Alex Lim

Responsible for managing the International recruiting teams and ensuring recruiting targets are met, optimizing for employer's brand, university recruiting, process improvement, efficiency & scalability.

• Grew the Int’l TA Team from 3 to 11 HCs within 2 months across Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Dabai
• Completed Dubai Talent Analysis to support Bybit’s HQ set up
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions on TA processes

Responsible for strategic Global Talent Acquisition projects & levelling up TA functions across APAC (China, Singapore, India, Philippines, Vietnam and ANZ). Collab with key studios on executive search roles, managing end to end process with business and candidates. The role involves mentorship to all TA Managers in APAC.

• Implemented Codility and built a standardized coding assessment
• Consulted Singapore and China studios on the overall talent acquisition strategies and route-map to implementation
• Built an engineering incubation program in India partnering with Ubisoft Toronto studio (into discussion for 3rd annual cohort)
• Functioned as a voice for APAC offices to all global initiatives and implementation

Responsible for APAC Recruiting (China, Korea, Japan, Singapore, India, Thailand, Philippines & ANZ). Managed a high performing team of 6 recruiters and coordinator. Business Partnering to senior stakeholders. Top focus on high quality recruiting around the region, candidates’ experience journey, Hiring Managers’ satisfaction rate and Employer’s Branding for Asia Pacific.

• 1st region (APAC) to hit global recruiting target of 102 requisitions for Aug to Dec 2018 (FTEs, Contractors and Graduates)
• Implemented program for best interviewing process and experience
• Rolled out Interviewing Training Techniques 1.0 and formalized 2.0
• Hired 5 roles (3 BDMs and 2 Senior Software Engineers) in Japan with no agency policy

Responsible for Singapore’s recruitment function and employer’s branding. Built recruitment strategy for its Chengdu and Manila studios. Strategic member to its HQ International recruitment effort. Close partner to a team of International Recruiters located in Paris, Newcastle, Bucharest, Malmo, Montreal, Toronto and Quebec.

• Universum Singapore Top Attractive Award 2016, 2017 & 2018
• Best Tech Company to Work For – 2015 (Award by Singapore Computer Society, co-win with Microsoft Singapore)
• Fully staffed multiple projects at pre-conceptualization stage
• Launched the Group’s 3rd Ubisoft Graduate Program in Singapore
• Panel Speaker in GameStart Asia 2014 (Joining the Games Industry in Singapore)

Talent Acquisition Manager, February 2011 to June 2012

Responsible for staffing a Japanese mobile games start-up in Singapore and its Taipei’s office. Worked with Japanese senior management teams (Singapore and Japan) in its recruitment strategies for both offices.

• Hired 125 employees (developers and business support) in 1.5 years
• Hired core team members of 12 employees for its Taiwanese office, including the Studio General Manager

Business Development, Placement and Consultancy in IT&T division sector. Management and growth of key accounts such as Symantec, BT, Starhub, VMWare, Thomson Reuters, Oracle and many more.

• Highest billing in single account per calendar year (BT with over SGD 480K)
• Exclusive working right with Symantec Singapore (First 3 months)

Spearheaded and led a team of 2 Business Managers and 3 Consultants in this boutique search agency

• Explored and successfully started the IT&T market with team billing of over SGD 500K

Business Development Manager (S.E.A.), January 2007 to December 2007

Account management and business development for the USA Job Portal in the S.E.A. region. Working closely with its India and American’s office on International Accounts.

• Met each quarterly target of SGD 120K bill

Responsible for the American Express Corporate Account for Sales Development and Account Management Team

• Managed 2 teams of ‘hunters’ and ‘farmers’, up to 18 individuals.

Responsible for concierge support to UOB’s Platinum Card members during the merger of the 2 largest banks in Singapore (UOB & OUB)

• Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.