Waqas Ahmad

Waqas Ahmad Salam HR Consultant | IT Recruiter | Talent Acquisition Specialist Baltimore , USA - Talent Acquisition Industry Head having more than a decade experience of different Mid to large size Organizations in Software Development, Business Process Outsourcing and Telecom firms heading their Human Resources Department and has more than 30,000 first degree connections on LinkedIn and different other social media platforms. WORK EXPERIENCE Theheadhunters360 HR Consultant (August 01, 2022 - Present) Senior Human Resources HEAD, Technical IT Interviewer and Head hunter with proven track record of meeting and delivering Human Resources challenges in an effective and efficient manner. I am a self motivated and goal oriented HR professional who has more than a decade long experience in Human Resource Management in different multinational organizations. I am eagerly looking forward to add more value to the existing organizations which are facing Organization Development challenges. Having a diverse management experience with a flavor of Human Resources consulting gives me a good exposure towards striving further for personal as well as organizational success. Roles Successfully Closed: Development Managers l Chief Technology Officers l Sr. Creative Managers l Quality Assurance Manager l Sr. Angular Developers l Sr. Front End Engineers l Scrum Masters l Unity 3D Developers UI/UX Designers l Node.js Developers l Android Developers l Java Developers Sr. iOS Engineers l Laravel Developers l DevOps Engineers l API Backend Integration Engineers Full Stack Engineers l Magento Developers l Game Developers l Project Managers BD Managers l Technical Support Executives Key Words: Human Resources Manager; Manager Talent Acquisition; Head Hunter; Organization Development Manager Technical Recruiter; HR Generalist; People’s Manager; Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP); Global Human Resources; Staffing Manager; Career Coach; IT Recruiter. Interpersonal skills: Presentation skills; Ms Office; Ms Excel; HRIS. Theheadhunters360.com SWITCH Solutions Head Human Resources (May 01, 2020 - July 31, 2022) My main responsibilities are: • Developing and implementing HR policies aligned with company’s strategic objective. • Implementing job analysis, compensation and benefits, incentive and bonus policies ensuring internal and external equity. • Leading the process of development of job descriptions and departmental objectives. • Ensuring training and development of employees to meet the organization’s needs. • Supervising recruitment, orientation and placing activities. • Candidate sourcing and relationship-building skills • Developing and executing result-oriented performance appraisal programs. • Leading initiatives to transform organization culture. https://www.switch.com.pk/ Talentohire Country Talent Acquisition Manager (June 01, 2017 - May 31, 2020) My main job duties were to locate the potential candidates according to the job description provided by the client through LinkedIn, Monster, Indeed, Craigslist, CareerBuilder, Hub staff, and Facebook Familiarity with Employment/Labor laws in Middle East, USA (C2C, 1099, W2, H1B, TN Visa) Canada, Europe Updating the database of the candidates in BreezyHR as a HRIS tool and I have also used BambooHR, Point, Zoho Recruit, and JIRA. For internal communication with team members we use Slack, Skype. Acts as an advisor to client hiring managers on appropriate sourcing strategies and managing my team of 5 remote recruiters in different parts of the world like USA, Ukraine, Turkey, Portugal and India. Proactively gather market intelligence and shares with internal team and hiring managers. Meets or exceeds assigned daily/weekly account hiring goals and regularly monitors performance scorecard to ensure all SLAs and KPIs are being met. Excellent interpersonal and coaching skills Builds a qualified candidate profile after initial screening, Technical test, Technical Interview, Communication skills, and finally after negotiating the rate with the candidate presents slate of candidates to the client. I have recruited candidates for the following positions in US, Canada, Europe, Middle East and Asia: Remote Project Managers Remote WP Developer Remote Project Coordinator Remote Sales Executive Remote Android Engineers Remote iOS Senior Software Engineers Remote Front End Developer Remote Digital Marketing Specialists Remote Full Stack Engineers Remote UI/UX Engineers Talentohire.com DataFocal Innovations Sr. Human Resources Executive (May 01, 2014 - August 31, 2016) Data Focal Innovations was incorporated in 2004 with a small team of passionate technologists. DFi is working with large and small businesses across North America, Europe, Australia, South Asia and Middle East, providing quality turn-key application development services Recruitment & Selection: o Management of all Human Resource activities in the Employee Lifecycle (identification of role, writing job description, advertising, resume sifting, short listing, conducting interviews, selection, reference checks. o Recruiting candidates while working with Managers to develop organization objectives and discuss staffing needs by using LinkedIn, Monster, Indeed and other recruitment portals. o Negotiation of salary and compensation package, contract preparation according to the job type, onboarding, orientation, exit interviews and off-boarding formalities. o Employer branding by representation of the Company at various recruiting events, networking and relationship building for continuous cycle of talent pool creation. Compensation & Benefits: o Market analysis of remuneration packages, incentives and rewards. o Creation of salary ranges according to the education, experience & expertise level. o Benefits Administration. o Payroll processing. Career Planning & Organization Development: o Participate in strategic planning of the Human Capital Development. o Create & maintain the Organization chart and manage the reporting channels. Performance Management: o Manage, lead, motivate and mentor across the entire organization at different levels of the hierarchy and monitor the employee performance. o Manage the core criteria and individual goals, guide Managers about evaluation process and rating criteria and rating scale. o Administer probation review and annual review; execute the subsequent promotions, increments and bonuses. HR Practices: o Compliance with the HR Policies of the U.S based head office. o Maintaining balance between the Pakistan Labor Laws and Company Policies. o Grievance handling and conflict resolution in a discreet and professional manner. o Prepare and implement the code of conduct for Employee. Learning &Training: o Training all Employees on professional behavior, conduct, and corporate ethics. o Developing management skills in entry level professionals & stress management for middle & top tier. Employee Engagement: o Plan and manage all Employee engagement programs, Company Events and team building activities. o Complete management of Company budget. Achievements/ Key Deliverables: The positions which I have closed successfully apart from my other HR tasks includes: Project Coordinator (Scrum Master) iOS Developers Sr. Graphics / UI/UX Lead Quality Assurance Associates Senior Java Developers Business Development Executives Technical Recruiters iOS Developers Technical Support Executives Nuaxis.com Ayyans Communication Assistant Manager Human Resources (September 01, 2008 - May 01, 2014) Ayyans communication is a Canada based International organization and part of a multi-national group of companies who are global leaders in providing technology based; customer oriented and targeted outsourcing solutions to diverse range of clients throughout the world. Job Responsibilities: • Assisting HR Manager in managing recruitments, this include reviewing and processing job description, posting job adds, screening applications, participating in interviews • Develop SOPs for the new inductees. • Training and development of new and existing workforce. • Imbursement of salaries in compliance with the Performance management benchmarks. • I have to ensure that the personal file and documentation of all the employees is complete and maintained • I was responsible for handling day to day queries related to HR and acting as a functional bridge between all departments EDUCATION IQRA University Masters in Business Administration, Human Resources (January 01, 2008 - December 31, 2010) Research & Thesis: “Effect of employee turnover ratio on Organization productivity.” -Worked on different academic projects with internationally -Analysis of different Countries regarding Education Progress for Investment perspective. Supervision: Dr. Irfan Anjum Manarvi -Got Certificate of Excellence on project of New Product Development. -Submitted a report to introduce new a product in Nestle Pakistan. -Won competition of writing marketing essay “Importance of BCG for Seth Companies in Pakistan.” -Project on Brand Development and Retail Management. -Analysis about Efficiency of Pakistan’s cement industry.etc -Written articles and blogs related to Human Resource Management and on other social issues. iqrauni.edu.pk INTERESTS Horse RidingPlaying Chess Social Well Being of Animals LANGUAGES EnglishUrdu ExpertExpert PunjabiArabic ExpertAverage