category

Branch Manager OfficeTeam Accountemps

OfficeTeam, a division of Robert Half International, is the world's leading staffing service specializing in the placement of highly skilled office and administrative support professionals on a temporary and temporary-to-full-time basis. With a global database of more than 2 million candidates, we have the resources, experience and expertise necessary to match highly skilled professionals to our clients’ hiring requirements.

Division Director OfficeTeam

Westaff

Founded in 1948 by W. Robert Stover, Westaff was incorporated in 1954 and became a public company in 1996. In March 2009, Westaff was acquired by The Select Family of Staffing Companies.

Westaff employs thousands of flexible, part-time, and full-time staffing associates annually, with skills ranging from administration, accounting, and call centers to light industrial and light technical.

Sales/Recruiting Manager

Results and data-driven TA leader with over 10 years of developing teams globally within hyper-growth SaaS companies. Experience in building global teams with innovative ideas and strategies in very competitive markets all while meeting company goals.

- Successful in scaling GTM global within hyper-growth organizations by developing recruitment strategies 
     to align with business objectives

- Recruiting optimization by establishing new recruitment strategies that result in quality hires and a 
     reduction in time-to-fill ratios

- Executed tools and systems to build a scalable global recruiting model including PEO vendor execution

- Built employee referral and direct recruitment programs increasing ratios from 45% to 70% combined in 
     year one

- Establish core competencies within the GTM organization to effectively hire quality talent and reduce 
     retention by 30%

- Integral in establishing talent mobility programs by co-creating and launching global development 
     programs targeting high-potential leaders

- Instrumental in reducing vendor spend between $500-1M by restructuring and building strategic 
     recruitment processes

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