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Barbara Farrell

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Global Head of Recruitment - Software Engineering at Bloomberg
📍 County Dublin, Ireland

Barbara Farrell is Bloombergs Global Head of Recruitment for Software Engineering, where she designs and executes the companys global talent acquisition strategy. A graduate of the University of Galway, she focuses on building high-performing teams and scalable sourcing models. Colleagues describe her as empathetic, honest, and proactive.

She successfully built a dedicated internal mobility team to support critical hiring needs and create meaningful career advancement opportunities for employees within Bloomberg.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Global Head of Recruitment - Software Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
County Dublin, Ireland
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Global Talent Strategy
Her role centers on setting global strategy, operating models, and priorities for experienced engineering talent and enterprise-wide sourcing.
Engineering Recruitment
She leads the global recruitment team specifically for experienced software engineering hires across the US, EMEA, and APAC.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Global Head of Recruitment - Software Engineering
Bloomberg
6-2024 - 12-2025
COO, Global Talent Acquisition
Bloomberg
1-2022 - 6-2024
Global Recruitment Manager - Engineering, CTO and Internal Mobility
Bloomberg
1-2018 - 1-2022
AMER Recruitment Manager - Engineering
Bloomberg
3-2017 - 1-2018
EMEA Recruitment Lead - Engineering
Bloomberg
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Education
2001 - 2004
Bachelor’s Degree
University of Galway
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