Nerea Castillo
Madrid
Summary
Qualified and experienced Global Talent Acquisition Partner for international markets. With 5+ years of experience in both agencies and in house recruitment departments, I am passionate about people and providing best candidate experiences as well as acting as an brand ambassador by showcasing the brand and it´s values.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Global Talent Acquisition Partner
DAZN Group
London/Madrid
02.2021 - 11.2023
- Managing end to end recruitment processes for international markets (Spain, DACH, Italy, and UK mainly) for different departments (Sales, Marketing, Comms, Finance, HR, IT, Product, Operations, Customer Service, Creative, Content and Editorial, etc.).
- Identifying, attracting and engaging with active and passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter & Talent Insights, social media channels, databases, boolean searches, networks, etc. As well as anticipating future talent needs by developing pools of potential candidates.
- Assessing and evaluating candidates by pre-screening them, conducting telephone/video/face to face interviews, using different interview techniques, checking cultural fit, submitting feedback reports and scheduling interviews with hiring managers.
- Partnering with hiring managers and HR partners to identify talent needs, advising on candidates pool quality and market feedback (compensation, expectations on time to hire, etc.), ensuring consistency and quality throughout the recruitment processes and influencing on best and most effecting recruitment approaches.
- Using HR analytics data in order to report market feedback to the business leaders, identify blockers in the recruitment process and improve and define best recruitment approaches.
- Knowledge of different labour laws and legal regulations per regions (Spain, UK, DACH, Italy, etc.) regarding working permits and visas.
- Using ATS for talent management: using automatization functions for candidate and workload management, creating ad-hoc recruitment workflows and getting hiring metrics that can impact the business.
- Being responsible for creating and administering handful files and tools for recruitment, such us: hiring guides per regions, talent mapping, updating email/offer templates, creating branded content for social media, etc.
- Fostering a positive candidate experience with effective communication, transparency, and feedback, leaving a lasting impression on potential and current talent. As well as establishing the organization as an aspirational employer of choice.
- Employer branding: building awareness and promoting recruitment efforts through social media channels (Linkedin, Ig, etc.), making sure the brand remains consistent, authentic and professional, establishing an employer brand plan with a roadmap of activities to deliver throughout the year (targeting and taking part in relevant careers fairs and events, organizing internal talent events, positioning top performers in key business schools, etc.)
- Ad-hoc projects: being an active contributor towards DEI initiatives, establishing a brand new onboarding project for Madrid's office, organizing ad-hoc training and workshops for hiring managers, helping on the implementation of the equity plan in Spain, developing a brand new Internship program for the company, setting up best practice's for internal promotions and collaborating with specific recruitment needs in the US and IT projects in India.
Recruitment Consultant
Little Ones UK Ltd
London
08.2018 - 12.2020
- Placing multilingual candidates (Nanny´s, Housekeepers, etc.) within VIP private families in central London.
- Prescreening and assessing candidates, managing expectations, checking references and making sure of candidate's compliances before placing them
- Actively developing a pool of talent to meet future client´s needs with the aim of streamline processes.
- Diversifying sourcing channels (social media, job boards, specific candidates groups, etc.) and collaborating very actively with Marketing department to increase recruitment efforts
- Business development by constantly meeting different KPI´s on clients registrations, monthly financial targets and generating new leads
- Influencing and advising clients on market feedback, candidate pool quality, payment rates, contracts, etc.
- Negotiating contract details and fees with clients
Retail Sales Associate
Harrods
London
04.2018 - 07.2018
Retail Sales Associate
Calvin Klein
London
01.2018 - 04.2018
Retail Sales Associate
Zara- INDITEX
London
01.2017 - 12.2017
Online Tutor
UNIR- Universidad Internacional de La Rioja
Logrono
09.2014 - 12.2016
- Being responsible of the operations for the virtual students campus by actively uploading content, sending notifications, emails and reminders and solving connectivity issues.
- Being the first point of contact for students in order to follow up on their progression and giving them guidance on how to manage their workload/doubts.
- Actively calling and following up on potential students who were interested in starting a course/Master´s Degree within the University
- Meeting and exceeding KPI's related the number of students contacted per week, registration of new students and data management in the platform.
HR Intern
Synergie ETT
Pamplona
07.2014 - 09.2014
- Providing HR administrative support
- Dealing with enquires on the phone and email
- Maintaining data bases and HR files
- Managing social media channels for recruitment purposes, advertising roles, taking part in interviews, collaborating on profiles elaboration and reports, etc.
Education
Master´s Degree - Human Resources Management
EAE Business School
Madrid, Spain01-2025
Master´s Degree - Training and Guidance for Employment
Universidad De Sevilla
Sevilla2014
Bachelor´s Degree - Educational Psychology
Universidad De Zaragoza
Zaragoza2013
Skills
- Using Linkedin Recruiter & Talent Insights and other social media channels to attract and hire top talent
- Using data analytics to measure recruitment success and advise on most efficient recruitment strategies and practices
- Ability to work with KPI´s (time to hire, time to CV review, conversation rate of rejections and offers accepted per month, cost to hire, etc)
- Multitasking, prioritizing and meeting deadlines
- Communication skills, including negotiating and influencing skills
- People management
Languages
Spanish
First Language
Basque
Advanced (C1)
C1
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Affiliations
- Passionate about fashion and sports, I love following a sustainable and healthy lifestyle that keeps me mentally positive, psychically fit and connected to earth.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Global Talent Acquisition Partner
DAZN Group
02.2021 - 11.2023
Recruitment Consultant
Little Ones UK Ltd
08.2018 - 12.2020
Retail Sales Associate
Harrods
04.2018 - 07.2018
Retail Sales Associate
Calvin Klein
01.2018 - 04.2018
Retail Sales Associate
Zara- INDITEX
01.2017 - 12.2017
Online Tutor
UNIR- Universidad Internacional de La Rioja
09.2014 - 12.2016
HR Intern
Synergie ETT
07.2014 - 09.2014
Master´s Degree - Human Resources Management
EAE Business School
Master´s Degree - Training and Guidance for Employment
Universidad De Sevilla
Bachelor´s Degree - Educational Psychology
Universidad De Zaragoza
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