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Simon Coombe

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AI Talent Programs - Advisor at GenHax
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Simon is a strategic tech recruiter and player-coach who builds and scales hiring teams in high-ambiguity environments like fintech, capital markets, and startups. A graduate of the University of Portsmouth, he specializes in placing top-tier technical talent. Colleagues describe him as passionate, supportive, metrics-driven, and an invaluable leader.

He has a keen interest in fostering a positive workplace, demonstrated by his focus on hiring roles that directly contribute to a great employee experience. Simon is also deeply passionate about Diversity & Inclusion, having led data-driven D&I and campus recruiting initiatives in previous roles.

Simon has deep recruiting expertise in niche and emerging domains, including Web3, crypto engineering, and AI/ML.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
AI Talent Programs - Advisor
Job Level
Junior
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Simon shows up

Fair-minded
Example Driven
Consensus Builder

Scenarios where both sides can come out as winners appeal to them greatly. They are more likely to opt for solutions that are proven in the market. Unlike D or C types, they are calm as well as friendly and can give the impression of being more receptive than they actually are.

Priorities

Topics Simon cares about

Technical Recruiting
He has extensive experience recruiting across the full tech stack, from frontend and backend to cloud, infrastructure, and IT security.
Fintech Talent Strategy
His career shows a consistent focus on building talent pipelines for fintech, capital markets, and PE-backed organizations, aligning recruitment with strategic goals.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
AI Talent Programs - Advisor
GenHax
4-2023
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
2-2023 - 3-2023
Executive Search Consultant - Technology. Web3/Crypto/Blockchain
Dinara
6-2022 - 11-2022
Senior Technical Talent Acquisition Consultant
Rift Finance
3-2021 - 6-2022
Senior Technical Talent Acquisition Manager/Team Lead
Kantar
In the press

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Education
1997 - 2001
Bachelor's degree
University of Portsmouth
1990 - 1997
Education details unavailable
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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