Ambreen Bashir

Partnered with executive leadership to align people strategy with business goals, re-engineered onboarding and talent frameworks to improve retention by 7% and engagement by 9%, and implemented compliance and health & safety initiatives recognized by WSIB.

Directed full-cycle recruitment and implemented ADP Recruitment Module to increase efficiency by 30%, led union relations and WSIB compliance, advanced DEI strategy, and optimized benefits raising employee satisfaction by 7%.

Oversaw multi-provincial payroll operations and executed UKG payroll transition with zero downtime, decreased turnover by 12% and increased engagement by 10% through strategic HR initiatives and streamlined recruitment reducing hiring costs by 7%.

Led end-to-end talent acquisition, performance management and payroll/benefits administration, developed HR policies and provided executive guidance on employee relations and compliance.

Architected group-wide HR and administration strategies, implemented digital performance management achieving 100% appraisal completion, reduced time-to-hire by 20% and turnover by 15%, and cut administrative costs by 10%.

Developed annual HR strategy covering workforce planning, L&D and succession planning, managed payroll and compensation, and met monthly recruitment peaks of 250+ hires during high-demand periods.

Directed manpower planning, performance management and career development programs, executed engagement surveys to improve retention and delivered 8–10% administrative cost savings through process optimization.

Led HR operations for Managed Services including talent management, designed management trainee programs and succession planning, and executed a workforce reduction of 44% without operational disruption.

Established regional HR and recruitment strategy, managed assessment centres and university liaison programs, and sustained high-volume hiring of 250+ employees per quarter to support growth.

Obtained an LLB degree from Punjab University, Pakistan.

Completed training in Hay Job Analysis & Evaluation provided by Hay Group.

Grade: A+

Completed coursework in Organisational Behaviour at the University of Toronto with an A+ grade.

Completed a course in Business Communications through the British Council.

Completed a program in Human Resource Development at PIMS, Lahore.

Completed online lectures in Leadership, Strategy, and Execution from Harvard Business School Online.

Completed Business Management coursework at Thunderbird University (Thunderbird School of Global Management).