Richard Beijnon

Entrepreneur and builder of successful recruitment, headhunting, and contracting firms with a strong focus on the IT sector. Scaled from the ground up to 120 FTE and strategically exited in multiple phases. Renowned for a results-driven approach, sharp market insight, and consistently delivering top-tier talent. Currently focused on interim recruitment and retained search assignments.

Explored Europe, Southeast Asia and Africa. Used this time to recharge and reflect — including on how to better integrate AI in recruitment.

• Built high-performing GTM teams in 8+ EMEA countries, including DACH, UK, Benelux, and Southern Europe. • Built early-career pipeline by launching 4 graduate teams across 4 countries — increasing regional coverage and talent continuity. • Achieved 90% direct sourcing rate, reducing costs significantly.

• Built high-performing sales & tech teams in 10+ countries including Nordics and South Africa. • Led executive search for hard-to-fill Cloud and DevOps roles. • Reduced time-to-fill by 30%.

• Led full-cycle recruitment across EMEA and US. • Aligned hiring with business growth goals.

Contract 2x extended. Top performing recruiter globally within Informatica worldwide in FY 2018 and Q1 and Q2 2019 (Global VP and hiring manager referrals available) Working with Senior Managers, Directors ,VP’s and SVP’s to attract and hire talent throughout the EMEA region whilst securing Employer Branding. Utilizing my knowledge within the Data Management/Analytics space to network and pro-actively identify new hires. Partnering closely with HRD’s, Compensation & Benefits, Legal and other stakeholders