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Thais Cacador

Talent Partner

Thais Cacador
United Kingdom

Experience

Jan 2025 - Present
1 year 3 months

Talent Partner

Tech Tree via Talent Centric

  • Leading hands-on high-volume multi-function hiring projects for start-ups, scale-ups and global businesses.
  • Managing full recruitment across Tech, AI, GTM, Finance, Media, IT, Animal industry and others.
  • Reducing the business’s hiring costs by up to 52% through better processes, advertising strategy, early careers and advanced AI tools.
  • improving hiring efficiency by 30–40% by introducing structured processes.
  • Recruiting, training, mentoring and managing Talent Partners and freelance recruiters.
  • Advising and mentoring individuals on job search, CVs, interview techniques, career plans, sponsorship, and providing full career advancement support.
  • Improving professionals’ progression and transitions into the UK job market, achieving over 200% increase in application response rates and interview success across all stages.
Jan 2021 - Dec 2025
5 years

Multilingual Recruitment Consultant

BL Recruitment

  • Managed full 360 multilingual recruitment across GTM, Tech, AI, Investment, Finance, Media, IT and others.
  • Delivered strong shortlists using ATS pipelines, networking, advertising and headhunting.
  • Advised hiring managers and executives on recruitment best practices.
  • Maintained interview rate consistently above 85% for multilingual roles, leading to great placement results.
  • Reduced hiring time by 25% by developing proactive pipelines.
  • Assisted the business in building a successful internal team of recruiters through internal recruitment.
  • Managed full recruitment cycle including negotiating terms and fees, advertising jobs, headhunting, screening, interview preparation, interviewing, running assessments and negotiating offers.
  • Managed key accounts and brought in new business.
Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
2 years

Business & Talent Acquisition Manager

Simply Winch

  • Partnered with the CEO on business and hiring strategy.
  • Managed the company’s talent acquisition, sales, strategic planning, customer service and property management services.
  • Managed full-cycle recruitment, onboarding and performance.
  • Improved team productivity by up to 24% through structured onboarding.
  • Reduced early turnover with new L&D processes and better sales strategies.
  • Contributed to initiatives to drive efficiency in the company's sales and recruitment processes.
  • Exceeded the company’s goals even during the pandemic.
  • Provided motivational and supportive team management during challenging times, bringing great results.
Jan 2016 - Dec 2020
5 years

Talent Acquisition Manager

Sawala

  • Led new hiring strategy for an organisation of 250 agents.
  • Implemented early careers hiring model, reducing recruitment costs by 48%.
  • Restructured training, onboarding and mentoring frameworks, increasing employee retention by 62%.
  • Increased new agents’ performance by 20–36% through improved hiring practices, onboarding, training and compatible company culture.
  • Managed team management, L&D (real estate), product management and international sales.
  • Partnered with HR business partners, business leaders and hiring managers to advise on the best hiring strategy.
  • Planned and led training, events, online campaigns, websites, cold-calling BD shifts for internal team of 250 agents, clients and international developers.
  • Committed to team productivity and an excellent work environment, resulting in impressive sales growth.
Jan 2012 - Dec 2016
5 years

Junior Talent Partner

T. Hunter Consultancy & RPO

  • Designed and implemented end-to-end business and talent solutions, including hiring, onboarding, employer brand and people operations.
  • Delivered consultancy projects and improved processes across e-commerce, retail and services.
  • Managed talent management, employee retention, recruitment, onboarding, recruitment audit, L&D and training.
  • Handled career path planning, employer branding, consumer behaviour analysis, marketing planning and websites.
  • Organised events to increase sales and managed financial planning, pricing and restructuring routines.
  • Focused on organisational climate and productivity and established bases for franchise.
Jan 2011 - Dec 2012
2 years

Junior Business Manager

  • Managed business operations, recruitment, onboarding, training and mentoring of teams in animal nutrition field sales, pet shop, pet B2B/B2C sales, logistics, veterinary clinic, vet specialists and surgeons.
  • Increased wholesale revenue by 200% by restructuring routines.
  • Led expansion into new HQ and launched four new stores.

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Professional Services (7 years), Real Estate (6 years), Retail (6 years), Banking and Finance (5 years), Information Technology (5 years), and Media and Entertainment (5 years).

Professional Services
Real Estate
Retail
Banking and Finance
Information Technology
Media and Entertainment

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Human Resources (15 years), Sales (12 years), Operations (6 years), Marketing (5 years), Customer Service (2 years), and Strategy (2 years).

Human Resources
Sales
Operations
Marketing
Customer Service
Strategy

Summary

A commercially minded Talent Acquisition Partner & Career Coach with extensive experience supporting start-ups, scale-ups, SME’s and global organisations. Skilled in end-to-end hiring and business strategy, while reducing hiring costs, improving recruitment operations, elevating candidate experience and DE&I.

Specialised in Talent Transformation, selecting, training and implementing AI tools to streamline workflows and build high-performing teams.

On the coaching side, I’m passionate about mentoring professionals to clarify career direction, increase confidence, and land roles that are both successful and fulfilling.

I am also passionate about sports, DIY and gardening

Skills

  • Talent Acquisition
  • Recruitment Strategy
  • Talent Transformation
  • Ai Training
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Employee Retention
  • Global Hiring
  • Talent Pipelining
  • Employer Branding
  • De&i
  • Ats Implementation
  • Recruitment Audit
  • Coaching And Mentoring
  • People Ops
  • Onboarding
  • L&d
  • Early Careers
  • Company Culture

Languages

English
Native
Portuguese
Native
Spanish
Intermediate
Italian
Intermediate

Education

University C. Mendes

Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration · Business Administration · Brazil

Université François Rabelais Tours

Master's Degree, Business Management & Marketing applied to Services (Consumer Behaviour) · Business Management & Marketing applied to Services (Consumer Behaviour) · Tours, France

University C. Mendes

MBA, Business Management & Marketing · Business Management & Marketing · Brazil

Certifications & licenses

CIPD Level 5 - D&I - EXP 2026

Coding Fundamentals

She Codes Express Workshop

Digital Marketing For Business

Employment Law Level 5

CPD

Empretec

UN/Sebrae

Holistic Career Coaching

HCC Academy

Strategic Planning, Leadership, Financial Control, Customer Service Excellence

Talent Acquisition C.

CPD

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What languages does Thais speak?

Thais speaks the following languages: English (Native), Portuguese (Native), Spanish (Intermediate), Italian (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Thais have?

Thais has at least 15 years of experience. During this time, Thais has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 6 months. Note that Thais may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Thais be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Thais would be well-suited for roles such as: Talent Partner, Multilingual Recruitment Consultant, Business & Talent Acquisition Manager.

What is Thais's latest experience?

Thais's most recent position is Talent Partner at Tech Tree via Talent Centric.

What companies has Thais worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Thais has worked for Tech Tree via Talent Centric, BL Recruitment, and Simply Winch.

Which industries is Thais most experienced in?

Thais is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Real Estate, and Retail. Thais also has some experience in Banking and Finance, Information Technology (IT), Media, and Entertainment and Publishing.

Which business areas is Thais most experienced in?

Thais is most experienced in business areas like Human Resources (HR), Sales, and Operations. Thais also has some experience in Marketing, Customer Service, and Strategy and Planning.

Which industries has Thais worked in recently?

Thais has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology (IT), Media, and Entertainment and Publishing.

Which business areas has Thais worked in recently?

Thais has recently worked in business areas like Human Resources (HR), Sales, and Customer Service.

What is Thais's education?

Thais holds a Master in Business Management & Marketing applied to Services (Consumer Behaviour) from Université François Rabelais Tours, a Master in Business Management & Marketing from University C. Mendes and a Bachelor in Business Administration from University C. Mendes.

Does Thais have any certificates?

Thais has 8 certificates. Among them, these include: CIPD Level 5 - D&I - EXP 2026, Coding Fundamentals, and Digital Marketing For Business.

What is the availability of Thais?

Thais is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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