RIYAZ ELLIKATTIL
Talent Acquisition Lead
Doha
Summary
A proactive and dynamic Recruitment/Talent Acquisition Lead with more than 10 years of extensive international experience in full cycle recruitment & talent acquisition. Industry experience includes Hospitality & Facilities Management, Real estate, Construction, Food & Beverage services, IT, Finance, Health & Wellness, Corporate & Edutainment. My areas of expertise include Business Needs Analysis, Talent Acquisition Attraction & Sourcing Strategy, Networking, Executive Search, Hiring Plans & Volume Recruitment.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
5
5
Languages
Work History
Talent Acquisition Lead
Sharaka Holdings WLL
Doha
05.2012 - Current
- Real Estate & Hospitality, Education, Edutainment, FMCG, Wellness, Trading & Contracting Key Responsibilities:
- Work closely with line managers to identify critical roles to the business and develop an acquisition and sourcing plan to attract and source quality talent
- Evaluate the performance of collaborated manpower agencies by continuously monitoring the quality of the candidates and time taken to hire
- Ensure that the selection and recruitment process has been completed within the frame of policies and procedures of the company
- Execute prescreening and interviewing candidates for entry, senior and management level roles
- Plan and lead mass recruitment trips
- Indulge in preparation of job offers for new hires, prepare recruitment agreement with manpower agencies and review employment contracts of staffs
- Prepare job descriptions and person specifications for each position
- Maintain regular and accurate metrics to assess talent acquisition process and performance
- Supervise team of HR Recruiters and to train them on constant basis
- Participate in HR policy & procedure administration
- Support HRMs with weekly and monthly manpower report
HR Recruitment Coordinator
SBI Life Insurance
Coimbatore
06.2010 - 03.2012
- SBI Life Insurance is one the most trusted and prestigious life insurance companies in India
- Established in the year 2000, it employs more than 17,000 people with presence in all parts of the county
- Key Responsibilities:
- Provide support coordination of recruitment projects to hiring managers and recruitment team members
- In coordination with hiring manager, identify key recruiting KPIs and develop sustainable recruiting strategy based on goals and organizational needs
- Source candidates using database and social media
- Scheduling preliminary interviews with shortlisted candidates
- Maintaining employee files and the HR filing system
- KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: experience 1
- Implemented the following:
- Recruitment and Onboarding time saving
- Refined candidate tracking system
- Delivering necessary changes within the recruitment process for efficiency 2
- Cost Saving Strategies:
- Saved cost to the company by hiring all managerial and executive positions for head office and group through headhunting candidates directly and minimizing the use of placement agencies
- 3
- High Retention Rate for Successfully Placed Candidates:
- Achieved more than 80% retention rate for the candidates that I have placed across all sectors within the group
- 4
- Internal Recruitment Team Management and Development:
- Managed a team of recruiters/HR coordinators and trained them on the entire recruitment process
- 5
- Mass Recruitment Trips:
- Organized and travelled to following countries for successful bulk hiring: Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, and Sri Lanka
- 6
- Ability to Influence Head of Department/Supervisors:
- Continually liaising with supervisors/head of departments to ascertain key requirements and make suggestions on ways to widen the candidate pool
- 7
- Policy Review Committee:
- Part of the HR policy review committee that is actively engaged in framing policies and procedures according to company guidelines and adhering to periodic amendments in Qatar labor law practices.
Education
Certified Human Resource Professional/Manager (CHRP/CHRM) -
American Certification Institute
M.B.A - Human Resources
Bharathiar University
Bachelor’s Degree - Hotel Management
R.V.S College
Skills
- Talent management
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Lead
Sharaka Holdings WLL
05.2012 - Current
HR Recruitment Coordinator
SBI Life Insurance
06.2010 - 03.2012
Certified Human Resource Professional/Manager (CHRP/CHRM) -
American Certification Institute
M.B.A - Human Resources
Bharathiar University
Bachelor’s Degree - Hotel Management
R.V.S College
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