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.
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
Education
- Hodge Hill
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.
Shared employers
Also worked at Atomico78
Niklas ZennströmCo-founder and CEO of AtomicoMattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesSanna BlomkvistSustainability Lead at NorthzoneWouterHead of Nomads (Fund-of-Fund) at Hummingbird VenturesAndrea GurnariInvestor at Moonfire VenturesWill DuftonPartner at Giant Ventures Global Llp
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Also worked at Bossa Studios1
Also worked at Ontruck4
Also worked at Google945
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis
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Colleagues at Atomico
Network9
Deborah OkenlaScout
Angel at Atomico
Don HoangScout
Partner at Atomico
Hiro TamuraScout
Managing Partner at Atomico
Jack AbrahamScout
Managing Partner & CEO at Atomic
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.