You're seeing this page as if you were . The main menu is still yours, though. Exit from immersion
Ignacio VillarrubiaIV

Ignacio Villarrubia

HEADHUNTER/ TECH RECRUITER/ EXECUTIVE SEARCH

€280/day
Madrid, ES
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Ignacio

Talent Acquisition expert with 14 years of international experience in both in-house and agency roles. I provide tailored, high-touch recruitment services with a boutique approach: few projects at a time, full commitment, and direct collaboration with decision-makers.
  • Specialized in Tech and Business hiring
  • Experience across EMEA, North America, and APAC
  • Mid-management/ C-level hiring
  • Strong track record in various sectors, such as Tech, Travel, Retail, Pharma, Financial, Telco or Engineering.
  • Skilled in full-cycle recruitment, talent strategy, and team leadership
I offer the following services:
  • Executive search/ headhunting
  • Embedded recruiter (RPO) engagements
  • Support to Executive Search firms
  • Consulting on recruitment processes and talent planning
  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Portuguese

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Madrid (up to 50km)

Experience

  • FREELANCE
    FREELANCE EXECUTIVE SEARCH RECRUITER
    HUMAN RESOURCES
    April 2024 - Today (2 years and 2 months)
    • Started working independently after being impacted by global layoffs at Meta
    • Freelance projects across RPO, client searches, and collaborations with other recruitment agencies
    • 1.5-year RPO fixed-term contract with Sabre (Travel Tech) to support EMEA growth (UK, France, Germany, Spain, Greece, Poland, KSA, UAE, etc.), hiring for both Go-to Market and Technical roles
    • Worked on searches across multiple sectors: Technology (core focus), Pharma, Financial Services, FMCG, Logistics, and Consulting Specialised in mid-management to C-level hiring
    • Strong focus on quality over volume throughout the recruitment process
    Executive Search International Recruitment English Recruitment Talent acquisition
  • META/FACEBOOK(May2022-Apr2024)
    PRINCIPAL RECRUITER
    May 2022 - April 2024 (1 year and 11 months)
    Led full-cycle technical recruitment for Product Managers, Engineers, and Technical Program Managers Managed global hiring efforts with a focus on the UK, Israel, Singapore, and EMEA Drove collaboration with Sourcing and Coordination teams to enhance recruitment efficiency Worked in close partnership with the core US Tech Recruitment team to align global hiring strategies Designed and executed a new hiring approach for TPM roles across EMEA Led a global redeployment initiative to rehire employees impacted by Meta's collective layoffs
  • CELONIS(Oct2020-May2022)
    SENIOR TALENT ACQUISITION
    October 2020 - May 2022 (1 year and 7 months)
    Madrid, Spain
    Managed end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing to offer stage Full-cycle hiring for technical roles in Product, Engineering, and Solution Engineering Led global hiring efforts with a focus on Germany, Spain, and USA Acted as senior point of contact for the newly established Madrid Tech Hub, coordinating all recruitment activities Drove key initiatives in the Madrid Hub, including large-scale hiring projects, market entry strategies, and acceleration programs Supported talent acquisition team growth through hiring, onboarding, and mentoring of new team members

Recommendations

Be the first to recommend Ignacio

Help this freelancer shine by sharing your experience working together.

These freelancer profiles also match your criteria

AgathaA

Agatha Frydrych

Backend Java Software Engineer

4.7

(3)

2

BaptisteB

Baptiste Duhen

Fullstack developer

4.6

(4)

5

AmedA

Amed Hamou

Senior Lead Developer

4

(2)

7

AudreyA

Audrey Champion

Web developer

4.3

(3)

4

Education

  • (MSc) Masters
    UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER
    2011
    (MSc) Masters
  • BA
    LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
    2009
    BA

Skill set

Categories