Sinead Wallace
Director, Head of Executive Search & Advisory
Executive summary
Sinead Wallace is a Director and Head of Executive Search & Advisory at BDO. Sinead has over 25 years experience in recruitment and executive search, supporting organisations in identifying and securing top-tier leadership talent.
Sinead is a seasoned Senior Director with extensive experience across the Irish and European Recruitment and Executive search business. She brings a proven track record in leadership, commercial strategy, and business transformation, with deep expertise in building high-performing, multi-sector Executive teams across Ireland and international markets.
For the past eight years, Sinead successfully ran her own executive search business, advising clients on leadership strategy and talent acquisition. Prior to this, Sinead spent seven years as a European Director for an International search firm working across Europe, USA, and Asia, partnering with companies entering new markets to make their first strategic C-suite hires.
Reach out to Sinead at swallace@bdo.ie or via the listed contact details for further support.
Services & Specialism
Sinead is a seasoned Senior Director with extensive experience across the Irish and European Recruitment and Executive search business. She brings a proven track record in leadership, commercial strategy, and business transformation, with deep expertise in building high-performing, multi-sector Executive teams across Ireland and international markets.For the past eight years, Sinead successfully ran her own executive search business, advising clients on leadership strategy and talent acquisition. Prior to this, Sinead spent seven years as a European Director for an International search firm working across Europe, USA, and Asia, partnering with companies entering new markets to make their first strategic C-suite hires.
Areas of Expertise
- Executive Search (C-Suite and Senior Leadership)
- Leadership Assessment & Succession Planning
- Strategic Search Methodologies
- International Skills Mobility & Project Delivery
- Client-Centric Approach & Commercial Acumen
- Authentic, Direct, and Purpose-Driven Communication
Notable Achievements
- Successfully scaled multi-sector, multi-disciplinary businesses across several international markets, consistently delivering high performance in competitive environments.
- Specialist in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), having led national and cross-border talent acquisition initiatives for both start-ups and expansion projects.
- Extensive experience managing offices and leading business development efforts across numerous European countries over an eight-year period, resulting in a robust and far-reaching professional network.
- An industry expert having worked as a European Director with hands-on experience operating across multiple international jurisdictions, with deep expertise in executive search at the C-suite level.
- Active contributor to key business networks, including Irish Chambers (domestic and international), the American Chamber of Commerce, and Women Executive Networks.
- Former sponsor of the HR Lunch Series and participant in multiple trade missions promoting Ireland as a prime destination for business investment, including engagements in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.
Reach out to Sinead at swallace@bdo.ie or via the listed contact details for further support.