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Quick chat Consultation

If you want 1:1 help in solving your doubts relating to your career or professional life, this call is for you. In this call, I help you get rid of any blockages you may have when it comes to your career/mindset or relating to any of our previous sessions. Book a call now!

Doubt Session

In this call, I will address in detail any query you may have regarding your career, any obstacles you may be facing and help you gain clarity on further steps to take and decisions to make when it comes to your planning your career. EXPETISE AND SPECIALIZATION:&nbsp;<ul><li>FinTech, PE/VC – Private Equity and Venture Capital, Tech &amp; High Tech start-ups and High Growth Stealth Ventures</li><li>Digital Transformation, IoT Internet of Things, Digital Labs, Digital Identity, SSI/DID</li><li>AI/ML – Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Industrial IoT - IIoT</li><li>RPA – Robotic Process Automation, Data Science, Customer Experience</li><li>Digital Innovation, Commercialization, Product Development, Ventures, Strategic Design, SSI/DID, Identity Management Departments of the MNC’s and start-up’s</li><li>Data Science, Product Management, Corporate Innovation, and Software Development, Digital Product Development and Management</li><li>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</li><li>Social Ventures, Social Impact Ventures, Neo Bank, Digital Bank, Marketplace, e-Commerce, Fin-Tech, Health-Tech, Wearable-Tech&nbsp;and Think-Tank.</li></ul>&nbsp;INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH:&nbsp;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 in many geographical regions.I work alongside the start-up ventures. With our proven and tested recruitment &amp; staffing experiences in the start-up arena our clients have built their idea into successful start-up’s from ideation to fruition with the exceptionally talented professionals hired by us.&nbsp;<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Experienced senior HR and Talent Acquisition practitioner with end-to-end expertise within the IT &amp; Human Capital Management industry for many years aligned with organization’s business objectives and financial goals.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Extensive experience in the full spectrum of Recruitment and HR aspects in start-up environment, MNC’s and matrix organizations at regional level</li><li class="ql-align-justify">In depth experience in the staffing industry, recruitment processes and corporate HR in MNC organizations &amp; external agencies</li><li class="ql-align-justify">An autonomous professional committed to developing a successful mark in the human resources, recruitment of mid-senior level executives, main focus being in the Strategy &amp; Management Consulting, IT-Technology and High-Tech Service industry, Telecom, Banking, BFSI, HR, Manufacturing, Online, Internet, Travel &amp; Tourism etc.&nbsp;</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Organized self-starter with proven experience in corporate HR, recruitment, executive search and business development, core HR functions, processes, policies &amp; procedures, labor laws, VISA, statutory regulations.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Ability to interact and relate with a broad spectrum of people from different cultural backgrounds at all levels &amp; different cultures</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Outstanding track record in recruitment for key positions at executive level, senior, team lead and middle management levels</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Hands on experience as in Staffing and Talent Acquisition, HR generalist, operations, policy &amp; procedures, HR process, sourcing, qualifying, validation, company/candidate coordination and contributing to new business in APAC, Asia Pacific &amp; Japan (APJ), SEA and ANZ region.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Experience in providing services and staffing support for Strategy Consulting &amp; Management Consulting, Online, Internet, Travel &amp; Tourism, Leisure, IT &amp; High Tech, Banking, BFSI, Logistics, Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, Imaging &amp; Printing, Enterprise Business/Solution, Personal Systems, Finance and HR Global Functions, Digital, IoT, IIoT - Industrial IoT,&nbsp;Maritime, Shipping&nbsp;etc.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Strong experience in new start-up organizations with people management &amp; team lead experience. Extremely adaptive in an unstructured environment and working in multiple time zones.</li></ul>&nbsp;&nbsp;TALENT - OPPORTUNITY MATCH MAKER&nbsp;<ul><li>INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT PARTNER, Worldwide Executive Search</li><li>Leadership Hiring &amp; Executive Recruitment</li><li>Strategy Consulting &amp; Management Consulting</li><li>Recruitment Tools/Applicant Tracking Systems: WorkDay, Taleo, iCIMS, PeopleClick, PeopleFluent, JazzHR,&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;</li></ul>SPECIALITIES:&nbsp;<ul><li>Senior Level Talent Acquisition, Staffing, HR Generalist, HR Business Partner</li><li>Strategic Management, Strategic HR</li><li>HR Program &amp; Project Management</li><li>Talent Acquisition, Talent Hunter &amp; Talent Management</li><li>HR Staffing, Recruitment Strategy</li><li>Vendor Management, Stakeholder Management</li><li>Employee &amp; Labour Relations, Performance Management</li><li>Recruitment, Organizational Change and Development</li><li>Compensation &amp; Benefits, Resource Planning, Relationship, Interviewing &amp; Selection, Diversity &amp; Inclusion</li></ul>&nbsp;EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCES:&nbsp;<ul><li>Leadership Hiring, Leadership Development</li><li>CEO and Leadership Succession Planning</li><li>CxO-Level Executive Recruitment</li><li>Strategy Consulting and Management Consulting Search</li><li>C-Suite and Senior Functional levels</li></ul> Executive Search &amp; Recruiting for a wide range of clientele and industries from Global MNC to small enterprise with global ambition. Focusing mainly in serving clients for staffing solutions in APAC with a focus on Singapore, Japan, South East Asia, China and ANZ.Industry Focus (All Functions): Strategy &amp; Management Consulting, IT &amp; High Tech, Online, Internet, e-Commerce, Start-Up's.

Career Guidance & Resume Preparation

The best way to ace an interview is to do Mock Interviews with a friend or me! In this call, I will help you in your interview preparation for your next job/internship through a Mock Session. This session will be structured in line with the industry and role you are looking for and help you get a feel of how it really feels to be in an interview.

Mock interview

Leadership Hiring, Leadership DevelopmentCEO and Leadership Succession PlanningCxO-Level Executive RecruitmentStrategy Consulting and Management Consulting SearchC-Suite and Senior Functional levels Executive search &amp; recruiting for a wide range of clientele and industries from Global MNC to small enterprise with global ambition. Focusing mainly in serving clients for staffing solutions in APAC with a focus on Singapore, Japan, South East Asia, China and ANZ.Industry Focus (All Functions): Strategy &amp; Management Consulting, IT &amp; Tech, Online, Internet, e-Commerce, Start-Up's. INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH:&nbsp;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 in many geographical regions.I work alongside the start-up ventures. With our proven and tested recruitment &amp; staffing experiences in the start-up arena our clients have built their idea into successful start-up’s from ideation to fruition with the exceptionally talented professionals hired by us.&nbsp;<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Experienced senior HR and Talent Acquisition practitioner with end-to-end expertise within the IT &amp; Human Capital Management industry for many years aligned with organization’s business objectives and financial goals.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Extensive experience in the full spectrum of Recruitment and HR aspects in start-up environment, MNC’s and matrix organizations at regional level</li><li class="ql-align-justify">In depth experience in the staffing industry, recruitment processes and corporate HR in MNC organizations &amp; external agencies</li><li class="ql-align-justify">An autonomous professional committed to developing a successful mark in the human resources, recruitment of mid-senior level executives, main focus being in the Strategy &amp; Management Consulting, IT-Technology and High-Tech Service industry, Telecom, Banking, BFSI, HR, Manufacturing, Online, Internet, Travel &amp; Tourism etc.&nbsp;</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Organized self-starter with proven experience in corporate HR, recruitment, executive search and business development, core HR functions, processes, policies &amp; procedures, labor laws, VISA, statutory regulations.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Ability to interact and relate with a broad spectrum of people from different cultural backgrounds at all levels &amp; different cultures</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Outstanding track record in recruitment for key positions at executive level, senior, team lead and middle management levels</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Hands on experience as in Staffing and Talent Acquisition, HR generalist, operations, policy &amp; procedures, HR process, sourcing, qualifying, validation, company/candidate coordination and contributing to new business in APAC, Asia Pacific &amp; Japan (APJ), SEA and ANZ region.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Experience in providing services and staffing support for Strategy Consulting &amp; Management Consulting, Online, Internet, Travel &amp; Tourism, Leisure, IT &amp; High Tech, Banking, BFSI, Logistics, Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, Imaging &amp; Printing, Enterprise Business/Solution, Personal Systems, Finance and HR Global Functions, Digital, IoT, IIoT - Industrial IoT,&nbsp;Maritime, Shipping&nbsp;etc.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Strong experience in new start-up organizations with people management &amp; team lead experience. Extremely adaptive in an unstructured environment and working in multiple time zones.</li></ul>

Executive Search, Headhunting, Leadership Hiring

If you have an Interview due soon and feel unprepared, don\'t worry because I\'ve got you. In this call, I give you solid tips and discuss the frequently asked questions which will help you get an idea of the process, build confidence and ace the interview for the job/internship you\'ve been eyeing for long.

Interview Preparation & Tips to ACE the Interview

If you are someone who feels stuck in your career or confused on how to move further and seek personalised 1:1 guidance to clear your roadblocks, you\'re at the right place. I will patiently listen to what you say and with my experience provide step-by-step actionable and practical tips to move past these momentary blocks and ace your career. Book a call now! Do you want to build a start-up venture with us?&nbsp;I help to build ground-breaking new ventures with the top global conglomerates. By blending the corporate and start-up worlds together, we help the new ventures to scale up from zero to 50 and 50 to 500 and scale up to SME size start-up’s in just 12 to 18 months. We search, headhunt and locate talented gems for your start-up’s, ventures and business for multiple disciplines globally.We mentor and provide extensive consulting services for the start-up. Help to find the gem of talented professionals globally and hire them successfully. We also provide professional mentorship and start-up investment opportunities with our partners to bring your ideas to life. We support diverse range of entrepreneurs and investors who want to build businesses, creating and expanding markets and developing new technologies that benefit millions of people across the globe. With us you will connect with like-minded entrepreneurial thinkers and passionate pioneers across a variety of disciplines, meaning your ventures will be built by agile teams consisting of professionals and experts in business.&nbsp;EXPETISE AND SPECIALIZATION:&nbsp;<ul><li>FinTech, PE/VC – Private Equity and Venture Capital, Tech &amp; High Tech start-ups and High Growth Stealth Ventures</li><li>Digital Transformation, IoT Internet of Things, Digital Labs, Digital Identity, SSI/DID</li><li>AI/ML – Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Industrial IoT - IIoT</li><li>RPA – Robotic Process Automation, Data Science, Customer Experience</li><li>Digital Innovation, Commercialization, Product Development, Ventures, Strategic Design, SSI/DID, Identity Management Departments of the MNC’s and start-up’s</li><li>Data Science, Product Management, Corporate Innovation, and Software Development, Digital Product Development and Management</li><li>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</li><li>Social Ventures, Social Impact Ventures, Neo Bank, Digital Bank, Marketplace, e-Commerce, Fin-Tech, Health-Tech, Wearable-Tech&nbsp;and Think-Tank.</li></ul>

1:1 Mentorship

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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

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Managing Director & CEO, Leadership & Executive Recruitment APAC, Middle East, Europe, USA, ANZ, India, China, and Japan at TALENTON GLOBAL PTE. LTD. / Management Consulting / Strategy Consulting / Chief of StartUp’s / StartUp Partnerships