Philip Eames

Hired in interim capacity to restructure EMEA TA service — improving data and reporting, team alignment, recruiter performance and operational swim lanes; hired four team members and delivered 500 hires in 2023.

Interim role supporting the Chief People Officer on organisational design and a talent acquisition service review; extended twice to continue change projects and mentor TA managers to develop a global, data-driven mindset.

Interim leader for a 25-person EMEA TA team; built TA KPIs, recruiter scorecards and Workday-driven reporting, trained managers on data analysis and managed relocation of a TA team with minimal hiring disruption.

Interim EMEA TA lead for a 34-person team delivering 1,642 hires in nine months; led transformation from COE to divisional model, managed TA budget/headcount and sponsored Recruitment Process Automation testing.

Advised Global Head of Talent and implemented a new reporting strategy and Tableau dashboards to improve recruitment visibility; re-aligned data tracking and ran campaigns to improve female hiring and referrals.

Built a recruitment function from scratch, delivering 71 hires in five months and making four recruiter hires in two months; reported to Founder/COO and filled multiple senior leadership roles.

Led a nine-person EMEA TA team delivering hires across sales, technical and corporate functions; redesigned interview loop and competency model for sales and built the 2019 EMEA hiring budget.

Led seven recruiters across 23 EMEA countries; cut cost-per-hire from $12,500 to $4,800 and piloted a mobile referral scheme that increased referrals by 420%, while managing senior confidential searches.

Managed a nine-person EMEA TA team with 50% year-on-year headcount growth, decreased time-to-hire from 57 to 41 days, ramped up sales hiring and ran interviewer training for 37 managers.

Led a 32-person resourcing team delivering recruitment for Barclays Technology functions, implemented a Diversity & Inclusion model and helped design the recruitment model for Group Operations and Technology.

Completed an LLB (Hons) in Business Law in 1992.

Completed secondary qualifications including 11 O levels, 1 A level, and a BTEC National Diploma in Business & Finance.