Elisa Beamson
Goring,Oxfordshire
Summary
Talent Acquisition Partner with proven skills in identifying top talent, building relationships and enhancing recruitment processes. Expertise in developing effective hiring strategies that reduce costs and time to hire and promote positive candidate experience. Extensive experience in sectors such as sustainability, technology and banking, with a commitment to delivering excellence to meet business objectives.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
2002
2002
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Talent Acquisition Partner
Ricardo part of WSP
Harwell, Oxfordshire
10.2019 - 11.2025
- Talent acquisition for specialist roles in energy, transport, digital modelling, and climate sectors - 98% of hires sourced directly, reducing reliance on agencies. Roles range from graduate to director level across UK, US and Europe.
- Collaborated with business managers and HR partners to identify future staffing needs, providing tailored recruitment solutions including pipelining for critical roles. Cultivated strong relationships with hiring managers to improve collaboration and efficiency.
- Designed comprehensive talent acquisition strategy for newly acquired business in Athens to upskill managers and attract ideal candidates - won CEO award in 2025 for this work.
- Implemented creative sourcing strategies to engage passive candidates, broadening the talent pipeline and reducing time to hire
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of current labour market trends and adapted recruitment strategies accordingly.
- Coached hiring managers on interviewing techniques and best practices resulting in improved decision-making and improved candidate experience.
- Part of a wider group implementing diversity initiatives around gender pay gap to promote inclusivity within recruitment practices.
- Led team of 3 resourcers, providing guidance on workload, performance management and career development increasing their competency levels.
Interim Resourcing Consultant
HRCentral Ltd
Goring, Oxfordshire
01.2019 - 09.2019
- Spearheaded recruitment for three specialised Director-level roles within 30 days.
- Collaborated with outsourced HR consultancy to optimise recruitment strategies for SMEs in Thames Valley.
- Developed targeted graduate recruitment strategy, focusing on top universities for European telecoms SMEs.
- Reviewed client PSL, implemented Service Level Agreement, and renegotiated terms to reduce costs.
Consultant
Beamson HR
Abu Dhabi / Career Break
09.2011 - 08.2017
- Provided resourcing, talent acquisition and coaching support to organisations in the UK and career and executive coaching in the UAE.
- Retained to recruit 2 x Director level Organisational Development hires at Nuffield Healthcare and Company Secretary for the Ferrari Owners' Club of Great Britain.
- Appointed as Preferred Supplier for HR for Coral (Gala Coral Group).
Resourcing Manager – Corporate Bank
Barclays plc
London
08.2005 - 04.2009
- Responsible for all resourcing strategy, sourcing, selection, process, cost and delivery for Risk in Barclays Commercial Bank (approx. 1000 employees) up to and including Senior Executive (Director) level and with responsibility for a team of 3.
- Led the recruitment of 31 Senior Executives (earning £100k plus basic), the team ultimately delivering 287 hires in 2008 including all referencing and salary negotiations, working closely with the reward and HR functions. E.g. Recruited 4 out of 5 new Credit Directors from one campaign and ensured managers had CV's within 7 days of news of a high-profile Capital Strategy project to recruit for 9 highly specialised roles. All shortlists contained at least two directly sourced candidates.
- Reduced cost per hire by 25% during 2008 through better utilisation of web based and referral recruitment.
- Establishment of new hires networks; making time to meet all new hires within 4 weeks of joining to ensure all referrals were captured and acted upon if appropriate. This also ensured collection of feedback on the recruitment process, and led directly to a number of changes including the development of a candidate pack for Risk.
Interim Resourcing Consultant
Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC)
London
06.2005 - 08.2005
- Delivered and implemented complete review of PSL including re-negotiation of fees, tiering of key suppliers and communication to the business. This ensured that highly specialised risk roles had coverage and ensured we could create better value on cost per hire through the reduction of fees across some of the more junior roles.
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Retail Human Resources plc
London, England
09.1997 - 08.2004
- Co-ordinated national HR recruitment campaigns for brands incl. Arcadia and Viacom.
- Managed advertising agencies and web design to ensure campaign success.
- Developed web-based recruitment methods to streamline processes.
- Led confidential headhunt assignments for FTSE 100 companies.
- Established talent pools, enhancing sourcing efficiency.
HR Manager
Marks and Spencers plc
Reading & Newbury
09.1993 - 08.1997
- Reporting to the senior management team, I had direct responsibility for the HR function in 2 stores with takings of over £60 million, 300 employees and budgetary responsibility for an annual salary bill of £6.5 million.
Education
Masters in Personnel Development (MIPD) - Human Resource Management
University of Westminster
LondonBA (Hons) - English Literature & Drama
Liverpool University College Chester
Chester 1989 - 1992
Skills
- Proven relationship, stakeholder management, coaching, networking and influencing skills
- Strong strategic resourcing experience from inception to delivery both in-house and in agency
- Proactive, positive and high energy individual with excellent communication skills
- Experience in design and delivery of recruitment and attraction campaigns
- Broad sector experience across Tech, Sustainability, SME's, HR, Corporate Banking, Retail and FMCG
- Strategic hiring
- Talent pipeline cultivation and strategic hiring up to Board level
- Strong focus on diversity and inclusivity – recruiting without bias
- Talent assessment
Certification
- Qualified Test User: Occupational Personality and Ability (Level A and B) British Psychological Society
- Certified Firework Career Coach Careershifters
- Certified Professional Co-Active Coach The Coaches Training Institute / ICF
Accomplishments
Recipient of CEO Award in 2025 for successful integration and implementation of hiring strategy into newly acquired Greek company (e3modelling), which was acquired Ricardo in 2024.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Partner
Ricardo part of WSP
10.2019 - 11.2025
Interim Resourcing Consultant
HRCentral Ltd
01.2019 - 09.2019
Consultant
Beamson HR
09.2011 - 08.2017
Resourcing Manager – Corporate Bank
Barclays plc
08.2005 - 04.2009
Interim Resourcing Consultant
Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC)
06.2005 - 08.2005
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Retail Human Resources plc
09.1997 - 08.2004
HR Manager
Marks and Spencers plc
09.1993 - 08.1997
Masters in Personnel Development (MIPD) - Human Resource Management
University of Westminster
BA (Hons) - English Literature & Drama
Liverpool University College Chester
1989 - 1992