Lauren Kirk

Lead - Tech and Op's @ Emmbr

About

MOBILE - 0406 633 518 EMAIL - lauren@emmbr.com A seasoned recruiter and relationship builder, I specialise in Application, Integration, Development and Supply Chain. I am extremely passionate about Women in Tech and closing the gender payment gap. Always up for a chin wag around this topic, or how I can help you drive your talent management strategy to increase diversity. Let's connect in and see how we can work together. About Emmbr Emmbr is a specialist technology recruitment agency connecting top talent with leading organisations across Australia, Europe and many parts of Asia. We work with companies in need of talent to attract, hire and retain the best people in the market. With deep industry knowledge and a people-first mindset, we focus on building genuine, long-term relationships with both clients and candidates, going beyond a transactional approach to deliver meaningful outcomes.

Country

Australia

City

Melbourne

Industry

Staffing & Recruiting

Skill

Operations Management, Sales Operations, International Sales, Sales Presentations, Sales Recruitment, Recruitment Training, Technology Recruitment, Diversity Recruitment, Executive Sales Recruitment, Time Management, Sales Management, Problem Solving, Quality Coaching and Development, One on One personalised development, Team Leadership, Client Services, Operations Research, Resource Management, Conflict Resolution, Organizational Behavior

Experience

Lead - Tech and Op's

Emmbr

2025-7 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

Leading the Technical Team with talent, strategy and operational excellence

Head of Client Solutions

Jersey Road Talent | iGaming | Sports | Crypto | Ai

2024-1 - 2025-6 · 1 yr 6 mos

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Jersey Road Talent specialises in recruiting talent, within the online, digital and emerging tech world. We recruit industry-specific talent in all areas and levels across Australia, UK/EU and the USA.

National Recruitment Manager

Jersey Road Talent | iGaming | Sports | Crypto | Ai

2022-2 - 2024-1 · 2 yrs

Australia

Practice Manager FMCG / RETAIL - Melbourne

Morgan Consulting

2019-7 - 2022-1 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Melbourne, Australia

Divisional Manager - Supply chain

Selection Partners

2018-2 - 2019-6 · 1 yr 5 mos

At Selection Partners we provide a central source of Talent Consulting Services.

Principal Consultant - FMCG, Retail, Manufacturing, Warehouse, Transport and Logistics

Randstad

2012-2 - 2018-2 · 6 yrs 1 mo

Mulgrave

Account Delivery Manager

Davidson

2013-1 - 2013-4 · 4 mos

Melbourne, Australia

ITcom is a specialist recruitment company that creates a place where the right people and the right job meet in the IT marketplace. We supply tailored permanent / contract recruitment services for IT and Technology resources, as well as complete outsourced recruitment solutions.

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Green IT Talent Pty Ltd

2012-2 - 2012-9 · 8 mos

Oaks towers Collins street CBD

Green IT Talent delivers quality IT recruitment services to the Australian business community. The name Green was chosen specifically to reflect our commitment to building an environmentally friendly enterprise with community values.

Senior Team Manager

Telstra

2008 - 2011 · 3 yrs

Melbourne, Australia

June 2011-Sep 2011 Business Complaints Resloution Manager. Responsible for 25 - 50 people.Through education, coaching and development brought the overall campaign performance from 3.2 (complaints closed per day) to 4.7 complaints per day. 2011 St Kilda Membership drive Set up and ran a membership drive for St Kilda football club. Enlisted new members in the 4 week period through dialling warm/cold leads 2010 - 2011 Bigpond Campaign Team Leader. Inbound customer service and sales. Responsible for 15-25 people. Went from a 15 seat pilot to over 100 seats in less than 6 months. Number 1 Bigpond campaign in Australia for six months running. 2010 - 2010 Outbound Acquisition (Cold Calling). Responsible for 15 - 25 people. Responsible for driving the acquisition of homephone, broadband and mobile from ex telstra customers. 2009 - 2010 Outbound Retention Sales Coordinator Responsible for 15 - 25 people. Best Practice in Australia for Foxtel Aquistion 3 months running. 2008 Customer first Consultant Outbound sales warm calling Key Skills: Value Based /Cross Selling Strong Time Management Skills Process Orientated Complex Negotiations & Sales Cycles Motivation and Training One on One Management Culture Development Campaign Startup & Turnaround Strategic Partnership Building Key Account Management Business networking/Client Relationships Public Speaking Data and Trend Analysis Personalized development and coaching