K H A I R I L B A H A R U D I N

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bright and dedicated Immigration professional with deep experience in navigating the complex requirements of legal immigration in singapore. progressive experience demonstrating increasing responsibility with legal 500 and big 4 firms.

keen to explore a second career in human resources or progress into an internal role in global mobility.

from a talent perspective, you are clearly the crucial bridge between the public and private sector head-spaces which is not easy to find. And you have a clear ability to think strategically, as your clever sleuthing and fact sifting bears testimony.” Anton Eckersley, International Relations Director, Ingeus Global

“Khairil is an exceptional leader who sees the big picture but yet understands the challenges at execution level. Supporting Khairil's immigration requirement is a breeze as he communicates clearly and sets the right expectations. I am proud to have worked with him and enjoyed his professionalism and great sense of humor.” Noura Ramdzan, former colleague in Magrath LLP

QUALIFICATIONS

more than 7 years of progressive work experience in public service and private sector.

strong background in government relations, consulting, and international project management.

effectively tri-lingual in english, malay and bahasa indonesia with basic proficiency in mandarin and korean.

thorough understanding of immigration law and proceedings in singapore.

working knowledge of employment act, employment of foreign manpower act, employment agencies act, work injury compensation act, immigration act, cpf act, companies act, work pass conditions, personal data protection act, fair consideration framework and tripartite alliance for fair and progressive employment practices guidelines.

cited by past supervisors as externally focused, accountable, collaborative, willingness to learn; trusted assistant to senior leaderships.

EXPERIENCE

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP SOUTHEAST ASIA

Assistant Immigration Manager, February – September 2018. I was recruited to join the Global Employer Services Division where I provided strategic Singapore immigration consulting to Fortune 500 companies in the Technology, and Financial Services sectors. While I held an organizational title of Assistant Manager (Level 5), I was internally designated as a Service Delivery Lead (typically given to a Manager, and Senior Manager) within two (2) months of joining where I was entrusted to oversee three (3) of Deloitte’s crown jewel clients. In this role, I supervised the work of eleven (11) Immigration and Tax Consultants with an average caseload of 150 to 300 at any given time. Additionally, I sat in various cross-function engagements with corporate secretarial, tax, and employment divisions acting as a subject matter expert for matters involving expatriate employment for merger and acquisition projects in Singapore. Outside of immigration, I was the tax-immigration representative to the Human Resources department.

MAGRATH LLP

Immigration Manager, January 2015 – February 2018. Sabbatical from January - June 2017.

Magrath Global is a subsidiary of Magrath LLP, a tier-1 Legal 500 London based law firm. Under the direct tutelage of the firm’s Partner in Singapore, I was tasked to implement, run and ensure a seamless immigration, tax and relocation process for global assignees into Singapore. My responsibilities covered the entire spectrum from advising multi-national corporations to actual immigration transactions such as work pass applications for various immigration categories and the Permanent Residence (PR) scheme. In addition, I supervised a team of nine (9) Immigration Consultants where I was responsible for providing guidance on Singapore immigration rules, regulations, procedures and policies. I also rendered strategic advisory in respect to complex and sensitive immigration issues where I provided practical and compliant solutions for matters such as asylum application, same-sex relationship, refusal of entry, business immigration i.e. new business set-up, merger and acquisition, immigration audit and confidential senior executives move. I was also a key member of the global team across the USA, EMEA and Asia Pacific geographies managing a population of expatriates globally. On the corporate front, I assisted the Head office in London with human resources responsibilities, client-marketing (including RFPs) and vendor management i.e. payroll, relocation, and tax. INGEUS GLOBAL / SABBATICAL

Global Operations/HR Implementation Senior Consultant, January 2017 – June 2017. Exclusive 6-month contract. Although my performance was rated highly by my most recent employer, I left to be a caregiver to my brother who was suffering from an end stage illness. While on sabbatical, I provided immigration consultancy to Gerson Lehrman Group and its clients. I was also engaged by Eurofar International, a Dutch multi-national corporation to assist in the incorporation of its office in Singapore, and its acquisition of a company in Vietnam. I was subsequently recruited for an exclusive 6-month contract by Ingeus Global, a UK-based multi-national corporation to set-up its new office in Singapore. I oversaw two key deliverables of the office set-up – Employment Agency license application, and cross-border corporate compliance where I reported directly to the Regional CEO in South Korea. I also worked with a global team of stakeholders from subject matter experts, senior leadership and external consultants to support the integrated implementation approach of project engagement (with the Government of Singapore – Ministry of Manpower), transition to global support model, and regional support. I was subsequently promoted to the role of Acting Director where I oversaw finance, human resources, recruitment and corporate compliance implementation. My performance was rated highly by the senior leaderships and I was subsequently offered a permanent role however I declined.

SKILLS

adept at communicating with clarity and diplomacy to individuals from diverse and cultural organisational backgrounds. cross-functional experiences in various business units; unique ability to manage multi-disciplinary projects and to navigate complex challenges.

global understanding of business in asia; my work has taken me to seoul, tokyo, kuala lumpur, hong kong, jakarta, ho chi minh, yangon, taipei, shanghai and beijing.

intimately familiar with singapore government regulations, demands and compliance.

RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS

recruited by deloitte & touche to join its recently expanded immigration team to manage a key account - a fortune 20 company in the technology sector.

co-authored a report on workforce planning for the global leadership of a top technology company which led to a policy shift of its HR operations in singapore.

recruited by ingeus global, a nasdaq listed multi-national corporation to set-up its employment agency business in singapore. engaged by eurofar international b.v., a dutch multi-national corporation to advice on its company incorporation, immigration compliance in singapore and its acquisition of a company in vietnam. successfully represented individuals in many aspects of immigration regulations before the authorities in singapore.

worked with cross functions on global and regional level to ensure entity set up were in order with local regulations and compliance. established service level agreement, vendor processes, detailed immigration process flows and country sheets to help stakeholders to land assignees timely and efficiently.

ACCOLADES

mentioned in legal 500 asia pacific print edition for singapore immigration.

certified and licensed recruitment/immigration agent holding the highest certification with the ministry of manpower – CEI (Key Appointment Holder).

appointed, and served in numerous international, national and community-level committees from 2008 to present.

recipient of the prestigious tan chay bing and safra postgraduate scholarships.

REFERENCES

terence quek, pbm

ceo, emergenetics asia pacific.

debra joan durnford

practice manager, magrath global.

AVAILABILITY

immediate.

JABEZ LIMITED

Business Manager, 2012 – 2015. Previously Senior HR Generalist and Office Manager.

Recruited and became the first hire of the regional start-up. The company provided highly customised printing devices for the medical and manufacturing industries. My duties included developing, and coordinating short and long-term business goals which included preparing integrated strategic plans via scenario analysis, collection of market insights, and budgetary control. I was also tasked to conduct strategic analyses for senior leadership, and liaising with authorities on regulatory, and compliance issues. Additionally, I performed HR duties on a professional level - mainly coordinated organizational planning and development through strategic HR initiatives and programs, facilitated staff recruitment, benefits administration, compliance, government relations, compensation and tax planning, payroll, and employee relations working in tandem with appointed service providers/vendors.

SENTOSA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Entertainment Programming Senior Executive, 2010 – 2012. Sentosa Development Corporation is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry that manages the popular island, Sentosa. In this role, I was one of only two planners for entertainment programming. I worked closely with the people, private and public sectors - for marketing campaigns and key events. I was also the primary liaison between agency staff, client marketing teams and outsourced vendors where I was personally responsible in setting the project parameters and guided teams in the development and delivery of campaign strategy and multimedia collateral. In addition, I was tasked to maintain and develop relationships with key stakeholders of the island. I progressed steadily from a department-level role to division-level responsibilities before I left to pursue opportunities in the private sector.

EDUCATION

University of Roehampton

Master of Science (MSc) in International Management with Human Resources via Singapore campus

SAFRA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient – 2019

Human Resource Singapore, Singapore

Certified Human Resource Administrator (CHRA®) – 2016 Ministry of Manpower, Singapore

Certified Recruitment/Immigration Agent (CEI-KAH) - 2014 License number R1652886

Open University, United Kingdom

Associate Degree (DipHE), Arts Management

Tan Chay Bing Scholarship Recipient - 2007 to 2008 LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore

Diploma, Arts Management – 2005 to 2007

Elected Student Representative to the Department, Faculty, and University Board

Ewha Womans University, South Korea

Certificate, Korean Language - 2007

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