Professional Summary
Senior recruitment professional with comprehensive expertise leading end-to-end talent acquisition and executive search in corporate and agency environments. Proven track record in designing structured assessment frameworks, building robust talent pipelines, and advising senior executives on strategic workforce planning and retention.
Work Experience
Yarra Glen Talent Advisory
Melbourne, Australia
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
Feb 2020 – Present
- Direct end-to-end recruitment across executive, corporate, and specialist technical disciplines for enterprise and public-sector clients.
- Design targeted candidate sourcing methodologies utilising talent mapping, proactive market pipelining, and structured assessment matrices.
- Partner with hiring executives to establish role requirements, workforce plans, salary benchmark standards, and inclusive hiring practices.
- Reduced average time-to-hire by 18 days while lifting 12-month candidate retention across client accounts to 94 percent.
Kyneton Corporate Services
Melbourne, Australia
Senior In-House Recruiter
Aug 2015 – Jan 2020
- Managed a portfolio of senior corporate vacancies spanning finance, procurement, legal, and operational leadership.
- Implemented structured competency-based interviewing frameworks and scorecards adopted across five business divisions.
- Oversaw vendor engagement and agency panel performance, delivering an annual recruitment expenditure saving of 22 percent.
- Mentored three recruitment consultants on passive candidate engagement, offer negotiations, and stakeholder relationship management.
Bayside Search Partners
Melbourne, Australia
Recruitment Consultant
Mar 2011 – July 2015
- Delivered specialist contingency and retained search mandates for mid-to-senior commercial appointments across Victoria.
- Conducted comprehensive candidate screenings, behavioural interviews, reference assessments, and shortlist presentations.
- Maintained active talent networks within the Victorian professional services sector, achieving consistent top-quartile quarterly placement goals.
Education
RMIT University
Bachelor of Business · Human Resource Management and Psychology · Melbourne, Australia · Distinction · Mar 1997 – Nov 2000
Completed double major focusing on organisational behaviour, assessment methodology, and employment relations.
Strategic Initiatives
Inclusive Assessment & Interviewing Framework
Mar 2023 – Nov 2023
- Designed and rolled out an organisation-wide unconscious-bias framework for hiring committees, resulting in a 35 percent rise in gender-balanced candidate panels.
- Created standardised behavioural interview rubrics and competency evaluation guides for senior managers.
Core Competencies
Talent Acquisition
Executive Search
Candidate Sourcing
Competency-Based Interviewing
Workforce Planning
Stakeholder Management
Salary Benchmarking
Employer Branding
Applicant Tracking Systems
Recruitment Analytics
Languages
English
C2
Certifications
Certified HR Practitioner (CPHR)
Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) · May 2021
Advanced Talent Sourcing Certification
Talent Acquisition Institute of Australia · Sept 2018
Community Involvement
Carlton Community Pathways
Melbourne, Australia · Apr 2022 – Dec 2024
- Volunteer Career Mentor
- Provided fortnightly career guidance, resume critique, and mock interview coaching to job seekers from under-represented backgrounds.