About Me
Senior Human Capital, Recruitment, Talent, AI in HR and HR Technology Consultant with 18+ years of international experience across EMEA, APAC and the GCC, spanning recruitment, executive search, staffing, talent acquisit…
Senior Human Capital, Recruitment, Talent, AI in HR and HR Technology Consultant with 18+ years of international experience across EMEA, APAC and the GCC, spanning recruitment, executive search, staffing, talent acquisition, talent operations, talent assessment, talent development, talent management, learning & development, training operations, HR operations and HR technology.
Combines deep Human Capital expertise with the practical application of Generative AI, talent intelligence, HR automation, people analytics and HR technology. Experience includes full-cycle recruitment and executive search, talent and market mapping, contingent and permanent staffing, workforce deployment, skills-based and psychometric assessment, capability development, learning programme design and operations, HRIS/HCM environments, Oracle HCM, HR analytics and technology-enabled people processes.
Designs and supports AI-enabled workflows across recruitment, sourcing, candidate screening, talent and skills assessment, workforce planning, learning & development, talent operations and employee lifecycle processes, incorporating responsible AI principles and human-in-the-loop governance.
Has led and delivered complex assignments across recruitment and workforce operations, executive and specialist hiring, talent intelligence, talent assessment, learning and capability development, talent management, HR technology adoption, programme/project delivery and Human Capital consulting. Experience includes large-scale staffing and mobilisation, assessment frameworks, training and capability programmes, HR systems adoption, process digitalisation and AI-enabled HR transformation.
Selected delivery outcomes include managing the mobilisation and onboarding of 1,000+ personnel, supporting workforce and development programmes affecting 2,000+ professionals, reducing time-to-hire by 22%, achieving 100% compliance across major workforce operations, maintaining 94% fulfilment, and achieving 96% post-placement
Experience
Managing Director – Strategic Talent Solutions, AI & Technology Executive Search & Recruitment
<p>Deliver project-based recruitment, executive search, talent intelligence and HR advisory assignments, from intake and market mapping through AI-assisted screening, structured assessment, shortlist delivery and onboarding.</p><p> Design AI-enabled HR workflows across recruitment, talent operations, assessment, L&D, workforce planning and HR service delivery, with human-in-the-loop controls and responsible-AI governance.</p><p> Advise on HR technology, market intelligence, salary benchmarking, organisational capability, hiring feasibility and AI adoption roadmaps.</p>
Program Director & Senior Consultant
<p>Designed and governed workforce capability, talent development, learning and deployment frameworks for large-scale human-capital programmes affecting 1,000+ professionals.</p><p> Managed programme operations, compliance, schedules, resources, stakeholders, learning analytics and performance reporting across complex transformation and development engagements.</p>
Program Director & Senior Consultant
<p>Directed EMEA corporate training and L&D programmes covering scheduling, facilitators, learner communications, logistics, quality and client delivery.</p><p> Co-designed instructional materials, interactive business simulations and learning experiences; used post-programme data and feedback to achieve 92% client NPS.</p>
Director – Recruitment, Talent Management, Assessment, Training & HR Operations
<p>Led recruitment, onboarding, workplace readiness, talent assessment, training, talent management and contingent workforce operations across client programmes.</p><p> Managed digital HR platforms, service metrics and integrated assessment/learning/workforce requirements against 95%+ service levels.</p>
Director – Talent Acquisition Solutions (EMEA)
<p>Led enterprise recruitment programmes and mid-to-senior executive search mandates across EMEA, combining market mapping, talent intelligence, sourcing, stakeholder advisory and programme mobilisation.</p><p> Coordinated recruitment technology, delivery resources and regional stakeholders to improve consistency and evidence-based hiring decisions.</p>
Head of Recruitment, Staffing & HR Operations
<p>Governed permanent recruitment and temporary staffing operations supporting 800+ active contractors, including compliance, HR operations, technology, SLAs and workforce deployment.</p><p> Standardised recruitment delivery and pipeline alignment, reducing average candidate time-to-hire by 18 days while maintaining 100% audit compliance.</p>
HR Technology & Transformation Consultant
<p>Supported cloud HCM rollout, optimisation and user adoption, strengthening HR data, recruitment analytics, digital workflows and technology-enabled HR operations.</p>
Global Senior Account Manager
<p>Lee Cooper – Global Account Director</p><p> Directed global key-account relationships, coordinating commercial strategy, client delivery and cross-market partnerships. Managed stakeholder expectations, account performance and growth opportunities while aligning regional teams to ensure consistent execution, service quality and brand standards.</p>
Senior Account Manager
<p>HSBC – Senior Account Manager, Credit Card Loyalty Programs</p><p> Managed strategic client accounts and credit card loyalty programs, overseeing partner relationships, campaigns, customer engagement, performance reporting and service delivery. Coordinated internal teams to strengthen program value, improve retention and support commercial objectives.</p>
University Admissions Counselor & Test Prep Specialist
<p>Advised students on university selection, admissions strategy and application requirements. Delivered tailored test-preparation guidance, assessed individual needs, tracked progress and supported candidates in strengthening their academic profiles and achieving admission goals.</p>
International Student Relations Specialist
<p>Supported international students throughout admissions, enrolment and campus integration. Provided guidance on university procedures, documentation and student services, coordinated with academic teams, resolved enquiries and helped students successfully adapt to studying and living in the United States.</p>
PROJECTS
HumanEvoX AI-Assisted Hiring Decision Intelligence™ LLM
<p>Created a specialized Large Language Model (LLM) and AI-assisted recruitment intelligence framework for HumanEvoX Recruitment Consultancy, supporting technology, AI and executive hiring across the GCC, EMEA and global markets. The solution accelerates research, strengthens candidate evaluation and standardizes recruitment workflows while keeping final decisions under human control.</p><p>Developed the LLM’s knowledge architecture, operating instructions, evaluation criteria and reusable prompt library. Structured it around technology recruitment, executive search, talent intelligence, candidate assessment and career branding. Embedded knowledge across AI and machine learning, data, software engineering, cloud, DevOps, cybersecurity, ERP, HR technology, digital transformation and technology leadership.</p><p>Built workflows to translate job descriptions into structured skills, competencies and experience requirements; create candidate personas and sourcing strategies; generate Boolean searches, target-company maps and talent-pool segments; compare profiles against mandatory and preferred criteria; identify skills gaps; and produce candidate scorecards, interview guides, anonymised profiles and commercially focused shortlists.</p><p>The model also supports talent-market mapping, competitor analysis, salary benchmarking, talent-availability research, personalized outreach, ATS-aligned CVs and LinkedIn career branding. It converts fragmented hiring information into structured, decision-ready outputs using a consistent methodology.</p><p>Designed the framework around:</p><p>WORK → FRICTION → AI CAPABILITY → NEW OUTPUT → BUSINESS VALUE → HUMAN DECISION</p><p>This connects every AI use case to a defined recruitment problem, required capability, operational output, business value and final human judgment.</p><p>Embedded responsible-AI controls covering bias, privacy, explainability, accuracy, evidence quality and human oversight. Recommendations are based on job-related evidence. The model does not make autonomous hiring decisions, infer sensitive personal characteristics or present unsupported information as fact. Recruiter verification remains mandatory before insights are shared externally.</p><p>Created reusable job-intake templates, competency frameworks, sourcing plans, screening matrices, scorecards, interview packs, market maps, talent-intelligence reports, shortlist summaries, outreach sequences and quality-assurance checklists.</p><p>Tools used include custom LLM development, OpenAI/ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity, LinkedIn Recruiter, Apollo, Boolean and semantic search, ATS/CRM workflows, AI-assisted candidate matching, talent analytics, prompt engineering and responsible-AI governance.</p><p>The project established a scalable recruitment operating model combining AI-generated intelligence with human expertise, enabling faster research, more consistent assessments, stronger documentation and evidence-based hiring recommendations.</p>