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Martin Dangerfield

Trailblazer · DISC type DI
Talent Strategy Director at the rec hub.
📍 Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Martin is the Talent Strategy Director at The Rec Hub, focusing on designing scalable talent acquisition models. He previously founded, scaled, and successfully exited his own in-house talent firm, immersive. People who have worked with him often describe him as professional, creative, innovative, and dedicated, with a reputation for a transparent, no-nonsense approach.

Outside of his main role, Martin is a prominent voice in the UKs talent acquisition community. He creates content, speaks, and hosts events like truManchester and truLeeds, which are designed to foster real, unfiltered conversations among industry professionals, away from typical corporate presentations and sales pitches.

Unique fact: In 2011, Martin published a book, "The Human Face Of Recruitment 2010, " which was a collection of posts from his award-winning blog on the recruitment industry.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Talent Strategy Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Martin shows up

Informal
Assertive
Charismatic

They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies. They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.
 They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions.

Priorities

Topics Martin cares about

Talent Strategy
As Talent Strategy Director, he helps leaders diagnose issues and design scalable, strategic models that support business growth.
Recruitment Industry Critique
He is known for his "no-nonsense" approach and aims to call out and fix the ineffective or dishonest practices that are common in the industry.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Talent Strategy Director
the rec hub.
7-2025
Business Advisor
Sourcicle
11-2020
CEO
immersive.
4-2018
Host and Content Creator
Martin Dangerfield & Friends
10-2021 - 4-2022
Talent Partner - Building the Global Recruiting Team (via immersive.)
Booking.com
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
9-1981 - 7-1987
Education details unavailable
Kingston Grammar School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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