In his current role, Jamie Finnegan, Finder’s Global Head of Talent, is responsible for the growth of Finder's team while also designing and driving business initiatives to further enhance Finder's unique culture.

This week’s episode of Strivin and Thrivin covers Jamie’s career journey from England to Australia and beyond.  Together with Strivin’s Laura Johnson and Tech Life Sydney’s Neil Gunning, Jamie reminisces about starting his career as a recruiter and then moving into the people function.

“I've been very fortunate that the growth has come in many different forms and directions.”



From Jamie’s interview, though, it is clear that this “growth” is not something that simply landed on Jamie’s lap. Instead, it’s something he worked for - often requiring long hours working with different timezones and actively pursuing opportunities for learning.

“Just be a sponge. Just soak up as much as information as you can. Learn from everyone, everyone's going to have a different perspective.”

According to Jamie, these learning opportunities are everywhere. He names numerous people that have been instrumental in his career (and learnings) and talks about the course he is currently participating in, called Redefining HR.