Christine McKelvie has spent a decade doing the thing most fast-growing companies get wrong: building people functions that actually hold up under pressure.
Across agency, consultancy, and internal roles — at companies like Automata, Cambrian Robotics, and now Fyxer AI — she's scaled teams from single digits to 200+, halved time-to-hire, and built the HR infrastructure that lets founders stay focused on what they're building. She's done it four times over, from seed to Series B, across 16 countries.
She's also the founder of Brooklet, a boutique consultancy helping early-stage companies get their people foundations right before the cracks start to show.
At Fyxer AI, Christine sits at an interesting intersection: a talent leader who has lived the chaos of hyper-growth, now working at a company that's using AI to reshape how hiring and talent functions operate. She brings a practitioner's perspective to questions about where AI fits in recruitment — and where it doesn't.
Speaker topics include: Scaling without breaking things · Building talent functions from scratch · AI in hiring and candidate experience · What founders get wrong about their first hires
Experience
- Talent Lead, Fyxer
- Founder, Brooklet Consultancy
- People & Talent Director, Cambrian Robotics
- Talent Acquisition Manager, Invisible
- Talent Acquisition Lead, Automata
- Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Syneos Health
- Principal Consultant, Source Group International
- Life Sciences Recruitment Consultant, JCW
Recent posts featuring Christine McKelvie
How to ask for feedback after a job rejection: Expert advice & email templates
Want clarity after a job rejection? This expert guide shows you how to professionally ask for feedback and turn a ‘no’ into progress.
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How to write a job application to an employer (and use AI to maximize your time)
Learn how to write a focused job application to an employer with guidance from hiring experts and templates you can use for any role.
