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Cultivating Cultures of Success.

Cultivating Cultures of Success.

As your trusted hiring partner, we immerse ourselves in your world to ensure we’re matching you with the best talent, providing you confidence from day one that you’ve made the right hire. Our unique approach means that we don’t just tell your story, we’re part of it. We provide insights that go beyond a position description by creating a narrative that engages candidates to see each opportunity as a compelling proposition.

Our unique market position means we’re able to anticipate the forces shaping the future of work and ultimately use those insights to help organisations build skilled, resilient teams. Understanding a candidate’s true motivators and capabilities is at the heart of what we do and we’re experts at finding the right fit, every time.

To date, we’ve partnered with over 500 organisations nationwide, connecting top HR talent with businesses of all shapes and sizes.

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Your Trusted Hiring Partners.

Your Trusted Hiring Partners.

Executive Search

Permanent

On Demand Talent

Team Build

In today’s competitive landscape, you simply can’t afford to make a bad hire.

Without the right market insight and benchmarking, finding the right leader within the right time frame is harder than it looks. That’s where we come in. We deliver tailored search solutions for executive and senior People and Culture appointments, backed by deep sector expertise and long standing industry connections. With access to real time market intelligence and trusted networks, we help you hire with clarity, confidence and precision. Our search process is built on care, rigour and access. We meticulously map candidate markets, blending research, warm referrals and high trust sourcing methods to engage the best in the profession, even the ones not actively looking. We go beyond traditional search by acting as an extension of your team, offering honest insight and strategic guidance at every stage. With Samuels Donegan, you stay ahead of the curve with the people, tools and perspective needed to drive lasting success.

Executive Search

Permanent

On Demand Talent

Team Build

In today’s competitive landscape, you simply can’t afford to make a bad hire.

Without the right market insight and benchmarking, finding the right leader within the right time frame is harder than it looks. That’s where we come in. We deliver tailored search solutions for executive and senior People and Culture appointments, backed by deep sector expertise and long standing industry connections. With access to real time market intelligence and trusted networks, we help you hire with clarity, confidence and precision. Our search process is built on care, rigour and access. We meticulously map candidate markets, blending research, warm referrals and high trust sourcing methods to engage the best in the profession, even the ones not actively looking. We go beyond traditional search by acting as an extension of your team, offering honest insight and strategic guidance at every stage. With Samuels Donegan, you stay ahead of the curve with the people, tools and perspective needed to drive lasting success.

  • Meet Tom

    Workplace Relations Specialist

    High-touch, high-impact, and deeply experienced in workplace relations – this is your person.

    With proven expertise implementing complex Enterprise Agreements, managing intricate ER matters, and representing organisations at the Fair Work Commission, Tom brings both technical depth and steady judgement.

    If your organisation needs confident, capable workplace relations support that can handle complexity without the drama, you’re in safe hands.

    Super Skill: Tricky EA's

    Charge Rate: $120 per hour

    Looking for: Full-time

  • Meet Lesley

    Talent Acquisition Partner

    Linda is an experienced TA professional with a background spanning finance, systems and large RPO environments. She has progressed from high-volume recruitment into senior TA and people leadership roles, recruiting across insurance, tech and blue-collar portfolios (up to Head of level), and managing large-scale RPO accounts. Her experience includes ATS transitions, high-volume funnel optimisation, graduate and entry-level pathway design, hiring manager training, business reviews and P&L accountability. She is commercially aware and comfortable in both operational and strategic TA work.

    Super Skill: High volume recruitment

    Charge Rate: $800 per day

    Looking for: Full-time

  • Meet Pippa

    HR Administrator

    Looking for HR support that combines precision, pace, and strong people skills? Pippa delivers exactly that.

    She brings solid generalist HR experience within structured environments, with particular strength in employee records management, data integrity, and complex spreadsheet tracking. Pippa has supported payroll changes and compliance processes where accuracy is critical, and she’s a confident stakeholder communicator who keeps things moving seamlessly behind the scenes.

    Super Skill: A true all-rounder!

    Charge Rate: $80 per hour Plus GST

    Looking for: Full-time

  • Meet Tom

    Workplace Relations Specialist

    High-touch, high-impact, and deeply experienced in workplace relations – this is your person.

    With proven expertise implementing complex Enterprise Agreements, managing intricate ER matters, and representing organisations at the Fair Work Commission, Tom brings both technical depth and steady judgement.

    If your organisation needs confident, capable workplace relations support that can handle complexity without the drama, you’re in safe hands.

    Super Skill: Tricky EA's

    Charge Rate: $120 per hour

    Looking for: Full-time

  • Meet Pippa

    HR Administrator

    Looking for HR support that combines precision, pace, and strong people skills? Pippa delivers exactly that.

    She brings solid generalist HR experience within structured environments, with particular strength in employee records management, data integrity, and complex spreadsheet tracking. Pippa has supported payroll changes and compliance processes where accuracy is critical, and she’s a confident stakeholder communicator who keeps things moving seamlessly behind the scenes.

    Super Skill: A true all-rounder!

    Charge Rate: $80 per hour Plus GST

    Looking for: Full-time

  • Meet Lesley

    Talent Acquisition Partner

    Linda is an experienced TA professional with a background spanning finance, systems and large RPO environments. She has progressed from high-volume recruitment into senior TA and people leadership roles, recruiting across insurance, tech and blue-collar portfolios (up to Head of level), and managing large-scale RPO accounts. Her experience includes ATS transitions, high-volume funnel optimisation, graduate and entry-level pathway design, hiring manager training, business reviews and P&L accountability. She is commercially aware and comfortable in both operational and strategic TA work.

    Super Skill: High volume recruitment

    Charge Rate: $800 per day

    Looking for: Full-time

  • Meet Tom

    Workplace Relations Specialist

    High-touch, high-impact, and deeply experienced in workplace relations – this is your person.

    With proven expertise implementing complex Enterprise Agreements, managing intricate ER matters, and representing organisations at the Fair Work Commission, Tom brings both technical depth and steady judgement.

    If your organisation needs confident, capable workplace relations support that can handle complexity without the drama, you’re in safe hands.

    Super Skill: Tricky EA's

    Charge Rate: $120 per hour

    Looking for: Full-time

  • Meet Lesley

    Talent Acquisition Partner

    Linda is an experienced TA professional with a background spanning finance, systems and large RPO environments. She has progressed from high-volume recruitment into senior TA and people leadership roles, recruiting across insurance, tech and blue-collar portfolios (up to Head of level), and managing large-scale RPO accounts. Her experience includes ATS transitions, high-volume funnel optimisation, graduate and entry-level pathway design, hiring manager training, business reviews and P&L accountability. She is commercially aware and comfortable in both operational and strategic TA work.

    Super Skill: High volume recruitment

    Charge Rate: $800 per day

    Looking for: Full-time

  • Meet Pippa

    HR Administrator

    Looking for HR support that combines precision, pace, and strong people skills? Pippa delivers exactly that.

    She brings solid generalist HR experience within structured environments, with particular strength in employee records management, data integrity, and complex spreadsheet tracking. Pippa has supported payroll changes and compliance processes where accuracy is critical, and she’s a confident stakeholder communicator who keeps things moving seamlessly behind the scenes.

    Super Skill: A true all-rounder!

    Charge Rate: $80 per hour Plus GST

    Looking for: Full-time

  • Meet Tom

    Workplace Relations Specialist

    High-touch, high-impact, and deeply experienced in workplace relations – this is your person.

    With proven expertise implementing complex Enterprise Agreements, managing intricate ER matters, and representing organisations at the Fair Work Commission, Tom brings both technical depth and steady judgement.

    If your organisation needs confident, capable workplace relations support that can handle complexity without the drama, you’re in safe hands.

    Super Skill: Tricky EA's

    Charge Rate: $120 per hour

    Looking for: Full-time

  • Meet Lesley

    Talent Acquisition Partner

    Linda is an experienced TA professional with a background spanning finance, systems and large RPO environments. She has progressed from high-volume recruitment into senior TA and people leadership roles, recruiting across insurance, tech and blue-collar portfolios (up to Head of level), and managing large-scale RPO accounts. Her experience includes ATS transitions, high-volume funnel optimisation, graduate and entry-level pathway design, hiring manager training, business reviews and P&L accountability. She is commercially aware and comfortable in both operational and strategic TA work.

    Super Skill: High volume recruitment

    Charge Rate: $800 per day

    Looking for: Full-time

  • Meet Pippa

    HR Administrator

    Looking for HR support that combines precision, pace, and strong people skills? Pippa delivers exactly that.

    She brings solid generalist HR experience within structured environments, with particular strength in employee records management, data integrity, and complex spreadsheet tracking. Pippa has supported payroll changes and compliance processes where accuracy is critical, and she’s a confident stakeholder communicator who keeps things moving seamlessly behind the scenes.

    Super Skill: A true all-rounder!

    Charge Rate: $80 per hour Plus GST

    Looking for: Full-time

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