Hi, I’m
Kimberly Pineda
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Dubai,DU
Summary
A strategic and results-driven HR professional with over 9 years of expertise specializing in end-to-end recruitment across the MENA region, the USA, the Philippines, and Belgium. Known for being accountable, highly organized, and possessing an exceptional work ethic. A team player with excellent communication skills, adept at building strong relationships with diverse teams, leadership, and clients to drive organizational success.
Overview
9
years of professional experience
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
ALAMIYA FILMED ENTERTAINMENT
Recruitment Specialist cum HR Officer
05.2024 - 03.2025
Job overview
- Managed full-cycle recruitment across diverse departments including film production, tech, and creative, managed key roles within my first 6 months (such as Data Scientist, Social Media Manager, Sr. Production Coordinator, Web Developer, Head of Story, Copywriter, and more) with offer acceptance rate of 100%.
- Led the creation of recruitment processes in a startup setting, ensuring consistency, cultural alignment, and support with the company's mission and growth.
- Partnered closely with department heads to align recruitment strategy and conducted role-specific tasks, resulting in better candidate-to-role alignment.
- Oversaw onboarding, handling visas, insurance, orientation, documentation, and team integration for seamless new hire transitions.
- Developed and standardized job descriptions for all roles, enhancing employee morale by reducing role ambiguity.
- Successfully organized key company events and provided seamless logistics support for smooth operations and milestone celebrations.
PERFECT PURITY GROUP OF COMPANIES
Recruitment Specialist
04.2023 - 04.2024
Job overview
- Company Overview: Perfect Purity distributes learning solutions to schools and educational institutions across the Middle East Region.
- Handled end-to-end recruitment for wide range of roles (i.e. Educational Trainer, Tech & Digital Content Reviewer, Project Coordinator, Mobile App Developer, Scrum Master, and more) across the Middle East, the USA, North Africa, and India with offer acceptance rate of 95-100%.
- Perfect Purity distributes learning solutions to schools and educational institutions across the Middle East Region.
FREELANCE
Tech Sourcer
02.2023 - 04.2023
Job overview
- Sourced French-and Dutch-speaking AWS Architects, DevOps Engineers, ServiceNow Consultants, and Senior Data Engineers for a Belgium-based client for 2 months.
- Identified and engaged candidates through Boolean searches, LinkedIn, and AI tools to deliver qualified profiles, while providing progress reports on sourcing efforts.
IBM - PHILIPPINES
Talent Acquisition Partner
03.2021 - 01.2023
Job overview
- Provided training and process support to a team of 8-10 recruiters, contributing to improved team efficiency and adherence to recruitment standards.
- Piloted few of the account's new process initiatives (i.e. New offer process, requisition building, requisition refresh, virtual job fair) and conducted trainings to help the team familiarize with the new processes.
- Stepped-in to a Talent Advisor (higher role) for over 3 months when the team was short-staffed and as the need arose.
- Built strong relationships with clients, hiring managers, and candidates, and consistently received positive feedback, fostering trust and long-term collaboration.
- Upon approval of a new requisition, collaborated with hiring managers to conduct Strategic Intake Meetings, and to agree sourcing strategies and timelines.
- Performed within predefined recruitment processes while monitoring that process to identify, recommend areas, always improve and to ensure best practices.
IBM - PHILIPPINES
Recruiter
11.2019 - 03.2021
Job overview
- Started as one of IBM's pioneer Recruiters for the biggest Healthcare account (Providence St. Joseph Health) in the US, and was promoted after 1 year & 4 months.
- Met internal metrics on the Recruiter Scorecard, averaging 87-97% performance.
- Worked closely with Staffing Consultants, Hiring Managers, and clients to refine, grow, and follow strategies that generated candidates leads.
- Specialized in filling hard-to-fill healthcare positions, averaging 5 successful placements per month; shortlisted top candidates and moved to offer within 10-18 days of requisition posting.
- Responsible for the first stages of Recruitment process such as screening and selection, interviews, candidate endorsing, and act as the main contact of candidates throughout the process.
- Conducted trainings, including Indeed free posting and sourcing techniques for my team and Modern Hire setup for TAs, enhancing sourcing and interview processes.
- Collaborated with the Delivery Manager to develop a standardized Recruiter Tracker.
- Consulted on how to improve existing strategies, and provided feedback using analytics, while also created new strategies using knowledge of similar fields and strategies in other marketplaces.
BENY RETAIL, INC.
HR Generalist
07.2018 - 10.2019
Job overview
- Company Overview: Benby Retail Inc. is a startup F&B company established in 2017 under Benby Enterprises - a marketer and distributor of different international brands in the Philippines.
- Served as the first HR Generalist for Benby Retail Inc.
- Handled the day-to-day HR operations of the brand/company - from Recruitment, Employee Relations, Compensation & Benefits, Training & Development, and Labor Laws/Legal Compliance.
- Sourced and recruited pioneer staff from entry-level to leadership roles for new F&B brands while supporting recruitment for various roles across other brands.
- Organized company events and provided seamless logistics support for smooth operations and milestone celebrations.
- Benby Retail Inc. is a startup F&B company established in 2017 under Benby Enterprises - a marketer and distributor of different international brands in the Philippines.
GBPLAY, INC. (GAMECLUB PH)
HR & Admin Assistant
07.2016 - 07.2018
Job overview
- Handled end-to-end recruitment (from entry level to managerial roles) - Job posting, screening, administering of exams, initial interviews, candidate endorsements, and assisted in contract preparations and on-boarding while acting as the company's receptionist.
- Successfully planned and administered different company events like Team building, occasional parties, and other employee engagement programs.
- Maintained and updated employee records (201 files) and applicant databases.
- Issued employee memorandums and notices from time to time as needed.
- Assisted in payroll preparations, general administrative tasks, and in maintaining office merchandise and inventory.
Education
Polytechnic University of The Philippines
Bachelor of Science from Business Administration Major in Human Resources Development Management
06.2012 - 05.2016
University Overview
- Dean's Lister
- Best in Human Resources Development Management Thesis, 2016
- GPA: 93%
Skills
- Taleo
- Oracle ATS
- 100Hires
- Bayzat HR
- Workday
- Avature
- ModernHire
- Job Boards
- Indeed
- Naukrigulf
- Upwork
- Behance
- Social media sites
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Recruiter Lite
- Microsoft Office 365
- Google Suite
- Slack
- Canva
- Zoom
- ServiceNow
- Text Recruit
- Wrike
- Giighire
- Calendly
- Healthcare Hiring
- Tech Industry Hiring
- Creative Industry Hiring
- Global Talent Acquisition
- Agile Environment Experience
- EEOC compliant recruiting
- Data-driven recruiting
- Boolean Sourcing
- ATS Management
- Candidate Experience
- Employer Branding
- Remote Hiring
- Freelance Recruitment
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
- The A+ Award, 2022-01-01, IBM Business Services, Inc.
- Client Success Award, 2022-01-01, IBM Business Services, Inc.
- Top Talent Acquisition Partner in CA & TXNM Region, 2022-01-01, IBM Business Services, Inc.
Languages
Tagalog
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Spanish
Beginner (A1)
Relevant Trainings
Relevant Trainings
- Agile@IBM, 2020-06-24
- Indeed Optimization Workshop, 2020-06-17
- Avature for Recruiters - Introduction for Users, 2020-05-13
- A Day in the Life of a Recruiter, 2020-03-11
- Effective Email Communications Training, 2020-01-07
- Global English Communications, 2020-01-06
Tools And Platforms
Tools And Platforms
- Taleo
- Oracle ATS
- 100Hires
- Bayzat HR
- Workday
- Avature
- ModernHire
- Job Boards (LinkedIn, Indeed, Naukrigulf, Upwork, Behance, social media sites, etc.)
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Recruiter Lite
- Microsoft Office 365
- Google Suite
- Slack
- Canva
- Zoom
- ServiceNow
- Text Recruit
- Wrike
- Giighire
- Calendly
Timeline
Recruitment Specialist cum HR Officer
ALAMIYA FILMED ENTERTAINMENT
05.2024 - 03.2025
Recruitment Specialist
PERFECT PURITY GROUP OF COMPANIES
04.2023 - 04.2024
Tech Sourcer
FREELANCE
02.2023 - 04.2023
Talent Acquisition Partner
IBM - PHILIPPINES
03.2021 - 01.2023
Recruiter
IBM - PHILIPPINES
11.2019 - 03.2021
HR Generalist
BENY RETAIL, INC.
07.2018 - 10.2019
HR & Admin Assistant
GBPLAY, INC. (GAMECLUB PH)
07.2016 - 07.2018
Polytechnic University of The Philippines
Bachelor of Science from Business Administration Major in Human Resources Development Management
06.2012 - 05.2016
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