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GSKHead of Recruitment, Asia-Pacific and Head of Global Recruitment Operations
Feb. 2025In addition to leading our amazing Asia-Pacific recruitment organization, I have the pleasure of overseeing GSK's global recruitment operations including technology, data analytics & insights, risk/compliance and vendor management.
GSKHead of Recruitment, Asia-Pacific
Mar. 2022 - Mar. 2025SingaporeLeading a team of 110+ Recruiters delivering approximately 5,000 hires per year across 15 markets; incl India, China, Japan, South-East Asia and Australia. Accountable for all levels of hiring, including exec & campus, across all of GSK’s business units; commercial, R&D, supply chain and global functions. Reporting to the Global Head of Recruitment and part of GSK global recruitment leadership team.
GSKRegional Recruitment Lead, South-East Asia
Nov. 2018 - Mar. 2022SingaporeLeading GSK's brilliant team of 20+ recruitment professionals across the South East Asia region, delivering approximately 1,000 hires annually in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Loas across all roles and functions.
Driving performance, developing capability and innovation with a goal of delivering an outstanding experience for Candidates and Hiring Managers. - Designed and implemented a regional talent pipelining strategy for critical roles. - Regional TA Lead for GSK's oncology expansion in APAC including China, Japan, Korea and Australia. - Lead a global project to implement recruitment automation technology in selected key markets including India. - Program design, implementation and oversight of multi-country RPO solutions in South-East Asia and India. - Lead a global project, sponsored by GSK’s CEO, to develop “Recruiter Ambassador Training” aimed at equipping the global recruitment organization (500+ recruiters) with knowledge and tools to bring the new GSK culture to life for our external candidates.
GSKRecruitment Lead, Singapore
Apr. 2018 - Nov. 2018SingaporeLeading a team of recruiters delivering around 450 hires annually to GSK’s APAC HQ as well as three of our most important manufacturing sites globally.
GSKExecutive Talent Acquisition Lead, APAC
Feb. 2016 - Mar. 2018SingaporeAs the Executive Talent Acquisition Team, I manage a team of three, working across GSK's 3 main businesses (Pharma, Vaccines and Consumer Healthcare) and across all corporate functions, presenting career growth opportunities and identifying great senior talent for GSK in the APAC region. - Leadership of a team supporting Executive Talent Acquisition in APAC - Direct recruitment for executive level vacancies - Development of external talent pipelines for critical roles, succession planning & capability gaps - Benchmarking internal talent against the external talent marketplace - Consulting with Senior Leadership re: Talent Management strategies - Managing third party Executive Search partnerships - Leadership of a team supporting Executive Talent Acquisition in APAC - Inclusion & Diversity champion - Delivered executive hires in Singapore, India, Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam and others.
Faststream Recruitment GroupAssociate Director, Asia
Apr. 2015 - Feb. 2016SingaporeWorking across all of Faststream’s business areas to lead new and existing client development as well as aligning and developing our delivery capability. Responsible for the APAC region as well as contributing to Faststream’s Global commercial strategy. Responsibilities are broadly as follows: - New client development - Client Management & Development - People & Business Management - Executive Search
Faststream Recruitment GroupCommercial Business Manager
Feb. 2014 - Mar. 2015Singapore
DOCSSenior Recruiter
Jul. 2013 - Jan. 2014SingaporeResponsible for all of ICON’s internal recruitment activities for SE Asia with the bulk of volume in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and The Philippines. End to end recruitment across all core technical pharmaceutical skill areas as well as support functions including commercial, IT, finance and administration. Working with stakeholders on a global basis to understand hiring needs for the region across all functional areas. KPI/Metrics reporting against strict internal SLA’s concerning time to hire, interview conversion ratios etc. Candidate talent pooling within predicted growth areas across the region and providing salary / package data to build ICON’s first APAC benchmarking library. Responsible for DOCS’ retail recruitment business involving the insourcing of pharmaceutical professionals into sponsor clients across the region. Business development meetings & presentations outlining DOCS’ insourcing model and pitching solutions to existing and prospective sponsor clients.
EarthStream GlobalManager, Oil & Gas - Exploration & Production
Sep. 2012 - Jun. 2013SingaporeEnd-to-end recruitment of local and expatriate Oil & Gas professionals including Geosciences & Petroleum Engineering on behalf of Operators, NOC’s and service organisations across SE Asia. Account management for high volume international “campaign style” recruitment in various locations including Jakarta, Houston, Istanbul, Dubai & London.
EarthStream GlobalManager, UK & Northern Europe
Apr. 2011 - Aug. 2012London, Greater London, United KingdomEarthStream is a specialist global recruiting business dedicated to the energy, resources & environment sectors that is uniquely positioned to understand the interplay and increasing convergence between these sectors. Specialize exclusively in the energy, resources and environment sectors with capability in providing staff across a range of technical, engineering, scientific and commercial disciplines. The recruiters in each industry specific division understand the unique skills and requirements of each vertical sector and where to find the best people in that field. Operations in five continents with coverage and experience to service clients and candidates anywhere in the world.
HaysRecruitment Team Leader - Reg Affairs, Drug Safety, Medical Information & Medical Affairs
Mar. 2005 - Mar. 2011London, Greater London, United KingdomManagement of a team of consultants at varying levels within the Regulatory Affairs, Drug Safety & Medical Information recruitment areas. Outstanding delivery record focusing predominately on mid to high level search assignments. Involved in Pan-European and UK PSL Development and Management of 16 of the Top 20 Global Pharmaceutical Companies. New Business Generation - Building a client portfolio for the Regulatory Affairs recruitment team. This includes both retained search and contingency positions predominantly on the permanent side. Line management and development of Research Consultants. Developing effective and sustained client relationships with a wide range of International clients ranging from small start-ups to major pharmaceutical companies.
NDF AdministrationInsurance Administrator
Apr. 2004 - Dec. 2004
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Singapore
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