
Martin McDevitt
Senior Advisory Consultant
Salary / Daily rate
Gorey corporation lands, Gorey, Co. Wexford, Ireland
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Remote only
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Global Talent Acquisition leader with 14+ years expertise in technical recruiting and team management. Delivered 20% reduction in time-to-hire and managed 16+ recruiters across EMEA, APMA, LACAN regions at Fortune 500 companies. Specialized in data-driven recruitment strategies and talent optimization for tech organizations.
Work experience
Senior Advisory Consultant
Seefar Foundation
Jan 2025 - Present
1 year 10 months
Ireland · Hybrid
Novartis
Jan 2022 - Dec 2024
3 years
Ireland · Hybrid
Global Technical Talent Acquisition Manager
Sep 2022 - Dec 2024
2 years 4 months
Ireland · Hybrid
• Redundancy in December 2024. • As a highly skilled and results-driven Global Manager, I have successfully developed and implemented a global recruitment strategy that has resulted in a 20% reduction in time-to-hire. • Utilising data-driven insights, I have been able to identify hiring trends and optimise the recruitment process to ensure the most efficient and effective outcomes. • In my role, I managed a team of 16 recruiters and sourcers across EMEA, APMA, and LACAN regions, ensuring that all hiring, and project initiatives were completed on time and in alignment with our success metrics. • Additionally, I have designed and implemented a comprehensive candidate sourcing program that has improved the accuracy of hiring decisions by 17%.
EMEA Technical Talent Acquisition Manager
Jan 2022 - Oct 2022
10 months
Dublin, Ireland
• As a passionate, results-oriented, and inventive Manager, I possess strong stakeholder and relationship management skills. • I have successfully managed a team of nine, recruiters and strategic sourcers based in the EMEA region who were delivering technical talent to multiple functions within Novartis. • Under my leadership, the team has achieved a 15% increase in diverse hires and a 20% reduction in time-to-hire. • I work closely with business leaders across all regions, including EMEA, AMER, and APAC, to define the overall global strategy and significantly shape how Novartis recruits the best diverse talent available. • Using a data-driven approach, I have proactively defined new and innovative TA processes, resulting in a 25% increase in candidate satisfaction. • I collaborate with TA, P&O, and other organizational leaders to optimize and enable a proactive approach to our hiring agenda
Recruitment Manager - EMEA - Student Programs
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
May 2020 - Jan 2022
1 year 9 months
Dublin, Ireland
• As a passionate, results-oriented, and inventive Manager, I possess strong client relationship skills. • I am responsible for managing a team of Nine recruiters based in the EMEA region, tasked with delivering Early Careers talent within Amazon. • My background in technical recruiting, combined with my experience in people development, enables me to think differently about how Amazon delivers talent into the EMEA region. • I work closely with business leadership across all regions, including EMEA, AMER, and APAC, and directly contribute to the overall global strategy. • My role is to significantly shape and own how Amazon thinks about Early Careers Talent.
Technical Talent Acquisition Manager - EMEA
Travelport
Jul 2019 - May 2020
11 months
Ireland, Shefford SG17 5QL, UK
• Role finished due to covid layoffs • Strategic Talent Acquisition Manager with Travelport devising and implementing talent strategy • Using the latest sourcing techniques to help Travelport secure top talent using cost effective ways • Partner with the business leaders to drive best in practice recruitment and highlight Travelport brand in line with talent strategy
Senior Technical Recruiter - EMEA
Verizon Connect
Jun 2018 - Jul 2019
1 year 2 months
Donabate, Co. Dublin, Ireland
• Manage portfolio of upwards of 100+ live and upcoming roles across the R&D, Design and Product functions across EMEA, with offices in Dublin, Portugal and Italy • Act as a Talent Advisor to management on market trends, salaries and availability of candidates. • Liaise with hiring managers, squad leads and recruitment manager to identify right candidates for the organisation • Manage large volume of direct and agency partner candidates • Full 360 recruitment life-cycle which includes the screening, processing and negotiating of terms with candidates and/or agencies • Own the PMO function for reporting of weekly stats for hiring throughout the EMEA region • Source passive candidates via Linkedin using strong Boolean searches
Principal IT Recruitment Consultant
Wallace Myers International | World Class Professional Staffing
Oct 2016 - May 2018
1 year 8 months
Donabate, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Helping skilled IT individuals find a new career venture whilst partnering with my clients in sourcing them skilled and unique IT individuals. Client and People Management is a major part of my role and I am currently the account manager for Wallace Myers with a number of companies ranging from enterprise class through to SME's and Irish start-up organisations. I value relationship building as people buy from people and the chance to make a difference to both my clients and candidates alike is a major motivation for me.
RealTime Recruitment
Feb 2011 - Oct 2016
5 years 9 months
Dublin, Ireland
Principal IT Recruitment Consultant
Feb 2016 - Oct 2016
9 months
Dublin, Ireland
Skills: Employee Engagement · People Management · Staffing Services · Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS)
Senior IT Recruitment Consultant - Test & Business Analysts - RealTime Recruitment
Feb 2014 - Mar 2016
2 years 2 months
Dublin, Ireland
I am a Senior IT Recruitment Consultant for Business Analysts and Test in Ireland. My areas of expertise are Business Analyst, Test Analyst, Test Engineer, QA Engineer & QA Automation Engineer I successfully place candidates from Junior through to Senior level. For information on current opportunities, contact me directly at [email protected] or call me on +353 (0) 1 652 0 652
IT Recruitment Consultant/Sourcer
Feb 2011 - Mar 2014
3 years 2 months
Dublin, Ireland
I have been recruiting for realTime recruitment for the past two and a half years now and have been placing technical and non-technical people within high profile organisations in the following areas: Business Analysis, QA/Test Analysis, Data Analysis and Systems Analysis. My main focus in realTime is to recruit top quality people into their ideal positions. If you want to work with the most professional recruitment company in Ireland and be in with a chance to join some of the most high profile organisations that Ireland has to offer, then contact me on (00 353) 1 652 0652 or alternatively send your CV in strictest confidence to [email protected]
Services Assistant
Department of Defence Ireland
Sep 2009 - Jan 2011
1 year 5 months
Education
West Lothian College
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA
2001 - 2002
1 year 3 months
Oatridge College, Broxburn
Qualified Greenkeeper
1996 - 1999
3 years 1 month
Oatridge College
Degree in Greenkeeping & Groundsmanship
1996 - 1999
3 years 1 month
St Kentigern's Academy, Blackburn, West Lothian
1991 - 1996
5 years 1 month
Edinburgh Napier University
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA