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London, Gb

London, England, Gb

Led strategic hiring partnerships with industry leaders such as Meta, Amazon, Reed, GitLab, and Sainsbury’s, significantly expanding the qualified and diverse hiring pool.Developed the full life cycle recruiting process for positions such as Machine Learning Engineers, Embedded Software Engineers, Software Engineers/Architects (Distributed and Mainframe), Database Architects/Developers/Administrators, Network/System/Security Engineers, Web Developers, Quality Assurance/Test Engineers, Technical Program/Product/Project Managers, Development Managers, and Business Analysts.Partnered with HR, compensation, leadership teams, and OD professionals to design effective hiring strategies. Coached managers on behavioral interviewing techniques and delivered full-cycle candidate management, leading to improved offer acceptance rates.Systematised talent acquisition. Automated the entire offer process to determine competitive compensation packages (salary, relocation, equity, sign-on bonus, immigration support). Facilitated negotiations and secured offer acceptance from top candidates.Orchestrated pre-interview meetings and post-interview debriefs, facilitating team discussions and capturing valuable feedback. This fostered a more engaged interview team, leading to higher quality candidate selection.Established mentorship programs with Reed for black women in tech, resulting in an increase in long-term talent development pipelines.Experience with all leading candidate applicant tracking and CRM systems.Established a pioneering partnership with Google in Nigeria as an assessment partner, playing a key role in vetting the skills of 2,000 senior software engineers.

Leveraged industry expertise to guide the foundation's strategic direction, resulting in a 20% increase in program enrolment .Formed key partnerships that secured $50,000 in funding for crucial initiatives, empowering over 1,000 beneficiaries with valuable tech skills.Championed innovative program development, contributing to a 15% improvement in graduate placement rates.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Initiated a groundbreaking recruitment campaign focused on sourcing in Africa, resulting in over 1000+ candidate interviews. This successful strategy was subsequently expanded to other job families.Managed the full life cycle recruiting process for IT, product development engineering, design engineering and global operations teams.Proactively sourced passive candidates, facilitated the interview and candidate selection process and ensured an excellent candidate experience.Screened technical and non-technical CV's for up to 60+ open requisitions on a regular basis.Organised, lead, and documented pre-interview position meetings and post-interview debrief; obtained feedback with interview teams and candidates leading to more engaged interview teams.

Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, Gb

Conducted pre-screens, reference checks and structured face-to-face interviews with over 100 international candidates annually for technical and non-technical positions.Directed job offer process by reviewing group equity and compensation data providing fair and competitive offers in a confidential manner.Drafted, reviewed and modified documents requiring initial research based on standard corporate policies and procedures.

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Monitored recruitment metrics to identify areas for improvement and implemented changes accordingly.Managed relationships with external recruitment agencies.Active participation in job fairs and recruitment events.

Wood Green, London, Gb

Studied job descriptions and qualifications to determine applicant requirements.Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of candidates through effective screening processes.Collaborated with hiring managers to understand job requirements and expectations.

Herts, Gb

A London based digital agency that caters for organisations in a variety of industries. With our expertise in the area of digital media, web development, print and design. All aspects of helping UK independent schools, businesses and creative agencies to maximise their online presence using digital technology.Grew Swoop Studios from a startup to a thriving business serving over 5,000 clients across diverse industries.Cultivated strategic partnerships that expanded revenue YoY by 20% and doubled the client base within 5 years.Fostered a collaborative environment that achieved a 90% employee retention rate and consistently delivered client satisfaction ratings exceeding 95%.

London, England, Gb

IT Teacher at City & Islington college. Duties included lesson planning, teaching and reviewing work. Languages taught included HTML, CSS Javascript and Actionscript.