Experience

Remotebase

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head, Global Talent Acquisition

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  As the Head of Talent Acquisition at Remotebase, a cloud-based talent company specializing in recruiting for top Silicon Valley-based tech startups and emerging markets. Leading a high-performing team of 10 recruiters, manager, and senior manager, driving strategic talent acquisition initiatives and delivering exceptional hiring outcomes.



National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)

• Pakistan
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• HRCI Accredited Course Facilitator

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  Islāmābād, Pakistan



Motive

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Talent Acquisition

  • Nov 2020 - Nov 2022

  Pakistan Oversaw strategic program management and driving talent attraction and engagement in emerging markets in close collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders and leadership. Built and led a high-performing team of 40+ TA professionals, including Managers, Recruiters, Sourcers, and TA Ops. Achievements: • Strategic: o Successfully launched and scaled (1000+ HC target) Motive’s Fintech product (Motive Card) in 12 months o Restructured the Talent Acquisition function to… Show more Oversaw strategic program management and driving talent attraction and engagement in emerging markets in close collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders and leadership. Built and led a high-performing team of 40+ TA professionals, including Managers, Recruiters, Sourcers, and TA Ops. Achievements: • Strategic: o Successfully launched and scaled (1000+ HC target) Motive’s Fintech product (Motive Card) in 12 months o Restructured the Talent Acquisition function to meet the business growth strategy o Successfully delivered on a super ambitious HC plan of 1500+ in 2021 and 1000+ in 2022 across Engineering, Product, Commercial and Biz Ops/Sales, Go-to-Market and Customer Support domains. o Built a high-performing recruitment team of 40+ recruiters/ managers/Senior Manager. • Processes: o Designed and implemented recruitment best practices (adopted globally) o Candidate experience initiatives resulting in 90%+ satisfaction rate • Employer Branding: o Redefined our Employer Branding strategy in line with our goal to be the employer of choice in the region resulting in inbound traffic conversion on career site from 15% to 40% of the total hires in 12 months. • Diversity o Increased the gender diversity by 8% in 12 months. (17% to 25%) Show less



FLIR Systems

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional HR Business Partner - MENA, Asia Pacific & Turkey

  • Apr 2019 - Jun 2020

  United Arab Emirates| Saudi Arabia I partnered closely with Intl. HRBPs (UK/Europe/US), VP HRs based out of US and regional business leaders, to devise and execute the people strategy & initiatives including culture, diversity, total rewards, OD, TA and talent management. Acted as a trusted senior HR advisor to the regional business leadership and provided necessary coaching and support to drive the people engagement and development agenda forward. I also ensured the regional policies and procedures were in line with their… Show more I partnered closely with Intl. HRBPs (UK/Europe/US), VP HRs based out of US and regional business leaders, to devise and execute the people strategy & initiatives including culture, diversity, total rewards, OD, TA and talent management. Acted as a trusted senior HR advisor to the regional business leadership and provided necessary coaching and support to drive the people engagement and development agenda forward. I also ensured the regional policies and procedures were in line with their respective local regulations and global FLIR policies. I also worked closely with the Center of Expertise (COEs) including Global Talent Management, Total Rewards, Organization Development, Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, Integration office and mobility partners (immigration) to ensure effective adoption and implementations of people initiatives and processes. Further, I was also responsible for administrative tasks at the regional level through hands-on admin delivery and in partnership with Shared Services US.

• Regional HR Business Partner- Middle East

  • Sep 2018 - Apr 2019

  United Arab Emirates



Smyth & Bradshaw™

• United Arab Emirates
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR Manager/ Principal Consultant (Financial Services, Technology and Emiratization)

  • Feb 2016 - Aug 2018

  Dubai, United Arab Emirates



Align HR Consultancy

• United Arab Emirates
• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Consultant- GCC (Emiratization & Expats)

  • Dec 2014 - Jan 2016

  Dubai, United Arab Emirates Achievement: Top billing for the year 2015



S&P Global

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding

  • Nov 2011 - Nov 2014

  Islamabad- Pakistan • Revamped the Talent Acquisition function including career site and employee referral program • Talent Acquisition Excellence Award 2014 (The highest honor/award within Global TA function) • Trained 100+ hiring manager on advanced interviewing skills & Performance Management • Employer of Choice Award 2012 & 2013 by promoting EVP through brand awareness. • Reduced Avg. days to fill metrics by 30% and increased interview to offer ratio by 43% for IT department and… Show more • Revamped the Talent Acquisition function including career site and employee referral program • Talent Acquisition Excellence Award 2014 (The highest honor/award within Global TA function) • Trained 100+ hiring manager on advanced interviewing skills & Performance Management • Employer of Choice Award 2012 & 2013 by promoting EVP through brand awareness. • Reduced Avg. days to fill metrics by 30% and increased interview to offer ratio by 43% for IT department and similarly for sales dept. the ratio was more than 35% • Consistently scored 98% satisfaction from candidate experience survey and scored 90%+ satisfaction from Hiring Managers Satisfaction Survey. Show less



Acted

• France
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional HR Generalist (Contract)

  • Oct 2010 - Nov 2011

  Pakistan Projects handled: UN/ DFID/ USaid/ AUSaid/ ECHO Full life cycle Recruitment, On-boarding/ Off-boarding, L&D, Operations (filing/ leaves/ medical & healthcare), Employee Relations, Compensation & Benefits, Payroll, Budgeting, HR Policies and Reporting.



Organization for youth & Development

• HR Generalist (Contract)

  • Jan 2009 - Sep 2010

  Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan



All Pakistan Commercial Exporters Association

• Assistant Secretary

  • Jun 2007 - Jan 2008