Benjamin Woon Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore

- Responsible for driving international expansion and cross functional programmes of work within the Thought Machine business. - Help formulate and execute international and domestic expansion strategy, in line with Thought Machine's overarching strategy - Drive alignment between the product & company strategy and the operational, regulatory and legal requirements. - Define and manage detailed processes and plans to successfully launch and run in a given country- Lead expansion implementation projects and work with senior leadership to support their team expansion requirements - Business case modelling, forecasts and securing/aligning, detailed tracking and accurate reporting against budgets - Collaborate with and manage stakeholders to understand requirements, communicate results and drive progress. - Analyse both internal and external data and market trends to inform expansion strategies. - Continuous identification, management and communication of risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies (RAID). - Evaluation, selection and implementation of both processes and technology solutions to ensure that we have both the best tools and ability to scale - Continually look to improve cross functional operational processes- Feasibility study for Business set-up in SEA, including location, regulatory and tax analysis

Singapore

- Develop and execute regional expansion strategies in line with the company’s overall business goals- Building critical vendor relationships- Identify and manage risks associated with regional expansion- Project managing the work-flows to successfully put boots on ground in the different countries

Singapore

- Hired as the first recruiter in the region to assist the organization to grow and expand across the APAC region- Lead the recruitment process for the region, including developing and implementing recruitment strategies - Build and maintain relationships with hiring managers and other key stakeholders to understand their talent needs- Ensure that the recruitment process is conducted in a timely and effective manner- Act as a subject matter expert on regional recruitment best practices, and stay up-to-date on industry trends - Collaborate with the broader talent acquisition team to develop and implement global recruitment strategies- Lead the discussion and implementation of the resource planning and execution to ensure that regional recruitment targets are aligned with business growth YOY- Work with the Global team on expansion into new territories including vendor management and payroll/benefits analysis- Acting as the culture champion for the region- Systems used: Workable, Avature, WorkdayAchievements- Successfully partnered with regional leaders in setting up and expanding into new territories- Made first hires in Australia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan- Set up the insurance and benefit framework for the Singapore office- Successfully built and hired across multiple different functions including Sales, Marketing, Partnerships, Legal, Project Delivery, Engineering, Technical Support.

Singapore

- Single point of contact for the Regional and Global Function Heads regarding internal and external recruitment projects - Manage end-to-end recruitment processes across APAC covering Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan- Focus on Sales, Technical/Business Consultants, Pre-sales, Marketing, Legal, Finance, Inside Sales, Business development, Customer Support roles- Developing multiple effective recruitment strategy - Participated in University career fairs and running on-site Assessment days for fresh graduates- Drafting job profiles for posting purposes with established guidelines for employment branding. - Act as a liaison and point person for approved staffing agencies on recruitment activities- Vendor negotiation- Systems used: Workday and Netsuite*Started as a RPO before converting in-house

Singapore