Tom – Head Of Talent

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Recruitment Consultant (Tech, Marketing, Construction, SME)
Auckland, New Zealand
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About Candidate

Tom is a recruitment strategist who builds the “recruitment machines” that help businesses scale. His experience spans the full spectrum of companies, from owner-led businesses and SMEs to global corporates.

He has over 8 years experience across the UK, New Zealand & Australia delivering the frameworks and results needed whether a company is pushing from £5m to £10m, £20m to £50m, or breaking past £100m.

His strategic toolkit includes:

  • Executive Search

  • AI-Assisted Headhunting

  • Sales Psychometric Analysis

  • People Planning Workshops

  • International Hiring & Market Entry Support

  • In-house team and system development

Career Highlights

 

Tom’s experience is hands-on, spanning the UK and New Zealand and covering everything from tech start-ups to global corporations.

  • Lead Talent Strategist @ UBT

    • Leads talent strategy for a UK portfolio of 1100 clients.

    • His role covers recruitment, training, and offshoring.

    • Supports companies’ offshoring strategies, including a BPO model with 300+ workers in the Philippines.

    • He embeds with clients to make hiring their “competitive advantage, not your bottleneck”.

  • Founder / Recruitment Director @ Glass Octopus

    • Launched his own tech recruitment consultancy.

    • Specialised in the highly competitive tech talent market.

    • Partnered with leading-edge companies like Webaverse, Kleros, and Binance.

    • Headhunted top-tier Sales Managers, Directors, and Developers.

  • Digital Recruitment Specialist @ Campfire Digital

    • Pivoted from construction into the marketing and media world in New Zealand.

    • Partnered with major innovative agencies like Omnicom Media Group and Dentsu.

    • Connected high-growth businesses (like fintech and education scale-ups) with hard-to-find talent.

  • Team Manager & Consultant @ Hays

    • Spent nearly 4 years at the global corporate, rising to Team Manager.

    • Recruited and managed teams in both the UK and New Zealand.

    • Specialised in partnering with Tier 1 contractors and house-builders.