James Leay

People & Talent Acquisition Leader

James Leay is a seasoned professional with a track record of supporting social change by empowering local enterprise. With a BBA from Lancaster University, where he studied Business Management, James has held various high-profile positions in diverse organizations. He is a trustee at Make Shift Foundation, where he channels his passion for social entrepreneurship to support and encourage budding startups. James served as the Co-founder & CEO of Make Shift before taking on the role of Director at Glowthread, a textile printing company. He was the Chief Operating Officer at String™ before moving on to become the Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Associate at Beer & Partners. James has also worked as the Major Programmes Executive - Liaison Manager at BT and, earlier in his career, as the Acting Operations Manager at Whittlebury Park.

Experience

Head of Talent at DailyPay, Inc. (November 2022 - Present)

- Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition at DailyPay, Inc. (August 2021 - November 2022) - Advisor at Yello.co (July 2021 - July 2022) - Head of People Operations and Talent Acquisition at WayUp (September 2017 - July 2021) - Head of People Operations and Talent Acquisition at Teckst, Inc. (March 2016 - September 2017) - Talent Acquisition Manager at Grubhub (October 2013 - March 2016) - People Operations & Recruiting Coordinator at Grubhub (November 2011 - October 2013) - Consultant at Stetson Design Group, LLC (November 2010 - November 2011) - Event Manager at MZA Events, Inc. (December 2007 - November 2010) - Human Resources Associate at Programs in Counseling (December 2006 - December 2007) - Operations Intern at LionMenus.com (January 2006 - May 2006)