Catriona Webber

Experienced Senior Talent Acquisition and Recruitment professional with over 15 years' experience delivering end-to-end recruitment across engineering, healthcare and commercial sectors. Passionate about building strong relationships with hiring managers and candidates, curating adverts, direct sourcing and delivering an excellent recruitment experience. Recognised for driving recruitment efficiencies, leading high-profile projects, and implementing strategic improvements that enhance business performance.

Founder & Managing Director at Hirecat (2025-12 – 2026-08)

Founded and ran a recruitment managed service and senior permanent placements; supporting independent care providers across the UK, delivering end-to-end recruitment, employer branding, direct sourcing, recruitment sales and marketing and hiring process improvements. Also adept at business leadership, networking and focus on meaningful business relationships.

• Attended The Care Show and was a panel member during session about Recruitment and Retention in Care

Recruitment & Talent Acquisition Manager at GoodOaks Home Care (2024-06 – 2025-11)

Leading all head office and branch recruitment and supporting the rapidly growing franchise network of 35+ branches. Coaching and mentoring the Recruitment Coordinator and collaborating with the franchise owners to deliver tactical improvements against the strategic plan and high levels of coaching, training and collaboration with franchise owners and Registered Care Managers.

• Driving better use of the ATS including automation and AI integration, templates and analytics
• Leading International Sponsorship hiring
• Leading all new and existing franchisee recruitment training
• Introduction of monthly reporting
• Redesign of all recruitment templates and in-house recruitment intranet
• Relaunch of the Employee Referral Scheme
• Introduction of a direct sourcing strategy and online testing tool
• Project lead on design and launch of self employed carer 'agency' style supply to network
• Leading rapid and successful hiring of head office and senior staffing in key franchises

Talent Acquisition & Improvement Lead (Secondment) at Yunex Traffic Plc (2022-09 – 2024-04)

Leading all recruitment activities for the Field Services division across the UK, supporting eighteen depots. Managing end to end recruitment; direct sourcing, agency liaison, pipelining talent, assessments, supporting interviews and managing complex offers.

• Hired over 150 people, managed 550+ phone interviews, 400+ face to face interviews and managed partnerships
• Improved average time to hire from 120 days to 75 days
• Reduced onboarding time from five to three weeks
• Reduced new start drop out rate from 9% to >5%
• Led a high-profile project to double the headcount for Volume Recruiting for London (TfL) and project lead end to end recruiting and onboarding to enable the business to deliver against the renewed contract with TfL
• Delivered 56 hires in two months and by contract go live
• Managed 350 phone interviews, 250 face to face interviews and ensured every candidate fully onboarded by their start date
• Conducted best practice research to produce job advert templates and standards
• Achieved 10% increase in direct applications, 10% reduction in unsuitable applications and noticeably more engaged candidates
• Drafted and published process maps and how-to guides for Hiring Managers for onboarding
• Introduction of automated email to onboarding actions and kit ordering
• Supported procurement to renegotiate temp agency contract and source 2nd tier provider
• Achieved 50% improvement in candidates being full onboarded within a three-week timeframe
• Achieved 70% reduction in queries to HR about the process
• Achieved 75% increase in positive candidate experience
• Worked in partnership with HR to test and improve SuccessFactors HR System prior to launch
• Drafted and set up system auto-emails
• Delivered process and system process maps
• Led training sessions and supported production of training materials

Lean Change Manager at Yunex Traffic Plc (formerly Siemens Mobility) (2020-05 – 2022-08)

Leading all Lean and Operational Excellence strategic activities within the Global Factory in Poole and line management of the Lean Professional.

Business Excellence Manager at Siemens (2017-04 – 2020-05)

Support the Field Services division across the UK with continuous and process improvement projects

Talent Acquisition Partner at Siemens (2014-09 – 2017-03)

Full end-to-end recruitment responsibility for all permanent, professional roles from entry level to senior management.

• Promoted in 2016 to Senior Specialist TA Partner to lead highly technical and specialist recruiting for all business units in the UK

Temp bookings at Various (2014-07 – 2014-08)

• McCarthy & Stone – HR Admin & Resales Executive
• Mouchel (Bournemouth Council) – Finance Administrator

Branch Manager at The Work Shop Recruitment (2013-04 – 2014-06)

Independent Recruitment Agency operating across East Dorset and West Hampshire, specialising in Commercial & Engineering.

Business Improvement Manager (Contract) at LV= (2012-06 – 2013-04)

Resourcing Partner (Contract) at LV= (2011-08 – 2012-06)

Recruitment Manager (Contract) at Spectrum Housing Group (2010-10 – 2011-08)

Recruitment Consultant, Branch Management and TA Partner at Hays, Brook Street, Morgan Jones and Cummins Power Generation

Earlier career included Recruitment Consultant, Branch Management and TA Partner roles building foundations in talent acquisition, leadership, and process improvement.

BA Hons in Media Studies – DeMontfort University, Leicester