Sila Awad Email & Phone Number

Zürich, Zh, Ch

Running a profitable passive business:- Real estate investor, running a fully remote and automated (passive) short-term rental business. Grew the business from 1 to 4 properties. Achieved Superhost status, 4.87/5 stars rating, 650+ reviews. 6 figures total revenue and net profit, gross rental yield (34.9.% apartment 1, 24% apartment 2), 140% YoY growth- Coaching other hosts to start, improve, and automate their business

Zurich, Switzerland

- Led the University Programs team (2016-2021), then the broader Talent Outreach org (2021-2023). The org is responsible for engaging with students and industry professionals to attract and hire top talent- Managed 3 teams and 11+ Program Managers across 6 countries, overseeing performance, talent management, coaching, and people development. Consistently received stellar Manager Feedback score of 90+%, ranking in the top 10% of Google Managers - Led the team to deliver innovative events, conferences, and learning & developmental programs centered on DEI. Key Programs: Google Hash Code, BGN Hack, IWD Series, Google Disability Conference, and Inside Look- Cultivated a culture of innovation and collaboration, enabling the team to exceed all expectations and deliver talent pools that were 3x more likely to be hired at Google compared to all other pipelines and 2x more representative than market demographics- Key member of the People Operations Leadership team, driving efforts to foster a connected and empowered organization- Successfully led and collaborated on multiple Technology projects to deliver transformative HR technology and tools, enhancing effectiveness across the organization (e.g. New CRM and Event Management tool)

Dublin

- Program managed and ran 100’s of events and programs across EMEA. Managed the full program life cycle from planning and logistics, agenda and speakers, CV screening and interviewing, event execution, and post event analysis and improvements- Delivered 100’s of presentations and L&D workshops, covering topics such as design thinking, innovation, CV writing and interviewing, digital advertising, and software engineering roles at Google- Managed university relations with 100’s of universities in EMEA, connecting with career service offices, student groups, diversity (DEI) organizations, and university professors

Dublin

- Led the advanced spam-fighting initiative to enhance Google’s search quality by preventing and combating spam. Developed an innovative proactive working model, which was nominated for the Silver Award and adopted globally by other markets- Led the new starters training program, revamping the curriculum to streamline the onboarding process and accelerate new hire integration and productivity

- Created the concept of the Ultimate Challenge game. Led a team of 3 co-founders and managed a team of developers and UX designers to build the mobile and backend applications. Achieved 30K downloads in 3 months. 4.5/5 star rating- Featured in 3 television programs highlighting the game's innovation in the MENA market

- Developed in Java RFID desktop and mobile applications to automate hospital inventory management systems- Developed modules of a banking application to automate credit analysis- Developed in C# a mobile application used by the police to issue tickets for illegally parked cars

Mba, Masters In Business Administration

Bs Computer Science