About
Dan Hynes is a retired DJ and model with a background in recruitment and staffing leadership. His career includes roles as Partner at Atomico, Director of Global Staffing at Skype, and positions at Google overseeing European staffing and global career development. He previously served as Head of Recruitment for EMEA at Cisco Systems and held European recruitment management roles at INS, alongside six years of service with the Queens Royal Hussars and Queens Own Hussars in the British Army.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- ...DJ / Modelcurrent2026 — presentLondon Paris New York Milan etc
- AtomicoPartner2013 — 2025London, United Kingdom
- Bossa StudiosBoard Member2019 — 2024
- OntruckBoard Member2019 — 2022
- Oh BiBiBoard Member2019 — 2021
- PeakonBoard Member (exit to WorkDay)2019 — 2021
- JobandtalentBoard Member2019 — 2020
- SkypeDirector of Global Staffing2010 — 2013London, United Kingdom
- GoogleHead of Career Development & Mobility - Global Sales2009 — 2010
- GoogleStaffing Manager2005 — 2009
- Symbol TechnologiesSnr HR Mgr2003 — 2005
- Cisco SystemsHead of Recruitment2000 — 2003
- INS (International Network Services)Recruitment Manager1997 — 2000
- British ArmyThe Queens Royal Hussars1988 — 1994
Skills & more
Team Management22Management36Leadership18Strategy9InvestmentsManaged Services11Onboarding47Recruiting99Start-ups85Executive Search51Strategic Business Change2Technical Recruiting57
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SourcingHuman ResourcesEntrepreneurshipMergers & AcquisitionsTalent AcquisitionOrganizational DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentShipbuildingConsultingTalent ManagementCRMEmployer BrandingFrom Dan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Atomico
Network9
Jack AbrahamScout
Founder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic
Deborah OkenlaScout
Angel at Atomico
Don HoangScout
Partner at Atomico
Hiro TamuraScout
Managing Partner at Atomico
Joe CrossScout
Investor at Atomico
Adam Lasri
Partner at Atomico
Ahmed Alriyami
Investor at Atomico
Ahmed Deyab
Investor at Atomico
Alexander (Sasha) Vidiborskiy
Principal at Atomico
Investors connected to Dan in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dan Hynes?
- Dan Hynes is a retired DJ and model with a background in recruitment and staffing leadership. His career includes roles as Partner at Atomico, Director of Global Staffing at Skype, and positions at Google overseeing European staffing and global career development. He previously served as Head of Recruitment for EMEA at Cisco Systems and held European recruitment management roles at INS, alongside six years of service with the Queens Royal Hussars and Queens Own Hussars in the British Army.
- Where does Dan Hynes work?
- Dan Hynes is Partner at Atomico.
- What check size does Dan Hynes write?
- Dan Hynes typically writes checks of $5M – $15M.
- Where did Dan Hynes go to school?
- Dan Hynes studied at Hodge Hill.
Shared employers
Also worked at Atomico82
Niklas ZennströmCo-founder and CEO of AtomicoJosefin LandgårdCo-founder & CEO of MANTLE; co-founder of KryMattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesSanna BlomkvistSustainability Lead at NorthzoneWouterHead of Nomads (Fund-of-Fund) at Hummingbird VenturesAndrea GurnariInvestor at Moonfire Ventures
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Also worked at Bossa Studios2
Also worked at Ontruck4
Also worked at Google1,715
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
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