About Us

We believe in the power of human connections.

We are a Melbourne based specialist HR recruitment agency, matching HR professionals with forward thinking organisations to create the inspiring cultures of tomorrow.

1

We’re in your corner.

We’re in your corner. The secret to our success? Putting you first. Your goals, your values, and your vision for the future. We make it our priority to get to know you and understand your needs, to achieve shared success quickly and without compromise to quality.

1

We’re in your corner.

We’re in your corner. The secret to our success? Putting you first. Your goals, your values, and your vision for the future. We make it our priority to get to know you and understand your needs, to achieve shared success quickly and without compromise to quality.

1

We’re in your corner.

We’re in your corner. The secret to our success? Putting you first. Your goals, your values, and your vision for the future. We make it our priority to get to know you and understand your needs, to achieve shared success quickly and without compromise to quality.

1

We’re in your corner.

We’re in your corner. The secret to our success? Putting you first. Your goals, your values, and your vision for the future. We make it our priority to get to know you and understand your needs, to achieve shared success quickly and without compromise to quality.

2

We’re the ‘People & Talent’ people.

We come from the People & Talent world, so we know and understand its potential to help transform organisational culture and the enjoyment of work. We strive to be both personal and progressive, building a community of talent and companies that know culture comes first.

2

We’re the ‘People & Talent’ people.

We come from the People & Talent world, so we know and understand its potential to help transform organisational culture and the enjoyment of work. We strive to be both personal and progressive, building a community of talent and companies that know culture comes first.

2

We’re the ‘People & Talent’ people.

We come from the People & Talent world, so we know and understand its potential to help transform organisational culture and the enjoyment of work. We strive to be both personal and progressive, building a community of talent and companies that know culture comes first.

2

We’re the ‘People & Talent’ people.

We come from the People & Talent world, so we know and understand its potential to help transform organisational culture and the enjoyment of work. We strive to be both personal and progressive, building a community of talent and companies that know culture comes first.

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We’re ethical, honest, and fearless.

Our ambition is to challenge the transactional nature of the recruitment industry, promoting meaningful and collaborative relationships across the human resources community. What sets us apart is that we fearlessly focus on the quality of the talent outcomes we create, not the quantity.

3

We’re ethical, honest, and fearless.

Our ambition is to challenge the transactional nature of the recruitment industry, promoting meaningful and collaborative relationships across the human resources community. What sets us apart is that we fearlessly focus on the quality of the talent outcomes we create, not the quantity.

3

We’re ethical, honest, and fearless.

Our ambition is to challenge the transactional nature of the recruitment industry, promoting meaningful and collaborative relationships across the human resources community. What sets us apart is that we fearlessly focus on the quality of the talent outcomes we create, not the quantity.

3

We’re ethical, honest, and fearless.

Our ambition is to challenge the transactional nature of the recruitment industry, promoting meaningful and collaborative relationships across the human resources community. What sets us apart is that we fearlessly focus on the quality of the talent outcomes we create, not the quantity.

Partnering with some of the best and we’re pretty proud of it.

Partnering with some of the best and we’re pretty proud of it.

Partnering with some of the best and we’re pretty proud of it.

Partnering with some of the best and we’re pretty proud of it.

Job Seekers

Let’s Find Your
Next Role

Explore a wide range of opportunities now available.

Job Seekers

Let’s Find Your
Next Role

Explore a wide range of opportunities now available.

Job Seekers

Let’s Find Your
Next Role

Explore a wide range of opportunities now available.

Job Seekers

Let’s Find Your
Next Role

Explore a wide range of opportunities now available.

  • Meet Dylan

    HR Coordinator

    Overflowing HR inbox? High-volume contracts, BAU chaos, and a shiny new HRIS rollout all landing at once?

    Dylan’s your person.

    He thrives in busy, fast-paced HR teams where there’s no time to slow down - just smart processes, sharp attention to detail, and someone who can keep the wheels turning. Calm, capable, and quick to learn, Dylan’s ready to jump in and lighten the load.

    Super Skill: HRIS Implementations

    Charge Rate: $100 per hour

    Looking for: Full-time or Part-time

  • Meet Andy

    OD Specialist

    Andy will make an immediate impact by partnering at a senior leadership level to design and embed meaningful, enterprise-wide change that genuinely shifts behaviour, not just process. She brings a calm, confident influence style and a strong evidence-based approach, helping leaders move from resistance to real buy-in through clear messaging, capability uplift and measurable outcomes.

    Super Skill: Translating between business units

    Charge Rate: $850 per day

    Looking for: Full-time or Part-time

  • Meet Emily

    Talent Acquisition Specialist

    Emily is an experienced internal recruiter with close to a decade of end-to-end recruitment experience across engineering, infrastructure and corporate portfolios within large, complex organisations. She has managed a wide range of hiring volumes, from large project-based recruitment through to specialist and hard-to-fill corporate roles, and is particularly strong on the relationship side of recruitment - immersing herself in the business, understanding roles beyond the brief, and assessing cultural fit beyond the CV.

    Super Skill: Stakeholder relationships

    Charge Rate: $100 per hour

    Looking for: Full-time or Part-time

  • Meet Dylan

    Head of Rem & Rewards

    Overflowing HR inbox? High-volume contracts, BAU chaos, and a shiny new HRIS rollout all landing at once? Dylan’s your person.

    He thrives in busy, fast-paced HR teams where there’s no time to slow down - just smart processes, sharp attention to detail, and someone who can keep the wheels turning. Calm, capable, and quick to learn, Dylan’s ready to jump in and lighten the load.

    Super Skill: Turning complex remuneration strategy into clear executive action

    Charge Rate: $100 per hour

    Looking for: Full-time or Part-time

  • Meet Emily

    Talent Acquisition Specialist

    Emily is an experienced internal recruiter with close to a decade of end-to-end recruitment experience across engineering, infrastructure and corporate portfolios within large, complex organisations. She has managed a wide range of hiring volumes, from large project-based recruitment through to specialist and hard-to-fill corporate roles, and is particularly strong on the relationship side of recruitment - immersing herself in the business, understanding roles beyond the brief, and assessing cultural fit beyond the CV.

    Super Skill: Stakeholder relationships

    Charge Rate: $100 per hour

    Looking for: Full-time or Part-time

  • Meet Andy

    OD Specialist

    Andy will make an immediate impact by partnering at a senior leadership level to design and embed meaningful, enterprise-wide change that genuinely shifts behaviour, not just process. She brings a calm, confident influence style and a strong evidence-based approach, helping leaders move from resistance to real buy-in through clear messaging, capability uplift and measurable outcomes.

    Super Skill: Translating between business units

    Charge Rate: $850 per day

    Looking for: Full-time or Part-time

  • Meet Dylan

    HR Coordinator

    Overflowing HR inbox? High-volume contracts, BAU chaos, and a shiny new HRIS rollout all landing at once?

    Dylan’s your person.

    He thrives in busy, fast-paced HR teams where there’s no time to slow down - just smart processes, sharp attention to detail, and someone who can keep the wheels turning. Calm, capable, and quick to learn, Dylan’s ready to jump in and lighten the load.

    Super Skill: HRIS Implementations

    Charge Rate: $100 per hour

    Looking for: Full-time or Part-time

  • Meet Andy

    OD Specialist

    Andy will make an immediate impact by partnering at a senior leadership level to design and embed meaningful, enterprise-wide change that genuinely shifts behaviour, not just process. She brings a calm, confident influence style and a strong evidence-based approach, helping leaders move from resistance to real buy-in through clear messaging, capability uplift and measurable outcomes.

    Super Skill: Translating between business units

    Charge Rate: $850 per day

    Looking for: Full-time or Part-time

  • Meet Emily

    Talent Acquisition Specialist

    Emily is an experienced internal recruiter with close to a decade of end-to-end recruitment experience across engineering, infrastructure and corporate portfolios within large, complex organisations. She has managed a wide range of hiring volumes, from large project-based recruitment through to specialist and hard-to-fill corporate roles, and is particularly strong on the relationship side of recruitment - immersing herself in the business, understanding roles beyond the brief, and assessing cultural fit beyond the CV.

    Super Skill: Stakeholder relationships

    Charge Rate: $100 per hour

    Looking for: Full-time or Part-time

  • Meet Dylan

    HR Coordinator

    Overflowing HR inbox? High-volume contracts, BAU chaos, and a shiny new HRIS rollout all landing at once?

    Dylan’s your person.

    He thrives in busy, fast-paced HR teams where there’s no time to slow down - just smart processes, sharp attention to detail, and someone who can keep the wheels turning. Calm, capable, and quick to learn, Dylan’s ready to jump in and lighten the load.

    Super Skill: HRIS Implementations

    Charge Rate: $100 per hour

    Looking for: Full-time or Part-time

  • Meet Andy

    OD Specialist

    Andy will make an immediate impact by partnering at a senior leadership level to design and embed meaningful, enterprise-wide change that genuinely shifts behaviour, not just process. She brings a calm, confident influence style and a strong evidence-based approach, helping leaders move from resistance to real buy-in through clear messaging, capability uplift and measurable outcomes.

    Super Skill: Translating between business units

    Charge Rate: $850 per day

    Looking for: Full-time or Part-time

  • Meet Emily

    Talent Acquisition Specialist

    Emily is an experienced internal recruiter with close to a decade of end-to-end recruitment experience across engineering, infrastructure and corporate portfolios within large, complex organisations. She has managed a wide range of hiring volumes, from large project-based recruitment through to specialist and hard-to-fill corporate roles, and is particularly strong on the relationship side of recruitment - immersing herself in the business, understanding roles beyond the brief, and assessing cultural fit beyond the CV.

    Super Skill: Stakeholder relationships

    Charge Rate: $100 per hour

    Looking for: Full-time or Part-time

Why Us

A People First Focus

A People First Focus

A People First Focus

We’re a modern HR recruitment agency that believes in the measurable impact that the people and talent function can have. We know that organisations that prioritise creating a thriving work environment for their employees are more likely to attract and retain top talent, and therefore achieve significant commercial advantage.

We are female-led team of HR talent specialists who take satisfaction in doing things differently. A reputable and trusted partner to our candidates and clients, we hold on tight to our humanness, always putting people front and centre.

Because we believe when you take care of people, performance takes care of itself.

We’re a modern HR recruitment agency that believes in the measurable impact that the people and talent function can have. We know that organisations that prioritise creating a thriving work environment for their employees are more likely to attract and retain top talent, and therefore achieve significant commercial advantage.

We are female-led team of HR talent specialists who take satisfaction in doing things differently. A reputable and trusted partner to our candidates and clients, we hold on tight to our humanness, always putting people front and centre.

Because we believe when you take care of people, performance takes care of itself.

We’re a modern HR recruitment agency that believes in the measurable impact that the people and talent function can have. We know that organisations that prioritise creating a thriving work environment for their employees are more likely to attract and retain top talent, and therefore achieve significant commercial advantage.

We are female-led team of HR talent specialists who take satisfaction in doing things differently. A reputable and trusted partner to our candidates and clients, we hold on tight to our humanness, always putting people front and centre.

Because we believe when you take care of people, performance takes care of itself.

Customer Reviews

Customer Reviews

Pride In Our People

Pride In Our People

Pride In Our People

We’re proud of the brands we’ve helped achieve
success with, and here are just a few.

Here’s what they have to say.

We’re proud of the brands we’ve helped achieve success with, and here are just a few.

Here’s what they have to say.

We’re proud of the brands we’ve helped achieve
success with, and here are just a few.

Here’s what they have to say.

We’re proud of the brands we’ve helped achieve success with, and here are just a few.


Here’s what they say about their experience.

Seamless and personalised approach.

Seamless and personalised approach.

Extensive industry knowledge and network.

Extensive industry knowledge and network.

Outstanding talent and placements.

Outstanding talent and placements.

Seamless and personalised approach.

Extensive industry knowledge and network.

Outstanding talent and placements.

Seamless and personalised approach.

Extensive industry knowledge and network.

Outstanding talent and placements.

  • Over the years, SD have consistently provided candidates of excellent calibre for various HR and talent roles. As trusted partners, they take the time to truly understand your needs, values, and leadership style. Their industry insights, data, and extensive talent network are invaluable. They are trusted partners and I’ve been able to build high performing teams with their candidates. As a Hiring Manager, I’ve always valued their honest and transparent feedback, and their ability to challenge my thinking, helping me approach recruitment from fresh perspectives to achieve the best possible outcomes.

    Anthony Blaney

    Executive, People Learning & Culture

  • Right from the first call, Samuels Donegan worked really hard to understand our organisation, the team, the role and the key skills and experience that would work well for us. They asked fantastic questions and were clear in how the process would ideally work and what they needed from me. We ended up hiring not one but TWO of the candidates and could easily have hired the third too. I absolutely will be working with the Samuels Donegan team again - so professional, so helpful and have epic talent on their books.

    Pagen Plaizier

    GM, PX Partnering Product & Technology

  • I’ve followed Sarah throughout the last 20 years of my HR career both as a hiring manager and a candidate and she, along with the team, has always been spot on when it comes to how the market is performing. What stands out most as a customer is the great service you receive: they're highly responsive and understand our needs from the get-go. They know how to find the 'needle in the haystack' filling specialist roles with highly sought-after candidates. I highly recommend working with SD. Whether you're a business or growing your HR career, it's a smart investment.

    Cath Smith

    HR Shared Services Manager

  • Engaging Samuels Donegan to support the recruitment of our newly created Industrial Relations Business Partner role was absolutely the right decision. They were exceptional to work with, they quickly grasped the brief in terms of the required skill set, calibre, and most importantly, cultural fit. The recruitment process was both efficient and thorough, and the quality of the shortlisted candidates was exactly what we were looking for. We are absolutely thrilled with the outcome, Samuels Donegan have placed the perfect person to guide us with skill and insight through the ever-evolving complexities of the IR landscape.

    Maryanne Versace

    Head of People

  • Over the years, SD have consistently provided candidates of excellent calibre for various HR and talent roles. As trusted partners, they take the time to truly understand your needs, values, and leadership style. Their industry insights, data, and extensive talent network are invaluable. They are trusted partners and I’ve been able to build high performing teams with their candidates. As a Hiring Manager, I’ve always valued their honest and transparent feedback, and their ability to challenge my thinking, helping me approach recruitment from fresh perspectives to achieve the best possible outcomes.

    Anthony Blaney

    Executive, People Learning & Culture

  • Right from the first call, Samuels Donegan worked really hard to understand our organisation, the team, the role and the key skills and experience that would work well for us. They asked fantastic questions and were clear in how the process would ideally work and what they needed from me. We ended up hiring not one but TWO of the candidates and could easily have hired the third too. I absolutely will be working with the Samuels Donegan team again - so professional, so helpful and have epic talent on their books.

    Pagen Plaizier

    GM, PX Partnering Product & Technology

  • I’ve followed Sarah throughout the last 20 years of my HR career both as a hiring manager and a candidate and she, along with the team, has always been spot on when it comes to how the market is performing. What stands out most as a customer is the great service you receive: they're highly responsive and understand our needs from the get-go. They know how to find the 'needle in the haystack' filling specialist roles with highly sought-after candidates. I highly recommend working with SD. Whether you're a business or growing your HR career, it's a smart investment.

    Cath Smith

    HR Shared Services Manager

  • Engaging Samuels Donegan to support the recruitment of our newly created Industrial Relations Business Partner role was absolutely the right decision. They were exceptional to work with, they quickly grasped the brief in terms of the required skill set, calibre, and most importantly, cultural fit. The recruitment process was both efficient and thorough, and the quality of the shortlisted candidates was exactly what we were looking for. We are absolutely thrilled with the outcome, Samuels Donegan have placed the perfect person to guide us with skill and insight through the ever-evolving complexities of the IR landscape.

    Maryanne Versace

    Head of People

  • Over the years, SD have consistently provided candidates of excellent calibre for various HR and talent roles. As trusted partners, they take the time to truly understand your needs, values, and leadership style. Their industry insights, data, and extensive talent network are invaluable. They are trusted partners and I’ve been able to build high performing teams with their candidates. As a Hiring Manager, I’ve always valued their honest and transparent feedback, and their ability to challenge my thinking, helping me approach recruitment from fresh perspectives to achieve the best possible outcomes.

    Anthony Blaney

    Executive, People Learning & Culture

  • Right from the first call, Samuels Donegan worked really hard to understand our organisation, the team, the role and the key skills and experience that would work well for us. They asked fantastic questions and were clear in how the process would ideally work and what they needed from me. We ended up hiring not one but TWO of the candidates and could easily have hired the third too. I absolutely will be working with the Samuels Donegan team again - so professional, so helpful and have epic talent on their books.

    Pagen Plaizier

    GM, PX Partnering Product & Technology

  • I’ve followed Sarah throughout the last 20 years of my HR career both as a hiring manager and a candidate and she, along with the team, has always been spot on when it comes to how the market is performing. What stands out most as a customer is the great service you receive: they're highly responsive and understand our needs from the get-go. They know how to find the 'needle in the haystack' filling specialist roles with highly sought-after candidates. I highly recommend working with SD. Whether you're a business or growing your HR career, it's a smart investment.

    Cath Smith

    HR Shared Services Manager

  • Engaging Samuels Donegan to support the recruitment of our newly created Industrial Relations Business Partner role was absolutely the right decision. They were exceptional to work with, they quickly grasped the brief in terms of the required skill set, calibre, and most importantly, cultural fit. The recruitment process was both efficient and thorough, and the quality of the shortlisted candidates was exactly what we were looking for. We are absolutely thrilled with the outcome, Samuels Donegan have placed the perfect person to guide us with skill and insight through the ever-evolving complexities of the IR landscape.

    Maryanne Versace

    Head of People

  • Over the years, SD have consistently provided candidates of excellent calibre for various HR and talent roles. As trusted partners, they take the time to truly understand your needs, values, and leadership style. Their industry insights, data, and extensive talent network are invaluable. They are trusted partners and I’ve been able to build high performing teams with their candidates. As a Hiring Manager, I’ve always valued their honest and transparent feedback, and their ability to challenge my thinking, helping me approach recruitment from fresh perspectives to achieve the best possible outcomes.

    Anthony Blaney

    Executive, People Learning & Culture

  • Right from the first call, Samuels Donegan worked really hard to understand our organisation, the team, the role and the key skills and experience that would work well for us. They asked fantastic questions and were clear in how the process would ideally work and what they needed from me. We ended up hiring not one but TWO of the candidates and could easily have hired the third too. I absolutely will be working with the Samuels Donegan team again - so professional, so helpful and have epic talent on their books.

    Pagen Plaizier

    GM, PX Partnering Product & Technology

  • I’ve followed Sarah throughout the last 20 years of my HR career both as a hiring manager and a candidate and she, along with the team, has always been spot on when it comes to how the market is performing. What stands out most as a customer is the great service you receive: they're highly responsive and understand our needs from the get-go. They know how to find the 'needle in the haystack' filling specialist roles with highly sought-after candidates. I highly recommend working with SD. Whether you're a business or growing your HR career, it's a smart investment.

    Cath Smith

    HR Shared Services Manager

  • Engaging Samuels Donegan to support the recruitment of our newly created Industrial Relations Business Partner role was absolutely the right decision. They were exceptional to work with, they quickly grasped the brief in terms of the required skill set, calibre, and most importantly, cultural fit. The recruitment process was both efficient and thorough, and the quality of the shortlisted candidates was exactly what we were looking for. We are absolutely thrilled with the outcome, Samuels Donegan have placed the perfect person to guide us with skill and insight through the ever-evolving complexities of the IR landscape.

    Maryanne Versace

    Head of People

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