Saad Saigol Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Executed both the day-to-day operations and strategic direction for the permanent division at Clarity Recruitment via management, recruitment, retention, and mentoring a division of 5 associates which was operating at an all time high till early 2020.- Led the consulting division from 2015-16, established best practices and built up the book of business to over 20 contractors on billing from less than 5 within a year. - Managed client and key stakeholder relationships, including C-suite, VPs and Directors through expectations management and by catering our service offerings to the specific client needs; has resulted in services fill-ratio of 70%, well above industry average.- Directly managed up to 3 associates including onboarding, ongoing mentoring, desk-side coaching, role-playing and weekly one-on-one meetings with each direct report; this led to increased engagement, job enrichment, greater accountability and sense of ownership for each employee, and a higher level of quality in their activity.- Spearheaded a finance transformation project for a tier 1 bank which resulted in 27 successful full time placements for the bank in a period of 3 months. Responsible for directly generating ~450k in GM for the division.- Led the building of finance functions across multiple industries including mining, technology, financial services and CPG. In 2020, helped build the entire finance function of a publicly listed mining company in Western Canada.Awards & Recognitions:- Top GM Performance Award Winner: 2016, 2017 and 2019- Cross-Sell Award Winner for highest cross-sell GM contribution: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.- Set the company record for highest GM by any individual for the permanent division: $606k in personal GM (2019).

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Successfully built a 360 desk in under 6 months by placing Finance & Accounting candidates in leadership positionsDeveloped and maintained a pipeline of candidates and clients (prospective employers) to allow for a timely response to client needs, obtained market information to assist clients along with obtaining leads to assist with business development and growth Established relationships with senior leaders and ‘C’ level executives by credible information that ultimately influenced hiring decisionsSuccessfully managed RFP’s, negotiated contracts and consistently over achieved revenue targetsOverachieved quota consistently over tenure – Q3 112% and Q4 115%Demonstrated strong track record of customer and applicant control by achieving a fill rate of 40%

Responsible for developing new business outside of existing accounts via cold calling, client meetings and relationship building meeting an average of 3-4 clients per weekMaintained over 200 existing client relationships by alerting clients of available top talent, market updates and salary surveysBuilt a successful sales desk in less than a year as evidenced by $260K in GM, a 55% fill rate, and over 30 placed candidates for 2012 Demonstrated natural flair and enthusiasm for business development by using traditional and non-traditional marketing tactics, resulting in a diversified book of business with clients across all sectorsConsistently beat the competition in non-exclusive, contingent searches through a better understanding of technical requirements and mastering the art of matching candidate-and-client "fit"Recruited top finance and accounting candidates for intermediate to executive contract positionsOrganized training seminars on searching effectively for candidates and best practices for developing new businessAwarded the “Cross-Sell Move of the Month” thrice in 2011, which is evaluated across all lines of businessReceived an award for the highest Cross-Sell in 2012 for a total of $42K in GM.

Toronto, On, Ca

Analyze information related to system or manually generated alerts to identify persons and entities that may be laundering money or funding terrorism Ensure processes remain effective by providing feedback/recommendations to the Manager, AML Adjudication, for process/system changes based on ongoing successes and failuresParticipated in ongoing training to develop and maintain knowledge, skills and capability to manage fraud lossesScanned various account types and transactions; red flagged suspicious activity based on predetermined criteria Responsible for tracking and recording new procedures, forms etc and created presentations for all new requirements and procedures introducedPromoted to senior analyst in recognition for a high level of productivity

Toronto, Ca

Debriefed over 200 "C" level executives through cold calling on capital markets transactions focused on best practices and their experiences with Canadian broker dealers and global investment banks. Prepared comprehensive research reports on over $60 billion worth of deals using MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Access. Examples include: o Providing insightful market analyses to explain trends and support accompanying market figures o Writing in-depth competitive analyses based on primary and secondary research o Analyzing qualitative and quantitative trends in various industry sectors o Drawing hypotheses on potential competitive strategies in these marketsConsult with buy side analysts and portfolio managers and sell side analysts about Global equities, have them rank companies on eight performance metrics and discuss their rationale for the ratings. Prepare a weekly research report discussing the competitive positioning of the company in its sector. Maintained an ongoing relationship with senior executives of Fortune 500 companies and managed their information in a well constructed databaseIntensively researched every major capital market transaction, and the company attached to it in order to obtain leads for the company's core target marketHelped link Top-Gun bankers to corporations that were looking to optimize their bank selection. Identified new channels for marketing the company's products, and also trained employees on best practice methods to boost the company's salesCold Called and successfully established relationships with 'C' level executives

Bachelors Of Science, Finance

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