Kaitlyn Leahey
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Global Talent Acquisition | Employment Hero 🚀
Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
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Global Talent Acquisition SpecialistEmployment HeroMar 2024 - Current (2 years 8 months)I lead end-to-end recruitment across Sales, Customer Success, HR Advisory, and Payroll teams, spanning AU, NZ, and PH.
I manage a structured hiring process from initial screen through to offer - partnering closely with hiring managers to build a pipeline that's both high-quality and values-aligned. Beyond filling roles, I focus on building long-term relationships with candidates: understanding what drives them, and staying in touch even when the timing isn't right for a role today.
Since joining Employment Hero in 2021, I've been part of the company's growth from 294 employees to over 1,700 - hiring across some of our highest-growth teams along the way.- Global Junior Talent Acquisition SpecialistEmployment HeroNov 2021 - Mar 2024 (2 years 5 months)I was promoted into a Junior Talent Acquisition Specialist role to lead end-to-end recruitment for our GTM teams across ANZ and SEA, including sales, marketing, and commercial operations. In this role, I managed full-cycle hiring from briefing to onboarding - partnering closely with hiring managers to ensure a recruitment process aligned to our values. I played a key role in coaching candidates for success, maintaining a strong focus on candidate experience, and supporting our rapid growth by attracting high quality talent across multiple markets. My foundation as a Coordinator gave me hands on experience in high-volume hiring, interview scheduling, and offer coordination, which helped me step confidently into a more strategic, stakeholder-
- Talent Acquisition CoordinatorEmployment HeroMar 2021 - Nov 2021 (9 months)Starting as a Talent Acquisition Coordinator during Employment Hero’s Series D funding round, I played a key role in supporting our growing recruitment team within a fast-paced, high-growth tech environment. As the first person in this role, I was responsible for coordinating interviews and phone screens for Talent Acquisition Specialists across GTM and CX/Product teams, managing candidate communications, maintaining accurate ATS records, and enhancing the overall candidate experience. I worked closely with hiring managers and candidates across multiple departments to ensure a smooth and efficient recruitment process. Additionally, I contributed to reporting, post-interview debrief coordination, and identifying opportunities to improve recr
- Talent Acquisition AdministratorEmploysureSep 2019 - Mar 2021 (1 year 7 months)Employsure is an employment relations company supporting small and medium business owners across Australia and New Zealand with workplace advice, compliance support, and documentation.
As a Talent Acquisition Administrator, I sourced and screened candidates and supported the Talent Acquisition Consultants across the business, helping build teams aligned to Employsure's core values of Commitment, Adaptability, Honesty, and putting the client first.
This role gave me my foundation in full-cycle sourcing and screening - skills I carried forward into my move to Employment Hero. - First Response AssistantEmploysureJul 2019 - Sep 2019 (3 months)First point of contact for inbound client calls, triaging urgent workplace relations and health & safety queries and routing them to the right specialist team. Balanced fast-paced call volume with clear communication and calm problem-solving under pressure. Early experience that laid the groundwork for the people-facing, high-stakes conversations I now have in recruitment.