Our Team

Our team works closely together to achieve the best outcomes for our clients and candidates. We love what we do and aim to make recruitment simple, stress-free and enjoyable.

Sally West

Principal Consultant & Founder

Sally is an energetic recruitment professional with 20 years’ experience in recruitment and internal talent acquisition.

As a specialist in Allied Health, Sally loves connecting like-minded, high-calibre people and organisations. From managing national recruitment for an ASX-listed company to niche recruitment agencies, Sally values the candidate and client experience.

Sally studied Psychology and was eager to start her career in HR and Recruitment. With an in-depth understanding of the industry, she has established exceptional relationships across the board. Many of Big Umbrella’s clients are from referrals and others, who initially were candidates!

Living in Sydney for many years, Sally is now based on the Sunshine Coast and is pleased to work with organisations all over Australia. She loves keeping fit, dinners with friends and beach time with her family and Schnoodle, Pogo.

Sally warmly welcomes you to Big Umbrella and trusts you will have a positive experience with her team.

Kristie Axe

Recruitment Consultant

Kristie is a highly engaged and motivated HR Generalist with 15 years’ experience in recruitment, people management, training and development. Her passion lies in working with people, and she strives to bring out the best in others with her professional and engaging manner.

Kristie has diverse experience including roles in global organisations and small businesses, in Australia and the UK. Outside of her role with Big Umbrella, she is a part-time Pilates instructor, reflecting her overall passion for health and wellbeing.

The recruitment process brings Kristie great satisfaction, as it enables her to meet new people and listen to their unique experiences. Supporting candidates from the initial interaction to their onboarding is a fulfilling experience that she thoroughly enjoys.

During her leisure time, Kristie relishes being in nature, taking long walks on the beach and spending time with her beloved Labrador, Barney. Kristie practises yoga and has a deep interest in the mind-body connection. She also enjoys socialising and spending time with friends and family.

Adam Harrington

Recruitment Consultant

With an extensive background in hospitality and event management, Adam specialises in the candidate recruitment experience.

Taking a professional and upbeat approach, Adam provides a seamless, engaging and well-informed recruitment journey for each candidate he connects with.

From the first point of contact to the first day on the job, Adam provides guidance and support to ensure the entire process is stress-free, whilst achieving the best possible outcome.

Cheryl Munro

Recruitment Consultant

Having operated a successful real estate buyer’s agency in Queensland for many years, Cheryl has now taken a new direction in her career. She is delighted to be on board as a Recruitment Consultant with Big Umbrella.

Cheryl has developed a strong knowledge of allied health and skills as a Recruiter. Cheryl loves engaging with candidates and clients and finds there are many similarities with being a buyer’s agent – now matching candidates with the perfect role, instead of property!

She has a warm and personal approach and finds her role very rewarding. Living in the hinterland, Cheryl enjoys a peaceful rural lifestyle, Pilates, yoga and walks along the beach.

Join our team

We are always happy to hear from Recruiters interested in joining Big Umbrella.

We Offer:
  • A positive and collaborative culture, with no internal competition
  • Opportunity to join an established business with a great reputation
  • Option to work anywhere in Australia
  • Top technology that allows you to work in any location or from home
  • Full-time, part-time, casual or contractor – flexible, potential for school hours
  • Individual and team-based incentives
  • A supportive environment where you can focus on your interests and areas of strength
You bring:
  • Recruitment experience, ideally within Allied Health
  • A warm and engaging manner, you are a natural communicator who excels at building relationships
  • A can-do attitude and willingness to perform all aspects of the role
  • Alignment with our company values

Testimonials

Sally and the team at Big Umbrella are exceptional at what they do! We have always valued our partnership with them, they are professional, friendly, proactive and exceptional communicators. Thanks to the team at BU, we have had so many more recruitment wins than we would have had without them. Couldn’t recommend them more.
Aleena Bablanian NSW Operations Manager