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Syed Suhaib

Syed Suhaib

Dubai

Summary

Results-driven Business Partner, adept at building strategies to achieve results. Highly passionate at networking and developing successful relationships. Experienced in hiring across all levels of management and geographies. Constantly working on developing ways to change the way we do business.

Specialties: Executive Search, Talent Management, Headhunting, Sourcing Strategy, Team Mentoring / Leadership, Employer Branding, Social and Internet Recruiting, Contract Negotiation, ATS (Workday, Taleo, Avature)

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Senior Recruiter

Red Hat
Aug 2021 - Current
  • Identify and manage cutting edge talent with career changing opportunities at all levels
  • Business partner with end-to-end recruitment strategy to achieve results
  • Constantly working on developing ways to change the way we do business
  • Highly Passionate about Networking and developing successful relationships
  • Specialities: Executive Search, Talent Management, Sourcing Strategy, Team Mentoring / Leadership, Employer
  • Branding, Social and Internet Recruiting, Contract Negotiation, Compensation & Benefits, Recruitment/Staffing
  • Coached candidates through interview process to secure top roles.
  • Passion for discovering amazing talent.

Senior Executive Talent Acquisition

ENOC, Emirates National Oil Company
Mar 2021 - Aug 2021
  • ENOC Group is a leading integrated global oil and gas entity wholly- owned company of the Government of Dubai
  • Led Technology recruitment activity to empower Digital Transformation
  • Transitioning from Oracle EBS to SAP, entering the next evolution of S/4Hana
  • Successfully delivered strategic resources in area of business transformation.
  • Masterfully identified, balanced and handled conflicting priorities when navigating potentially disruptive challenges.

Sabbatical

Sabbatical
Nov 2020 - Feb 2021
  • Laid off due to Covid after nearly a decade at Oracle
  • COVID was a unique experience in many ways and helped recharge my energy
  • I found new ways to keep healthy during this challenging time
  • Rediscovered my passion for the outdoors and explored the wild side of adventure in nature and the solitude of trekking & hiking while nourishing the mind, body, and soul
  • Syed suhaib - page 1
  • Taking time off where possible is a gift and a blessing, I am refreshed and excited to kick off this next phase of my career
  • I'm looking forward to sharing the details of my next adventure with you very soon
  • I knew I'd be back

Senior Recruitment Business Partner

Oracle
Dubai, UAE
May 2011 - Oct 2020
  • Recruitment across EMEA & APAC with a particular focus on hard-to-fill roles
  • Successful in hiring exceptionally talented resources across Sales, PreSales, technical backgrounds in Cloud, Applications,
  • Technology & Systems
  • Product specialisation includes SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, Cloud, Cx, CRM, HCM, ERP, BI, EPM & Systems (Hardware)
  • Achieved accolades and awards for successfully delivering 'hard to fill' / urgent assignments.
  • Developed and implemented Taleo across EMEA.
  • Performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.

Recruitment Lead

SAP
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mar 2010 - May 2011
  • Delivered Sales & Presales resources across BU's
  • Full accountability of the hiring process, service demands, prioritizing both volume hiring requirements and "difficult to fill" positions
  • Execution of Recruitment Strategies - assessment/selection of candidates to meet approved headcount requirements
  • Defining best go-to-market strategy and execute relevant sourcing activities - including direct search - in the marketplace taking time, quality and cost metrics into consideration.

Lead Recruiter - EMEA

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sept 2007 - Feb 2010
  • MEMA
  • B2B & B2C
  • Initiated the change in recruitment model (RPO to Inhouse)
  • End-to-end ownership of recruitment across MEMA
  • Leading the recruitment process for all senior assignment, Inject local sourcing knowledge and activities and engages in pro-active recruitment strategies for passive hiring.
  • Sourced candidates via active and passive means using numerous avenues for candidate discovery.
  • Trained junior recruiters in interviewing, recruiting and onboarding strategies.
  • Ran leadership training sessions on incorporating Affirmative Action laws into recruitment efforts.

Recruitment Manager - MEA

CGI
Apr 2006 - Sept 2007
  • Recruited across a range of areas for Logica including System Integration, Enterprise Applications,
  • Consulting and Outsourcing and Support functions
  • Led recruitment for Digital Transformation Projects in UAE and Kuwait
  • Successfully led Projects to ramp-up accelerated recruitment for Management Consultants within the
  • Financial Services Sector working onsite at NBK in Kuwait.

Recruitment Consultant

BAC Middle East
Apr 2002 - Apr 2006
  • IT, Oil & Gas, Financial Services syed suhaib - page 2, Initiated IT and Oil & gas verticals from scratch
  • Negotiating with multiple stakeholders - candidates, hiring manages., Procurement for PSL
  • Developing new client and candidate relationships
  • Successful in partnering clients outside the region
  • Consistently over achieved revenue targets
  • Drove retained search assignments

HR Executive

Microland Limited
Jan 2000 - Dec 2001
  • Built in house recruitment practice from an outsourced model
  • Body Shopping for Microland's Clients across APAC
  • Drove assignments at all levels of management

Education

Social Talent Black Belt Certificate - SocialTalent -

9087 Certified Visage Diversity Sourcer - Visage.Jobs - undefined

2015

Effective Interviewing! Online Learning, Executive Search & Selection - undefined

Association of Executive
2010

Executive MBA - Human Resource Management

XLRI Jamshedpur
2008

B.com - Commerce and Accounts

Christ College
1998

Skills

  • Performance / Target driven
  • Client Management
  • End-to-end recruitment
  • Employer branding
  • Recruitment strategies
  • Talent acquisition
  • Applicant Tracking System (ATS) proficient
  • Executive Search

Certification

BROWN BAG RECRUITER - Amitai Givertz AIRS Certified Recruiter - AIRS powered by ADP LinkedIn Recruitment Blueprint - Andy Whitehead Exclusive Coaching syed suhaib - page 3 Recruitment Tools & Technique - Shane McCusker - Intelligence Software Skills Talent Acquisition Sourcing Technical Recruiting Screening Executive Search Internet Recruiting Talent Management Hiring Negotiation Applicant Tracking Systems syed suhaib - page 4

Timeline

Senior Recruiter

Red Hat
Aug 2021 - Current

Senior Executive Talent Acquisition

ENOC, Emirates National Oil Company
Mar 2021 - Aug 2021

Sabbatical

Sabbatical
Nov 2020 - Feb 2021

Senior Recruitment Business Partner

Oracle
May 2011 - Oct 2020

Recruitment Lead

SAP
Mar 2010 - May 2011

Lead Recruiter - EMEA

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Sept 2007 - Feb 2010

Recruitment Manager - MEA

CGI
Apr 2006 - Sept 2007

Recruitment Consultant

BAC Middle East
Apr 2002 - Apr 2006

HR Executive

Microland Limited
Jan 2000 - Dec 2001

Social Talent Black Belt Certificate - SocialTalent -

9087 Certified Visage Diversity Sourcer - Visage.Jobs - undefined

Effective Interviewing! Online Learning, Executive Search & Selection - undefined

Association of Executive

Executive MBA - Human Resource Management

XLRI Jamshedpur

B.com - Commerce and Accounts

Christ College

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