Ciaran McCotter

Recruit, develop & retain a high-performing team of Talent professionals (10+). Responsibilities extend to L&D, career development, and overall team engagement/culture. Building founding teams for our portfolio companies & corporate ventures, & supporting existing startups/scale-ups in their talent strategy. Setting the organisational blueprint for scaling (org structure, compensation/benefits framework, & performance mgmt processes) Recent Projects: •2022/2023: Executive hiring, remuneration, & onboarding

Responsible for Software Engineering, Data Science & Product Management hiring (from Associate to VP level), as well as leadership of technical recruiting team, comprising Senior Recruiters & Coordinators. Buildout of a world-class technology team, including 300% increase of Engineering to 60+, as well as 200%+ increase of Product to 20+ FTE. Responsibility for all technical freelancer hiring -Partnership w/ Engineering & Product Cohorts, incl defining/optimizing hiring processes, role/profile alignment w/

-Technical recruiter in the Berlin office of an international digital recruitment agency, focusing predominantly on web development and engineering leadership roles. Successfully placed multiple engineers, architects, CTOs & Managing Directors across the Berlin internet industry. -Developed and singularly led Cogs’ technology desk in Berlin into a successful and profitable service offering, creating an extensive network of candidates, clients, and partners. -Personally identified and generated business agre

-Consultant in a FTSE-listed multinational recruitment company, placing candidates in engineering roles across a diverse range of sectors. Predominantly hi-tech engineering environment within the Telecomms, Automotive, Medical Devices, & Semiconductor industries. -Developed solid expertise in technical recruitment, particularly within software development (C, C++, C#), hardware design (analogue & digital) & technical project management. -Gained exposure to the entire recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing can