Jan 2022 – Jun 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos · Singapore · On-site

• Built technical leadership teams across APAC for Meta’s engineering and product
• organizations.
• Led branding initiatives (Product Champion, DEI Circle) and international recruitment
• campaigns.
• Partnered with senior stakeholders to design talent strategy aligned with business growth
• across Asia.

Jan 2021 – Dec 2021 · 11 mos

• Amazon continues to expand our Principal Engineer Community and we are actively looking for senior technical individual contributors across every business at Amazon!
• Amazon’s Principal Engineer Community sets the standard for engineering excellence at Amazon. The community comprises Principal, Senior Principal, and Distinguished Engineers who are responsible for driving Amazon’s overall technical architecture. Principal Engineers at Amazon are pragmatic visionaries. They make a lasting impact that echoes through the technology, the product, and the company. They work on Amazon’s hardest problems, building high quality, architecturally sound systems that are aligned with our business needs. They remain hands-on and lead by example. By being close to the details, they earn the respect needed to be effective technical leaders. Principal Engineers bring clarity to complexity and demonstrate smart ways to simplify. They are leaders and mentors, setting excellent examples for their local teams and the entire Amazon engineering community.

Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 · 2 yrs

• Amazon has a specialty hiring function and I am one of the senior leads in that team. Managing Sr Engineering hiring (Sr Software Engineers/Sr Technical Architects) for India Technology team.

Jan 2017 – Dec 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Recruitment/Expansion for ICB-India Consumer Business, one of the fastest growing divisions in India for Amazon. The mission is to build web-based and unique mobile experience for customers, sellers, and buyers. In just 3+ years of launching India operations, Amazon India has expanded the offering to 100+ million products across hundreds of categories (this number is constantly improving).

Feb 2014 – Oct 2016 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Singapore

• Developing recruitment/talent strategy for Asia Pacific region that aligns with business goals and objective
• Managing recruitment life-cycle through multiple recruitment strategies and executing it comprehensively in successful hires
• Providing recruitment counsel and guidance to hiring managers/HR professionals and external partners. Developing competitive intelligence and research for talent development and retention
• Partner with HRBP and other COE globally to build best practices, process and procedures for talent strategies
• Develop innovative and sustainable sourcing and placement strategies across variety of challenging & competitive roles
• Building, managing and mentoring a full-cycle recruiting team

May 2011 – Feb 2014 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Singapore

• Worked with leading online Meta search company to build their business across Asia Pacific.
• Project started in Sep/2013, successfully closed 13 roles across Asia (Beijing, China- 3+ roles, Singapore- 7, Japan/Korea- 1, Indonesia/Malaysia/Vietnam).
• Key employees hired- Marketing Heads for Mobile (APAC),online/digital space, Content Manager APAC,Content Executives, Search Manager (SEO/SEM), APAC, Business Development Managers (Data API), Marketing Manager, Japan/Korea, Head of Marketing, China, Senior Mobile Marketing Manager, China.
• Also successfully worked with other digital media agencies and Online/Digital roles for vendors.
• Successfully mapped competitors/partners within technology, online, travel, eCommerce space
• Consistently hit the revenue targets.

Apr 2005 – May 2011 · 6 yrs 1 mo · Tokyo, Japan

• Proficient in both functions Specialist and Generalist
• Retained, Exclusive and Contingency basis search practices
• Distinguish most suitable candidates through various resources, networks and existing database
• Meticulous screening process of the potential candidates/clients before making any introductions
• Successful completion of time bound assignments, follow up and closing the deals