Bryony Cronin

Partnered with senior leaders across Risk, Data, Product and Operations to deliver end-to-end recruitment in a fast-paced, multi-functional environment. Focused on high-quality hiring, stakeholder alignment and continuous improvement of recruitment processes.

• Delivered end-to-end recruitment across multiple business areas, managing complex and specialist roles.
• Acted as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, shaping hiring briefs and influencing decision-making.
• Revamped the internal mobility policy and end-to-end process, improving transparency, governance and internal talent movement.
• Introduced structured hiring briefs and embedded scalable recruitment processes to improve alignment, role clarity and quality of hire.
• Managed multiple concurrent hiring priorities, adapting quickly to changing business demands and timelines.

Partnered with commercial leadership to support hiring while driving a strategic transformation of the interviewing approach, improving consistency, quality and candidate experience across the organisation.

• Delivered end-to-end recruitment across commercial functions, supporting key hiring priorities.
• Led the redesign of the interview process, aligning stakeholders and introducing a more structured, scalable approach.
• Designed and implemented a comprehensive Interviewing Playbook in Notion, standardising best practice across the business.
• Developed a 2–3 hour interactive interviewer training programme for c.200 employees, designed to embed consistent and high-quality assessment practices.

Manager, Talent Acquisition, March 2023 - December 2024

Senior Recruiter, February 2020 - March 2023

Recruiter, November 2015 - February 2020

Joined Bumble as an HR Assistant while teaching part-time at Saracens, rapidly progressing into a 360 recruiter and stepping into management in 2021, becoming an official line manager in 2023.

• Led end-to-end recruitment for G&A, Member Support, Member Safety and Marketing roles across the UK and US, with additional hiring across international markets, covering entry-level to Senior Director positions.
• Managed high-volume hiring across multiple functions, including critical roles such as Head of SEC & Technical Accounting, Head of Law Enforcement, CMO for Badoo and Research Director.
• Partnered with senior leadership, including the VP of Member Safety, to build and scale multiple teams across the UK and US, including Member Safety, Member Support and Research.
• Acted as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, shaping briefs, influencing decisions and ensuring alignment throughout the hiring process.
• Partnered with Business Partners to forecast hiring demand and align on key HR priorities.
• Led a six-person project group to implement values-based interviewing and enhance hiring processes through structured briefs and debriefs.
• Developed and mentored two direct reports, while consistently delivering the highest number of hires within the TA team.

The Saracens Sports Foundation is the charitable arm of Saracens Rugby Club and was founded to inspire communities to engage in physical activity.

I taught dance and cheerleading to children and teens (ages 4-17), across various schools in North London and Hertfordshire. I designed and delivered fun lessons to develop technical skills, choreography, and team coordination for friendly competitions and recreational performances. I ensured I created a collaborative and fun atmosphere in all my lessons.