Uma Sukumaran
Summary
Dedicated Recruiter with more than 10 years of experience and demonstrated success in handling full life cycle of recruitment. Experience in both in-house and agency recruitment and expert in different ATS (Greenhouse, Workday, Lever, UBS ATS). Excellent communication with all levels of management to effectively recruit highly qualified candidates and has good stakeholder management with various level of seniority. Experienced in sourcing, screening, interview coordination, onboarding, offer letter management, handling applicant tracking system, new hire orientation, maintaining personnel files, and other duties pertaining to employee relations. Enjoy new challenges and has a sense of urgency. Able to work independently in a very fast paced, dynamic environment. Sharp, articulate, and energetic with a CAN-DO attitude.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Resourcing Manager, Manufacturing (Early Talent)
Resource Solutions (RPO), GSK Account
03.2021 - Current
- End to end recruitment cycle for Early Talent (Internship and Govt Trainee program such as TNP, CCP, PCP) hiring for GSK Manufacturing sites (Jurong, Quality Road and Tuas)
- Supported experienced hires hiring for the 3 Manufacturing sites
- Handle headcount demand gathering, hiring manager training and the main contact for any Early Talent hiring for the 3 sites
- Manage communications and relationship with University and Polytechnic partners for recruitment (NUS, NTU, SIT, SUSS, SMU, SUTD, NP, NYP, TP, RP, SP)
- Work hand in hand with the GSK Early Talent Regional team to support Singapore Manufacturing site hiring by attending Career Fairs, Career Talks with the University and Polytechnic
- Collaborate with the GSK Regional Early Talent team once a month to share ideas and update on Singapore market especially for the Manufacturing sites
- Weekly calls with GSK Singapore Early Talent team from AHQ including Malaysia counterpart as well as the site admin to share hiring updated, roadblocks, suggestions etc
- Sharing update on the Hiring to the business including Hiring Managers, Senior Leadership Team for sites, HRBP etc
- Working on project for Early Talent Roadmap with Tuas HRBP to streamline the hiring and collaborate on more programs with Govt such as Career Starter Lab, SgIS, ITE WsP etc
- Manage sourcing which is inclusive of attending recruitment drives such as E2i, MINDEF Career Fair, Campus Career Fest (NTU, NUS, TP, NP) screening, candidate experience as a Recruiter for Early Talent hiring
- Active participation in event that is conducted by GSK such as Beach Clean Up, Lions Befriender Day, Together Day, Women at Work forum, SGEnable
- Main point of contact for any hiring related to SGENABLE candidate for the sites, till to date hired around 8 Interns from the organisation
- Manage any project, reports requested by the team and back up for any questions/assistance with regards to COMPASS hiring, MOM enquiries.
Recruitment coordinator, APAC
Carousell (Contract)
10.2020 - 02.2021
- In-charge of the Regional Recruiting Coordination team (mainly India & Singapore)
- Handles Recruitment Coordination for Tech and Corp team
- Campus Hiring and Onboarding of new hires and being the main point of contact including Interns
- Work closely with the Recruiters, hiring managers, Stakeholders and the Founder's mainly for Tech hiring (Product, Data, Design, Engineering)
- Involved in projects with EB, People Ops and TA team
- Maintain and manage the candidate's database on Greenhouse and handle Greenhouse reporting
- Liaising with recruitment agencies, maintaining the Jobsbank posting and resume filtrations.
Recruiting Specialist- SGUNITED Traineeship Program
UBS Singapore (3 months contract)
08.2020 - 10.2020
- In-charge of the Recruitment Coordination for Traineeship program
- Candidate and stakeholder management
- Maintain and manage the candidate database on HRIS and Onboarding of candidates on HRIS
- Vendor management and In-charge of team reports.
Senior Talent Acquisition Coordinator (APAC)
Circles.Life
05.2019 - 02.2020
- In-charge of the Regional Recruiting Coordination team (mainly India & Singapore) with 2 team members reporting directly to me
- Recruitment Coordination for Tech and Corp team
- Handled the candidates from the moment the offer sent out till they come onboard by making sure they have a good experience throughout
- On-boarding of new hires and offer Letter Issuance
- Maintaining the Jobsbank posting and resume filtrations
- Work closely with Vendor with regards to EP/DP/S-Pass application
- Creating SLAs for interviews onsite/offsite to manage the candidate experience
- Establish, maintain, monitor, and build excellent working relationships with every function in HR and Talent Acquisition.
Talent Acquisition and Office Coordinator (APAC, EMEA, LATAM)
Cielo Talent
10.2018 - 05.2019
- Supported recruitment coordination for Energizer and onboarding and off-boarding of new hires
- Work closely with hiring managers, stakeholders from Energizer across APAC, EMEA, LATAM
- Manage ATS/HRIS and Singapore office coordination
- EP/DP applications and handled all MOM enquiries.
Talent Acquisition Coordinator
Grab
01.2016 - 10.2018
- Started as a Recruiting Coordinator handling interviews scheduling of the Online team
- In-charge of Engineering, Product, Data, Design team regional/country interview arrangements
- Working closely with the Recruiters, Hiring managers, stakeholders
- Maintain and manage the candidate's database
- Liaising with agencies
- Moved to a Talent Acquisition Coordinator role while supporting the interview scheduling's as well
- Took over the issuance of Letter of Offer (Country & Regional)
- Handled the candidates from the moment the offer sent out till they come onboard by making sure they have a good experience throughout
- Onboarding of new hires
- Facilitate the Grab Experience (orientation session for the new hire)
- Partner closely with defined business areas to understand their requirements and Talent Acquisition needs.
HR Generalist
Dealguru Holdings
08.2012 - 10.2014
- Handled all HR matters including Recruitment, Payroll administration, Comp and Ben, Work pass application, Staff benefits
- Managed the CEO and CTO's calendar and their travel schedule
- Assisted the sister company's recruitments and HR matters (Room Service, DEAL Travel, Food SEA) for both Malaysia and Singapore.
Human Resource cum Payroll Executive
Service Connections HR Consultancy Pte Ltd
10.2009 - 07.2012
- Recruiting staff - this includes developing job descriptions, preparing advertisements, checking application forms, short listing, interviewing, and selecting candidates
- Advising on pay and other remuneration issues, including promotion and benefits
- Negotiating with staff and their representatives on issues relating to pay and conditions
- Administering payroll and maintaining records relating to staff and listening to grievances and implementing disciplinary procedures
- Developing HR planning strategies with manager, which consider immediate and long-term staff requirements in terms of numbers and skill levels
- Ability to highlight immediate urgent matters by keeping all informed-on progress and the ability to work with all levels.
Education
Master's in Business Administration (MBA) -
Unitar International University
06.2025
Certificate of Employment Intermediaries (CEI) -
NTUC Learning Hub
01.2021
Certificate in General Insurance (BCP & PGI) -
Singapore College of Insurance
01.2004
Accounting (O'Level) -
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Skudai
01.2002
Skills
- Early Talent Recruitment (Internship and Trainee Program)
- Experienced Hire Recruitment
- Campus Event Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Project Management
- Report Management
- ATS/HRIS/Offer Letter Management
- MOM Process Management
- Onboarding
- New Hire Orientation
- Recruitment Coordination
- Goal Setting
- Preventive Maintenance
- Idea Development and Brainstorming
- Verbal and written communication
- Onboarding and Orientation
- Decision-Making
- Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- Computer Skills
- Hiring and Training
Languages
English, Malay, Tamil
Personal Information
Citizenship: Malaysian (Singapore PR)
Notice Period
1 month
Timeline
Resourcing Manager, Manufacturing (Early Talent)
Resource Solutions (RPO), GSK Account
03.2021 - Current
Recruitment coordinator, APAC
Carousell (Contract)
10.2020 - 02.2021
Recruiting Specialist- SGUNITED Traineeship Program
UBS Singapore (3 months contract)
08.2020 - 10.2020
Senior Talent Acquisition Coordinator (APAC)
Circles.Life
05.2019 - 02.2020
Talent Acquisition and Office Coordinator (APAC, EMEA, LATAM)
Cielo Talent
10.2018 - 05.2019
Talent Acquisition Coordinator
Grab
01.2016 - 10.2018
HR Generalist
Dealguru Holdings
08.2012 - 10.2014
Human Resource cum Payroll Executive
Service Connections HR Consultancy Pte Ltd
10.2009 - 07.2012
Master's in Business Administration (MBA) -
Unitar International University
Certificate of Employment Intermediaries (CEI) -
NTUC Learning Hub
Certificate in General Insurance (BCP & PGI) -
Singapore College of Insurance
Accounting (O'Level) -
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Skudai
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