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Naomi Smith

Naomi Smith

Senior Recruiter
Lagos, Nigeria

Summary

Seasoned Senior Recruiter with 10+ years of experience in talent acquisition and human resources. Skilled in sourcing, screening, and selecting top talent across diverse industries. Proven track record of building strong relationships with candidates and hiring managers. Proficient in leveraging social media and networking to identify exceptional candidates.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead -Technical Recruitment

FairMoney
09.2023 - Current
  • Manage and lead a team of recruiters, provide training and mentorship, improving performance by at least 20%, reducing their time to hire metrics by 15%, and increasing overall team productivity.
  • Partner with stakeholders and hiring managers to fill over 100 high-demand technical positions, demonstrating strong communication and negotiation skills. Achieve reduced time-to-hire and improve candidate quality.
  • Manage talent sourcing, interview coordination, salary negotiations, and offer extensions. Optimize candidate screening, interview scheduling, job offer acceptance to enhance hiring efficiency, and candidate experience.
  • Implement revision of interview process and introduced candidate feedback survey, resulting in a 20% reduction in time-to-fill and increasing candidate satisfaction.

Senior Technical Recruiter

FairMoney
04.2023 - 09.2023
  • Collaborated and shaped the future of the technical departments of FairMoney by identifying, attracting and hiring the best technical candidates available across all levels within 6 months
  • Owned full cycle recruiting process: interviewing, negotiating, offering and closing candidates for assigned requisitions
  • Managed end-to-end recruitment for over 70 technical roles, achieving a 95% success rate in candidate placement within the first three months of employment exceeding the company's KPIs and contributing to project timelines

Technical Talent Sourcer

Analog Teams
02.2021 - 08.2022
  • Successfully sourced and recruited diverse technical talents for a wide range of industries including technology, finance and healthcare within the United States
  • Developed and implemented innovative recruitment strategies to ensure a high-quality candidate pool
  • Utilized strong communication skills to build relationships with hiring managers and candidates

Senior HR Sourcing Specialist

Gratitude India Inc.
03.2019 - 01.2021
  • Used an internal database, internet sites and referrals to source active and passive candidates for contract, contract to perm and permanent positions for clients
  • Conducted in-depth interviews by telephone to determine skills, knowledge, interest, market value and availability
  • Matched the candidate with the appropriate jobs and marketed candidates to the account executive responsible for that position

HR Manager

P.R.A Insurance Brokers Limited
03.2017 - 02.2019
  • Oversaw the human resources department of 3 team members and their various functions
  • Effectively liaised between senior management and employees to maintain and improve company-employee relations
  • Researched, recruited, staffed, onboarded, and trained new company hires according to the needs of department managers and company budget
  • Ensured compliance of company directives, regulatory concerns, and health/safety protocols
  • Administered payroll, company benefits packages, corporate events, and teambuilding meetings and outings
  • Assisted the management team with the implementation of performance reviews and employee compensation

HR Manager

Prodeus Technologies Nigeria Limited
02.2015 - 01.2017
  • Facilitated the daily management of the HR function working collaboratively with the CEO
  • Directed employee relations procedures including the disciplinary process, grievances, statutory rights, redundancies, settlement agreements and absence management
  • Oversaw performance management processes which included on-boarding, probationary management, performance improvement plans, annual reviews and exit interviews
  • Provided overall leadership and guidance on talent acquisition, succession planning and retention
  • Carried out the identification of high performers with a strong focus on talent management and ensured the implementation of Professional Development Plans
  • Identified training needs in learning and development of employees to enhance their service to the organization

Education

Bachelor of Arts - French

UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN
Nigeria
01.2009

Skills

  • Interviewing
  • Applicant Tracking Systems
  • Hiring and retention strategies
  • Candidate Screening
  • Recruitment
  • Salary Negotiation
  • Candidate Sourcing
  • Candidate pipeline development
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Networking
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Onboarding

Certification

  • LinkedIn - Tech Recruiting Foundations 3 (Recruiting Software Developers)
  • LinkedIn – Technical Recruiting, 2022
  • HRCI – Senior Professional in Human Resources International (SPHRi)
  • LinkedIn – Talent Sourcing, 2021
  • Alison – Talent Acquisition Practices, 2021
  • Alison - Supervision: Effective Communication Skills, 2019
  • Alison – HRM-Discipline in Organizations, 2019
  • Alison – Diploma in Human Resources, 2013
  • Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) – ACIPM

Languages

English
First Language
French
Intermediate (B1)
B1

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline

Lead -Technical Recruitment

FairMoney
09.2023 - Current

Senior Technical Recruiter

FairMoney
04.2023 - 09.2023

Technical Talent Sourcer

Analog Teams
02.2021 - 08.2022

Senior HR Sourcing Specialist

Gratitude India Inc.
03.2019 - 01.2021

HR Manager

P.R.A Insurance Brokers Limited
03.2017 - 02.2019

HR Manager

Prodeus Technologies Nigeria Limited
02.2015 - 01.2017

Bachelor of Arts - French

UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN

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