Mike Owen

As a Principal TAP I have full responsibility for the end-to-end Talent Acquistion experience, from the initial discovery phase to on-boarding our new employees. Alongside, I am required to be the subject matter expert across numerous domains, be it industry or function, relentlessly creating a diversity of quality candidate pipelines. In tandem, understanding evolving client groups, our key competition and market dynamics enable me to anticipate & develop 'best in class' talent pools.

I was part of a high-quality Recruitment and HR function that supported Cognizant Worldwide across all business functions on a global basis. I was involved with all areas of the Recruitment & HR process and worked closely with a variety of senior stakeholders to find the right talent for Cognizant. Key responsibility for (Direct) talent acquisition across a number of different technology practices, includes; include Cloud, Infrastructure Services, all things DevOps, Web & Cyber Security

Elements is a hiring consultancy which helps high-growth tech orgs to build and resource a variety of hiring functions. Key project - Just Eat (www.just-eat.com), onsite at both their London & Bristol offices. Involved in all areas of the hiring process, with my main focus being technology recruitment. Brilliant project, brilliant people!