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Harry Kumra

Vice President Talent Acquisition

Location:
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education:
Higher diploma, Marketing & Business
Experience:
6 years, 6 months

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Total Years of Experience:  6 Years, 6 Months   

September 2014 To November 2016

Vice President Talent Acquisition

at Jumeirah Group
Location : United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Reporting to Group Chief Human Capital Officer, part of the Global HR Leadership Team responsible for managing and
developing a team of up to 25 Recruitment professionals across Dubai alone. I’m responsible for Global Recruitment policy and
framework, which accounts for 14, 000 employees across 22 Hotels worldwide, Waterpark & Restaurant Group with a focus of
delivering approx. up to 4000 hires per year. I’m responsible for the regional & global attraction strategy into new markets.
Along with the Talent strategy I’m accountable of owning, developing and implementing all global Recruitment process, policy
and operating procedures in addition to recruitment technology and programs.
Key achievements & Responsibilities
• China Attraction strategy, designed & implemented
• Employer Branding: Taken Jumeirah into the top 100 InDemand employers across EMEA
• Launched Jumeirah Global Employee Referral Program
• Built a centralized recruitment shared services function: improved cost, quality & time to hire
• Implemented new business partnering model, from transactional cost per hire to HR Centre of Excellence
• Restructured Management Recruitment into functional / vertical expertise groups
• Implemented new online application procedure, improved candidate experience
• Optimized Jumeirah Careers site to be mobile compatible - mobile visits 300k to 990k
• Re-designed background screening procedures, driving $150k annual savings
• Created Jumeirah’s first Emiratisation Recruitment Strategy
• Senior Hires include, GM Burj Al Arab & Emirates Towers, CFO, VP Strategy, VP Capital Projects, VP Asia Operations,
Managing Director Emirates Academy for Hospitality Management
• Current Projects…
o Taleo ATS Implementation
o Re-design Jumeirah Careers site
o Hiring Manager Interview training
o Reporting & Analytics Automation
o Interview Feedback Automation
HR Projects & Responsibilities
• Global Performance Management Strategy
• GM Succession Planning
• Compensation & Benefits - Global Grading
• Employee Culture & Engagement
• Global HR Policy Review & Implementation
May 2012 To August 2014

Director Talent acquisition EMEA

at Yahoo!
Location : United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Reporting to VP International TA, I was part of HR Leadership Team in EMEA responsible for managing and developing a team of
18 TA professionals across the region. The EMEA region accounts for 1500 employees in 15 different locations with a focus of
delivering approx 700+ hires per year. I’m responsible for the overall Talent Strategy from creation to execution. Operating in
partnership with the Executive Leaders, with direct ownership to attract, retain and develop the best possible talent.
Key achievements & Responsibilities
• Development & implementation of the TA sourcing strategy aligned to business goals (Technology & Commercial)
• Successfully delivered hiring set up of Dublin, 0-175 in 6 months
• 700+ hires across EMEA (2013)
• Implemented hiring manager interview training - Competency based framework & global scoring redesign across EMEA
• Implemented offer process redesign - Global redesign focusing on process efficiencies delivered across EMEA
• Candidate Evaluation - Global redesign of evaluation practices assessing top talent delivered across EMEA
• Drove initiative to repurpose 100+ impacted roles across EU with legal and time complexities
• Built, hired & Managing a high performing EMEA Technology Recruitment team
• Continually expanding knowledge base of EMEA team, workshops, training & development plans
• Responsible for goal setting and performance management along with calibration for the EMEA team
• Providing 121 coaching to business managers & weekly snapshot reports / metrics
• Responsible for managing 3rd party relationships - Agency, Job Boards, Advertising
• Built and delivered recruitment campaigns, ERP, Direct Sourcing, Tech Hubs, Code Events, Hackerthon Events

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May 1999

Higher diploma, Marketing & Business

at University of North London
Location : United Kingdom - London
HND Marketing & Business

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English

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Organization : PRINCE2
Membership/Role : PRINCE2
Member since : June 2010

Training and Certifications

CIPD HRBP Master Class ( Certificate )

Issued in: June 2015

PRINCE 2 ( Certificate )

Issued in: January 2010

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