Campbell Thurgood

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Salary / Daily rate

Clermont-Ferrand, France

Mobility: Paris, Lyon, ...

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

Customer Service

Languages

German (Native)French (Native)English (Native)

About me

Intro

Independent RPO specialist with proven success in rapid scaling and recruitment system optimization. Doubled company headcount to 70+ in 6 months while slashing cost-per-hire to under 7% of average salary. I deliver end-to-end talent acquisition solutions for tech and business roles, combining strategic process design with hands-on execution to help companies scale efficiently.

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Work experience

Independant RPO - Tech & Business

Thurgood headhunting &RPO

Apr 2026 - Present

7 months

69340 Francheville, France

– RPO service for companies requiring short-mid term assistance – sourcing, qualifying, and end-to end management of recruitment process – Creation and implementation of recruitment systems from scratch

Competitive Player & content creator

Personal ProjectFreelance

Jun 2025 - Mar 2026

10 months

69340 Francheville, France

Competitive Player and event organizer on the PvE competitive scene of the game called Space Marine 2. -Organised online events for 30+ participants -Broadcasted events -Established several speedrunning World Records

People Lead

Najar (formerly Welii)

Apr 2024 - Jun 2025

1 year 3 months

69340 Francheville, France

Hired to make the company scale in collaboration with key hiring managers and C-level team. Below a non-exhaustive overview. Talent Acquisition: – Define roadmap in collaboration with CEO – Responsibility for the overall Talent Acquisition system: handling it's legacy, actively improving it and challenging it – Establish scorecards related to each role and recruitment process, with iteration on both – Act as hiring manager's dedicated point of contact for any recruitment related question and accompany them in recruitment decisions – Negotiate with and chose any external partners within recruitment – Lead process from A to Z: job brief, hunting, 1st stages, coordination, offer stage and pre-onboarding – Manage one Senior TAM and accompany her within her recruitment activities, as well as helping her progress on recruitment or non-recruitment related topics Results: – Doubled company size from 35 to 70+ within 6 months – Reduced cost per hire to less than 7% of average salary – Reduced time to hire process to a month (working on bringing it down to 3 weeks) HR: – HR follow-up on trial periods, boardings, etc – Dedicated HR contact point for individual contributors within the company – Dedicated HR support for managers – Establishment and research work on various HR topics (perf and salary reviews, salary grids, etc) – Management of an external Office Manager Results: – Still ongoing, waiting to see how changes impact the company mid- and long-term Act as an overall business partner with HR and TA in mind in relation to general business stakes

Recruitment Consultant

Frank Recruitment Group

Jan 2023 - Sep 2023

9 months

1422 Grandson, Switzerland

Responsible for Swiss IT Recruiting & Business Development in the IT Consulting and SaaS industry. The focus is on Software Engineering and Architecture: (Fullstack-Backend-Frontend Engineers / Java-Python-PHP-Web Developers-JavaScript-CMS-Mobile) (Solution architects-ICT Solution Architect-Enterprise Architects) Our seven distinct brands deliver the very best Microsoft, Salesforce, AWS, ERP, ServiceNow, Java, NetSuite and Data Science professionals to vendor channel partners, SMEs and enterprises across the globe. With 20 offices across Europe, the US and Asia Pacific, our 1500+ specialist consultants offer customers staffing solutions within the fastest-growing technology ecosystems.

SCALE YOU UP

Sep 2021 - Jan 2023

1 year 5 months

Lyon, France

Sales Developer

Mar 2022 - Jan 2023

11 months

Lyon, France

Scale You Up provides you with the best Talent Acquisition Managers to support your growth and scaling :D Within a tight market, we help you match your roadmap and make your hiring managers happy! Come and check us out: https://www.scaleyouup.fr/ Key Tasks: – Outbound approach to prospective clients (Cold calling, cold emailing, networking, automating outbound processes) – Handling of inbound leads – Conducting Client Sales Meetings – Negotiating and ensuring the best solution for client and company is found – Closing and signing deals of course :) – Collaborating with Customer Success and internal staffing departments to ensure delivery on contract – Reporting and making sure KPI are up to date

Talent Acquisition Manager

Sep 2021 - Mar 2022

7 months

Lyon, France

Talent Acquisition Manager within Scale You Up, for the client Jellysmack Key Tasks: – Owning recruitment process directly with hiring managers – Improving on recruitment process on various aspects (number of interviews, structure, delay between calls, nature of assesment, etc) – Handling inbound applications – Active approach: head-hunting on LinkedIn and various job boards for technical roles – Pre-screening and interviewing candidates to ensure a high rate of hire – Reporting of activity to client and Scale You Up – Building strong relationships with individual stakeholders – Tech Roles: No-Code Product Builder, AWS Cloud Engineers, IT Project Manager, Data Analytics Engineers, etc

Seasonal Incident Manager

ADAC

May 2021 - Sep 2021

5 months

Lyon, France

Temporary position at the ADAC, German breakdown service provider, with German customers. Similar to Opteven with less responsibilities but fully in German Key Tasks: – Call handling on large volume of inbound requests – File handling and service organisation (Hotels, Hire Cars, Breakdown service) – Ensuring personal KPIs are met (calls taken, call duration, service level, etc)

Recruitment Consultant

Parallel Consulting

Sep 2020 - Oct 2020

2 months

London, UK

Position of Recruitment Consultant within Parallel Consulting, a recruitment agency specialised on EMEA Markets. Key Tasks: – Fully German speaking recruitment and work environment – Sourcing: Cold calling and direct approach (LinkedIn, Xing) of candidates within following fields: IT-Security and Information Security in Germany – Interviewing of candidates for roles at existing clients and prospective clients – Briefing and closing of candidates on client roles

Business Development and Recruitment Consultant

Hanson Regan

Sep 2019 - Jul 2020

11 months

London, UK

Moved to the UK after being offered a position within Hanson Regan, an SAP/ Tech focused recruitment Agency. Key Tasks: – Outbound approach to develop new client accounts in France and Germany – Cold calling, cold emailing – Negotiation and contract signing – Sourcing of candidates: direct approach (hunting on Xing, LinkedIn, CRM and job boards) – Interviewing candidates for various open roles within clients and prospective clients – Closing candidates on roles and coaching them for client meetings – Building network in France and Germany

Seasonal Team Leader

OPTEVEN

May 2019 - Aug 2019

4 months

Lyon, France

Moved to a Seasonal Team Lead position during Summer 2019 season Key Tasks: – Supervision of 8 seasonal team members – Coaching and upskilling of team – Reporting KPIs and results to management – Ensuring service level is met during peak hours

Specialist Incident Manager

OPTEVEN

Feb 2018 - Apr 2019

1 year 3 months

Lyon, France

Moved to the position of expert within the UK department, in a team of 6 Key Tasks: – Handling of live operationnal complaints – Liaising with Customer Care department in the UK to achieve resolution – Supporting management on high-profile cases and complaints – Coaching of newly arrived members on the call center – Repatriation organisation – Management-level decision making in absence of management

Incident Manager

Opteven

Aug 2017 - Feb 2018

7 months

Lyon Area, France

Worked within the UK department for Opteven, a leader in insurance and car assistance provider. Key tasks: – Customer call handling – Assistance planning and organisation (Hotels, breakdown service, hire car..) – Administration of operationnal files – Handling high-volumes of incoming requests


Education

Lycee Blaise Pascal

Preparatory School, Chemistry

2013 - 2015

2 years 1 month

Lycee Jeanne D'Arc

Abitur&Baccalaureat, German Language and Literature

2011 - 2013

2 years 1 month

Portfolio

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