# Amanda Watts 🧠🏳️‍🌈

## Profile

- Title: Executive HR recruiter
- Experience: 15\+ years
- Verified: yes
- Claimed: yes

> **Profile-provided biography**
> 💥 People-first hiring for culture-led businesses.
> 
> For almost 2 decades, I’ve been connecting bold, brilliant companies with the HR leaders who shape their future, the kind of People who don’t just keep the wheels turning, but elevate everything: culture, engagement, growth, and leadership.
> 
> I started my career in the fast lane, recruiting for global banks in the City, but quickly realised my passion wasn’t just in placing candidates. It was in building long-term partnerships with clients who care deeply about their people and want to hire with intention, not just urgency.
> 
> Fast forward to now: I run Saisei Talent, a boutique search consultancy specialising in senior People, Culture and Talent roles across the creative, tech, media and entertainment worlds. I work best with mission-led founders and People leaders who want to build workplaces where humans thrive.
> 
> 🌍 Global reach, boutique touch.
> From London to LA, Amsterdam to Sydney, I’ve placed leaders in some of the most forward-thinking businesses around the world. My network is rich with HR talent who are values-led, commercially sharp, and ready to shape what work should look like.
> 
> 🎯 What I do:
> -  Contingency recruitment for HR positions upwards from Manager level
> – Executive search for senior People roles \(Heads of People, Talent Directors, CPOs\)
> – Strategic hiring advice for growing businesses
> – Retained partnerships that go deep, not wide
> 
> I don’t do “quick fills.” I do considered, relationship-led search that gives you the right person, not just for now, but for where you’re going.
> 
> If you're growing your People function and want a trusted partner who gets the creative world and works as an extension of your team, let’s talk. 
> The best hires don’t just tick boxes. They move the needle.
> 
> 📧 [redacted contact]  
> 📞 07712 402554

## Agency
- [Saisei Talent](https://ratearecruiter.net/agencies/saisei-talent)

### Industries
- Creative & Media

### Roles
- Human Resources & Recruitment

### Coverage
- greater\_london
- south\_east
- east\_of\_england
- europe
- south\_america
- north\_america
- middle\_east
- asia

### Seniority coverage
- manager\_specialist
- director\_executive
- board\_c\_suite

## Ratings
- Overall displayed rating: 5.0/5
- Displayed review count: 1
- Candidate score: 5.0/5

### Category scores
- Candidate First: 5
- Candidness: 5
- Communication: 5
- Compliance & Conduct: 5
- Connection: 5
- Commitment: 5

## Public links
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/saiseitalent)
- [Company website](https://www.saiseitalent.com/)

## User-generated opinion
### Rate A Recruiter platform review
- Source: Rate A Recruiter platform
- Profile type: candidate
- Rating: 5.0/5
- Date: 2026-01-23
> User-generated opinion
> Amanda and I worked together in a very challenging London market for senior placements, and she consistently stood out for her clarity, candour, and genuine care for my aspirations and role direction.
> 
> Her communication was always thoughtful and direct. As the market shifted, she identified opportunities that blended my HR, Business Operations, and Business Development background in ways I hadn't considered, while always prioritising long-term fit over quick placement.
> 
> I was always kept well informed on progress, with prompt and proactive follow-up at each stage of the recruitment process for the role we worked on together. Amanda's feedback helped me understand the market, competitiveness and realistic compensation.
> 
> Beyond specific roles, Amanda maintained an ongoing, professional dialogue - sharing market insight, recommendations, and relevant connections. This helped me stay proactive in my search. That support has continued even after an overseas relocation, which is genuinely above and beyond.
> 
> Having worked with recruiters as both a client and a candidate, Amanda stands out as someone who understands that effective recruitment is built on trust and strong relationships in both directions. I recommend her to both clients and candidates without hesitation.

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