- Sydney: +61 2 8346 6700
- Dublin: +353 1 697 2548
Meet Sam McKay, our Project Services Recruiter with a taste for pub classics and a knack for finding top talent. From parmis to Brazilian barbecue, Sam’s culinary preferences are as versatile as his recruitment skills. He’s your go-to guy for project services, just don’t ask him to kick a football anytime soon—his last attempt ended in a goal and a broken leg. Talk about going out with a bang!
Sam’s been in the recruitment game for 1.5 years, and he’s already a top scorer, unlike his beloved Arsenal. When he’s not tracking down the best candidates, he’s following the Sydney Swans, never missing a home game since 2011. If dedication to football were a job, he’d be CEO by now.
A self-proclaimed Star Wars nerd and sitcom aficionado, Sam loves a good plot twist—both on TV and in his career. His guilty pleasures? Procrastinating life admin (but don’t worry, he’s on top of his recruitment game) and binge-watching TV shows.
Sam’s recruitment strategy is simple: find the best, place the best, and have a laugh along the way. If you need a project services pro who’s as committed as he is chatty, Sam’s your man. And if you see him at a Swans game, buy him a drink—he’s earned it.
Check out the jobs I have on our job board right now, or get in touch, I’d love to hear from you.
Cheers!
I recruit across technology and business transformation, predominately Project, Product, Program, Change, delivery, PMO style positions that range from Head of, director, senior, junior, analyst or coordinators and many different types of business analysts such as technical, functional, process, regulatory or all rounders, again at all different levels. Also agile coaches and Scrum Masters. The vast majority of my network are within Lending/Mortgages/Asset Finance, Automotive Finance, Payments, Fintechs and other areas of financial services. However I’m not limited to this, and also recruit in other domains such as consulting, legal, travel/hospitality, aged care, FMCG, supply chain and Non for profit organisations to name a few other industries. I recruit fixed term and permanent roles.
"Had the pleasure of working closely with Sam on this role, and he was outstanding throughout the recruitment process. All the profiles shared were highly relevant, well-aligned with our requirements, and demonstrated a strong understanding of the role we were looking to fill.”
"Sam picked up a role four weeks after I had advertised directly and two weeks after another couple of agencies had attempted to source a candidate. He filled the role over an end-to-end process of 5 working days and nailed the candidate brief first time. Awesome.”
My customers and candidates tell me that I am thorough, detailed and extremely responsive. I get back to people with feedback and pride myself on going above and beyond, wherever I can, for anyone involved in my recruitment process.
Many of my best clients and candidates I met socially so I am told that I am good at networking. I love nothing more than networking in a social setting and I like to think that I keep on friendly terms with all my amazing customers.
My customers tell me that a particular skill of mine is my process for preparing candidates for interviews. I like to ensure that my candidates are able to present the best version of themselves to secure a role that is right for them.
I have been told that I can be a little intense but I have also been told that this intensity is what makes me a good recruiter who stands out above my competitors. I follow a thorough process, I delve into motivations and underlying issues, not just surface details, and, most importantly, I get results.
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