YVONNE GREENE
Arklow,Ireland
Summary
With over 20 years of combined recruiting experience across telecoms and pharmaceuticals, I bring a sharp, strategic approach to talent acquisition— one grounded in deep industry knowledge and relationship-driven hiring.
Since 2021, I've specialized in recruiting for Patient Safety, Pharmacovigilance (PV), and Clinical Quality Assurance (CQA) roles.
I thrive at the intersection of science and people—understanding what makes a candidate not just qualified, but the right fit for high-stakes roles in drug safety and clinical development. My approach is proactive, data-informed, and always aligned with the mission of advancing patient safety through exceptional talent.
My focus is on building strong, long-term partnerships with both hiring teams and candidates.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner
Novartis
Dublin, Ireland
2021.09 - Current
- Specialized recruiting for Patient Safety , Pharmacovigilance (PV), and Clinical Quality Assurance (CQA) roles across multiple geographies.
- Continuously helping to build hubs for Development teams in Switzerland , Spain , and UK . Collaborating with my counterparts in India when the roles can be in both continents.
- 62 roles filled in 2025 - Broken down as follows: (level 7 : 1 external / 4 internal) - (Level 6 : 15 external / 7 internal) - (Level 5 : 21 external / 8 internal) - ((Level 4 : 2 external / 2 internal) - (Level 3 : 2 external)
- Successfully leading end‑to‑end recruitment for client groups in Development functions across Europe, consistently delivering high‑quality hires.
- Strengthened employer brand presence by building positive, trust‑based relationships with our candidates. Continuously maintaining a pool of runner up candidates for future positions and keeping the connection with those talents.
- Partnering with R&D leadership to shape talent strategies aligned with business priorities and evolving market conditions.
- Enhanced hiring manager satisfaction by driving a transparent, efficient, communicative and experience‑led recruitment process.
- Ensuring fully compliant hiring processes are used in accordance with internal TA policies, supporting high standards of governance across multiple countries.
- Increased direct‑sourcing success by collaborating with our Strategic Sourcing team when needed.
Corporate Recruiter - EMEA region
CommScope EMEA Ltd
Bray
2017.01 - 2020.01
- In-house recruiter sourcing for all salaried roles including Administration, Engineering, Finance, HR, Procurement, Product Development, Marketing and Sales.
- My scope covered all of our key sites in EMEA - Ireland, UK, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy and Nordics were some of my main customers.
- Key project: I was the TA EMEA/APAC project manager on a global team which implemented the new HCM tool in 2020 - Success Factors. This involved brainstorming at the development stage, collaborating with HRIS, intensive testing of the system, checking that the retro-fit modules interacted correctly with the new modules. This was completed within a very tight global timeline. I was then asked to be involved in the training workstream to ensure our HR and TA teams in EMEA and APAC were comfortable with the new functionality.
Senior HR Generalist - NW Europe
CommScope EMEA Ltd
2009.01 - 2016.01
- Responsible for all areas of HR in Ireland, UK, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Norway & Sweden.
- Managing recruitment, redundancies, employee relations, monthly payrolls, training and development, compensation and benefits, liaising with legal and union representatives when necessary.
- Key project: I resolved a complicated pay issue in Sweden that had been in existence for a few years before I moved into the role. This required collaboration with our Swedish legal counsel, finance, the Swedish Union Representative as well as our Swedish employees.
HR Generalist - Ireland & UK
CommScope EMEA Ltd
2007.01 - 2009.01
- Responsible for recruitment, payrolls and benefits for employees in Ireland and UK.
- Involved in a training and development project using the quadrants of the 7 habits of highly effective people. This was a corporate initiative that started in the Sales team and was eventually cascaded down through other departments.
- Key project: After a cost increase on our VHI scheme, I did a thorough analysis of health insurance providers to get best options for the company. This resulted in a switch to Hibernian Health (now Irish Life Health) which gave employees increased cover, lower BIK and saved the company €40,000 per annum.
HR Coordinator - EMEA
CommScope EMEA Ltd
2006.01 - 2007.01
- Responsible for administrative tasks for employees in EMEA and recruitment of production associates. Duties would include employee registration for benefits such as medical, health insurance as well as time management and holiday balances (prior to having a global vacation system). I would also provide references for leavers and any letters requested by the employees (bank letters for mortgages etc)
- Key project: Developed an employee intranet site for Irish employees on SharePoint where they could access useful forms, holiday information and key HR policies. This was received so well that I was asked to create a site for the Netherlands too as it was our second biggest location at that time.
Lead Quality Auditor
CommScope
Bray
2004.01 - 2006.01
Quality Auditor
CommScope
Bray
2001.01 - 2004.01
Production Associate
CommScope
Bray
1998.01 - 2001.01
Education
BA - Human Resource Management
National College of Ireland
Dublin 2006.09 - 2009.05
Certificate in Personnel Practice -
National College of Ireland
Dublin 2002.09 - 2003.05
Skills
- Strategic Business Partnering
- Candidate Experience Management
- Recruitment Strategy Development
- Advocate for Novartis Values & Behaviours
- Ensuring Diversity in Recruitment Process
- Experienced in TA systems including : Workday, Paradox, Copilot, Brass Ring, SAP, Success Factors, Sharepoint, Talent Connections
- LinkedIn Recruiter
Custom Section
Myers Briggs Profile: ENFJ
References
Regina Doyle, HR reference
Rev. Canon Frederick Appelbe, Personal reference
Timeline
Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner
Novartis
2021.09 - Current
Corporate Recruiter - EMEA region
CommScope EMEA Ltd
2017.01 - 2020.01
Senior HR Generalist - NW Europe
CommScope EMEA Ltd
2009.01 - 2016.01
HR Generalist - Ireland & UK
CommScope EMEA Ltd
2007.01 - 2009.01
BA - Human Resource Management
National College of Ireland
2006.09 - 2009.05
HR Coordinator - EMEA
CommScope EMEA Ltd
2006.01 - 2007.01
Lead Quality Auditor
CommScope
2004.01 - 2006.01
Certificate in Personnel Practice -
National College of Ireland
2002.09 - 2003.05
Quality Auditor
CommScope
2001.01 - 2004.01
Production Associate
CommScope
1998.01 - 2001.01