Justin Wee
Summary
Well-qualified HR Practitioner with proven success in improving operations and solving problems. Highly proficient in building lasting relationships with key decision makers, stakeholders and team members to further company goals. Ready to leverage training and experience to take on new professional challenges
My core strengths are definitely in Talent Acquisition. But my wide range of experience with established startups and budding startups have allowed me to also grow, learn and have hands on experience with other functions in HR, allowing me to better myself as a 360 HR practitioner.
I don't just do Talent Acquisition. I build teams and grow organizations.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Flo Energy
01.2024 - Current
- Support talent acquisition activities across both Singapore and Australia office.
- Hired for roles in teams including but not limited to Technology, Data, Finance, Marketing, Operations, Sales, Legal, Customer Operations
- Successfully closed 36 new hires in my first 6 months
- Implement digital employer branding initiatives to improve brand awareness on Linkedin and on digital spaces.
- Curated Talent Acquisition SOPs and implement this together with all hiring managers/ teams.
- Implement KPIs, Strategies and Vision for Talent Acquisition as a HR function.
- Worked with data from recruitment agencies and curated an internal equity pay rage and guideline which not only benefited talent acquisition activities but also improved internal employees moral.
- Talent Mapping for Australia's utilities industry to chart hiring priorities in Australia office.
- Collaborated closely with C suite and director levels to ensure quality effort in our executive hiring strategies in Singapore, Australia and upcoming country launches.
Human Resources Specialist
Holla Group
01.2023 - 06.2023
- First hire in the Singapore office to assist in setting up the business entity.
- Worked with founders and C suite leaders in setting up regional HR policies and framework.
- Curated market research and talent mapping for stakeholders to better understand regional and global markets.
- Supported all corporate talent acquisition work in SEA, East Asia and UAE.
- Roles included but not limited to Head of Digital Marketing, Head of Growth, General Counsel, Agency Manager
- Worked on employer branding initiatives and strategic process improvement
- Conducted routine HR audits to ensure data accuracy in personnel files, payroll records, and benefit enrollments.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Grab
02.2022 - 12.2022
- Contractual role to fully support Talent Acquisition work with the Engineering team.
- Full recruiting lifecycle for Software Engineers (Fullstack, Frontend, Backend) and Data Engineers.
- Swiftly got into the groove with hiring teams to understand and deliver in alignment with their service/ product delivery.
- Managed, prioritized and closed searches against timelines with experience in setting up benchmarks, metrics and prioritize in hitting stakeholders SLAs.
- Collaborated closely with a team of recruiters, sourcers and coordinators.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
XD Entertainment
10.2021 - 02.2022
- Ran Talent Acquisition work for all business units outside of China HQ which included Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and UAE.
- Supported both Technical and Corporate hiring and also lead the talent mapping research for country leads in various countries in SEA, EMEA and the Americas
- Refined the Talent Acquisition process for Singapore.
- Collaborated closely with China HQ to ensure that headcount and budgeting is well managed in the region.
- Curated a proper Compensation and Benefits program with local and external stakeholders to ensure that the company is able to attract and retain best talents.
Talent Acquisition Partner
Bytedance
03.2021 - 08.2021
- Hired into the global recruiting delivery centre which acts as a centre of excellence for recruitment across the entire Bytedance entity.
- Main hiring support for teams in Global Business solutions, Global Business Marketing and Technical Product Team.
- Collaborated closely with global stakeholders across SEA, Australia, India, US and UAE.
- Roles covered were mainly in Sales Operations, Revenue planning, Client Solutions Manager, Growth Marketing Managers and creative roles in media production.
- Part of the Diversity and Inclusion team and contributed in projects to improve and target D&I hiring initiatives on a regional scale.
Human Resource Business Partner
Ola Chat
08.2020 - 03.2021
- 1st Employee in Singapore and was heavily involved in covering ground works in setting up the Company's entity in Singapore.
- Worked closely with China based legal and finance team to ensure that all documentation is up to date and legally and timely followed through in Singapore.
- Secured an office space in Singapore during the Covid period and also linked up with external vendors to complete the procurement of office space and all other operational necessities.
- Completed all P0 urgent hiring requirements such as Accountant, Product Director, Marketing Director and Business Strategy Leader.
- Other bulk hiring included Software Engineers, UI/UX designers, Product Managers, Interns etc.
- Also supported all global hiring outside of HQ China which included SEA, Korea and UAE.
- Left my stint with Ola Chat with 26 hired in Singapore and 23 globally across the different markets that I covered.
Talent Acquisition Assistant Manager
Govtech
10.2019 - 08.2020
- Key point of contact recruiter for the Government Digital Services (Key R&D powerhouse behind applications development for whole of government project initiatives)
- Supported Talent Acquisition activities for a myriad of projects under GDS and was also tasked to take on recruitment works for product focused teams in Moments of life and National Digital Identity.
- Mainly supported Tech roles such as Software Engineers, DevOps Engineer, UX Designers, Data & Infrastructure Engineers, Product Managers, Technical Project Managers etc.
- 360° hiring from Associate to Deputy Director level..
- Tasked to run a 1 day accelerated hiring day program to fast track SWE hiring for a division.
- Part of final round interviews to safeguard hiring for culture fit.
- Collaborated with the cultivation team to continuously have an inflow of candidates from oversea markets focusing on the US and UK.
- Key member of 2 side projects in Employer branding and Offer letter template
Talent Acquisition Business Partner
Grab
09.2017 - 10.2019
- Key recruitment support for Data Science, TIS (Trust, Identity, Safety) and supported a new investment termed Applied Research Group.
- Lead the hiring process for roles such as Tech roles such as Data Scientist, Data Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers etc. Non Tech roles such as Data Analysts, Policy Strategy Analyst, Growth Strategy Operations, PhD Researcher and Team Coordinator etc.
- Hired for both end of the spectrum, from fresh graduate level to head of departments.
- Part of an ad-hoc employer-branding project to deep dive and gain insights into the Indonesian market using data. Which influenced the business to recruit for a team of 6 Data Scientist in the Indonesia office. (data science roles for Grab had always been based in SG)
- Partnered closely with the business with regards to headcount and recruitment budgeting.
- Part of the process improvement projects to constantly improve hiring processes to improve rate of hire and candidate experience.
Associate Consultant
Iban Asia
08.2016 - 08.2017
- Headhunter deploying search-based techniques to source for candidates.
- Started off as a researcher for a warm desk in the financial services industry but progressed into a cold seat in technology after 3 months
- Worked with the likes of big 4, credit rating firms and mid-small sized management consulting firms looking to grow in the region.
- Eventually won over and got into the PSL of several big global technology startups in Singapore and Malaysia.
- Key account manager for businesses in the technology arm and ensuring the continuation of business.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Marketing
University College Dublin
08.2015
Skills
- HR Information Systems
- HR Support
- Stakeholders Management
- Candidate Experience
- Market Research and Mapping
- Business Negotiation
- Workplace Diversity Cultivation
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Data-driven decision-making
- Onboarding Processes
- Candidate Sourcing
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Flo Energy
01.2024 - Current
Human Resources Specialist
Holla Group
01.2023 - 06.2023
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Grab
02.2022 - 12.2022
Talent Acquisition Specialist
XD Entertainment
10.2021 - 02.2022
Talent Acquisition Partner
Bytedance
03.2021 - 08.2021
Human Resource Business Partner
Ola Chat
08.2020 - 03.2021
Talent Acquisition Assistant Manager
Govtech
10.2019 - 08.2020
Talent Acquisition Business Partner
Grab
09.2017 - 10.2019
Associate Consultant
Iban Asia
08.2016 - 08.2017
Bachelor of Science - Marketing
University College Dublin
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