Head Of Talent Acquisition
Unifonic
Total years of experience :16 years, 3 Months
“Successfully built and led a global team that hired and onboarded 212 top performers in 2022, contributing significantly to Unifonic's growth”.
From Scratch to Scaled Success, I have established Unifonic's entire Talent Acquisition function - team, tools, systems - fueling more than 400% headcount growth, architected Unifonic's Talent Acquisition strategy, implementing best-in-class tools and processes to attract and select top talent across 4 new hubs, and empowered hiring managers at Unifonic with comprehensive training on the recruitment process and tools, driving consistent quality and a seamless candidate experience. In addition, but not limited to:
- Leading a global team of 10+ remotely including IT technical recruiters, non-technical recruiters and coordinators.
- Developing and executing end-to-end talent acquisition strategies that attract top talents and ensure the quality of the candidate experience.
- Implementing effective sourcing methods to include passive sourcing and networking.
- Managing full-cycle recruitment selection and hiring process: developing job postings, conducting screening, evaluation, and assessment to ensure skill and culture fit of candidates.
- Managing onboarding programs, ensuring that the company processes, resources, and orientation sets new hires up for success.
- Responsible for additional staffing requirements such as agency staffing, interns, contractors, and consultants.
- Building and maintaining a global company reputation in addition to leading the employer branding activities in coordination with the Marketing team.
- Acting as an internal consultant, helping managers to assess staff development needs and assist managers in identifying relevant resources and offerings to support individual and department training needs.
- Coordinating and assisting in the delivery of organization-wide professional development and training offerings.
- Supporting employee engagement initiatives such as annual employee engagement surveys, employee recognition programs, and performance management.
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Bravo (Public Telecommunication Company) Project:
Manage full life-cycle recruitment including job posting, sourcing candidates, screening, shortlisting and submitting qualified profiles to hiring managers, arranging interviews and negotiating job offers.
Provide consultation to hiring managers on all aspects of the hiring process, including hiring strategies, recruitment cycle timing and budgeted positions for each period of the year.
Build relationships and communicate consistently and proactively throughout the recruitment process to ensure all participants in the hiring process are updated and well informed.
Maintain the project hiring monitor and submit weekly status report.
In Bravo, I have worked on various types of roles in different departments (e.g. Internal Audit Director, Network O&M Director, Business Intelligence Section Manager/Development & Automation Section Manager - IT, Product Development Manager - Marketing, Telecommunication Engineer, Sales Planning & Performance Specialist, Corporate PMO Manager and more others in Marketing, Sales and Business Operations departments).
Respond to internal and external HR related inquiries or requests and provide assistance.
Manage all administration aspects of the new starter, leaver, transfer, secondment, disciplinary and redundancy processes which includes updating internal systems as required.
Maintain records of personnel-related data (payroll, personal information, leaves, turnover rates etc.) in both paper and the database and ensure all employment requirements are met.
Manage all recruitment activity in liaison with line managers.
Manage all personnel procedures with regards to starters, transfers, promotions and variations plus leavers, liaising with the Finance department.
Answering employee requests and questions.
Assisting with the performance review and termination processes.
Assisting with the recruitment and interview processes.
Schedule meetings, interviews, HR events etc.
Manage requisitions in the “Recruitment Management System”.
Source candidates through a variety of channels.
Schedule and conduct interviews.
Administer pre-employment tests and reference checks.
Prepare candidate information packages, including travel arrangements.
Make informed selection recommendations to hiring managers.
Create offer packets and extend employment offers.
Coordinate online employer branding projects, including social media profiles.
Active in online social networking in a recruiting capacity.
Handle overseas and local recruitment (Saudi’s and Expats).
Advertising vacancies appropriately by drafting and placing adverts in a wide range of media (e.g. Monster, Bayt, GulfTalent… etc) all mediums that company is using.
Source and filter resumes throughout different recruitment channels (recruitment websites, our database, universities graduate lists, and career days).
Review, short-list, and evaluate resumes MATCHING resumes to desired Job/Position Requirements.
Analyze company vacancy and job requirement /specifications, to undertake appropriate searches to find suitable candidates.
Telephonically screen and interview candidates shortlisted for positions.
Organize interviews for candidates as requested by the hiring managers.
Receiving and reviewing employment applications from project directors & department Head.
Negotiating offers and salary rates and collecting documents.
Prepare Offer letters for approved candidates, according to company scale and benefits using the HAYS salary scale.
Manage and maintain a Recruiting Database (internal & shared) - HR Shared folder created.
Providing weekly report on employment activities to Head of Talent Acquisition.
Maintaining Employee Relations and guiding employees on various issues related to HR.
Maintaining strong working relationships with hiring managers to understand and support their hiring needs.
Prepare job descriptions for needed positions in coordination with the Division Head / Reporting Managers.
Greeting and registering guests, completing guest check in & check out, making & modifying reservations for rooms & restaurants, providing outstanding guest service during their stay, settling the guest’s account upon completion of their stay, and receiving complains & dealing with it immediately.
Receiving calls, making & modifying reservations for rooms & restaurant, completing guest check in & check out, arranging Honeymooners room & restaurant setup, and receiving complains & dealing with it immediately.
Started with Food & Beverage, continued in Front Office & Reservation, House Keeping & Laundry, Purchasing, Store, Human Resource and Accounting & Finance.
Hotels Management
High School certificate in scientific stream