David Martin

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, accountable for global talent acquisition operations, recruitment performance, process governance, and compliance across all business units. Lead a team of 3 direct reports and 35 heads globally, in the Americas, EMEA, India, and APJ. • Oversaw a scalable hiring infrastructure capable of onboarding up to 2,600 employees annually across GTM, corporate, technology, and emerging talent teams – while maintaining a strong focus on candidate and stakeholder experience. • Developed and executed data-informed strategies leveraging AI agents and automation within the recruitment tech stack to optimize sourcing, screening, workflow efficiency, and talent quality. • Achieved industry-leading metrics: 51 days to fill, 4% offer decline, agency use reduced to 2%, recruitment team size just 0.62% of company headcount. • Reassessed successful Pega “seller” profile and steered a change in recruiting processes, resulting in 92% of new sales hires impacting revenue within one year. • Led innovative sourcing strategies across all channels (employee referrals, internal mobility, and executive headhunting) to attract top-tier talent and ensure a robust, future-ready pipeline.

Rebuilt and led global talent acquisition operations during a time of organizational transformation, with a focus on systems, process optimization, and compliance. • Re-engineered global recruiting operations, replacing outdated ATS and implementing scalable, data-driven workflows. • Improved offshore hiring velocity and quality by expanding and coordinating recruitment teams in India and APAC. • Reduced third-party recruitment spend by 95% through in-house sourcing, digital marketing, and headhunting enablement. • Overhauled onboarding in response to employee feedback, improving new hire satisfaction by 34% in one quarter.

Brought in by the CEO to build scalable HR and recruitment operations during a growth phase. Led core HR functions, including FMLA, benefits, and compliance policy administration. • Implemented a new ATS, standardizing global hiring processes and training managers. • Redesigned performance reviews to improve accountability and identify development needs. • Hired critical roles across finance, engineering, and program leadership; reduced agency spend to zero.

Recruited by the CEO to launch and scale US operations for a digitally-driven executive search firm focused on speed, efficiency, and cost optimization. • Established US entity and built all operational infrastructure, including legal, payroll, HR, IT, and benefits administration. • Designed and implemented company-wide benefits programs (401k, health, disability, and life). • Built a client portfolio and led the development of two distinct talent brands in the US market.

• Responsibility for the strategy, operations, growth, and performance for recruitment functions in the US Northeast and Midwest from launch through to highly profitable, multi-vertical operations, with both staffing and executive search brands. • Turned around an historically poorly performing Midwest region over 12 months with re-training of best practices, strategic refocus of recruitment verticals and leadership training. • Designed and delivered the first North American leadership training course. • Operationally project managed the implementation of a new ATS/CRM for global roll out. • Member of the North American executive board.

Coach to the Swiss Olympic women's rowing team over the four-year olympiad leading up to and including the Sydney Olympic Games. • First women rowers from Switzerland to attend an Olympic Games. • Crews won medals at the Junior (1 Silver) and Under 23 World Championships (2 Silver, 1 Bronze) and Senior FISA World Cup (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze).