Sep 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos

• The People People Group is a community of passionate HR, Recruitment and Operations professionals. We are dedicated to sharing best practices, elevating each other and collectively improving the employee and candidate experience for everyone.

Sep 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos

• Twill connects top tech talent to dream jobs through trusted referrals, backed by industry leaders.

May 2023 – Sep 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos · Auckland, New Zealand · Remote

• Auckland Transport is working to shape the city and provide transport choices for a growing, vibrant Auckland. Whether taking the kids to schools, getting to and from work, doing business across the city, cycling in the park, going shopping, or heading to sporting events and concerts, AT is part of each Aucklander's everyday life.

Sep 2022 – Nov 2022 · 2 mos · Auckland, New Zealand · Hybrid

• Auckland Transport is working to shape the city and provide transport choices for a growing, vibrant Auckland. Whether taking the kids to schools, getting to and from work, doing business across the city, cycling in the park, going shopping, or heading to sporting events and concerts, AT is part of each Aucklander's everyday life.
• Responsible for end to end recruitment of Service Delivery & Corporate office
• Contract role to cover the transition until a permanent TA Consultant joined the team
• Mentored the new TA Consultant & sharing best practices
• Partnered with Executive Leaders to understand requirements and establish talent acquisition strategies
• Participated in Weekly Senior Leadership Team (SLT) Meetings

May 2023 – Oct 2023 · 5 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Remote

• With cross-industry expertise and years of localized and international experience on consulting, implementation, configuration, customization and support, Delphi collaborates with organizations, building synergy between technology and business to promote growth.

Nov 2022 – May 2023 · 6 mos · Remote (Australia & New Zealand)

• Ingram Micro is the world's largest wholesale technology distributor and a global leader in cloud, mobility, supply chain and technology solutions. Founded in 1979, Ingram Micro’s role as a leader and innovator in technology and supply chain services has fueled its rise to the 69th ranked corporation in the FORTUNE 500®. The company supports global operations by way of an extensive sales and distribution network throughout North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Latin America and Asia Pacific.
• Took over from the Talent Acquisition Manager to fill the gap for 6 months and worked closely with the HR Director to streamline the talent acquisition function in AU & NZ.
• Responsible for the talent acquisition for Ingram Micro in Australia & New Zealand
• Worked with the HR Director to streamline the end to end recruitment process
• Mentored & coached the TA team
• Hired for key executive positions - Senior General Manager, Business Unit Manager, Country HR Manager etc.
• Created & implemented interview guides based on job levels for AU & NZ
• Talent Acquisition reporting for ANZ
• Coaching hiring managers on behavioural & competency based interviewing

Oct 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 5 mos · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands · Remote

• 🚀 Supporting startup founders and scale-ups moving at high speed.
• 🤝 Partner and collaborate with CEOs, Founders, Co-Founders, and hiring managers to identify staffing needs and refine talent acquisition strategies for start-ups and scale-ups.
• 👨‍💻 Managing retained Recruitment projects in Tech, Commercial, Engineering, Finance etc. roles at Senior and Executive levels for startups in APAC region.
• 📝 Advising the Founders create a talent acquisition strategy by Talent Mapping, Salary benchmarking & Job Analysis.
• Clients worked with:
• Medihost Solutions, Australia
• eCom Capital, Australia
• F-POV, Hong Kong
• F-POV, Singapore
• F-POV, Australia (Sydney & Gold Coast Studios)
• Zetl, Hong Kong
• SunGreenH2, Australia
• AIRS Medical, Japan

Dec 2021 – Sep 2022 · 9 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · Remote

• Remote (Remote first start-up headquartered in San Francisco, CA) is a leading company in the EoR (Employer of Record) industry and it empowers companies of all sizes to pay and manage full-time and contract workers around the world.
• Senior Recruiter, directly responsible for creating a world-class hiring and candidate experience
• Collaborated with Executive Leaders and Hiring Managers to understand requirements and establish effective recruiting strategies
• Continuously improve and bring innovation to recruiting processes
• Tracked and analysed metrics and reported the hiring progress to business leaders, on a regular basis
• Acted as an advocate for remote working and endorse company values
• Full cycle recruiting, including sourcing, interviewing, offering proposals, negotiating, and closing deals
• Assisted in growing the team from 500 to 1,000 employees within 10 months, +65 countries, with roughly 50 hires (IC to Director level) made on my behalf.
• Facilitated recruitment training for Hiring Managers.
• Conducted recruitment for multiple departments including Sales, Operations & Marketing
• Represent Remote at external events (Fully Remote Talkshow)

Feb 2021 – Nov 2021 · 9 mos · Auckland, New Zealand · Hybrid

• Ingram Micro is the world's largest wholesale technology distributor and a global leader in cloud, mobility, supply chain and technology solutions. Founded in 1979, Ingram Micro’s role as a leader and innovator in technology and supply chain services has fueled its rise to the 69th ranked corporation in the FORTUNE 500®. The company supports global operations by way of an extensive sales and distribution network throughout North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Latin America and Asia Pacific.
• I was responsible for managing the end to end Talent Acquisition function for Ingram Micro NZ nationally across all verticals. This includes Product Management, IT Pre Sales, Customer Service, Sales and Marketing professionals, along with Office Support, Marketing and Finance/Accounting. I'm also responsible for the recruitment at our Distribution Centre/Warehouse Operations.
• Other areas of accountability:
• Effectively managing the expectations of both hiring managers and candidates in regards to the recruitment process
• Ensuring a great candidate experience throughout the recruitment process
• Managing and promoting the employer brand
• Management of Supplier relationships
• Maintain and further refine the Recruitment Management System to ensure accurate reporting for both local and regional management
• Conducting behavioral and occupational interviews with candidates
• Liaising with global teams & participating in global HR & Talent Acquisition projects

Nov 2020 – Feb 2021 · 3 mos · Auckland, New Zealand · Hybrid

• Hays is a leading global professional recruiting group, the expert at recruiting qualified, professional and skilled people worldwide, being the market leader in the UK and Asia Pacific and one of the market leaders in Continental Europe and Latin America.
• As a Senior Talent Partner at Hays International Sourcing Centre, I recruited IT professionals (Perm & Contract) for key clients based in Australia & New Zealand.

Oct 2020 – Nov 2020 · 1 mo · Auckland, New Zealand · Hybrid

• BMS-IT specialise in IT Asset Valuation, IT Decommissioning, secure HDD Data Erasure, and IT Re-marketing.
• Key Contribution:
• Ensured the Individual Employment Agreement is up to date with the current NZ legislation
• Created a New Employee Induction program for the organisation
• Ensured that the HR Information System and Employee files are up to date in accordance with the Employment Relations Act 2000
• Prepared job descriptions from scratch for 15 different roles spread across various teams (Accounts, Operations & Warehouse, Sales & Procurement)

Jun 2020 – Sep 2020 · 3 mos · London Area, United Kingdom · Remote

• Aula (Remote first start-up headquartered in UK) is a social learning platform for education that replaces emails and learning management systems (e.g. Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, D2L) with digital infrastructure designed to encourage interaction and engagement. Think of Aula as an institution’s digital campus.
• Key Contribution:
• End to end global recruitment for one of the largest Learning Designer teams (250+ LDs) in Europe
• Actively sourced candidates globally using LinkedIn Recruiter & various job boards
• Hired remotely using synchronous & asynchronous tools
• Ensured a great candidate experience working in distributed teams in a fully remote company

Jan 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 2 mos

• We believe in creating conditions where people can thrive with kindness and happiness both at workplace and in their personal lives. With this belief, we strive to provide the best professional services by using evidence based approach. Our services are tailored to suit the individual and business needs.

Aug 2019 – Apr 2020 · 8 mos · Auckland, New Zealand · On-site

• SARA's award-winning team of New Zealand’s largest IT recruiters.
• Covering contract and permanent recruitment across IT within the Auckland and North of Auckland markets. Specialist focus on Web Development, Mobile Development, Business Analysis, Project/ Programme Management, Business Intelligence, Big Data and Data Warehousing, UI/UX, Systems Engineering, Systems Administration, Network Administration, Network Engineering, QA & Testing, Architects, Digital Marketing, IT Support, IT Sales, IT Management and much more...

May 2018 – Dec 2018 · 7 mos · India · On-site

• Samsung R&D Institute India-Noida (SRI-N) is the one of the largest overseas R&D Centers of Samsung Electronics. Founded in 2007, SRI-N has grown to be a significant contributor to innovation, filing patents, working on cutting edge products and services and developing applications like the Ultra Data Savings, S-Bike mode, Turbo Speed Technology, Social Camera, Samsung Pay, etc. Engineers, from top engineering institutes across India, conceptualize and commercialize novel features, designs, products and services that differentiate Samsung as a market leader and deliver world-class products.
• Key Contribution:
• Leadership Hiring (Domestic & Overseas)
• Campus recruitment ( Premier Indian institutes- All IITs & NITs)
• End to end Lateral hiring- IT , Managerial & Support groups
• Staffing ,Selection & Vendor Management
• 3rd Party Outsourcing - Vendor selection & Contractual agreements
• Employer branding at multi-levels

Dec 2016 – Apr 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos · India · On-site

• Lead Recruiter in Talent Acquisition Group :
• Managing entire recruitment cycle with experience in project-based recruitment, Skills based recruitment.
• Stakeholder management ensuring understanding key business needs and critical action points. Interviewing, Negotiating Compensation and closing the role for the right candidate in the organization.
• Channel Management – Hiring from a mix of different sourcing channels like employee referrals, internal job postings, job portals, networking, scheduled recruitment drives and general walk-ins.

Nov 2015 – Nov 2016 · 1 yr · India · On-site

• HR Business Partner for more than 40 client sites in North region - India.
• Responsible for ~600 employees based out of Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Shimla, Jaipur, Dehradun and Jammu & Kashmir client sites. Visiting the client sites to ensure that employees' are up to date regarding the policies and processes in TCS and to address their concerns in a timely manner.
• Making the employees' deployed at client sites engaged with TCS through various platforms like Internal social network, Branch level events, Leadership connects etc.
• Connecting with business to understand the problem areas if any and to design & implement a suitable intervention.

Jul 2014 – Oct 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos · India · On-site

• Delivering the entire gamut of responsibilities associated with employee life cycle right after induction till the exit from the organization –
• Talent Engagement/Business Partner HR
• Employee Life Cycle Processes (On-boarding, Induction, Leadership Connect, Exit)
• Employee Relations – Employee Grievances and Employee Connects
• Driving CSR initiatives at the DC
• Performance Management – Ensuring Appraisal, Interim Feedback for more than 600 employees.
• Employee Engagement Initiatives/ Employee Welfare activities (Sports Meet, Technical Fest, Family Day, Summer Camp etc.)
• Attrition analysis, Employee feedback analysis to address the concerns of the employees
• HR representation in Client audits
• Partnering with business to understand the major concern areas from business perspective and to develop an action plan to address the same
• Talent Acquisition
• Active participation in Campus Recruitment Drives as an HR Panellist at engineering institutes
• Contribution in lateral hiring (Interviewing) at junior level to middle level professionals at TCS for technical teams
• Ensured internal equity within the organization by successfully negotiating as per the organization pay ranges
• HR Panellist for lateral hiring for the assigned accounts
• Talent Management/Organizational Development
• Designing and implementing appropriate HR Interventions to address the behavioural issues within a team/account
• Facilitating leadership connects to ensure the flow of business information and transparency
• Organizing career planning sessions with the seniors as per the employee’s aspirations
• Talent Management workshops for Appraisees as well as Appraisers to ensure effective appraisals

May 2013 – Jul 2013 · 2 mos · India

• Part of Talent Acquisition Team at Head Office, Bharti Infratel Limited, Gurgaon.
• Worked on Talent Acquisition Strategy of Bharti Infratel Ltd.
• Projects Undertaken:
• 1. Quality of Hire
• Analyzed the current Quality of Hire by identifying various parameters such as Age, Work Ex, Qualification etc. for different Bands.
• Recommended optimal levels of above parameters on the basis of business requirements.
• 2. Graduate Engineer Trainee Career Framework
• Analyzed the existing Graduate Engineer Trainee (GET) Career path and measured its effectiveness.
• On the basis of above analysis, designed the Career Framework (2 Years) for GETs at Bharti Infratel Ltd.
• The Framework involved setting up KRAs and Critical Success Factors for GETs.
• Coordinated the Corporate Induction Program of GETs at Bharti Infratel Ltd, for a batch of 17 GETs.
• 3. Candidate Experience Tool
• Designed and implemented a Candidate Experience Tool to measure the satisfaction and to analyze the effectiveness of the hiring process at Bharti Infratel Ltd. on parameters like Panel Proficiency, System Proficiency etc.
• Designed an automated Scoring Sheet for the above to rate on all the parameters defined.

Aug 2011 – Jun 2012 · 10 mos · India

• Conducting background checks on policyholders and issuing notices to the defaulters on finding discrepancies.
• Managing and coordinating with different teams for allocation of work on daily basis.