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Deeqa Abdi

Deeqa Abdi

London

Summary

  • Accomplished Talent Acquisition Specialist versed in recruiting top talent to meet business demands.
  • Extensive experience in Technical/Sales/Finance Recruitment, from Mid to Senior leadership roles.
  • Executive hiring experience, able to build a robust pipeline of top talent in Tech, Finance, Sales, and Management roles.
  • Positively influences hiring leaders to hire and retain personnel with competitive compensation packages.
  • Ability to think strategically beyond the daily requirements i.e. support the HR Director and Group Head of Talent Acquisition on delivery of strategic initiatives and projects
  • Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, being able to generate a quality pipeline of candidates under tight time constraints
  • Direct Sourcing expert- strong headhunting skill using social media such as LinkedIn, Job boards, Glassdoor- reduced agency usage from 90% to 40% in 6 months
  • Extensive experience developing improved corporate policy and strategy. Adept in motivating high-performing, compliant HR, payroll and recruitment teams. Aids smooth business operations through successful implementation of key process improvements.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Sr Talent Acqusition

Hilton Group
London
08.2022 - Current

2022-2023- I looked after Corporate hires- From Mid to Senior level( Director level, Senior Director)

Supporting:

  • Sales team ( luxury space)
  • Product and Marketing team
  • Finance team/ Revenue management team.


From 2023 Dec- I took over the recruitment SCC – Recruitment predominately focused on Finance recruitment hires in Ras Al Khaimah


Revenue Accountant, /Payroll / Record to Record/PTP

Hiring Mid -Senior level.

  • Attracted, engaged and nurtured top talent using different recruitment methods including LinkedIn, social media and online job boards.
  • Conducted initial first screen interviews for high volume of candidates within target timeframes for fast-paced recruitment process.
  • Managed entire recruitment process, filling vacancies with successful, talented and long-standing candidates.
  • Increased efficiency of recruitment processes by using ATS capabilities to automate CV screening.
  • Scheduled remote interviews, outlining process and expectations to list of candidates.


Talent Acquisition/ Diversity Recruiter Go-To -Market

SeeQuestor
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Managed all recruitment for SeeQuestor- Sales, Marketing, IT and Finance
  • High volume recruiting Software Engineers: DevOps, Cyber Security, Front/Backend developers, C++ (GPU, Machine Learning) Developers, Cyber Security, Network Engineers, System ops roles, System Architecture and Forward planning Engineers.
  • Handled end-to-end recruitment processes, ensuring smooth and swift transactions from initial advert to job offer.
  • Advertised job vacancies through online platforms.
  • Managed and updated recruitment ATS and CMS software.

Senior Technical Recruiter

D talent Resourcing LTD
London
04.2020 - 01.2021
  • Supporting banking Sector- Wealth Management, Investment banking, Asset Management
  • Technology recruitment: DevOps, VP of Engineering, UI/UX Designer Front End/Full Stack developers Cyber Security- roles based in Dubai, UK and Germany

SENIOR TALENT ACQUISITION BUSINESS PARTNER

SITA
Farnborough, Aldershot
03.2018 - 03.2020
  • Managed 3 areas which were: Technical, Sales and Commercial recruitment
  • This included: Diversity recruiter- partnered with the leadership team and HR Team to discuss open and plan future pipelines
  • Focus on gender, age and making sure we have enough women across all teams.
  • Provided strategic guidance and support to business units, translating business objectives into actionable plans and driving successful execution.
  • Hired exceptional candidates and effectively led staff to maximise productivity and eliminate process lags.

SENIOR TALENT ACQUISTION CONSULTANT

Experian
London Victoria Street
- 02.2018
  • Managed all the outstanding recruitment for Commercial, technical and Sales recruitment
  • Main roles that I actively covered were; HR/Marketing and technology roles.

EXECUTIVE RECRUITER

Barclays Bank
UAE, Dubai
11.2014 - 03.2016
  • Hiring of C-Level positions covering DUBAI, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, and Mauritius.
  • Predominatley headhunting skilled candidates for specific roles.
  • Attracted top candidates using social media networking.
  • Expertly negotiated salary requirements and finalised arrangements between client and candidate.

Senior Technical Recruiter/ Resource Allocation

BDO
London
01.2014 - 10.2014
  • Drove recruitment and selection across all levels from Audit Senior to Partner level recruitment across above areas
  • Resource allocation the right people, to the right project, having candidates on the bench for projects.
  • Attracted top candidates using social media networking.

Senior Technical Recruiter/ Resource Allocation

Royal Bank of Scotland
Liverpool street, London
12.2010 - 12.2012
  • My role mainly involves recruiting permanent IT Professionals into RBS across Global Banking Market, Wealth Management, Asset management and Investment Banking.

SENIOR TECHNICAL RECRUITER

PTS Consulting Group
Liverpool Street, London
09.2008 - 12.2010
  • Leading consulting and Project Management Services to clients in 43 countries and over 113 sites
  • Resource planning for projects placed on Bid, making sure there is standby resource in an efficient and timely manner; Technology Recruitment: BA's, PM's, Silverlight, Developers, Java, C# Developers, Technical Analyst, Application Developers, IT support, Mobile developers, QA Testers, SQL.

Internal Recruiter

Lombard ISL
Lombard street, London
01.2007 - 08.2008
  • Worked for a small recruitment agency boutique, Mainly hiring for Telecom and FS clients.

Education

Human Resource

London South Bank University
London
06.2003 - 07.2006

Skills


  • Lived in Qatar/Dubai/London
  • Applicant Tracking System (ATS) management
  • Full life-cycle recruiting
  • External recruitment
  • Candidate pipeline management
  • Workforce gap analysis
  • Resource allocation
  • Employment contracts
  • Recruitment
  • Oral and written communication
  • Expert in ATS system- Taleo/PeopeSoft/Talent Central-SHL/Oracle
  • Microsoft package-Word/Excel/PowerPoint

Hobbies and interest

  • Travelling around the world and exploring new cultures and learning new languages
  • I love dancing mainly salsa and belly dancing
  • Sports & Gym

Timeline

Sr Talent Acqusition

Hilton Group
08.2022 - Current

Talent Acquisition/ Diversity Recruiter Go-To -Market

SeeQuestor
01.2021 - 01.2022

Senior Technical Recruiter

D talent Resourcing LTD
04.2020 - 01.2021

SENIOR TALENT ACQUISITION BUSINESS PARTNER

SITA
03.2018 - 03.2020

EXECUTIVE RECRUITER

Barclays Bank
11.2014 - 03.2016

Senior Technical Recruiter/ Resource Allocation

BDO
01.2014 - 10.2014

Senior Technical Recruiter/ Resource Allocation

Royal Bank of Scotland
12.2010 - 12.2012

SENIOR TECHNICAL RECRUITER

PTS Consulting Group
09.2008 - 12.2010

Internal Recruiter

Lombard ISL
01.2007 - 08.2008

Human Resource

London South Bank University
06.2003 - 07.2006

SENIOR TALENT ACQUISTION CONSULTANT

Experian
- 02.2018
Deeqa Abdi