SCALE UP - Conversation with Richard Hillier, ex-Head of Talent Acquisition, EMEA @ Airwallex

This week, I sat down with Richard Hillier, a talent veteran with extensive recruiting leadership experience across big banks like J.P. Morgan and fin-tech startups including Revolut and Airwallex. In 2020, he joined Airwallex London office as the first HR and helped scale the EMEA team from 10 to 100. Richard struck me as someone who has deep passion for candidate/employee experience, and a compassionate people leader who continuously challenges himself into new territories and perspectives. Tune in to this interview to hear a bit more about Richard’s view on the current layoff pandemic; lessons he learned when scaling start-ups; and the life journey that shaped his path. 

"So if taking a startup job means getting to a Director level of job scope in 3-5 years versus staying in a corporation with much longer commitment like 10+ years. Which one is more suited for me? "