Emily Heughan

Sitting close to business strategy, I operate at the intersection of talent and growth at Veem—leading recruitment while also driving strategic partnerships that contribute to revenue. On the People side, I build and scale high-performing teams across key functions. On the Partnerships side, I work with external partners to unlock new business opportunities and expand our reach. My focus is simple: bring in the right people and the right partnerships to accelerate company growth. Oversees end-to-end talent operations for a globally distributed team of 100+, covering acquisition, onboarding, and offboarding Handles all recruitment for the company end-to-end — from defining role requirements and sourcing candidates to interviewing, offer negotiation, and closing hires across all departments and global regions, working with hiring managers across the globe. Manages cross-border HR compliance, DEI programming, and performance management cycles across multiple jurisdictions Leadership & Strategy Trusted advisor to C-suite on people strategy, partner expansion, and workforce planning Fluent in aligning business objectives with scalable people programs in high-growth fintech environments Consistently recognized for driving cross-functional collaboration across legal, finance, product, and sales teams

I lead Recruiting at Veem, a global payment processing powerhouse on a mission to revolutionize how small and medium businesses move money. Operating in over 100 countries and supporting 80+ currencies, we’ve built a unique multi-rail network that makes cross-border payments as simple as sending an email. We aren’t just growing—we are profitable and rapidly expanding, combining the fast-paced innovation of a fintech leader with the financial stability of an established global player. -Leading the end-to-end recruitment for a global fintech company, partnering with executives and hiring managers to scale teams across Product, Engineering, Sales, Risk, Compliance, and Operations. - Own workforce planning and hiring strategy aligned with business growth, regulatory requirements, and international expansion. - Drive full-cycle recruiting across technical and non-technical roles, including intake, sourcing, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding. - Design and optimize structured interview processes to improve candidate quality, reduce bias, and strengthen hiring manager decision-making. - Act as a trusted advisor to leadership on talent market trends, compensation benchmarks, and hiring trade-offs in a competitive fintech landscape. - Strengthen employer brand by improving candidate experience and recruitment messaging in partnership with Marketing and senior leadership. - Manage and optimize ATS, recruiting metrics, and reporting to track time-to-hire, quality of hire, and funnel conversion. - Partner cross-functionally with People Operations, Legal, and Finance to ensure compliant, scalable hiring practices across regions. - Establish and execute hiring strategies that support rapid growth while maintaining high performance and cultural alignment. - Coach hiring managers on inclusive hiring practices, structured interviewing, and effective evaluation techniques.

Quantum Group has been supporting organizations across North America since 1968! I managed Full Cycle Technology Recruitment for one of the oldest Recruiting firms in Canada! We have a large range of established clients, servicing all sectors. As a member of the Quantum Group, QTR is an award-winning firm dedicated exclusively to technology recruitment. Our outcome-focused recruitment solution is driven by, quality, transparency, and technical expertise. We partner with clients representing virtually every sector of the market, from exciting tech start- - Identify, attract, and place top technical talent in various industries. Proven ability to develop strong relationships with hiring managers and candidates, streamline recruitment processes, and use data-driven strategies to meet hiring goals. Adept at leveraging multiple sourcing channels, including social media, job boards, and networking, to build a robust talent pipeline. Core Competencies: Full-Cycle Recruiting Technical Talent Acquisition Candidate Sourcing & Screening Interviewing & Assessment Relationship Management Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) Data Analysis & Reporting Recruitment Marketing Negotiation & Offer Management Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives

CorGTA is a boutique technology recruitment firm focused on highly specialized technical talent. We partner with organizations across North America and are proudly headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Administer full cycle recruitment including; writing job descriptions and postings, interviewing, negotiations and hiring and onboarding. - Successfully head-hunted and placed IT professionals from the Director and VP levels. - Work jointly with Account Managers to develop effective recruiting strategies for technical roles. - Skilled with sourcing strategies to identify candidates with specialized skills and qualifications. - Parsed resumes for (Software Engineers, DevOps, SecOps, Developers, project managers, cybersecurity/IAM, servers/storage/cloud, big data, and e-commerce, including Public Sector and Private Sector) - Sourced, screened, interviewed, and evaluated candidates for hard-to-find resources with niche platforms, like Oracle/Netsuite, Salesforce, Office365, ServiceNow, AWS, Adobe, Azure, GCP, Stack Overflow, Power BI, DevOps/CICD, Mobile (iOS, Android), SaaS, Firewalls/Cyber Security/IAM, (Check Point, Palo Alto, VMWare, FortiGate.) - Sourced developers and engineers with open-source frameworks skills (Kubernetes, NodeJS, Angular, Docker, React, PostgreSQL, Confluence) - Ensure continuous improvements in work environments and culture by adhering to Diversity and Inclusive recruiting tactics in my day-to-day work. - End-to-end recruitment processes in both public and private sector organizations, with experience specifically in a unionized environment. - General knowledge of legislation and policies affecting the human resources development of a diverse workforce. - Utilized Applicant Tracking Systems, ATS (Vincere), CRMs, and resume/client databases. - Prepared candidates for client interviews, and provided interview feedback to candidates. - Performed background and reference checks. - Presented and negotiated offers of employment.

Advised a broad portfolio of Information Technology institutions across Canada in a consulting capacity, partnering with immigration professionals and deploying targeted recruitment strategies to connect students worldwide with academic opportunities in Canada. Acted as the primary point of contact for prospective students, providing ongoing communication, guidance, and personalized counseling throughout the enrollment process. Recruited applicants from diverse international markets across college, undergraduate, and graduate levels into GUS Canada's network of institutions. • Advises students about admission and program requirements for undergraduate, diploma, and graduate programs • Provide excellent customer service to potential students through consistent and effective outreach and follow-up. • Counseling and consulting students throughout enrolment process through e-mail and phone. • Managing student applications from original enquiry through to payment • Working with prospective students, applicants and their families to provide high quality advising on university/school admission requirements, academic programs, and school life. • Managing a company-generated CRM database of inquiries and leads, recording all conversion activity, contact details, profiles, contact history, decisions and outcomes.

Hays Toronto is the leading specialist recruitment company for permanent, contract, and temporary roles. Opening the first Canadian office in 2001, Hays now has more than 200 staff operating in eight offices across 15 specialist areas. 1 year contract •Full Life Cycle Recruitment Lead/Manage all aspects of recruiting ranging from sourcing best talent, conducting effective and insightful screening. Coordinating the interview process and making candidate recommendations to hiring managers. In addition testing, reference and background checking and presenting offers of employment. •Meet with and act as a consultant to hiring managers for law and accounting firms and/or corporations, understand their staffing needs and serve as their advisor throughout the recruitment process; •Foster relationships with and proactively recruit leading candidates for legal support roles (including law clerks, paralegals, legal assistants, and HR professionals), using leading sourcing techniques and networking to attract active and passive candidates; •Foster relationships with and proactively recruit leading candidates for accounting and support roles (including accountants, accounting assistants, accounting clerks, payroll specialist, accounts payable specialists and accounts receivable specialists), using leading sourcing techniques and networking to attract active and passive candidates; •Planning and preparing for future recruitment mandates by generating an ongoing pool of candidates; •Establishing and maintaining relationships with key internal and external stakeholders as it relates to recruitment. •Maintains all pertinent requisition, applicant, and interview data in the appropriate (ATS) applicant tracking system (currently using One Touch) •Strong interpersonal, presentation and communication skills to successfully interface with clients (internal and external at all levels); •Ability to adapt priorities in line with changing business needs and meet tight deadlines.

1 year contract •Maintained up-to-date product knowledge on the technology & education industry; identify factors influencing the market environment. •Working knowledge of coding and robotics in order to communicate and demonstrate technical proficiency. •Presented key features and benefits of the defined products to secure new business. •Prepared monthly sales reports tracking leading and lagging revenue KPIs, understanding trends, and recommending necessary actions to continuously improve business performance. •Attended industry functions, including conferences and association events, and contribute information and feedback on upcoming market trends. •Established product loyalty through continual efforts to build, re-brand, modify and increase product offerings in a way that is honest, competitive, and true to the company mission. •Provided forecasting and financial modeling documentation as required. •Provided feedback to leadership, product, and marketing teams in support of product development and marketing initiatives and opportunities. •Worked closely with team members daily and provide guidance as needed to support sales initiatives, business growth, and sales. •Managing leads and opportunities in CRM tool (Close.io). •Cold calling; making multiple outbound calls to potential clients.

•Ensured all orders are completed and received in a timely and efficient manner. •Handled or assisted with escalations. •Ensured all service-related information is relayed to the appropriate parties/departments. •Built and maintained a prospect list that focuses on appropriate companies. •Expanded and built the new business through a combination of emails, phone calls, networking, and in-person meetings. •Established and developed relationships with corporate and commercial clients across North America. •Worked closely with the National Account Managers to transition new client accounts, track and manage all activities and opportunities into Salesforce CRM. •Managed the activities required for effective relationship and business management through utilizing CRM.