Talent Acquisition Manager

• Mar 2022 - Present

Talent Acquisition Manager

• Apr 2021 - Feb 2022

• Develop sustainable talent acquisition and hiring plans and strategies • Design, plan and execute employer branding activities• perform analysis of hiring needs and provide employee hiring forecast• Design, plan and execute selection processes (conduct interviews and screening calls)• Find bottlenecks in the recruiting process• Perform candidate and employee satisfaction evaluations and workshops• Plan procedures for improving the candidate experience• Suggest measures for improving employee retention • Lead, oversee and supervise members of the recruiting team• Use sourcing methods for hard-to-fill roles• Attend career and college fairs, and similar events• Determine HR and recruiting KPIs• Create and present KPI reports Show less

Lead Recruitment Consultant

• Dec 2020 - Apr 2021

Talent Acquisition Lead

• Jun 2018 - Dec 2020

• First handedly develop talent acquisition strategies, and manage end-to-end talent acquisition process to deliver to agreed targets for roles within assigned business areas, ensuring that right candidates are recruited, at the right time.• Heading a team of 4 members that comprehensively caters to both contract and permanent recruitment in Sri Lanka (APAC Region) • Market research is initiated before proceeding to source candidates for a certain role to correctly identify and contrast the clients’ benefits to the employee against the market norms with regards to salaries, work ethics and etc. Upon shortfall, the client is informed to restructure. • Build a strong pipeline of prospective candidates for critical leadership and operations roles in IT-Telecom, Banking, Engineering & other service sectors. Conducted for clients such as HNB, PABC, Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered Bank; Huawei, Samsung, Sony, Airtel, Dialog; ITC Hotel, Walkers Travels, Lux Asia; Pearson, IBM; Phillips; JL Morrison; Uber; ABB; Unilever; Zebra Technologies. Show less

Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant

• Mar 2017 - Jun 2018

• Interview people to seek their inner talent and record relevant personal and work details to match them with appropriate jobs to help them succeed. • Work closely with clients on the improvement of their internal processes with regards to recruitment, employee retention, career development, training, recruitment strategy • Connect with relevant and key stakeholders regarding staffing plans and identify key talent gaps and needs • Attract talent via research, cold calling, online searches, referrals, LinkedIn and job fairs to maintain a comprehensive database of candidates and talent pool.• Sourcing resumes of candidates belonging to escalating fields of demand even though the requirement is null as a form of pre preparation for requirements that might arise in the near future. • Keeping up with candidates in the talent database to record their growth in the industry. Show less

Talent Acquisition Executive

• Dec 2011 - Mar 2017

Recruitment & selection • Resourcing, screening, interviewing, assessment tests for selection process Employee on-boarding: Conduct orientation & induction programs. • Conduct job analysis; develop job descriptions; list job specifications; initiate career development programs and progression planning; recommend required training for career enhancement Industrial & Labour Relations • Negotiate and contribute to the development of the group industrial relation policy • Ensure legal compliance by monitoring & implementation of applicable labour laws; conduct investigations; maintain records; represent the organization at hearings • Represent the company in labour tribunals, industrial courts & other authorities • Administration of employee disciplinary procedure – preliminary investigations, suspensions, prepare & issue show cause notice, arrange formal domestic disciplinary inquiries & initiate follow up actions Redundancy management • Supervise downsizing and retrenchment programs and administer VRS Scheme Training & development • Training needs assessments; develop training plans; design training modules; coordinate & organize resource persons for effective implementation of training programs; assess training effectiveness Show less

Lecturer of Economics

• Aug 2013 - Feb 2014

Part Time Lecturer of Economics & FSE

• Jan 2012 - Feb 2013

Research Assistant

• Sep 2010 - Feb 2011

Research Projects involved in • Household Savings and Mobile Phone Usage • Male enterprises • Female Enterprises Research Projects involved in • Household Savings and Mobile Phone Usage • Male enterprises • Female Enterprises