Oct 2023 – Sep 2024 · 11 mos · Lagos State, Nigeria · Remote

• Hugo, based in Chicago, is reshaping Africa's Future of Work by redefining the BPO space. The mission is to excel beyond the ordinary, from cutting-edge machine learning data annotation to revolutionizing customer support for Fortune 500 companies and dynamic startups in FinTech, EdTech, and E-commerce. Dedicated to empowering young Africans, we provide digital skills for kickstarting careers.
• In my role, I play the matchmaker. I ensure the alignment between the expectations of both the business and candidates regarding job fit and aspirations. This involves wearing multiple hats:
• ● Workforce Visionary: Crafting dynamic talent acquisition strategies in sync with evolving
• business needs.
• ● Strategic Sourcer: Leveraging channels like the company careers page, job boards, and
• social media to attract top-tier talent and optimise ROI.
• ● Employer Brand Builder: Shaping a compelling employer brand in partnership with
• marketing.
• ● Interview Facilitator: Conduct personalised interviews to align roles, salary budgets,
• values, and career goals.
• ● Candidate Experience Champion: Enhancing the hiring process with automation, clear
• transparent communication, and continual improvements to provide a positive candidate
• experience.
• ● Tech Innovator: Implementing cutting-edge technology for streamlined talent acquisition.

Dec 2020 – Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Lagos State, Nigeria · Remote

• Owned Moove's Talent Acquisition strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa, spanning
• talent attraction, assessment & selection, offer management, negotiation, and
• employer branding
• Delivered launch teams in new markets (Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda),
• scaling each to 42, 57, 29, and 9, respectively
• Led Moove's senior hiring globally, notably market heads for Nigeria, Ghana,
• South Africa, East Africa, and UAE, as well as global heads of
• Central Operations, Fleet and Global Expansion
• Achieved a 92% offer acceptance over 3-year tenure and 313 personal hires
• across Tech, Operations, Finance, Legal and Marketing
• Originated Moove's hiring process and drove hiring manager training
• Implemented Moove's first ATS, becoming a super user and coaching other
• team members to success
• Achieved 100% reduction in agency spend by implementing direct hiring only

Jul 2019 – Dec 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos · Lagos State, Nigeria

• Leading a team of 5 recruiters and providing support to ensure the successful delivery of services and positive results. This includes designing and modifying recruiting procedures, recording recruiting metrics, and monitoring the recruitment team’s performance.

Oct 2017 – Feb 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Responsible for attracting candidates and matching them to various positions for client-companies by working with them in order to gain a better understanding of their recruitment needs
• Duties:
• Attempting to fill job vacancies on behalf of client companies by doing the following:
• Developing a good understanding of client companies, their industry, what they do, plus their work culture and environment
• Using candidate databases to match the right person to the client's vacancy
• Headhunting - identifying and approaching suitable candidates who may already be in work
• Briefing the candidate about the responsibilities, salary and benefits of the job in question
• Preparing CVs and correspondence to forward to clients regarding suitable applicants
• Organising interviews for candidates as requested by the client

Feb 2019 – Jul 2019 · 5 mos

• Oversee the recruiting and vetting process for new candidates on behalf of clients in different industries by scanning different platforms including online marketplaces, reaching out to those who are qualified, conducting interviews and background checks and eventually presenting profiles of approved candidates to management.

Jan 2016 – Sep 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos · Plot 23 Otunba Adeleke Adeshina Street Lekki Phase 1

• Acted as a middle-person between the client-company and short-listed candidates; making sure that the interest of both parties are met throughout the recruitment process to the desired stage of actual placement
• Duties:
• Attempted to fill job vacancies on behalf of client companies by doing the following:
• Developing a good understanding of client companies, their industry, what they do and their work culture and environment
• Sourcing CVs of befitting applicants by making use of an established network of professionally built relationships for referrals, as well as placing job adverts on different platforms
• Acting as a middle-person between the client-company and short-listed candidates; making sure that the interest of both parties are met throughout the recruitment process to the desired stage of actual placement

Jun 2014 – Jul 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Acted as a middle-person between the client-company and short-listed candidates; making sure that the interest of both parties are met throughout the recruitment process to the desired stage of actual placement.
• Duties:
• Attempting to fill job vacancies on behalf of client companies by doing the following:
• Developing a good understanding of client companies, their industry, what they do and their work culture and environment
• Sourcing CVs of befitting applicants by making use of an established network of professionally built relationships for referrals, as well as placing job adverts on different platforms
• Acting as a middle-person between the client-company and short-listed candidates; making sure that the interest of both parties are met throughout the recruitment process to the desired stage of actual placement