Ben Jackson
Transforming organisational capability through technology and change management.
Experienced Senior Director, operating within Employer Branding, Internal Communications, Employee Engagement, Change Management and Recruitment / Talent Acquisition. Extensive in-house and supplier-side experience.
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Committed to enabling organisations to recruit, retain, develop and engage talent more effectively through audience and market insights, analysis and powerful communications strategies. Specialities: Business development; commercial management; Research; Data Analysis; Market Intelligence; Relationship Management; Recruitment Management; Resourcing and Staffing; Employee Engagement; Change Management; Internal Comms; Graduate / Future Talent / Early Years Recruitment; Solutions Architecture; P&L Management; Process Design and Re-engineering; Project Management (Prince 2 Practitioner); Commercial Management; Corporate Development Strategy; Contract Management and Negotiation; Procurement.
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- HOLLAROOJOB
- GTM Specialist11M
GTM Specialist
Hollaroo
- COGENCYJOB
- Founder / Managing Dir7Y
Founder / Managing Director
Cogency
Cogency is a consultancy focused on helping clients in the Talent Acquisition and HR space to source, implement and optimise technology, and manage the change that goes with it. We understand how hard it is to source the right tools to meet today’s business challenges. We also know how hard it is to make sure that the tech you’ve chosen is implemented correctly. And we know how vital it is to ensure that your colleagues are taken on the journey. If you'd like to find our more, please drop me a line at ben@cogencylabs.co.uk, and check out our website - https://www.cogencylabs.co.uk/
- MSL UKJOB
- Managing Dir - Employee Co…1Y 6M
Managing Director - Employee Communications Practice
MSL UK
Board director and MD. I was responsible for leading and growing MSL UK's Employee division, the largest division of MSL UK. MSL are specialists in employer value proposition (EVP), employer brand and recruitment marketing activities covering the full employment life cycle. In addition, we are a leader in employee engagement and change management / transformation. In my role, I managed a team of 13 employer brand and employee engagement professionals, delivering powerful, creative campaigns for organisations around the globe, based on deep audience and market insight. I delivered large change management and employee engagement programmes for multiple clients in the UK and around Europe, an…
- INSTITUTE OF STUDENT EMPLOYERSJOB
- Dir7M
Director
Institute of Student Employers
- DELOITTEJOB
- Head of Student Recruitment1Y 7M
Head of Student Recruitment / Early Years Talent and Social Mobility (Interim)
Deloitte
Joined to transform the Deloitte UK Student Recruitment function. Managing a team of around 40 (half in-house, half outsourced) I designed and implemented a new candidate management and an award-winning assessment process for launch at the start of the 2017 student recruitment season, and oversaw the implementation of multiple social mobility and inclusion initiatives and programmes.
- CAPITAJOB
- Dir of Talent Acquisition…1Y
Director of Talent Acquisition (Interim)
Capita
In this interim role, reporting directly to the board at Capita, I set up a new recruitment function for Capita Transformation, and built the infrastructure for talent acquisition in Capita's flagship business development function, including implementing a new ATS and assessment methodology.
- TALENTPUNKJOB
- Freelance Consultant9M
Freelance Consultant
TalentPunk
After leaving Amberjack I set up my own consultancy, working on major projects with the likes of Network Rail (engineering capability), the Institute of Student Employers (research strategy) and Rare Recruitment (commercial strategy).
- AMBERJACK GLOBALJOB
- Commercial Dir3Y 7M
Commercial Director
Amberjack Global
Main board director with overall responsibility for business development, sales, marketing, finance, commercial and contractual management and corporate strategy.
- Head of BD2Y 4M
Head of Business Development
Amberjack Global
- AMSJOB
- Client Dir1Y 9M
Client Director
AMS
Full P&L responsibility for accounts up to £25m p/a. Management of teams of c.50 staff across multiple locations and geographies.
- MOTOROLA MOBILITYJOB
- Head Of Recruitment - Nort…10M
Head Of Recruitment - Northern Europe
Motorola Mobility
- Job: Capita — Director of Talent Acquisition (Interim) · 2015-07 – 2016-07 · 1y — In this interim role, reporting directly to the board at Capita, I set up a new recruitment function for Capita Transformation, and built the infrastructure for talent acquisition in Capita's flagship business development function, including implementing a new ATS and assessment methodology.
- Job: Institute of Student Employers — Director · 2017-09 – 2018-04 · 7 mo
- Job: TalentPunk — Freelance Consultant · 2014-10 – 2015-07 · 9 mo — After leaving Amberjack I set up my own consultancy, working on major projects with the likes of Network Rail (engineering capability), the Institute of Student Employers (research strategy) and Rare Recruitment (commercial strategy).
- Job: Deloitte — Head of Student Recruitment / Early Years Talent and Social Mobility (Interim) · 2016-09 – 2018-04 · 1y 7mo — Joined to transform the Deloitte UK Student Recruitment function. Managing a team of around 40 (half in-house, half outsourced) I designed and implemented a new candidate management and an award-winning assessment process for launch at the start of the 2017 student recruitment season, and oversaw the implementation of multiple social mobility and inclusion initiatives and programmes.
- Job: AMS — Client Director · 2007-01 – 2008-10 · 1y 9mo — Full P&L responsibility for accounts up to £25m p/a. Management of teams of c.50 staff across multiple locations and geographies.
- Job: Amberjack Global — Head of Business Development · 2008-11 – 2011-03 · 2y 4mo
- Job: Hollaroo — GTM Specialist · 2025-11 – present · 9 mo
- Job: Amberjack Global — Commercial Director · 2011-03 – 2014-10 · 3y 7mo — Main board director with overall responsibility for business development, sales, marketing, finance, commercial and contractual management and corporate strategy.
- Job: Motorola Mobility — Head Of Recruitment - Northern Europe · 2006-03 – 2007-01 · 10 mo
- Job: Cogency — Founder / Managing Director · 2019-10 – present · 6y 10mo — Cogency is a consultancy focused on helping clients in the Talent Acquisition and HR space to source, implement and optimise technology, and manage the change that goes with it. We understand how hard it is to source the right tools to meet today’s business challenges. We also know how hard it is to make sure that the tech you’ve chosen is implemented correctly. And we know how vital it is to ensure that your colleagues are taken on the journey. If you'd like to find our more, please drop me a line at ben@cogencylabs.co.uk, and check out our website - https://www.cogencylabs.co.uk/
- Job: MSL UK — Managing Director - Employee Communications Practice · 2018-04 – 2019-10 · 1y 6mo — Board director and MD. I was responsible for leading and growing MSL UK's Employee division, the largest division of MSL UK. MSL are specialists in employer value proposition (EVP), employer brand and recruitment marketing activities covering the full employment life cycle. In addition, we are a leader in employee engagement and change management / transformation. In my role, I managed a team of 13 employer brand and employee engagement professionals, delivering powerful, creative campaigns for organisations around the globe, based on deep audience and market insight. I delivered large change management and employee engagement programmes for multiple clients in the UK and around Europe, an…
- School: Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe — BA, Latin & Ancient History
- School: Bolton School — A-levels / GCSEs
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