Amanda Quick
@amandaquick
Global talent acquisition and account manager driving data-informed hiring and client success.
What I'm looking for
I am a driven Global Account Manager and Talent Acquisition leader with extensive experience building client relationships, leading recruitment teams, and executing full-cycle hiring across EMEA and Africa. I combine data-driven recruiting, stakeholder management, and project leadership to deliver high offer-acceptance rates and scalable talent solutions.
I have led tech talent programs at Amazon, Standard Bank, and EY, created sourcing and market-mapping playbooks, managed ATS and implementation projects, and served as an Africa SME and global change champion. I thrive on improving processes, mentoring teams, and partnering with hiring managers to align talent strategy with business growth.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Global Account Manager
Somewhere US
Jan 2025 - Present (8 months)
Manage global client relationships for remote recruitment services, define recruitment strategies, and lead a team to deliver KPIs such as time-to-fill and client retention since 01.2025.
Partnered with business units to design and execute talent management solutions, improving candidate and customer experience and delivering talent processes from 06.2023 to 12.2024.
Senior Tech Talent Acquisition Specialist
Amazon Security EMEA
May 2022 - May 2023 (1 year)
Sourced and placed infrastructure and specialist tech roles across EMEA, drove process improvements and analytics to optimize hiring outcomes from 05.2022 to 05.2023 (retrenched).
Led tech talent attraction across multiple mandates, built talent networks and implemented recruitment process improvements from 06.2018 to 04.2022.
Account Manager (Technology)
ThinkTech
May 2017 - Jun 2018 (1 year 1 month)
Managed technology accounts and client relationships, coordinating delivery of recruitment and talent consulting services from 05.2017 to 06.2018.
Account Manager & Talent Consultant
Eutopia Solutions
Nov 2015 - Apr 2017 (1 year 5 months)
Delivered account management and talent consulting for technology clients, overseeing sourcing and candidate engagement from 11.2015 to 04.2017.
Team Lead Recruitment Specialist
Link Oil and Gas
Jun 2014 - Sep 2015 (1 year 3 months)
Led a recruitment team for engineering hires, managing multiple searches and improving sourcing processes from 2014-06 to 2015-09.
Recruitment Consultant (Technology)
ITHR Limited
Oct 2013 - May 2014 (7 months)
Contract recruitment consultant focused on technology hiring, managing full-cycle recruitment and client relationships from 10.2013 to 05.2014.
Recruitment Consultant (Engineering)
Core Candidate
Sep 2011 - Oct 2013 (2 years 1 month)
Handled engineering recruitment mandates, built talent pipelines and supported hiring managers from 09.2011 to 10.2013.
Recruitment Consultant (Finance)
Brent Personnel
Sep 2007 - Aug 2011 (3 years 11 months)
Recruited finance professionals and managed client relationships and recruitment processes from 09.2007 to 08.2011.
Recons Clerk (Finance)
Zurich International
Jul 2006 - Aug 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Performed financial reconciliation and clerical finance duties from 07.2006 to 08.2007 to support finance operations.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of the Witwatersrand
Diploma, Management
2018 - 2018
Completed a Management Development Programme for Employment Services Professionals as a short diploma course in 2018.
MindBridge
Diploma, Life Coaching
2015 - 2015
Completed an NLP Life Coaching Diploma delivered in Dubai between April and November 2015.
Boksburg High School
Matric Certificate, General Secondary Education
2001 - 2001
Obtained a Matric Certificate in 2001.
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