NAZIYA ZAIDI

Deputy Manager – Talent Operations | British Petroleum (on payroll of AMS) | Feb 2025 – Sep 2025

Converted to permanent full-time employee after demonstrating strong performance and commitment while working via AMS.

• Managed end-to-end recruitment activities including sourcing, screening, HR discussions, salary negotiations, and offer rollout.
• Handled stakeholder management, ensuring alignment on hiring needs and timelines.
• Maintained trackers and recruitment dashboards, ensuring accurate reporting and seamless onboarding experience.
• Created offer letters on Workday within defined turnaround time (TAT).
• Led salary negotiations with candidates and secured compensation approvals from business heads, and rewards team.
• Facilitated and led weekly business calls to provide hiring status updates and address any blockers.
• leading a team of junior recruiters, overseeing end-to-end recruitment processes while managing stakeholder relationships, offer negotiations, and HR operations.
• My responsibilities include vendor management, team engagement, and organizing hiring drives.
• I regularly present hiring updates to global stakeholders, maintain recruitment data, and prepare dashboards to track progress and performance.

• Company Overview: Client - Deutsche Bank
• Managed end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, including client engagement, HR discussions, salary negotiations, offer management, and background verification.
• Coordinated closely with stakeholders, maintained recruitment trackers and reports, and ensured timely and smooth onboarding.
• Created offers on Workday within defined TAT, negotiated compensation with candidates, and obtained approvals from HRBPs, business leaders, and rewards team.
• Led weekly hiring update calls, collaborated with vendors and sourcing teams on open roles, and actively contributed to diversity initiatives such as LGBTQ+, PWD, and referral drives.

Planned career break: Took time off following marriage and maternity to focus on raising two children. Maintained professional readiness: Balanced family responsibilities while engaging in short-term contractual assignments to keep skills current and relevant.

Contractual Roles During Career Break | Aug 2015 – Feb 2022

· HR & Admin Officer – Presidency Indo International School (Aug 2015 – Apr 2016): Oversaw HR operations including onboarding, payroll assistance, and administrative coordination to support smooth school operations.

· HR Assistant – Kokan Mercantile Bank (Sep 2018 – Dec 2018):Supported recruitment activities and managed HR documentation, ensuring compliance with organizational policies and procedures.

· Recruiter – First Cry (Brain bees Solutions Ltd.) (Nov 2021 – Feb 2022): Executed end-to-end recruitment processes including sourcing, screening, and onboarding logistics for niche roles.

· Talent Operations Executive – ACL Digital (Mar 2022 – Aug 2022):Partnered with hiring managers to build candidate pipelines, coordinated onboarding, and maintained operational reports to track hiring progress.

• Managed end-to-end onboarding for Cabin Crew and Pilots, including coordination with the General Civil Aviation Authority for medical clearances and liaising with the Medical Benefits department for insurance-related matters.
• Coordinated with the IT department for asset management and conducted IT audits, handled both front and back-office operations, and prepared weekly staff rosters to ensure efficient shift rotations.
• Prepared weekly staff rosters, optimizing workforce allocation and shift rotations for operational efficiency.
• Handled diverse administrative tasks such as arranging meetings, coordinating travel, maintaining employee records, preparing presentations and dashboards, organizing pilot tours, delivering training for new joiners, addressing employee queries, and ensuring seamless onboarding experiences.