BOLA AIYEOLA

***** **** ***** ****, ******, TX, *5035

301-***-**** acz1zl@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A dynamic and versatile HR Practitioner with twelve years of experience working for global organizations across North America and Africa. Strategic HR thought leader with proven ability to partner cross functionally in a matrixed environment. An international HR Professional with experience living overseas and working in complex work environments with commendable performance and expertise in the financial services and manufacturing industry.

HR SKILLS

Executive Recruitment

Diversity and Inclusion Strategy

Succession Planning

Policy Evaluation and Administration

Employee Relations and Compliance

Performance Management

Knowledge of US Federal, State & local laws

Global Relocation

Benefits Administration

Employee Engagement

New Hire Orientation & Onboarding

Talent Pipeline Development

Leadership Development

Training & Development

Applicant Tracking System User

HR Administration

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENTS (Washington DC, United Kingdom and Africa) December 2008 - February 2017

Managing Partner, MAYDE HR CONSULTING SERVICES (December 2014- March 2017)

Executive search firm for top talent searches for multinational organizations in the US and West Africa. Leveraged strong strategic network and database to present high potential candidates to clients. Consistently received exemplary feedback from clients on quality of candidates.

Managed executive level searches across various industries. Led searches for functions such as Finance, Human Resources, Supply Chain and Information Technology. Consistently met timelines to fill target roles and attained a 90% offer acceptance ratio on an annual basis.

Consulted with Business Unit Heads/Directors to better understand their needs to meet their time to fill targets. Identified and qualified leads for new potential business to drive growth.

Successfully increased talent pool in all functional areas from 30% to 80% over a two-year period.

Implemented a wide variety of recruiting strategies such as sourcing, networking, cold calls, referrals, social media etc. to grow a strong talent pipeline.

Presented guidance and coaching to candidates throughout the interview process by providing valuable feedback from clients which resulted in a highly favorable candidate experience rating of 98%.

Led training programs centered on effective recruitment strategies on how to hire and retain the best talent in the market.

Senior HR Manager, UNION BANK (June 2014 – November 2014)

HR Leadership position where I reported to the HR Director and managed a team of 8 HR Business partners overseeing the HR Strategy of the entire bank which had over 2000 employees nationwide

Drove UBN's People/HR Agenda by leading and managing the end to end HR functions in all departments to ensure the organization’s objectives were met through the utilization and deployment of programs, tools, policies & frameworks developed by the centers of excellence.

Managed my team’s development in the areas of recruitment, employee relations, benefits administration, training and performance management

Ensured legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable federal and state employment laws in accordance to the Nigerian work environment to safeguard the organization against breaches.

Coached Managers and Functional Heads to effectively plan, monitor and appraise employee performance; scheduled management conferences with employees, kicked off and led the talent review meetings; acknowledge, investigate and resolve escalated employee grievances.

Played a critical role in restructuring and improving the organizations’ culture by pioneering initiatives to help make the bank an Employer of Choice

Talent Research Manager, DIAGEO, Lakeside Drive, London, NW10 7HQ (May 2011- Dec 2012)

Managed the end to end recruitment process and drove the recruitment strategy. As an Individual contributor, my role was to fill strategic roles within Diageo Africa and the London Hub. The regions I supported were: Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroun, Ethiopia, and the Diageo Africa Hub based in London.

Delivered on cost reduction by 80% within my 1st year of employment by eliminating agency costs billed to the organization for head hunting assignments. I filled 9 critical roles at the Executive level through my proactive sourcing for candidates from a variety of channels- Linked-In, Business Schools, Facebook, The Economist, You Tube, Employee Referral and so on. Adept at online search techniques and online attraction strategies.

Led the recruitment drive for Diageo’s newly acquired business in Ethiopia- the Meta Abo Brewery in January 2012. Took charge of this recruitment and single handedly managed the career fair in Washington DC where I showcased Diageo at an event organized by the Ethiopian embassy. The event was a success and I filled the most critical roles -Financial Director, Communications Director, and Legal Director.

Partnered with Functional Heads and their HRBPs on their succession plans to determine the sourcing strategy and prioritize the external talent pipelines to grow per function to meet current and future business needs

Provided strategic HR support and advisory services to Business Executives within Diageo with my excellent relationship skills and knowledge of the Africa talent market.

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, (Aug 2010- April 2011)

Reported to the Head of Talent Acquisition for Africa and managed two employees- Resourcing Manager and a Resourcing Coordinator

Owned the recruiting philosophy, strategy, and activities for the West Africa region. Reduced cycle time to fill went down from 76-45days.

Handled high recruitment volumes across a variety of disciplines with a successful track record in filling roles within a complex recruitment environment. Re-designed the materials used at Job Fairs to improve the Bank’s visibility and brand as an Employer of Choice. Completed the University Graduate recruitment ontime and was the 1st in Africa and bank-wide.

Led the talent acquisition discussions with business heads within West Africa to ensure my team and I were providing a comprehensive and value added service. Eliminated third party agency fees and grew the Banks’ headcount by 63 employees in 8months with zero third party fees

Developed sourcing strategies and managed multiple recruitment channels to deliver recruitment targets within budget by organizing career fairs, partnering with universities, created screening questions, facilitated training sessions for hiring managers on behavioral interviewing techniques

Managed the internal global moves of incoming staff to Nigeria to ensure their look see sessions goes well for the staff and their family until the final move is completed and staff transitions smoothly and seamlessly in-country.

Resourcing and Onboarding Manager, UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (December 2008 – July 2010)

Managed the bank’s full-cycle recruitment and the employee referral program and sourced for candidates from multiple channels.

Developed and coordinated strategies to improve administrative processes in recruitment team to ensure efficiency in the department’s operations.

Provided strategic direction to the IT team to create an automated tracking system to help streamline the recruitment process which resulted in less paperwork, elimination of 70% manual and time consuming tasks, reduction in time to hire from 98- 47days and overall increased job satisfaction of the recruitment team

Partnered with the Human Resources Business Partners on their current and future staffing needs for their respective client groups to ensure that all the resourcing needs are met in a timely and efficient manner.

Managed the relationships of the bank with staffing agencies, vendors, and educational institutions to attract top talent.

Head in-charge of onboarding new hires bank-wide across Sub-Saharan Africa. I managed a team of twelve- two on-boarding coordinators and ten facilitators. Designed the new hires get-together to enable new hires meet with Managing Director and other members of the Executive team.

Managed all onboarding administrative functions to enable new hires settle down quickly upon resumption. Identified about N500, 000 ($3000) in cost savings from general and administrative expenses by identifying wastages, duplications and inefficiencies in the onboarding process

Launched and implemented onboarding and induction surveys and reports and shared results and findings with all stakeholders to improve processes and procedures. Led the periodic knowledge sharing sessions with onboarding stakeholders’ bank wide to allow for creativity and improvements in the onboarding process.

Talent Acquisition Specialist, RAYTHEON COMPANY, Falls Church, VIRGINA April 2007 – November 2008

Collaborated with Recruiters, Talent Acquisition Managers and HR Generalists to deliver top-notch recruiting support in a very busy and fast paced staffing department whilst ensuring compliance to Federal and State employment laws. The recruitment support I handled was: interview scheduling, interview coordination, offer letter generation, background check, rehire eligibility, applicant tracking, expense processing, onboarding paperwork, and conducting new hire orientation.

Team lead for Six Sigma project and collaborated with other HR Specialists in all Raytheon USA locations to standardize the processes followed during the onboarding and induction of new hires. Prior to this project, all sites were using voluminous paperwork, different lengths of time to onboard new hires, and using different forms. Result was length of induction program reduced from 8hours to 4hours at all sites and 50% cost reduction.

Primary coordinator and Point of Contact for the Mid Atlantic Talent Acquisition’s job fairs, college recruitment programs, and inquiries from current employees, former employees and third parties.

Processed a variety of employee actions in PeopleSoft and other Human Resources Internal Tracking systems. Employee Actions processed include but not limited to employee transfers, promotions, job title changes and so on. Executed changes and updated processes, departments’ manuals, communication materials to ensure updated information at all times.

Facilitated the New Employees Orientation program for new hires at Falls Church, Virginia and other work sites, employment verification, processing of payroll forms and other new hires’ paperwork.

Human Resources Representative, VISA, McLean, VIRGINA October 2003 -September 2005

First point of contact to employees at work location to respond to all administrative requests.

Managed full-cycle recruiting for the McLean, VA, Denver, CO and San Mateo, CA office locations. I conducted reference, background and credit checks on prospective hires.

Responsible for processing employee referral incentives, affirmative action plan (AAP) and other programs for the company.

Coordinated the annual Benefits Open Enrollment program for employees with the various benefits carriers.

Facilitated the New Employees Orientation program for new hires within the company.

Assisted in the coordination and rewriting of the company’s employee handbook.

Provided assistance to managers and employees on employee relations issues.

Assisted managers and employees on compensation inquiries. Provided support in analyzing/solving pay discrepancies

VOLUNTEER WORK: Membership Director, The American Women’s Club (May 2015 – June 2016)

Engaged with international schools and multinationals in Nigeria with the goal of increasing revenue and headcount for the club. I successfully organized the most interactive Membership drive on September 29th 2015 which resulted in a 50% increase in members and revenue generation for the non-profit organization. Sourced for additional sponsors and partners for the NGO and generated a 40% revenue increase by reaching out and partnering with the American Business Council in Nigeria which has over 27 US multinationals as members. Played a critical role on the Board of the Women’s Development Program by organizing the highest number of events (6) during the one year tenure compared to the last five years

EDUCATION, COMPUTER SKILLS AND AFFLIATIONS

University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, Maryland. MSc.in Management (MSc.) May 2003, Major: Human Resources Management.

University of Lagos, Bachelor’s degree in Finance, August 1998

Online Member, Society of Human Resources Management USA. Membership I.D.00756101

Adept user of Applicant Tracking Systems such as Brassring and proficient in Microsoft office suite

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