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Keith Chapman

@keithchapman

Talent acquisition contractor at Heathcote Resourcing, delivering ERP, cloud and digital hires, including 100+ for the UK Home Office.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I’m available immediately for short- or long-term contract and FTC engagements, including embedded recruitment work alongside consultancy activity.

At Heathcote Resourcing, I provide embedded recruitment solutions to technology-led organisations and deliver search assignments across ERP, cloud and digital hiring. I’m available for embedded contract engagements alongside consultancy work.

At the UK Home Office, I led the DDaT Optimus People Initiative and delivered 100+ senior technology and delivery hires through direct sourcing. I streamlined the hiring process, reducing time to hire by 20% while maintaining Civil Service vetting compliance.

For Telent Technology Services’ NRTS2 programme, I delivered 180+ hires across IT, telecoms and commercial functions and led a team of six recruiters. I received a Director’s Commendation for recruitment delivery across the programme.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founder & Principal Consultant

Current

Heathcote Resourcing

Feb 2026 - Present (9 months)

Established a specialist interim and fractional TA consultancy providing embedded recruitment solutions to technology-led organisations. Delivers contingency and retained search assignments across ERP, Cloud, and Digital hiring for SME and enterprise clients.

Talent Acquisition Embedded Recruitment ERP Cloud Computing Digital Contingency Search Retained Search

Founder & Managing Director

Sky IT Ltd

Jan 2010 - Jan 2026 (16 years)

Founded and operated a specialist technology recruitment agency delivering contingency and retained search across ERP, Cloud, Digital, and IT Infrastructure markets. Managed client relationships across SME and enterprise accounts and delivered technical and leadership hires into D365, SAP, AWS, and Azure environments.

Recruitment Management ERP D365 SAP AWS Azure Cloud Computing Digital IT Infrastructure Contingency Search Retained Search

Recruitment Programme Lead

UK Home Office

Sep 2022 - Aug 2023 (11 months)

Led the DDaT Optimus People Initiative, delivering all senior Delivery and Technology recruitment for the department. Delivered 100+ hires at G6, G7, and SEO grades through direct sourcing and passive candidate engagement, and streamlined the hiring process to reduce time to hire by 20%.

High Volume Recruitment Direct Sourcing Passive Candidate Engagement Stakeholder Management D&I IR35 GDS Competency Based Interviewing Process Optimization

Senior Technical Recruiter

Capgemini / Pontoon RPO

Jul 2021 - Jul 2022 (1 year)

Delivered permanent experienced hires for the Capgemini HMRC account, specialising in Solution Architecture and SAP. Filled 70+ technical roles across data, cloud, and enterprise architecture domains and increased applicant engagement by 25% through targeted sourcing strategies.

Technical Recruitment Solutions Architect SAP Data Cloud Computing Enterprise Architecture Sourcing Social outreach

Recruitment Delivery Manager

Telent Technology Services

Aug 2017 - Sep 2019 (2 years 1 month)

Managed all recruitment activity for the £500M NRTS2 Highways England contract, delivering 180+ hires across IT, Telecoms, and Commercial functions. Led a team of six recruiters and received a Director's Commendation for seamless delivery throughout the programme lifecycle.

Recruitment Management Team Leadership Talent Mapping Pipeline Planning Workforce Planning Stakeholder Management IT Telecommunications Commercial

Technical Recruitment Manager

Computer Jobs Ltd

Mar 2002 - Oct 2010 (8 years 7 months)

Managed technical recruitment, including embedded on-site delivery at Northern Gas Networks on the FOMSA 1 Programme in 2006.

Technical Recruitment On Site Delivery

Recruitment Manager

Search4Recruits.com

Feb 2000 - Feb 2002 (2 years)

Managed recruitment operations and delivery for the online recruitment platform.

Recruitment Management

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Best International

Nov 1998 - Nov 1999 (1 year)

Worked as a senior recruitment consultant post-acquisition, delivering recruitment services.

Recruitment Consulting

Head of Recruitment and Operations

Sky IT Contracts Ltd

Jan 1995 - Nov 1998 (3 years 10 months)

Grew the company to £9 million annual turnover and a team of 15 as Head of Recruitment and Operations, ahead of its acquisition by Best International.

Recruitment Operations Team Leadership Business Growth