Umar Bilal, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Umar Bilal

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

DAR Engineering

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, MBA In Human Resources
Experience
15 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 10 Months

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at DAR Engineering
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since September 2023

 Effectively lead, mentor, and cultivate a team of talent acquisition/recruitment professionals to provide a streamlined, top-tier service to the company.
 Ensure an exceptional candidate experience that solidifies the company's standing as an employer of choice.
 Convene periodic meetings with key business stakeholders to evaluate their satisfaction with existing services, ascertain forthcoming staffing requirements, present tactical delivery metrics, and disseminate information regarding trends in the labor market.
 Partner with hiring managers, interviewing teams, and senior leadership on hiring initiatives.
 Develop, implement, and maintain recruitment and placement strategies, policies, systems, and procedures, including selection techniques to identify, attract, and hire high quality employees.
 Establish and maintain relationships with hiring managers to stay abreast of current and future hiring and business needs & employee retention.
 Develop and manage strategic plans to cultivate top active and passive talent streams; assess candidates against open requisitions as well as opportunistically.
 Provide “best-in-class” recruitment delivery on all search assignments, leveraging excellent verbal and written communication with internal and external clients and candidates.
 Serves as a subject matter expert by providing best practices and guiding hiring managers in the interview, selection, and screening process. Serves as a link between hiring managers, candidates, and new employees in the recruiting process and promotes ways for all to provide an exceptionally positive, high-touch experience for all candidates throughout the entire Talent Acquisition and Hiring process.

Talent Acquisition & Onboarding Manager at China Railway Construction Corporation (International) Limited
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • May 2016 to August 2023

 Partner with management to ensure strategic HR goals are aligned with business initiatives.
 Provide strong leadership to the talent acquisition team within the region, guiding them towards the successful implementation of recruitment strategies.
 Manage all aspects of the recruiting process (job announcements, interview process, recruiting databases, website & job board postings, job fairs, social media recruitment, reference checks, onboarding the candidate)
 Develop and maintain relationships with hiring managers providing support to meet hiring goals being an effective business partner who quickly understands the business goals, hiring needs, and position requirements.
 Provide a robust talent pipeline and hire the best talent for various business units.
 Responsible for sourcing and full life cycle recruitment of active and passive candidates for local and international positions.
 Align the recruitment of each position to the overall global talent acquisition strategy and utilize diverse sourcing mechanisms to proactively identify potential key personnel.
 Support hiring managers in identifying interview evaluation criteria and competencies; establish a consistent and valid candidate assessment process.
 Recruit for various positions including V-level, D-level executives, managers, and a variety of other contractually required positions.
 Support relocation and international assignment needs, ensuring smooth transition and integration for our global workforce throughout the global mobility process.
 Ensure mobilization and onboarding processes adhere to all relevant legal and regulatory requirements, company policies, and industry best practices.
 Supervise the on-boarding process and ensure that all proper procedures are implemented.
 Oversee onboarding access, assets and activities for new hires and internal transfers to support an engaging onboarding experience.
 Continuously work on recruitment process optimization, recruitment analytics & reporting, talent research & sourcing, diversity recruiting strategy and enhance candidate experience in matrixed structure.
 Coordinate the implementation of promotions, transfers, rotations, and assignments process in accordance with approved positions and standards.
 Driving the DEI ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ strategy across Saudi Arabia by influencing the management commitment, recruitment and hiring of diverse talent.
 Support workplace diversity strategy by building strong networks with key internal and external personnel as well as skilled professionals.

Assistant Manager HR at Alpha Renewables Ltd.
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • January 2014 to February 2016

 Enhanced company’s human resources by planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices.
 Collaborated with team to develop, manage, and maintain internal communications (site-wide and global platform employee communications, compliance, etc.)
 Payroll and Benefits Administration; processed payroll, which included ensuring attendance and leaves are tracked in the system.
 Assisted HR Manager in other areas of policy, legal/government compliance, handbook updates, total rewards, benefits, compensation, and other matters affecting department/company operations.
 Handled full life cycle recruiting.
 Built and delivered excellence in each stage of the talent acquisition process including specifications of jobs, sourcing, employer promotion, candidate experience, screening, selecting, hiring, and onboarding/orientation.
 Oversee onboarding for new hires.
 Participated in benefits tasks, such as claim resolutions, reconciling benefits statements, and approving invoices for payment.
 Oversee employee separation processes.
 Built collaborative partnerships with various outside organizations.
 Worked with the site safety team on safety-related issues. Actively participated in the safety committee.

Branch Manager at ChenOne Stores Limited
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • June 2011 to December 2013

ChenOne is the first multinational and the largest chain of retail stores of its kind in Pakistan offering the complete range of fine furniture and Furnishings, Fashion Clothing & Footwear, Home-Ware Items, Bed Linen and Kitchen Wares.

Responsibilities/Key Deliverables:

▪Hired and trained associates' team, providing with updates from company and built winner store teams.
▪Focusing on KRAs, KPAs and KPIs.
▪Conducted personnel performance appraisals to assess training needs and build career paths.
▪Employed customer service efficacy plans which proved invaluable in raising customer satisfaction scores from 39% to 77% within the 1st year of joining the company.
▪Coached and counseled temporary employees on how to successfully complete client assignments and provided training to encourage and promote skill upgrade and placement eligibility.
▪Maintained attendance and leaves records to reflect into payroll.

HR /Admin Coordinator at Madni Waterproofing & Restoration Engineering
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • October 2009 to June 2011

Responsibilities/Key Deliverables:

▪Provided administrative support in the preparation of correspondence, reports, schedules, confidential materials and various employee issues.
▪Operated payroll system and provide support and clarifications to employees when requested.
▪Produced salary certificates, controlled holidays, medical leaves, and attendance of every employee adjusting monthly wages accordingly.
▪Assisted HR Manager with recruitment, interviewing, and selection processes and sending appropriate correspondence to all applicants in a timely manner.
▪Supported the department managing the execution and follow up of training and development programs to ensure optimal company-wide performance.
▪Kept strict confidentiality in performing the duties and managing the information.

Accounts Officer at Eagle Paint & Chemicals Industries Ltd.
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • April 2008 to August 2009

 Documented financial transactions by entering account information.
 Assisted credit manager in account collection by phone and mail, increasing accounts receivables by 20%.
 Reduced anomalies with authorizations and improved the company’s ability to respond to customer inquiries by devising and introducing internal process controls for credit notes and dispatching orders.
 Proved to be one of the top employees who submitted every due report before time.
 Acted as the most trusted and skilled point of contact for all internal cash management inquiries.
 Reconciled financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
 Prepared special financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends.
 Administered payrolls.

Education

Master's degree, MBA In Human Resources
  • at University of Management & Technology (UMT)
  • November 2010

- Dean’s List Academic Achievement Award recipient - Received 1st Honor Distinction Award upon completing the Masters in Business Administration (MBA) - Had been the Member of CENTIN - Organized Summer Gala

Specialties & Skills

Headhunting
Mobilization
Global Recruitment
Onboarding
Talent Acquisition
Payroll
Talent Acquisition
Staffing
Recruitment and Selection
Workforce Planning
MS Office
Employee Relations
Onboarding
Global Mobility
negotiation
recruitment operations
planning
orientation
mass recruitment
performance management
sourcing
Stakeholder Management
Marketing
Management
Recruitment
Human Resources
Interviewing
HR Strategy

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Urdu
Native Speaker
Punjabi
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

First Aid Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Saudi Heart Association
Date Attended:
August 2021
Duration:
10 hours
CPR (CPR), BLS (Training)
Training Institute:
Saudi Heart Association
Date Attended:
August 2021
Duration:
10 hours