Partnership Manager at The Barton Partnership (2025-11 – Present)
Specialist partnership and talent advisory firm focused on private equity, value creation and strategy. Partnering with PE funds and portfolio companies to deliver senior hires and build long-term commercial relationships.
- Delivered £500K in revenue through strategic partnerships across private equity, spanning value creation, transformation, organisational change and M&A functions.
- Managed end-to-end delivery of senior mandates, acting as a trusted advisor to investment teams and portfolio leadership on talent strategy and commercial planning.
- Built and maintained a high-quality network of strategy, transformation and operational professionals, delivering tailored shortlists for complex, time-sensitive briefs.
- Led targeted business development through market mapping and senior outreach, securing new mandates and driving repeat business from key PE accounts.
- Supported portfolio companies through critical value creation phases, aligning hiring activity to growth, turnaround and exit strategies.
Business Development Lead at Hays (2025-04 – 2025-09)
Senior consultant leading recruitment strategy across non-bank lending, business banking and commercial finance. Partnering with banks, fintechs and private lenders to deliver strategic workforce solutions.
- Generated A$150K in new business development revenue within six months, rapidly establishing a portfolio of approximately seven key client accounts across non-bank lending.
- Managed all client relationships within the non-bank lending vertical, partnering with heads of lending and operations on workforce planning, strategic hiring and transformation agendas.
- Delivered end-to-end recruitment across relationship management, credit, underwriting and operational leadership functions.
- Developed consultative, long-term partnerships with senior stakeholders, positioning as a strategic talent partner rather than a transactional supplier.
Senior Consultant / Partnership Specialist at Robert Walters (2023-10 – 2025-04)
Senior consultant responsible for building and growing the Federal Government practice nationally, alongside managing key commercial partnerships with major financial institutions and sports organisations.
- Generated over A$1M in revenue across two years through a combination of new business acquisition and growth of existing strategic accounts.
- Established and managed a landmark partnership with Rugby Australia organising executive roundtables, guest speaker events and university integration programmes to support the transition of professional players into the workforce.
- Managed senior relationships with Australia's Big 4 banks (Westpac, CBA, NAB, ANZ), directly liaising with Heads of Talent and Heads of Transformation & Technology to align hiring activity with FY25 project plans and strategic initiatives.
- Built the Federal Government function from scratch, growing the practice into a nationally recognised offering covering contingent labour, permanent recruitment, executive search, RPO and payroll solutions.
- Delivered complex workforce solutions across major federal agencies including the Department of Defence, Australian Taxation Office, Department of Health and ASIC.
- Led redeployment programmes of up to 500 employees and designed secondment programmes in partnership with Services Australia, ATO and Department of Treasury.
- Managed two offshore resources, overseeing daily performance, workload planning and professional development.
Senior Consultant at Sanderson (2021-04 – 2023-09)
Independent global recruitment consultancy. Specialist focus on interim and permanent technology and business change talent for financial services clients across London.
- Managed a portfolio of key client accounts across insurance, banking, pensions, wealth management and payments, building long-term strategic relationships with C-suite and senior hiring managers.
- Grew new business through targeted outreach and senior networking, consistently securing and retaining accounts within a competitive London market.
- Negotiated terms and commercial agreements with new and existing clients, ensuring mutually beneficial and sustainable partnerships.
- Promoted from Trainee to Consultant to Senior Consultant, becoming one of 10 senior consultants in the business, recognised for consistent billing performance and client relationship quality.
Graduate Management Trainee at Enterprise Rent-A-Car (2020-10 – 2021-03)
Structured graduate programme providing hands-on experience across customer service, sales, operations and account management within a global business.
- Negotiated and secured new corporate accounts, building relationships with key business clients and local partners including body shops and dealerships.
- Delivered consistent customer satisfaction scores while managing high-volume customer interactions across corporate, retail and insurance channels.
