Dedicating time to professional development and building an exciting business launching soon! Delivering consultation projects focused on Talent Acquisition analysis, process redesign, training and implementation.

●Group Talent Acquisition Leadership committee member, steering the organization's global recruitment programs, with particular focus on shaping strategy, processes, policy and system design.●Africa, Middle East and India Leadership Committee member for HR Excellence and HR Operations, heading Talent Acquisition and championing transformation to a 3-pillar HR operating model.●Advisor on people analytics, including hiring, attrition and diversity. Leading KPI definition, selection and goal setting in line with HR SLA evolution.●Designed, implemented and led the region’s TA CoE team; TA specialists and managers, delivering talent at all levels. This includes recruitment, onboarding, employer branding, systems and tools, alongside defining strategy, business planning and partnering.●Implemented a standardized best practice process and multi-country toolkit with flexibility for localization where required.●Collaborated with Group TA, global peers and external consultants to design, test and launch a new ATS recruitment and onboarding module (Workday) as part of a global HR digital transformation, sunsetting the previous Cornerstone system.●Utilized Cornerstone, Workday and PowerBI to develop recruitment dashboards to deliver live performance insight to stakeholders and quarterly business reviews.●Focus on delivering significant improvements in external hiring against diversity targets, championing innovation and the value of diversity and inclusion across all business functions, while delivering localized nationalization targets.●Coaching and development of global TA teams and hiring communities via ongoing continuous improvement.●Leading specific TA projects, including graduate and campus management, tool and system upgrades and redesign/implementation of best practice assessment methodology.●Collaborating on cross functional HR initiatives, projects and long-term strategic plans, including vendor selection, compensation and ranking as an employer of choice.

Seconded to clients in an on-site RPO capacity via Parisima Talent:● ETIHAD AIRWAYS / 2019-2020● MONDIA GROUP / 2018-2019

●Leading Talent Acquisition activities across Operations, including Flight and Network Operations, Aviation Training, Guest Services, Catering, Safety and Security.●TA Business Partner to VPs and department heads, providing recruitment and HR updates, managing expectations on long-term project delivery.●Advising hiring teams on potential hiring challenges and the wider implications of their decisions. Taking the strategic lead on projects to ensure fair and robust hiring decisions, using both data and qualitative evidence-based information, challenging poor decisions when necessary.●Managing aptitude and psychometric assessment programs, undertaking detailed analysis of quantitative reports, providing commentary and insight to senior leaders, including preparing them for challenging interview situations.●Designing and running assessment centers for core and volume hiring, including group activities, role plays and simulations.●Advising on wider Talent Acquisition strategy including development of Employer Branding and EVP, partnering with the sourcing teams where necessary to drive business critical delivery.●Collaborating on cross functional HR initiatives to improve recruitment and employee lifecycle initiatives.●Senior and executive candidate pipeline development, working with Organizational Design and HRBPs to create an understanding of future resource requirements and develop talent pools for succession planning and business-critical roles.●Compensation and Benefits benchmarking to advise wider HR teams on package suitability for niche positions.●Unit testing, End-To-End testing and User Acceptance Testing for SAP SuccessFactors implementation.●Coaching and development of the hiring community and colleagues within the Talent Acquisition department.

●Leading Talent Acquisition activity across the Group, EMEA Operations and Mondia Pay – the Fintech/Direct Carrier Billing/Mobile Payments business line.●Business Partnering with hiring managers across EMEA to ensure smooth and effective processes and delivery.●Workforce planning and pipeline management, creating understanding of future resource requirements to assist in developing strong talent pools.●Developing best practice Talent Acquisition strategies, including development and promotion of employee referral programs to support niche positions.●Compensation and Benefits benchmarking regionally and group-wide, ensuring market competitive packages. ●Assisting Marketing to improve Employer Branding through social media, taking direct steps to ensure a positive candidate experience.●Managing end-to-end recruitment processes to source, attract, assess and onboard candidates for niche and hard-to-fill roles.●Managing Applicant Tracking Systems, tracking key metrics to improve efficiency and effectiveness whilst transitioning from offline MS Excel to the BambooHR ATS.●Creation and presentation of reports and dashboards, performing analysis, commentary and insight to assist leadership decision making.

●Leading Talent Acquisition with direct focus on Marketing, Retail, Merchandising and Quality Assurance.●Developing best practice Talent Acquisition strategy, focusing on Employer Branding to attract the best talent.●Monitoring agency relationships and deliverables, identifying and resolving SLA concerns.●Coaching hiring managers on evidence-based interview techniques to support company success beyond the contract’s duration.●Managing Workable ATS system, tracking key metrics to identify and improve efficiency and effectiveness.●Implementing improvements to onboarding, simplifying the candidate experience and reducing lost man-hours.

●CIPD studies focused on HR best practice and strategic applications to support career transition.●Remote freelance recruitment and consulting alongside studies.

●A billing consultant, initially on the finance team before transitioning to the HR MENA desk.●End to end management of recruitment projects, agreeing scope and negotiating commercial terms. Project management including sourcing, attraction, assessment and selection of candidates. ●Worked closely and developed commercial relationships with recruitment partners, senior HR and Finance decision makers, predominantly CHROs, HRDs and CFOs across the Middle East Region.●Assisted key clients in developing recruitment strategies and long-term resourcing plans, including advising on compensation and succession planning for business-critical positions.●Representation at key client events, securing “Preferred Supplier” status and signing commercial terms.