JAYDEN BROODRYK

Successfully led the end-to-end hiring of Software Engineers across multiple levels, consistently exceeding hiring targets in a highly competitive market. Partnered closely with senior engineering leaders to refine role requirements, resulting in a 20% faster time-to-hire.

Designed and implemented improvements to the engineering hiring process, including the development of structured interview frameworks and talent assessment strategies, which increased offer acceptance rates by 15%.

Proactively built strong candidate pipelines, leading to a 40% reduction in agency dependency. Recognized for delivering high-impact hiring insights that shaped workforce planning and for enhancing candidate experience, reflected in consistently high satisfaction scores from both candidates and hiring managers.

• Contributed to reducing time-to-hire metrics by 45 days (a reduction of 50%, from 90 in 2022), by helping streamline recruitment processes.
• Managed weekly reporting, by effectively tracking recruitment metrics and key performance indicators to optimize recruitment efforts and make data-driven decisions.
• Collected weekly ATS system data, providing valuable insights into market trends and weekly performance data for stakeholders, enabling strategic planning.
• Hiring focus: Software engineers at Senior and Principal Levels & Principal DBEs across Europe. Successfully delivered training modules to new joiners - helped them to get up to date with the different ATS tools etc.

• Worked on a number of Senior and Leadership hires, including engineering managers and VP-level positions.
• Worked on various projects, the main one being a DE&I Strategy that we are implementing to improve the diversity of candidates in our pipelines.
• Managed to hire 21 Engineers during my time at Eigen, making the average time to fill/hire down to 21 days.
• Crafting well-designed email templates can significantly enhance the candidate experience, fostering clear communication and leaving a positive impression throughout the recruitment journey.
• Introduced a comprehensive graduate scheme tailored for engineers promises to cultivate emerging talent, providing structured growth opportunities and fostering innovation within the field.

• I was focused on hiring for the Engineering and Product teams with a focus on Diverse candidates.
• I implemented specific sourcing strategies to ensure I maintained a diverse pipeline in line with targets set by the internal team. This was a very interesting project allowing me to network with the top 1% of candidates on the market.

• Recruited to be the Lead Perm Tech Recruitment Consultant specializing in areas across the full software development life cycle within the Java market.
• Established a new ‘permanent’ recruitment desk as the business previously only undertook interim/ contract assignments, building both a permanent client book and building a permanent candidate talent pool from scratch.
• Acting as a consultant to the client, gathering requirement needs from hiring managers and helping the client resource for the critical hires in IT, as well as educating the hiring manager on recruitment processes.
• Consulting with hiring managers to provide market insight, allowing them to make informed decisions on succession planning and how to tailor a recruitment drive based on current market trends.
• Provide data on areas such salary, employee motivators, reasons for movement and competitor analysis.
• Development of recruitment plans with repeat clients to attract the best talent but also retain that talent. Regularly attending meetups and events to be able to provide the best knowledge possible across the IT sector.

• Company Overview: Opus RS specialize in the recruitment of IT/technology professionals.
• In my first full year, I was part of the most successful team in the group and personally achieved billings exceeding £150,000 for the company, specializing in areas across the full software lifecycle.
• Regularly attending meetups and events to be able to provide the best knowledge possible on all sectors across IT.
• Working with a diverse client base has provided me with further insight into the internal functioning in many different industries as well as developing key skills such as working under strict time pressure constraints, multi-objective management and sales.
• Within Client Services I ensured that I am helping client’s resource in any areas needed. This can include Senior Appointments, Java, Javascript, Mobile, PHP, .Net, IT Support and many more.
• Opus RS specialize in the recruitment of IT/technology professionals.

• Over the course of my dynamic cricket career, I have demonstrated a steadfast commitment to excellence and an unwavering passion for the sport.
• With a strong foundation in both batting and fielding, I have consistently contributed to my team's success by delivering outstanding performances in high-pressure situations.
• My leadership skills have shone through as I have captained teams to victory, fostering a collaborative and motivated environment.
• Through continuous training and a hunger for improvement, I have adapted to various formats of the game, showcasing adaptability and versatility.
• My cricket journey reflects not only exceptional athletic achievements but also the ability to thrive within a team, exhibit sportsmanship, and embrace challenges head-on.

• My initial post-Graduate employment was as a Project Manager for the delivery and installation of cabinetry projects in homes, office parks and building sites.
• Managed to bring various clients on board. Each installation would come at a certain price and therefore accumulated over R100,000 for the business.