 To serve as a strategic talent advisor for the business teams, ensuring that our talent initiatives align with the overall business objectives and HR strategy. Develop and implement effective talent acquisition strategies to attract, recruit, and hire top-quality candidates across the Bank. Manage the entire recruitment process of the defined business portfolio within standard turnaround time. Ensure the development and maintenance of a talent pipeline to create bench-strength for critical functions. Collaborate with business heads to address manpower challenges, develop strategic recruitment priorities and implement talent initiatives. Partner with hiring managers to understand job requirements, build pipeline, conduct interviews, and assess candidate fit. Analyze HR data to identify trends and conduct market scans to recommend actionable improvements.

During my long association with HabibMetro, I managed several assignments such as Program Hiring, Internships, TA Projects & Analytics, Sourcing and year round hiring for Branch Banking & Head Office functions.Responsibilities in the last assignment: Manage end-to-end recruitment for branches/regions, including sourcing, interviews, and salary negotiations to meet departmental staffing needs. Plan and execute batch hiring for fresh graduates in alignment with annual attrition and network expansion plans. Attract talent through social media, head-hunters, internal job postings, bank website, and employee referrals. Coordinate with the learning team to manage orientation, classroom, and on-the-job training for new batches. Collaborate with internal recruiters and stakeholders to develop strategies that meet manpower needs. Lead recruitment drives, talent hunts, and job fairs at business schools. Prepare management approvals for batch hiring, manpower planning, and social engagement activities. Work with marketing to design visuals for recruitment materials such as kiosks, banners, souvenirs, and flyers. Conduct comparative studies of peer organizations to identify new recruitment trends and HR best practices. Handle job rotations, transfers, and internal promotions as required. Support SBP and internal/external financial audits. Contribute to annual headcount budgeting. Plan and manage year-round internship programs. Key Achievements: Successfully executed Batch Hiring of all sorts i.e. Management Trainees, Audit, Compliance, Tellers etc.  Conducted various Market Surveys for benchmarking & Process re-engineering. Delivered a project on formation of Job Descriptions and Org Charts. Coordinated with Marketing Team & Vendors for Souvenirs Development. Headcount Budget Exercise under collaboration with business units. Reinvented the Career Fair campaign to improve employer branding.

Successfully managed a team of HR Relationship Managers with keen focus on fulfilling manpower needs. Recruit 65-70 candidates monthly and negotiate remuneration and benefits with selected candidates. Participate in yearly and quarterly manpower planning and budgeting. Oversee contract renewals, expirations, confirmations, and service regularizations. Manage staff attendance and leave systems. Develop and update divisional organograms in line with the approved HR plan. Create and revise job descriptions for new and existing roles in collaboration with department heads. Design hiring tests, manage pre-employment documentation, and conduct liability checks. Initiate job advertisements via print and social media, negotiating vendor payments. Design future processes and work with IBM to integrate them into Oracle HRMS e-BS.

 Source, screen, and shortlist candidates for various roles. Conduct pre-employment verifications and handle necessary documentation. Request and analyze e-CIB reports to evaluate applicants’ financial integrity. Prepare appointment letters, create personnel files, and ensure document compliance with SBP guidelines. Maintain stage-wise MIS of hiring cases for business reviews and updates. Update the Human Resources Policy Manual as needed. Manage internal hiring, rotations and employee elevations. Facilitate employee onboarding and organize orientation for new hires.HR Committees: Member of the HR-Service Quality Committee, chaired by the Head of Recruitment, aimed at ensuring timely and quality HR services. Member of the HR-Audit Committee, chaired by the Head of Employee Services, focusing on strict compliance with HR policies.Other Achievements: Managed bulk hiring of approximately 350 candidates in 48 branches across the South region within 4 months in 2008. Developed and implemented role-based hiring and aptitude tests for branch banking roles and Trainee Officers. Launched Trainee Officer Batches in Baluchistan, Interior Sindh, and Karachi. Created and compiled the Human Resource Policies Manual in book format, in collaboration with HR Committee stakeholders.