Mahmud A.
Talent Sourcer
Work Preference
Skills
- Sourcing
- Recruiting
- Networking
- Headhunting
- Boolean Search
- Market Mapping
- Talent Pipelining
- HRIS Data Integrity
- Candidate Screening
- Employer Brand Advocacy
- Onboarding Coordination
- Technical Talent Sourcing
- Passive Candidate Engagement
- Graduate Recruitment Management
- Cross-Functional Stakeholder Management
Work History
Candidate Sourcing and Market Research
Vexford Partners
04.2025 - Current
- Targeted Market Intelligence: Conducted deep-dive market research and competitive intelligence to map organizational structures, talent distribution, and competitor compensation models for key client portfolios.
- Advanced Passive Sourcing: Deployed sophisticated Boolean strings, x-ray searches, and alternative data channels to identify and engage elite, non-active candidates for highly specialized and executive-level positions.
- Data-Driven Talent Mapping: Developed comprehensive talent maps and pipeline reports that provided actionable insights to recruiters and stakeholders, directly optimizing strategic search directions.
- High-Caliber Shortlisting: Screened and qualified top-tier candidates against strict technical and cultural frameworks, consistently delivering high-conversion shortlists that reduced overall time-to-submittal.
- Pipeline Infrastructure Management: Maintained strict database integrity across internal tracking systems, ensuring all candidate intelligence, outreach history, and market data were meticulously organized for ongoing and future mandates.
Talent Research
Sourcing Associate
02.2022 - 11.2024
- Advanced Market Mapping & Technical Research: Conduct deep-dive market mapping and talent research across global ecosystems to build high-quality, passive pipelines for ultra-specialized medical R&D, Product Development, and Process Automation Engineers.
- Purpose-Driven Outbound Engagement: Execute high-touch sourcing strategies that leverage F&P’s Care by Design philosophy, successfully engaging and screening passive talent based on cultural alignment, passion for patient care, and core corporate values.
- Cross-Border & Global Sourcing: Partner with international talent acquisition teams to run cross-functional searches across 50+ countries, securing niche international clinical specialists, regional sales leaders, and global logistics experts.
- Early Career & Graduate Pipelining: Actively identify and pipeline top-tier university talent and final-year students globally to fuel the competitive Graduate Development Programme across specialized Engineering, ICT, and Global Product Marketing tracks.
- Employer Brand Advocacy & Conversion: Serve as a brand ambassador to passive prospects, strategically utilizing F&P’s unique collaborative campus environment, cutting-edge laboratory facilities, and employee perks to maximize candidate conversion rates.
Talent Sourcer
Independent / Contract Projects
01.2019 - 02.2021
- Agile Domain Adaptability: Rapidly embedding into diverse client industries spanning tech, healthcare, and niche sectors to grasp complex technical requirements and deliver qualified shortlists within tight project kickoff windows.
- Zero-to-One Pipeline Building: Constructing robust, clean candidate pipelines from scratch for early-stage startups and project-based clients, without the aid of a legacy ATS or existing database.
- Advanced Boolean & OSINT Sourcing: Utilizing open-source intelligence, x-ray searching, and creative sourcing techniques across alternative platforms (GitHub, Kaggle, specialized forums) to unearth highly elusive, passive talent.
- Consultative Market Mapping: Partnering directly with founders, agency partners, and contract hiring managers to provide real-time market data, talent availability insights, and salary benchmarking to calibrate unrealistic job descriptions.
- High-Velocity Delivery: Maintaining an aggressive metric-driven workflow to meet strict contract SLAs, consistently optimizing outreach conversion rates, and reducing time-to-submit on critical, high-priority contract roles.
HR Assistant (Internship)
(IT) HR Systems & Talent Operations Support
03.2016 - 01.2018
- HRIS & ATS Administration: Assisted in the day-to-day maintenance and optimization of core HR systems (such as Workday, SuccessFactors, or Greenhouse), ensuring seamless data entry, employee profile management, and system access control.
- Data Integrity & Auditing: Conducted regular data quality audits across the candidate tracking and employee database systems, resolving discrepancies in employee records to maintain 100% compliance with data privacy regulations.
- Talent Operations Coordination: Supported the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle by managing system workflows, tracking candidate progress, generating automated offer letters, and scheduling high-volume interviews.
- IT Support & Troubleshooting: Acted as the first line of tech support for the HR team and employees, troubleshooting system glitches, resetting passwords, and creating user guides to improve internal adoption of new HR tech tools.
- Reporting & Analytics Support: Compiled and extracted weekly recruitment and workforce metrics using system reporting features, formatting dashboards to help leadership visualize key trends like time-to-hire and onboarding completion rates.
HR Intern
Early Career / Entry Role
01.2014 - 01.2015
- End-to-End Onboarding Coordination: Facilitated the seamless day-one onboarding process for all incoming hires, from managing pre-employment background checks and documentation to hosting interactive orientation sessions.
- Recruitment & Candidate Experience Support: Partnered with talent acquisition teams to source candidates, screen entry-level resumes, and coordinate complex multi-stage interview schedules while maintaining a highly responsive candidate communication flow.
- HRIS & Data Integrity Management: Maintained and audited employee records within the HRIS (Human Resources Information System), ensuring 100% data accuracy for payroll, benefits administration, and compliance reporting.
- Employee Engagement & Culture Initiatives: Coordinated company-wide engagement events, pulse surveys, and internal communication campaigns to foster an inclusive workplace culture and boost team morale.
- Compliance & Audit Support: Audited employee files and digitized physical documentation to ensure strict adherence to local labor laws, data privacy regulations, and internal company policies.
Summary
Strategic and highly adaptable Talent Sourcer with a proven track record of orchestrating high-impact passive talent acquisition across global corporate enterprises and agile, contract-driven environments. Recognized for a consultative, purpose-led approach, expertly aligning talent acquisition strategies with complex business objectives while establishing high-trust partnerships with cross-functional stakeholders and executive leadership. A specialist in executing data-driven market mapping and deploying advanced open-source intelligence (OSINT) to build robust pipelines for ultra-specialized technical, engineering, and clinical portfolios.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
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