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@kayleauser

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Senior technical and digital recruiter specialising in UX, product and creative talent acquisition.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior recruitment roles focusing on technical, UX and creative hiring within collaborative, growth-oriented teams where I can improve processes and build strong talent pipelines.

I am a senior recruiter with extensive experience sourcing and placing technical, UX, product and creative roles across global digital agencies and tech companies. I have led full-cycle recruitment for permanent and freelance hires, supporting high-profile clients and international offices.

My work spans senior hires including Technical Directors, AEM Specialists, Software Engineers, Data Scientists, UX Designers and Creative Directors, across accounts such as multinational brands and platform builds. I regularly managed ATS systems (Greenhouse, Workable), candidate pipelining and offer processes including DocuSign.

I have delivered recruitment for agencies and in-house teams alike, operating across London, Singapore, Tokyo, Brooklyn, Stockholm and New York. I specialise in relationship-building, stakeholder management, process implementation and training hiring managers to improve resourcing outcomes.

Outside of recruitment I have entrepreneurial and creative interests, having run pop-up ventures, travelled extensively and maintained active involvement in digital and VR projects. I bring a proactive, people-focused approach and a track record of meeting and exceeding hiring objectives.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Recruiter

Critical Mass

Nov 2017 - Jun 2022 (4 years 7 months)

Led end-to-end recruitment for multiple contracts, building a high-skill platform design and build team for a global luxury client and hiring across accounts such as Apple, Nissan and Prudential; managed sourcing, ATS updates, interviewing and offers.

Sourcing Recruitment Management Stakeholder Management Onboarding

Senior Specialist Recruiter

Huge

Jan 2020 - Jun 2021 (1 year 5 months)

Headed recruitment across London, Singapore and Tokyo offices for Tech, Data, Creative and Product roles on global brands (e.g., Google, Barclays), managing sourcing, ATS updates, interviews and hiring processes.

Technical Recruitment Sourcing Stakeholder Management Onboarding

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Elements

Dec 2018 - Mar 2019 (3 months)

Provided in-house recruitment support for Spotify, pipelining Data Scientists, Researchers and Product Designers across London, Stockholm and New York and managing sourcing and candidate screening.

Product Designer Sourcing Stakeholder Management G Suite

Technical Recruiter

Foundry

Aug 2017 - Oct 2017 (2 months)

Supported global technical hiring for DevOps, Software Engineers, QA and Technical PMs, sourcing via LinkedIn, GitHub and forums, and managing ATS uploads and interview coordination.

Technical Recruitment DevOps Engineer Interview Coordination Relationship Building

Digital Creative Consultant

ECOM Recruitment

Aug 2015 - Nov 2016 (1 year 3 months)

Managed 360 recruitment for Creative, Design and UI/UX roles across leading digital agencies, handling sourcing, account management, candidate closing and client relationships.

Account Management Sourcing Relationship Management

Creative Recruitment Consultant

Gemini Search

Nov 2013 - Jan 2015 (1 year 2 months)

Delivered full-cycle creative recruitment, sourcing designers across levels for top agencies, consistently overachieving targets and earning internal awards for performance.

Creative Recruiting Client Relationship Management

Technical Recruiter

Futureheads

Apr 2013 - Oct 2013 (6 months)

Recruited a wide range of technical roles including front/back-end developers, QA, BI/SQL and iOS specialists, contributing to the expansion of the Tech team.

Technical Recruitment QA Sourcing

Recruitment Consultant

Origin Multilingual

Sep 2011 - Mar 2013 (1 year 6 months)

Managed EMEA recruitment for multilingual sales and technical roles including telesales, IT sales, account management and software engineers across European markets.

EMEA Recruitment Sales Recruitment Technical Recruitment Client Management Sourcing

Fundraiser Team Leader

Inspired People

Mar 2010 - Jul 2011 (1 year 4 months)

Led a team of 4–6 fundraisers for charity campaigns, driving lead generation, training staff and maximising KPI performance for organisations including Friends of the Earth.

Team Leadership Fundraising Training KPIs Lead Generation Campaign Execution

Senior Specialist Recruiter

WongDoody

Supported London and Belgium recruitment for UI/UX design roles, managing full-cycle hiring using Greenhouse and coordinating candidate screening, interviews and offers.

Sourcing Interview Coordination