Experience

X0PA AI

• Singapore
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Growth Lead - UK & Europe

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  X0PA AI Is a Leading Global SaaS Hiring And Talent Acquisition Platform For Companies. We use Artificial Intelligence to remove the bias in hiring and help companies to hire better and more efficiently.Our hiring solutions use data science, analytics and algorithms to help you automate your recruitment to reduce the time and cost to hire.Connect with me to find out how we can help!As a Sales Growth Lead, my responsibility is to build a strong sales traction and grow our presence in the UK and Europe markets, through enterprises as well as online sales channels and strategy. The unique hybrid nature of my role also enables me to be involved in the marketing and product strategy of the business.

• Chief Of Staff

  • May 2020 - Apr 2021

  I was approached by the team at X0PA, a growing recruitment SaaS start-up to join as the Chief of Staff of the business, reporting directly to the CEO. Having been in the MNC space for close to 2 years at G4S, I was itching to get back into the fast-paced start-up environment and excited to take on this opportunity, stepping out the HR capacity. Working closely with the CEO, I wore multiple hats in the business from building up and managing the various functions including human resources, marketing, as well as partner management. Key areas of responsibilities include: - HR - hiring, onboarding, training new hires -Marketing - building the marketing function, developing the marketing strategy including social media strategy, content creation, press releases etc-Partner Strategy - hiring of reseller partners across regions to support X0PA's presence in new regions, training and managing partners to ensure alignment with the business objectives. Also responsible for managing and working with our key corporate partners-Product - with my background in recruitment, I was able to offer a unique perspective on key features that users would be looking for, suggesting enhancements and improvements to our current offerings-Vendors - as X0PA scales, I'm responsible for evaluating key vendors that could benefit X0PA and support its growth, recommending this to the CEO and supporting the implementation of these tools-Sales - Responsible for securing a key global enterprise client which increased X0PA's presence as an international player-Project Management - project management for tasks and projects to ensure we are on track to meet deadlines and deliverablesAfter a year as the Chief of Staff, having built up and stabilised several processes, I was offered to take on the role to grow the online sales business in the UK and Europe region, where we've yet to establish good traction in the market.



G4S

• United Kingdom
• Security and Investigations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant HR Manager, Recruitment

  • Sep 2018 - May 2020

  I was approached at Circles.Life to take on a more leadership role by building and setting up HR processes in G4S, a multinational security firm, reporting directly to the newly appointed HR Director. I was responsible for building up the recruitment function and setting up recruitment processes, to meet the growing business demands. I served as the key point of contact through a change over of HR directors, stepping up to a decision making capacity across key areas of recruitment and other aspects of HR to maintain business as usual through the transition. Key areas of responsibility include: - Built up and led a recruitment team, managing a team of 4 - Prioritize recruitment vacancies to optimally fill manpower needs- Propose recruitment strategies and plans to improve the efficiency of recruitment processes- Draft HR policy and memo revisions as required by the company- Handle employee grievances cases



Circles.Life

• People Operations

  • Dec 2017 - Sep 2018

  After 3 years at Euromonitor, I felt that my growth and learning opportunities had become stagnant and decided to challenge myself in a more fast-paced start-up environment, joining Circles.Life Circles.Life was at the stage of scaling and I was part of the initial HR team to help support that growth, setting up and establishing HR procedures and processes. Some key responsibilities include: - End-to-end recruitment for roles across Singapore and wider Asia- Assist to process the monthly payroll - Manage and organize the on-boarding experience for new hires - Responsible for researching and drafting new HR policy elements



Euromonitor International

• United Kingdom
• Market Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• HR Executive

  • 2014 - 2017

  Starting off my first role in HR after graduation, I was fortunate to find myself as the first HR executive, joining Euromonitor at the stage when the business was scaling. Prior to my joining, most recruitment and other HR functions were handled by individual functions and there was no centralization of efforts. I had the exciting opportunity to be hands-on in helping to set up and establish alignment on key HR processes and procedures. I was involved in various aspects of HR from recruitment, training, HR policy and processes, employee welfare etc. Some key responsibilities include: -End-to-end recruitment of full time staff for the Singapore office -Support the recruitment of freelance analysts regionally-Shortlist resumes for the positions of new hire and conducts phone interviews -Conduct employment verifications-Handle employment offers -Organise employee engagement initiatives-Organize induction programs for new hires-Update and maintain centralized database of HR records



Singapore Management University

• Singapore
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2013 - Nov 2013

  Assisted the professor in a module, Customer Relationship Management. Assisted the professor in a module, Customer Relationship Management.



Singapore Management University

• Singapore
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2013 - Apr 2013

  Assisted the professor in a module, Negotiation Skills for Business and served as a liaison with the other teaching assistants. Assisted the professor in a module, Negotiation Skills for Business and served as a liaison with the other teaching assistants.



STMicroelectronics

• Switzerland
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Staffing and Training Intern

  • May 2012 - Jul 2012

  Assigned to the staffing and training team. Assigned to the staffing and training team.



Building and Construction Authority

• Singapore
• Government Administration
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Data Entry Administrative

  • Feb 2010 - Jun 2010

  Assigned administrative duties, primarily to gather and compile data on the export survey. Assigned administrative duties, primarily to gather and compile data on the export survey.