Damian Byrne
I specialise in recruiting permanent and contract roles within mid-to-senior risk, compliance, financial crime and legal positions. I recruit across the financial services, commercial, government and professional services industries.
My Path
I have a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Science from the University of Galway. I started my career in Ireland working in the banks, then made the switch to recruitment. After a brief stint in technical engineering in the medical device sector I moved into Finance. I have since built a deep knowledge across Internal and External Audit, relocating candidates globally. I recently moved to Australia and am working more broadly across Risk, Compliance and Financial Crime.
My Passions
I want to make a difference for people and we spend a lot of our adult life at work so helping people get their dream job or their next right job is what I love to do. Outside of work I love spending as much time as I can at Coogee beach like every other Irish person in Sydney
My Specialty
I specialise in recruiting permanent and contract roles within mid-to-senior risk, compliance, financial crime and legal positions. I recruit across the financial services, commercial, government and professional services industries. Roles I typically recruit for include Financial Crime Analyst, Financial Crime Manager, Risk Analyst, Risk Manager, Risk & Compliance Manager, Compliance Officer, Governance Manager, Company Secretary & Solicitor.
My Value
I have a global network that I can leverage and bring to the table for my candidates and clients. I value my work/life balance and this is something that is reflected in my processes at work.
… and also this
When I first moved to Australia, I was told that peppers are called capsicum here. So, on the first night out at a restaurant I asked the waiter for some salt and capsicum for the table. My friends have never let me live it down since. Oh, and I don’t eat fruit.