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Martin Dangerfield

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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
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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
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Education
9-1981 - 7-1987
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Kingston Grammar School
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