About Us

About Us

Who we are

Savvi Recruitment is a recruitment consultancy with a difference. Commercially aware, we are a close team of experienced professionals working with indigenous Irish and international companies to find the right people at the right time. Our approach is consultative, flexible, and strategic – we take great care to understand the values, culture, and mission of each organisation so that we can identify the best possible candidates. We can support you in areas such as:

  • Accounting & Finance
  • Business Support
  • Sales & Marketing
  • Banking & Financial Services
  • Supply Chain & Procurement
  • Projects & Change
  • Legal, Risk & Compliance
  • Human Resources

Embedded as we are in the Irish marketplace, we bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to bear in our daily work. For employers, this means advice and feedback in areas such as hiring strategies, salary benchmarking, talent pipelining, and succession planning. For candidates, this means honest insights into the company culture and day-to-day realities of each role, plus close support and preparation during the recruitment process.

If you’re ready to transform your hiring practices and experience a truly exceptional recruitment partnership, talk to Savvi Recruitment. We can support you with flexible and tailored services in areas such as executive search, permanent recruitment, contract recruitment, temporary or contingency recruitment, and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO).

The SavviWay

We're committed to a transformation in the recruitment landscape that puts people before placements. We help to reshape careers and redefine organisational success through our focus on people, knowledge, and value. In a world of corporate behemoths, our size is our strength; allowing us to foster closer and more personal connections, adapt rapidly to the evolving needs of both employers and candidates, and design bespoke solutions that result in fantastic return on investment.

We lead with our hearts and deliver with our heads. We are redefining recruitment the right way. The SavviWay.

Savvi Recruitment values

In the same way that employees are most successful when they are aligned with your mission and values, your recruitment agency will deliver the best results when they understand how and why you work. At Savvi Recruitment, we live by the five values of passion, collaboration, courage, integrity, and respect.

PASSION: We have each chosen to be in recruitment because we love the work, and we love getting results. We understand how business works and can spot opportunities. Most importantly, we are genuinely excited about what those opportunities mean for people.

COLLABORATION: We establish equal and collaborative relationships with everyone we work with. We build long-term partnerships and work in everyone’s best interest. We celebrate the successes of others.

COURAGE: We do things differently and are happy to forge our own path when the established ones are taking us nowhere. We always speak the truth and will push back or advocate where needed. We are innovators and back new thinking.

INTEGRITY: We want the people we work with to trust our work and our word. That’s why we give our honest opinions and advice. We are accountable for our actions. We strive for excellence every single day and aim to always bring value.

RESPECT: We believe that great relationships are built on respect. That’s why we respect everyone’s time, attention, and experience. We deal with everyone equally and treat people the way we expect to be treated.

Trust our deep recruitment expertise

Savvi Recruitment was established in 2017 by Jennifer Cahill and Therese Cadell. With backgrounds in the financial services sector, they had a vision to build a pioneering knowledge-led recruitment business.

Offices across the island of Ireland

With offices in Dublin, Cavan, Cork, and Belfast, the Savvi Recruitment team is ready to guide you through the nuances of a constantly evolving talent market. If you’d like to know more about how we can help revolutionise your hiring process, talk to us today.

TEAM

SAVVI Employees

MEET OUR TEAM

Jennifer Cahill
Jennifer Cahill Co-Founder

Our fearless leader Jennifer is both a pragmatist and an idealist. Most comfortable when out of her comfort zone, she is a connector of dots who finds real joy in the transformative power of a perfect candidate-employer match. Family time is often spent cheering on her children at the local sports ground.

Jennifer’s personal motto is, of course, “Feel the fear and do it anyway!”

Therese Cadell
Therese Cadell Co-Founder

A Qualified Financial Advisor, Therese has discovered a calling that’s even more satisfying than guiding financial strategies: matching great people with growing companies. She loves recruitment so much that she can’t imagine doing anything else (unless Wimbledon ever comes knocking, that is).

Sport-loving Therese lives by the saying “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.”

John Ennis
John Ennis Director Financial Services

Tenacious and curious by nature, John’s penchant for variety and problem-solving make him amazing at his job. His persistence and competitiveness aren’t just a boon to employers and candidates, as they also serve him well on the tennis court at the weekends.

A bit of a philosopher, John often returns to the Italian proverb, “At the end of the day, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.”

Helga Reeves
Helga Reeves Director HR & Finance

Straightforward Helga loves the impact she can make in someone’s life when she matches them with the perfect job. When she’s not working, you might catch her indulging her love of food and cooking or catching up on the latest sporting events.

Helga lives by the moto “Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do than the ones you did.”

Nicola Gillespie
Nicola Gillespie Director Northern Ireland

Always keeping us on our toes, Nicola has no time for the humdrum and embraces the unpredictability of life as a recruiter. Utterly trustworthy, she always goes the extra mile. Nicola’s weekends alternate between a gourmet lunch with fine wine and an all-out domestic blitz. No half-measures!

Nicola’s motto in life? “Don’t look back, you’re not going that way.”

Angela Quinn
Angela Quinn Principal Recruitment Consultant

Chatterbox Angela has a lot to talk about, given her extensive industry background. Away from the hustle and bustle of work, you’re likely to find her pounding the pavements with her two little sprinters in tow.

A lover of nature, Angela’s sense of inner peace comes out in her advice, “Don’t stress the small stuff.”

Rory Milhench
Rory Milhench Senior Recruitment Consultant

An experienced corporate Cupid, Rory loves the human contact that comes with a job in recruitment. He’s known as a problem-solver who can be relied upon in any situation! Back at home, Rory loves being out in nature with his young family.

Rory follows his passions, truly believing in the mantra “What’s for you won’t pass you by.”

Lee Monahan
Lee Monahan Recruitment Consultant

Thoughtful and caring, Lee’s emotional intelligence and keen judgement make him ideally suited to a career in recruitment. At the weekends, he likes to unwind over a nice meal followed by a pint in a good pub.

Lee’s advice to himself and others? “Believing in yourself is 50% of the battle.”

Lisa Scollan
Lisa Scollan Operations Manager

Multitasker extraordinaire, Lisa loves that her job puts her in contact with a wide range of people on a daily basis. Not one to sit around once her working day is done, she is most likely to be cheering on her children at the local football pitch or swimming lake or blowing off some steam on a run or cycle.

Lisa lives by the motto “Don’t let fear make your decisions for you.”

Partners

Who we partner with

Clients

Athora Brewin Dolphin Davy Everyday Fundrock Indos Financial Investec JLL KPMG Pantheon Ocuco Centric Health Three Ireland Marex Irish Life Grant Thornton MCC Paysafe CSC DAA Link Financial Moneysherpa Financial Wellbeanz WorldPay US Bank Avolon Switcheroo Pzena

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