Simon Poon — Recruiter
An established talent acquisition advisor, commercially astute and highly experienced working with senior business leaders & key stakeholders in developing sourcing strategy, business partnering and workforce planning. More than 10 years of APAC regional sourcing experience at mid-to-senior level, dealing with key complex hiring issues in the fast paced, high growth technology sector. Regions of coverage included North Asia (China, Hong Kong, Korea & Japan), ASEAN (Singapore, Thailand & Philippines), Australia and India. Possess high energy level, initiative, strong relationship building ability and accountability. A passionate self starter, highly capable of working individually or in a team environment, with minimal supervision. A conscientious team player who has consistently demonstrated strong leadership skills and resourcefulness with extensive experience working in cross-cultural and matrix organisations. Specialties: High Growth Technology sector - functional roles: Sales, Pre Sales, Consulting/Professional Services, Customer Success and corporate type roles like Marketing, Field Operations, Legal, HR and Finance.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert in the high-growth technology sector.
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Experience: 27 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Talent Acquisition
- Sourcing Strategy
- Sales Recruitment
Career Highlights
- Over 10 years of APAC regional sourcing experience.
- Expert in building high-performance teams in technology sector.
- Strong leadership skills in cross-cultural environments.
Work Experience
Kong
Staff TA Partner, GTM (3 mos)
HashiCorp
Head of Recruiting, APJ (4 yrs)
Senior Recruiter, APAC (1 yr)
GitLab Inc.
Senior Sales Recruiter, APAC (1 yr 2 mos)
Cloudera
Lead Sales Recruiter APAC (3 yrs 4 mos)
Veritas Technologies LLC (a spinoff from Symantec Corporation)
Principal Recruiter - Asia Pacific & Japan (5 mos)
Symantec
Principal Recruiter - APJ (1 yr 5 mos)
JDA Software
Talent Acquisition Manager, APAC (1 yr 3 mos)
HRone Services
Associate Partner (1 yr 5 mos)
Red Hat
Senior Corporate Recruiter, APAC (1 yr 1 mo)
Canaan Search
Managing Consultant (2 yrs 2 mos)
BTI Consultants
Senior Consultant (1 yr 1 mo)
SP Alliance
Principal Consultant (8 mos)
PSD Group
Senior Consultant (2 yrs)
Hewlett-Packard
Product Engineer (6 yrs)
Education
BEng (Hons) at Loughborough University
Diploma at Singapore Polytechnic
at St Andrew's Junior College