Gareth Behr
In-house Talent Acquisition professional helping businesses attract top talent, reduce hiring costs, streamline recruitment, and build the teams they need to grow at speed.
Global Talent Lead and strategic growth partner specialising in supporting private equity-backed, scale-up and high-growth businesses through rapid international expansion, organisational transformation and exit preparation.
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Proven track record of building scalable global talent functions that enable businesses to grow at pace, enter new markets and strengthen leadership capability during critical growth phases. Extensive experience scaling international teams across EMEA, APAC and South America through a combination of in-house talent infrastructure and outsourced RPO/MSP solutions, creating agile and commercially aligned hiring models that support accelerated business growth. Trusted by founders, executive leadership teams and investors to deliver talent strategies aligned to commercial objectives, operational scale and long-term value creation. Known for building high-performing global recruitment functions within fast-paced and evolving environments, particularly across SaaS, martech, finance and professional services sectors. Strong track record delivering senior, specialist and business-critical hiring across highly competitive international markets, while improving hiring performance, scalability and stakeholder engagement. Experienced in leading talent transformation initiatives, workforce scaling and international expansion programmes, with expertise spanning executive search, talent strategy, organisational growth, recruitment optimisation and global team build-outs. Earlier leadership experience within large-scale RPO and agency environments provided a strong operational foundation in complex international hiring delivery, stakeholder management and workforce solutions.
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- TALENTFULJOB
- Talent Lead - On-Site1Y 9M
Talent Lead - On-Site at ICP - (GTM)
Talentful
Founded in 2015, Talentful is a global embedded RPO partner and one of the pioneers in combining specialist recruitment expertise with AI-driven talent solutions. Operating across the US and Europe, we have successfully delivered hires in over 80 countries, supporting some of the world’s most innovative and high-growth organisations. We partner with leading global technology companies including Atlassian, Alphabet, Expedia, and Microsoft, helping them scale their teams across complex international markets. Our model combines embedded recruitment expertise with advanced technology to accelerate hiring outcomes and improve candidate quality at scale, delivered through a transparent, fixed-co…
- ICPJOB
- Global Talent Lead1Y 9M
Global Talent Lead
ICP
As Global Talent Lead at ICP, a private equity-backed martech and creative operations business, I lead the global talent strategy across six international locations, building scalable, data-led hiring solutions that support rapid growth and organisational capability. I manage distributed recruitment teams across India and South America, driving consistency, speed, and quality of hire across multiple regions. I partner closely with senior leadership and HR stakeholders to align workforce planning with business priorities and build strong, future-ready talent pipelines in fast-scaling markets. A key focus of my role is strengthening employer brand, improving candidate experience, and embedd…
- RLDATIXJOB
- Senior Talent Acquisition…2Y 6M
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
RLDatix
Led international recruitment delivery across Shared Services, Sales, Customer Success, Product and Technology functions across EMEA and North America within a private equity-backed SaaS environment. Delivered strategic hiring initiatives aligned to organisational growth and international expansion, supporting post-acquisition integration and workforce scaling across newly acquired entities. Implemented scalable recruitment processes, governance frameworks, and hiring best practices to strengthen talent acquisition operations and support continued business growth. Led executive search, market mapping, and proactive talent attraction strategies across competitive international markets, wit…
- LLOYD'SJOB
- Senior Talent Acquisition…5M
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - Contract
Lloyd's
My role at Lloyd's is to look after Business Change, Finance and IT
- AON AUSTRALIAJOB
- Recruitment Business Partn…4M
Recruitment Business Partner - Contract
Aon Australia
- Senior Talent Acquisition…3Y 2M
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
Aon Australia
In Australia, Aon is the nation’s leading provider of broking and consulting services for risk management, insurance transactions, reinsurance, human capital consulting and financial planning. With almost 1,600 employees, we are the largest organisation of our type in the Australia / Pacific region. We operate three businesses focusing on the management of business risk – Aon Risk Solutions, Aon Hewitt and Aon Benfield. This role is working for Allegis on-site at Aon as a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist. My role is critical in delivering both the operational and strategic talent resourcing requirements for the client and the other recruitment suppliers. Within this role I also manag…
- RANDSTADJOB
- Head of Talent Acquisition5Y 3M
Head of Talent Acquisition
Randstad
Led the Talent Acquisition function across eight business units within a large-scale national operation, managing a team of 12 and overseeing strategic recruitment delivery across operational, specialist, and leadership hiring. As a member of the HR Senior Leadership Team, held responsibility for workforce planning, organisational capability, and national MSP/RPO recruitment operations supporting 30 locations across the UK. Directed end-to-end Talent Acquisition strategy across corporate, operational, and leadership recruitment, partnering closely with senior leadership teams on workforce planning, succession management, and organisational capability initiatives. Led national recruitment o…
- HAYSJOB
- Onsite Recruitment Mgr RPO…7M
Onsite Recruitment Manager RPO/MSP
Hays
Maternity cover (contract whilst I was arranging to move back to the UK) My role as the Onsite Recruitment Manager, is to take full responsibility and be accountable for the success of three onsite solutions, Vodafone Australia (MSP) and Ivy College (RPO) and British American Tobacco (RPO) all three have a diverse range of roles which they recruit. It is also my responsibility to maximize opportunities for multi key client accounts and to maintain an effective partnership with clients and continually develop account initiatives, establish and develop key client relationships in line with client contracts.
- Business Mgr3Y 5M
Business Manager
Hays
Hays are the experts in recruiting qualified, professional and skilled people across a wide range of specialised industries and professions. They operate across the private and public sectors, dealing in permanent positions, contract roles and temporary assignments. I was working as a Business Manager within the Office Support division. I ran a temporary recruitment desk which is one of the highest performing within office support sector. Whilst at Hays I was ranking third out of thirty one consultants in Sydney, which stayed very consistent for three years. Throughout my time at Hays I have always to stayed within the top 10% of top billers. The main objective of my position is to maximi…
- ALLEGIS GLOBAL SOLUTIONSJOB
- Senior Talent Acquisition…3Y 2M
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Allegis Global Solutions
Allegis Global Solutions is a leader in global talent solutions. To date, we support clients in more than 60 countries through regional hubs, matching our great people with businesses seeking to optimize their permanent and contingent workforce. Whilst working at Allegis I worked onsite at Aon
- Job: Allegis Global Solutions — Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist · 2011-10 – 2014-12 · 3y 2mo — Allegis Global Solutions is a leader in global talent solutions. To date, we support clients in more than 60 countries through regional hubs, matching our great people with businesses seeking to optimize their permanent and contingent workforce. Whilst working at Allegis I worked onsite at Aon
- Job: RLDatix — Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant · 2022-03 – 2024-09 · 2y 6mo — Led international recruitment delivery across Shared Services, Sales, Customer Success, Product and Technology functions across EMEA and North America within a private equity-backed SaaS environment. Delivered strategic hiring initiatives aligned to organisational growth and international expansion, supporting post-acquisition integration and workforce scaling across newly acquired entities. Implemented scalable recruitment processes, governance frameworks, and hiring best practices to strengthen talent acquisition operations and support continued business growth. Led executive search, market mapping, and proactive talent attraction strategies across competitive international markets, wit…
- Job: Talentful — Talent Lead - On-Site at ICP - (GTM) · 2025-01 – present · 1y 7mo — Founded in 2015, Talentful is a global embedded RPO partner and one of the pioneers in combining specialist recruitment expertise with AI-driven talent solutions. Operating across the US and Europe, we have successfully delivered hires in over 80 countries, supporting some of the world’s most innovative and high-growth organisations. We partner with leading global technology companies including Atlassian, Alphabet, Expedia, and Microsoft, helping them scale their teams across complex international markets. Our model combines embedded recruitment expertise with advanced technology to accelerate hiring outcomes and improve candidate quality at scale, delivered through a transparent, fixed-co…
- Job: Aon Australia — Recruitment Business Partner - Contract · 2021-03 – 2021-07 · 4 mo
- Job: Hays — Business Manager · 2008-05 – 2011-10 · 3y 5mo — Hays are the experts in recruiting qualified, professional and skilled people across a wide range of specialised industries and professions. They operate across the private and public sectors, dealing in permanent positions, contract roles and temporary assignments. I was working as a Business Manager within the Office Support division. I ran a temporary recruitment desk which is one of the highest performing within office support sector. Whilst at Hays I was ranking third out of thirty one consultants in Sydney, which stayed very consistent for three years. Throughout my time at Hays I have always to stayed within the top 10% of top billers. The main objective of my position is to maximi…
- Job: Lloyd's — Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - Contract · 2021-07 – 2021-12 · 5 mo — My role at Lloyd's is to look after Business Change, Finance and IT
- Job: Randstad — Head of Talent Acquisition · 2015-08 – 2020-11 · 5y 3mo — Led the Talent Acquisition function across eight business units within a large-scale national operation, managing a team of 12 and overseeing strategic recruitment delivery across operational, specialist, and leadership hiring. As a member of the HR Senior Leadership Team, held responsibility for workforce planning, organisational capability, and national MSP/RPO recruitment operations supporting 30 locations across the UK. Directed end-to-end Talent Acquisition strategy across corporate, operational, and leadership recruitment, partnering closely with senior leadership teams on workforce planning, succession management, and organisational capability initiatives. Led national recruitment o…
- Job: Hays — Onsite Recruitment Manager RPO/MSP · 2015-01 – 2015-08 · 7 mo — Maternity cover (contract whilst I was arranging to move back to the UK) My role as the Onsite Recruitment Manager, is to take full responsibility and be accountable for the success of three onsite solutions, Vodafone Australia (MSP) and Ivy College (RPO) and British American Tobacco (RPO) all three have a diverse range of roles which they recruit. It is also my responsibility to maximize opportunities for multi key client accounts and to maintain an effective partnership with clients and continually develop account initiatives, establish and develop key client relationships in line with client contracts.
- Job: ICP — Global Talent Lead · 2025-01 – present · 1y 7mo — As Global Talent Lead at ICP, a private equity-backed martech and creative operations business, I lead the global talent strategy across six international locations, building scalable, data-led hiring solutions that support rapid growth and organisational capability. I manage distributed recruitment teams across India and South America, driving consistency, speed, and quality of hire across multiple regions. I partner closely with senior leadership and HR stakeholders to align workforce planning with business priorities and build strong, future-ready talent pipelines in fast-scaling markets. A key focus of my role is strengthening employer brand, improving candidate experience, and embedd…
- Job: Aon Australia — Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant · 2011-10 – 2014-12 · 3y 2mo — In Australia, Aon is the nation’s leading provider of broking and consulting services for risk management, insurance transactions, reinsurance, human capital consulting and financial planning. With almost 1,600 employees, we are the largest organisation of our type in the Australia / Pacific region. We operate three businesses focusing on the management of business risk – Aon Risk Solutions, Aon Hewitt and Aon Benfield. This role is working for Allegis on-site at Aon as a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist. My role is critical in delivering both the operational and strategic talent resourcing requirements for the client and the other recruitment suppliers. Within this role I also manag…
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