SAKINAT AHMAN
Washington
Summary
Results-driven HR/People Operations Partner with over 10 years of expertise in talent acquisition, workforce management, and organizational development in federal and private sectors. Proven track record in collaborating with C-suite executives to enhance business efficiency and alignment with strategic goals. Holds a Master’s in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Passionate about creating impactful employee experiences, magnetic employer branding, and engaging internal cultures.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead People Operations Specialist
Makpar Corporation
01.2025 - Current
- Lead end-to-end People Operations strategy across recruitment, engagement, learning, and compliance for a dispersed government-contracting workforce, serving as a trusted advisor to Vice Presidents, C-suite, and senior delivery leaders while aligning people practices to contract performance, growth goals, and federal requirements.
- Serve as implementation lead for HR technology and data modernization initiatives, overseeing ATS, HRIS, engagement survey tools, and reporting dashboards to enable real-time workforce analytics, leadership decision-making, and audit-ready people data in a GovCon environment.
- Design and launched learning and development programs from needs analysis and organizational diagnostics, including SCORM course creation, onboarding curricula, manager handbooks & resources, and knowledge hubs that strengthened role clarity, compliance readiness, and early-tenure retention.
- Direct enterprise-wide employee engagement and employer branding initiatives, creating internal marketing campaigns, recognition programs, and community-building experiences that increased participation, strengthened culture cohesion, and reinforced organizational values across corporate and billable teams.
- Translate workforce data, engagement insights, and qualitative feedback into executive-level recommendations, influencing leadership behavior, manager accountability, and long-term talent strategy through evidence-based storytelling and pragmatic change management.
- Align cross-functional HR tasks with organizational priorities
- Automate workflows, suggest integrations and process improvement on Lever ATS, Rippling, Lattice, DEEL Engage and Sharepoint to streamline HR operations (Recruitment, onboarding/offboarding, engagement and other talent operations facets).
Technical Recruitment Manager
Makpar Corporation
04.2022 - 12.2024
- Utilized Lean Six Sigma principles to identify inefficiencies in recruitment and onboarding workflows and created process improvement strategies.
- Partnered with C-level executives and senior federal hiring managers to streamline a cohesive recruitment process for the HR department.
- Arranged onboarding and government clearance submission for new hires and contingent offers.
- Worked closely with HR and business development teams to align job analyses with contract task orders and proposals, ensuring staffing alignment with client needs.
- Administered in-depth technical evaluations using platforms like HackerRank and TestedRecruits.
- Analyzed and pitched other ad hoc responsibilities based on observed organization needs resulting in a double promotion, and company awarded recognitions and nominations.
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
LHH (formerly Adecco Group)
11.2019 - 04.2022
- Full-cycle recruitment/sourcing for Tech, Finance and Healthcare industries primarily.
- Organized and participated in career fairs, networking events, and university recruiting efforts to build a strong, variant talent pool.
- Developed and implemented targeted sourcing strategies to enhance candidate pipelines.
- Managed relationships with external vendors and recruitment partners for streamlined operations.
- Mentored junior recruiters, fostering skill development and enhancing team performance.
Project Coordinator
YMCA Of Central Maryland
10.2016 - 10.2019
- Implemented process improvements that enhanced efficiency in project management workflows and reporting.
- Analyzed project risks and developed mitigation strategies to safeguard against potential delays or issues.
- Led cross-functional meetings to assess project status, address challenges, and drive collaborative solutions.
- Liaised between departments to facilitate communication and keep appropriate parties updated on project developments.
Education
Master of Arts - Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology
University of Maryland
MD12-2025
Bachelors of Arts - Psychology
University of Maryland - Baltimore County
12.2020
Skills
- People & HR Analytics
- Employee Relations Management
- Strategic Planning
- Project Management
- Organizational Development
- Performance Appraisal
- Workforce & Succession Planning
- Compensation and Benefits
- Employee Engagement
- Training Development
- Risk Management
- Workforce Improvements
- Training Programs
- Root-Cause Analysis
- Workflow Automation
Timeline
Lead People Operations Specialist
Makpar Corporation
01.2025 - Current
Technical Recruitment Manager
Makpar Corporation
04.2022 - 12.2024
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
LHH (formerly Adecco Group)
11.2019 - 04.2022
Project Coordinator
YMCA Of Central Maryland
10.2016 - 10.2019
Master of Arts - Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology
University of Maryland
Bachelors of Arts - Psychology
University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Technical Skills
- HRIS, Payroll & ERP Systems
Workday HCM, Rippling, ADP, Paylocity, Employee Navigator, Unanet, Deel - ATS/Recruitment Platforms
Lever , Bullhorn, Workday, Greenhouse, Rippling - People Analytics, Reporting & Data Tools
Power BI, Tableau, Visier, SQL, R, SPSS - Performance Management Platforms
Lattice, Workday Performance, Deel Engage, Rippling Talent, MS Teams - Training Content & Multimedia Development
Articulate 360 (SCORM course Builder), Veed, Canva, ElevenLabs, other Video/Document Creation Tools - Collaboration, Knowledge & Engagement Channels
MS Teams, Viva Engage/Connections, SharePoint, Slack - Project Management, Workflow & Automation Tools
Notion, Asana, Jira, ServiceNow, Invgate, Workday Integrations