Brenda Farrell

Senior Talent Partner - EMEA / LATAM

DocuSign

Nov 2021 - Current (4 years 11 months)

Recruiting a variety of senior level roles across EMEA and LATAM regions, within the Customer Success, Enterprise Support, Program and Product Management and G&A functions.

Senior EU Talent Acquisition Specialist

Amazon

Jan 2012 - Nov 2021 (9 years 11 months)

My role within the Amazon CS Operation is to play a pivotal part in providing a full talent acquisition service across key European locations (Ireland, UK, Spain, Germany, Morocco and Italy), focusing on EU Customer Service Operational roles, along with various auxiliary functions (Program Management, Localization, IT, Content and Workflow)

My main responsibilities include:
- End to end recruitment across the CS and Digital business functions, including sourcing, sifting, screening, interviewing through to offer negotiation and close out.
- Partnering with senior stakeholders within the business to map out current recruitment needs and discussing a planned recruitment strategy for their particular business areas.

EMEA Recruitment Specialist (Contract)

Trend Micro

Oct 2010 - Mar 2011 (6 months)

My role with Trend Micro was to manage and improve the recruitment process across EMEA along with full life cycle recruitment for roles across Technical Support, HR, Finance and Order Fulfilment. My main focus was on improving recruitment on the Irish operation however I had an oversight of European recruitment and managed this through the HR Managers across other European sites. Other responsibilities included:
- Reduced our reliance on agencies by implementing other recruitment strategies in attracting candidates directly. This included implementing the recruitment tool of LinkedIn, partnering with various job boards across EMEA in attracting candidates directly, introducing a Refer a Friend policy and internal recruitment policy to

Recruitment Specialist (Recruitment Ramp Up Project - 3 month contract)

Genzyme

Jun 2010 - Sep 2010 (4 months)

Human Resources Specialist (Contract)

BNY Mellon

Jun 2008 - Mar 2010 (1 year 10 months)

The purpose of this role is full responsibility of the recruitment function for Cork and to drive the intense recruitment activity for the Cork operations.

My main responsibilities:
• Full 360 degree recruitment cycle for the entire Cork operation. I successfully recruited 60 permanent staff in my first 4 months in the organisation, and saved the company €140,000 by reducing my reliance on recruitment agencies and focusing more on referrals, direct hires advertising campaigns, and through the development of a “Talent Pipeline”. These savings continued throughout the course of my contract.
• Develop and maintain close working relationships with senior management in the business both in Cork and Dublin. This was achieved

Recruitment Specialist (contract)

CocaCola Amatil Sydney

Jan 2007 - Jan 2008 (1 year 1 month)

Manager - Recruitment Services

KPMG Sydney

Feb 2005 - Aug 2007 (2 years 7 months)

Having travelled for 2 months, I obtained a sponsored position with KPMG. My core responsibility is the full recruitment life-cycle for professional services staff for KPMG Sydney. My focus groups cover Corporate Finance, Transaction Services, Forensic, HR, Learning and Development, Finance, Facilities and Risk Advisory Services. My main responsibilities include:
• Discussing recruitment needs with senior levels of management across KPMG Sydney.
• Overall responsibility for the entire recruitment life-cycle from initiation through to offer.
• Involved with overseas advertising campaigns in attracting overseas candidates to the Australian market.
• Responsible for reviewing our PSA and negotiation of terms with speciality

HR Generalist

Qumas

Jan 2000 - Jan 2003 (3 years 1 month)

Responsible for all aspects of HR including:
• HR Adviser to all staff within QUMAS both in the US/Ireland and the UK (Total staff of 80)
• Ensure that all managers are constantly aware and updated on employment law legislation.
• Responsible for Training and Development and the co-ordination of training needs analysis with all managers.
• Have successfully implemented HR Policies and Procedures for both Ireland and the US.
• Involved in the full recruitment lifecycle, from drafting Job Descriptions right through to Induction of new staff. Primary focus was the recruitment of IT staff at every level.
• Responsible for ensuring that there is constant and consistent lines of communication across all departments a

Recruitment Consultant

Dell

Jan 1999 - Jan 2000 (1 year 1 month)

• My main focus within Dell was full responsibility for IT & Shared Services recruitment for all of Dell, Limerick. This involved liaising with manager’s (from VP level down), agencies and potential candidates on a daily basis and arranging and conducting interviews accordingly. Therefore responsible for the entire recruitment lifecycle.
• Drawing up recruitment reports on a weekly basis and presenting to senior management.
• I was responsible for both Graduate and Co-Op placements within the company, which would involve milkrounds, presentations, sourcing and interviewing candidates.
• Involved with HR issues relating to pay, internal moves and exits from the company.
• Involved in our Advertising campaign whereby I ha

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