Experience

CAFU

• United Arab Emirates
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Talent Acquisition Manager (via Elements)

  • Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  Dubai, United Arab Emirates CAFU is your on-demand fuel delivery and car service app. Saving you time by bringing fuel and car services directly to you. We take care of all your car needs, from fuel, car wash, engine oil, battery, tire change, car insurance and even emergency fuel, all in one app. Our mission at CAFU is to make car ownership a hassle-free experience, freeing up your time for the things that truly matter.



Apple

• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Recruiter - Hardware Technology (via Elements)

  • Jun 2020 - Dec 2021

  St. Albans, England, United Kingdom Working here is a whole different thing. Because when you develop and customize chips to make them sing and dance HERE, you play a part in creating some of the best-loved technology on the planet... AND in helping people discover all the amazing things they can do with it. You can utilize your experience in just about any area of chip design (from RTL-GDS2) to develop first-in-class products which HAVE and ARE changing the way we socially interact and do business on a daily basis… Show more Working here is a whole different thing. Because when you develop and customize chips to make them sing and dance HERE, you play a part in creating some of the best-loved technology on the planet... AND in helping people discover all the amazing things they can do with it. You can utilize your experience in just about any area of chip design (from RTL-GDS2) to develop first-in-class products which HAVE and ARE changing the way we socially interact and do business on a daily basis. Don't waste your time "working" at a company, come carve out what you want your career to look like, where the impact touches billions of people. Want to find out more? Just curious? Connect with me here: s_seddiq@apple.com  Show less



Elements Talent Consultancy

• United Kingdom
• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Talent Operations Manager

  • Feb 2019 - Dec 2021

  London, England, United Kingdom

• Senior Talent Partner

  • Sep 2017 - Jan 2019

  London, England, United Kingdom



Discovery Inc

• United States
• Entertainment
• 700 & Above Employee

• Talent Acquisition Lead (via Elements)

  • Sep 2019 - May 2020

  London, United Kingdom Discovery, Inc. is a global leader in real life entertainment, serving a passionate audience of superfans around the world with content that inspires, informs and entertains. We are hiring mid to senior level software development engineers and software development managers in London. The Direct 2 Consumer Group is a technology company within Discovery Inc. With Discovery, Food Network, Golf TV, MotorTrend, Eurosport, Discovery Play, and many more brands to support, we build user… Show more Discovery, Inc. is a global leader in real life entertainment, serving a passionate audience of superfans around the world with content that inspires, informs and entertains. We are hiring mid to senior level software development engineers and software development managers in London. The Direct 2 Consumer Group is a technology company within Discovery Inc. With Discovery, Food Network, Golf TV, MotorTrend, Eurosport, Discovery Play, and many more brands to support, we build user experiences ranging from classic lean-back viewing to interactive learning applications for smart TVs, web, mobile phones, tablets, and consoles. To support these experiences, we are building a global streaming video platform (OTT), and a suite of applications to support all of our network’s brands globally. The services are modern container-based micro-services operated on AWS, covering everything from search, catalogue, video transcoding, personalisation, to global subscriptions. The device platform spans consoles, smart TVs, web, mobile phones, and tablets. This is a growing, global engineering group crucial to Discovery’s future. If this sounds like a journey you want to be a part of lets chat! Show less



Spotify

• Sweden
• Musicians
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Talent Partner (via Elements)

  • Nov 2018 - Sep 2019

  New York, Boston & Stockholm Hiring backend engineers for our Personalisation team globally. The Personalization team makes deciding what to play next on Spotify easier and more enjoyable for every listener. We seek to understand the world of music and podcasts better than anyone else so that we can make great recommendations to every individual person and keep the world listening. Everyday, hundreds of millions of people all over the world use the products we build which include destinations like “Home”… Show more Hiring backend engineers for our Personalisation team globally. The Personalization team makes deciding what to play next on Spotify easier and more enjoyable for every listener. We seek to understand the world of music and podcasts better than anyone else so that we can make great recommendations to every individual person and keep the world listening. Everyday, hundreds of millions of people all over the world use the products we build which include destinations like “Home” and “Search” as well as original playlists such as "Discover Weekly" and “Daily Mix.” We're a team of technologists, product insight experts, designers, and product managers in Boston, New York, Stockholm, and London Show less



King

• Sweden
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Talent Partner (via Elements)

  • Feb 2018 - Nov 2018

  Malmo Officially, we’re a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world. Unofficially, we’re a serious business that’s not afraid to have fun. In fact, together with our parent company Activision Blizzard and experts around the world, we believe having fun is good for you. From Candy Crush to Blossom Blast, we’re proud of the 200+ free-to-play titles that carry the King crown and the hundreds of millions of monthly active users who enjoy them. Because our mission has always been to… Show more Officially, we’re a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world. Unofficially, we’re a serious business that’s not afraid to have fun. In fact, together with our parent company Activision Blizzard and experts around the world, we believe having fun is good for you. From Candy Crush to Blossom Blast, we’re proud of the 200+ free-to-play titles that carry the King crown and the hundreds of millions of monthly active users who enjoy them. Because our mission has always been to bring moments of magic to everyday life. If you think it’s something you can help us achieve, let’s talk. If you are outside Sweden reading this, don't worry, we are just as interested in speaking to you. We offer excellent relocation benefits to help you and family settle into Malmö. As Senior Recruiter based out of Malmö, I manage talent acquisition for our Malmo studio, covering recruitment for all functions including: game design, art, development, Agile, production and business performance and analytics. Show less



Rentalcars.com

• United Kingdom
• Travel Arrangements
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Talent Acquisition Specialist (via Elements)

  • Jan 2018 - Feb 2018

  Manchester/London Rentalcars.com is the largest online car rental reservation agency in the world arranging over 8.5 million rentals a year in more than 49,000 locations worldwide. With customers in over 180 countries, we have a truly global user base that we support through a website available in over 45 languages and multiple currencies. Rideways is a new ground transportation service launched by Rentalcars.com, and is rapidly growing to be a significant B2B and B2C player in this space. Rideways is… Show more Rentalcars.com is the largest online car rental reservation agency in the world arranging over 8.5 million rentals a year in more than 49,000 locations worldwide. With customers in over 180 countries, we have a truly global user base that we support through a website available in over 45 languages and multiple currencies. Rideways is a new ground transportation service launched by Rentalcars.com, and is rapidly growing to be a significant B2B and B2C player in this space. Rideways is a multi-skilled group of over 30 people, working as a separate group within Rentalcars.com to build and deliver the technology, commercial relationships and operations for a new ground transportation business. We have a fast-paced, “start-up” environment co-located within, and part of, the broader Rentalcars.com business – sharing all the upsides of a bigger business, but with the speed, drive and autonomy of an independent, early-stage start-up. We have an exciting product vision, a rapidly growing team, and a learning environment where you will constantly be challenged to develop your understanding of how a business comes together from the “nuts and bolts”. Our focus is to provide a fantastic customer experience across web, mobile, phone and chat while scaling to become globally relevant (languages, locations, product offering) – and we are only at the start of our journey. Join our team to be a part of one of the most rewarding and challenging, growth journeys around; this is one of those rare opportunities to be a part of something big from the start. Show less



GoCardless

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Talent Partner (via Elements)

  • Sep 2017 - Jan 2018

  London GoCardless is a next generation payments company. Since GoCardless was set up in 2011, we have been focussed on simplifying Direct Debit and opening up access to companies who could never previously use it. We already process over $1bn each year for thousands of businesses, and we are growing fast. We want to break down barriers so that businesses can quickly and simply start taking payments from anyone, anywhere in the world. We’re building the payments network for the internet… Show more GoCardless is a next generation payments company. Since GoCardless was set up in 2011, we have been focussed on simplifying Direct Debit and opening up access to companies who could never previously use it. We already process over $1bn each year for thousands of businesses, and we are growing fast. We want to break down barriers so that businesses can quickly and simply start taking payments from anyone, anywhere in the world. We’re building the payments network for the internet. Join us! Show less



CDK Global

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• International Recruitment Advisor

  • Mar 2016 - Sep 2017

  Hungerford, Berkshire, United Kingdom



Wade Macdonald

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR Recruitment Consultant - Interim Role

  • Jun 2015 - Sep 2015

  Reading, United Kingdom



Henley Business School

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 400 - 500 Employee

• MSc International HRM (CIPD Level 7)

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2015

  Reading, United Kingdom I was studying fulltime during this time. I was able to obtain a Masters in International HR Management (CIPD) - Graduated with a Merit



IKEA

• Netherlands
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• IKEA Store - Human Resources Business Partner

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2014

  Dubai, United Arab Emirates



Al-Futtaim

• United Arab Emirates
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Al Futtaim Logistics - HR Analyst

  • Nov 2012 - Jun 2013

  Dubai, United Arab Emirates



TECOM Group Dubai

• United Arab Emirates
• Real Estate
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Human Capital Advisor (Fixed term contract)

  • Jun 2012 - Sep 2012

  Dubai, United Arab Emirates



HSBC

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Manager Talent & Resourcing

  • Jul 2009 - Nov 2011

  Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Induction Manager

  • May 2008 - Jul 2009

  Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Relocation Officer

  • Nov 2006 - May 2008

  Dubai, United Arab Emirates