About me

Portfolio: https://manishgupta.portfoliobox.net/ Professional Summary • Experienced senior HR practitioner with end-to-end expertise within the IT & Human Capital Management industry for many years aligned with organization’s business objectives and financial goals. • Extensive experience in the full spectrum of HR aspects in start-up environment, MNC’s and matrix organizations at regional level • In depth experience in the staffing industry, recruitment processes and corporate HR in MNC organizations & external agencies • An autonomous professional committed to developing a successful mark in the human resources, recruitment of mid-senior level executives, main focus being in the IT Service industry, Banking, BFSI, HR, Manufacturing, Online, Internet, Travel & Tourism etc • Organized self-starter with proven experience in corporate HR, recruitment, executive search and business development, core HR functions, processes, policies & procedures, labor laws, VISA, statutory regulations. • Ability to interact and relate with a broad spectrum of people from different cultural backgrounds at all levels & different cultures • Outstanding track record in recruitment for key positions at executive level, senior, team lead and middle management levels • Hands on experience as in HR generalist, operations, policy & procedures, HR process, sourcing, qualifying, validation, company/candidate coordination and contributing to new business in APAC, Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ), SEA, Middle East • Experience in providing staffing support for Online, Internet, Travel & Tourism, Leisure, IT, Banking, BFSI, Logistics, Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, Imaging & Printing, Enterprise Business/Solution, Personal Systems, Finance and HR Global Functions etc. • Strong experience in new start-up organizations with people management & team lead experience. Extremely adaptive in an unstructured environment and working in multiple time zones. • I am an industry expert and strategic advisor on the HRMS, HRM, HRIS, ATS, Payroll, Background Check systems and tools. I have thoroughly evaluated, implemented, used and advised clients on the procurement and buying for these systems. • Hands on extensive experiences with Recruitment Tools/Applicant Tracking Systems/Payroll: Papaya Global, WorkDay, DEEL, Remote, CloudPay, Taleo, iCIMS, Bullhorn, Gusto, BambooHR, Rippling, PeopleClick, PeopleFluent, JazzHR, ADP, SAGE, SAP SuccessFactors, etc. • Background Check and Reference Check mandates, in depth experiences with competitive usage and positioning of some of the leading providers - EvidentID, Checkr, HireRight, FirstAdvantage, eeCheck, Cisive, DataFlow, Sterling RISQ, Veremark etc. • Extensive experiences with Workforce Management Systems - Globalization Partners, Velocity Global, Ascender, Acclime, BrightPay, CloudPay MBO Partners, CXC Global, iiPay, DayForce (Ceridian), Paylocity, Paycor, Paycom, Paychex etc. • Generative AI for Staffing Industry, Generative AI tools and systems for Staffing Industry and Recruitment, Vendors & Tools. • Evolution and Use of Chat GPT for Staffing and Recruitment Industry Recruitment. Systems/Tools and Vendors for ChatGPT. Career Achievements • Successfully lead and delivered the Open Stack Tiger Project in the APAC & ANZ, MENA for Red Hat. Completed in 6 months. • Awarded the “Red Hat Recruiter” award for the successful delivery and completion of the Open Stack Tiger project. • Setup the HR & People department in the AirAsia Expedia joint venture and strike a balance between the 2 parent organizations. • Hired all the employees from C-level to the bottom-line executives for the AAE JV and implemented the RMS system in the startup organization. Setup the HR & People department from scratch in the startup environment. • Successfully lead the team of 5 recruiters in HP and streamlined the contract and permanent staffing for HP in APJ region. • Implemented the RSM (SmartLabor) and recruitment strategy for all the business units of HP in APJ. • HP e-Award for outstanding efforts and recognition for transforming number of hires through Strategic Staffing in Singapore and APJ region within a short span of time (within 3 months of joining HP). Premium Skills: • LEADERSHIP HIRING & EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT • INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT PARTNER • WORLDWIDE EXECUTIVE SEARCH • TALENT - OPPORTUNITY MATCH MAKER • INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH • RPO & CONTRACT STAFFING PROJECTS • CHIEF OF START-UP’S GROWTH • HEAD OF START-UP PARTNERSHIPS • STEALTH VENTURES I am HIGH STAKES INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT PARTNER and a TALENT - OPPORTUNITY MATCH MAKER with focus on: • Leadership Hiring, Leadership Development • CEO and Leadership Succession Planning • CxO-Level Executive Recruitment • Strategy Consulting and Management Consulting Search • C-Suite and Senior Functional levels for all businesses TALENT - OPPORTUNITY MATCH MAKER • INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT PARTNER, Worldwide Executive Search • Leadership Hiring & Executive Recruitment • Strategy Consulting & Management Consulting • Recruitment Tools/Applicant Tracking Systems/Payroll: Papaya Global, WorkDay, DEEL, Remote, CloudPay, Taleo, iCIMS, PeopleClick, PeopleFluent, JazzHR, ADP, SAGE, Gusto, BambooHR, Rippling, DayForce (Ceridian), Paylocity, Paycor, Paycom, Paychex etc. Executive Search, Headhunting & Recruiting for a wide range of clientele and industries from Global MNC’s to small enterprises with global ambition. Focusing mainly in serving clients for staffing solutions in APAC, Middle East with a focus on Singapore, Japan, Southeast Asia, China, Korea, Taiwan and ANZ. Industry Focus (All Functions): Strategy Consulting, Management Consulting, IT & Tech, Online, Internet, E-Commerce, Start-Up's. Expertise & Specialization: • Generative AI for Staffing Industry, Generative AI tools and systems for Staffing Industry and Recruitment, Vendors & Tools. • Evolution and Use of Chat GPT for Staffing and Recruitment Industry Recruitment. Systems/Tools and Vendors for ChatGPT. • FinTech, PE/VC – Private Equity and Venture Capital, Tech & High-Tech start-ups, and High Growth Stealth Ventures • Digital Transformation, IoT Internet of Things, Digital Labs, Digital Identity, SSI - Self Sovereign Identity and DID - Decentralized Identity • AI/ML – Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Industrial IoT - IIoT • RPA – Robotic Process Automation, Data Science, Customer Experience • Digital Innovation, Commercialization, Product Development, Ventures, Strategic Design, SSI/DID, Identity Management Departments of the MNC’s and start-up’s • Data Science, Product Management, Corporate Innovation, and Software Development, Digital Product Development and Management • Zero to 50 and 50 to 500 size companies, High Growth scale up ventures to mid-size SME companies and Global MNC’s in Tech and Hi-Tech, Digital • Social Ventures, Social Impact Ventures, Neo Bank, Digital Bank, Marketplace, e-Commerce, Fin-Tech, Health-Tech, Wearable-Tech, Digital Tech and Think-Tank. Primarily into 3 verticals as below: • Management & Strategy Consulting and Big 4’s (all industry practices and domains covered) • Global MNC’s and Corporate Industry Houses • Start-Up’s / SME’s – Small & Medium Size Enterprises Successful Start-Up Ventures Hiring • Exceptional hiring for the 3, MISC ventures in Singapore and successfully placed their 3 GM’s/CEO’s and Head of Operations, Head of Finance and Head of CX and their whole leadership team. • Successfully hired for the BCG DV / Temasek Holdings Ventures. Hired multiple leadership and middle management roles for their three ventures. I have assisted Tech companies and Start-up’s aggressively for their hiring and expansion. • I have vast experiences in the Maritime, Shipping, Oil & Gas, Information Technology & Services, Computer & Network Security, Computer Software, Management Consulting Industry (From Associate level to Partner) and hired Top Management, CxO levels and other Head of Departments. • I have successfully assisted many firms to aggressively scale up from Zero – 50 and 50 to 250 to 500 headcount and larger MNC departments and their expansions. • I have extensive experience in supporting the hiring, building, and launching new start-up ventures with Fortune 500 partners in many different industries and domains. • I work alongside the start-up ventures. With our proven and tested recruitment & staffing experiences in the start-up arena our clients have built their idea into successful start-ups from ideation to fruition with the exceptionally talented professionals hired by us. EA License No.: 20S0209 Manish Gupta (Reg No.: R1440766) Company Reg No. (UEN): 202015887D