Gabriella Hart

As the 2nd hire in the Talent Team in a startup of just 10 people, I played a foundational role in building the company’s global recruitment function from the ground up. Operating in a fast-paced, fully remote environment, I led hiring efforts across Engineering and Product while scaling the team.

• Own end‑to‑end recruitment for C-level, senior, niche, or business‑critical roles across departments, as well as volume tech hires
• Built and refined processes to ensure high-quality, timely hires in a fast-paced startup environment
• Tracked key recruitment metrics (e.g. time to hire, offer acceptance rates, interview hours, attrition rates per team, pipeline health and source effectiveness
• Developed and executed a company-wide hiring strategy that supported rapid scaling across all departments including Product and Engineering
• Partnered with hiring managers and department leads to define headcount needs and hiring plans for the upcoming year, aligning with company growth and budget
• Managed, mentored, and developed a team of 3 recruiters to deliver a volume hiring drive insuring high-quality hires efficiently
• Implemented a technical test to streamline candidate evaluation, reducing overall interview hours and improving time to hire
• Researched and collected robust compensation data across relevant industries and regions
• Defined the companies compensation philosophy across multiple regions to insure compensation was fair across different locations
• Created salary bands for all roles and levels, adjusted by region as needed to ensure internal consistency and external competitiveness

Working within the Engineering Team as a Technical Recruiter specialising in Software Engineering, DEI & Volume Hiring through International Hiring Events across EMEA

Recruited for Amazon Games & Music, Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Apprenticeships:

Software Development Engineers - Backend (Tech agnostic, predominantly targeting Java, C++, C#)

Key Achievements:

• Volume hiring, over exceeding target by 200% first to final ratio
• Managed the FLC recruitment process on up to 20+ requisitions at a time working closely with stakeholders and managing expectations
• Identified, sourced & engaged passive DEI talent
• Attracted, engaged and maintained talent using different passive sourcing methods including LinkedIn, HireEZ, Github, Social media intelligence, AI tools, web scraping
• Delivered positive candidate experience from initial screening to offer
• Partnered with Programme & Project Managers executing & delivering DEI Tech & Hiring Events - Women In Tech, Black in Tech, International Hiring Events
• Partnered with business leads in defining the strategy of an International Hiring Event, identifying locations and sourcing metrics in order to fast track recruitment via focused engagements
• Used external and internal market driven data and research including talent demographics, start-up ecosystem, brand reputation etc to influence site strategy efforts
• Project Managed multiple strategic projects in order to improve and streamline volume hiring initiatives
• Initiated, led and launched a Toolkit for new starters, a "how to guide" in executing an International Hiring Event
• Designed, developed and led a comprehensive diversity and inclusion training session for all recruiters across Prime Video
• Positively influenced hiring leaders to expand new areas of Amazon (currently under NDA) in new locations by providing talent pool data via applying best practices and talent acquisition tools

Working within the permanent division as a Senior Delivery Consultant & Account Manager, specialising in Software Engineering for the German market.

Recruiting for:

Executive Search (CTOs & Engineering Managers)

Software Engineers - Backend (Golang/NodeJS/Python/Java), Frontend (React/Angular) & Full Stack Engineers specialising across the stack

Product (Owners, Managers & Head of)

Industries - Ecommerce, FinTech, Health Tech, Retail

Key Responsibilities:

Delivery

• Delivering to multiple clients for various roles across numerous industries
• Account & Stakeholder management
• Demonstrating headhunting skills to build an extensive candidate network and quality talent pools
• Conducting executive search, identifying and approaching suitable C-level candidates quickly, while building strong rapport
• Engaging talent through unique ways of working and thinking outside the box with a different and more personable approach
• Acquired new candidates through market mapping and LinkedIn prospecting
• Handling end-to-end delivery processes, ensuring smooth and swift transactions from engagement through to placement
• Operating at an average of 1.56:1 CV send to interview ratio

Account Management

• Reduced interview-to-hire ratio by adjusting candidate screening process
• Identified key bottlenecks throughout recruitment process and decreased average time to hire
• Negotiated salary requirements and finalised arrangements between client and candidate
• Advised clients through cultivating an in-depth understanding of the Software Engineering industry, market trends and hiring desires

Oscar Technology is a recruitment agency delivering talent across the IT and Technology markets.

Specializing in IT Infrastructure & support.

• Advertising vacancies Using databases to source candidates for client vacancies
• Reviewing applications & qualifying candidates
• Requesting references and checking suitability of candidates
• Preparing CVs and correspondence for clients regarding suitable candidates
• Managing the interview process for the client
• Negotiating salaries and finalizing arrangements between clients and candidates
• Using sales, business development, marketing techniques and networking to attract business from client companies

AFDA is the School for the Creative Economy and offers courses in film, television and performance, business innovation and technology, radio and podcasting.

• Lecturing 1st, 2nd & 3rd year students
• Lecture planning, preparation & research
• Checking & assessing students work, while encouraging personal development via tutorial or pastoral work