#54 - Matt Yates | EMEA Talent Acquisition Director & Global TA Lead Uber Delivery @ Uber

Matt is the Talent Acquisition Director for Uber in EMEA, joining the company in September 2022. As part of a Global Talent Acquisition Leadership team Matt is responsible for ensuring Uber delivers high performing recruitment experiences that translate into competitive advantage and business growth. In addition to leading the TA team in EMEA, Matt also acts as the Lead for TA across the Uber Delivery business globally. Prior to joining Uber Matt has spent over 20 years in the Recruitment Industry primarily focused on Tech, New Media and Financial Services organisations and has led the Talent Acquisition functions for leading brands such as lastminute.com, Barclays, Fidelity and abrdn plc (formerly Standard Life Aberdeen). Shownotes 00:00 - intro & context 10:40 - market dynamics 19:25 - Risk of ramping down a function 24:25 - Regional aspects of talent acquisition 29:50 - Market intelligence & levers in market dynamics Links Sebastian - https://www.linkedin.com/in/flysebsch/ Thomas Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/ Thomas e-mail: thomas@pplwise.com pplwise: https://pplwise.com [https://pplwise.com/]