I actively pursue opportunities to innovate, streamline, and leave a lasting impact in HR. With a decade of experience spanning People Operations, Talent Acquisition, and People Analytics, my commitment to continuous learning and unlearning has set me up for my growth and empowered me to strategically and operationally scale, craft purpose-built teams that excel in efficiency, and deliver impact.
Bobby Kimani
@bobbykimani
10 Yrs | Ex Andela | Ex Sendwave | Zepz People Ops | Talent Acquisition & Analytics | Talent Ops
KenyaWhat I'm looking for
Seasoned HR professional with a decade of diverse experience, excelling in roles from Recruiting Coordination to leading global Talent Operations and Analytics. Proven track record in Recruitment Strategy, Team Leadership, and Employer Branding. Adept at navigating HR intricacies from Executive Assistant to VP of People to leading People Operations globally. Expertise includes HR Strategy, Compliance, Change Management, and Talent Analytics. Skilled in data-driven decision-making, Process Optimization, and Technology Integration. Poised to contribute strategic HR initiatives, foster positive workplace culture, and drive continuous improvement.
I have contributed to key firms in tech and fintech including Andela, SunCulture, Sendwave and Zepz.
Experience
Global Lead, Talent Operations and Analytics
Zepz
Jun 2023 - Present (11 months)
Assuming the mantle of Global Lead of Talent Operations and Analytics, my mission was to elevate the strategic framework of Talent Acquisition. I embraced the challenge of orchestrating end-to-end hiring best practices, meticulously establishing the Talent team, refining processes, and implementing analytics. The overarching goal was to create a scalable infrastructure, fostering the hiring
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SunCulture
Jun 2020 - Oct 2021 (1 year 4 months)
I embarked on a journey with SunCulture, leading the charge for People Operational excellence across the entire spectrum of HR. Within this role, I effectively facilitated and streamlined Culture improvement initiatives, spearheaded policy development, and enhanced employee relations. Simultaneously, I orchestrated the successful expansion into three new countries, enabling performance management,
I became a part of Sendwave with a singular focus – to optimize and elevate Talent Acquisition. Through strategic systems enhancements, seamless integrations, and fostering a robust distributed team, I achieved the goal of establishing stellar hiring practices. The result was a remarkable 35-day average time to fill and a noteworthy 50% enhancement in process utilization, enabling efficiency.
As Andela's Recruiting Coordinator, I enhanced hiring efficiency for 1100 employees and 500 partners by 40%. Automated Greenhouse ATS, integrated Zoom and Starred, reducing scheduling time by 60%. Training initiatives improved the candidate experience by 20% and decreased bias incidents by 12%.
Head of People Operations
iGov Africa
Jun 2020 - Jun 2021 (1 year)
As Head of People at Sunculture, I led a transformative operational redesign for 300 employees, resulting in a 70% efficiency boost and substantial cost reduction. My strategic frameworks in Talent Acquisition and People Operations drove a 70% increase in organizational effectiveness.
I joined Andela to support the VP of People with all matters of management of her calendar and ensuring that all her travel and meeting logistics were met within the set SLA. I was also supporting key culture engagement People Team projects.
Talent Development Manager
Global Partner Solutions
Apr 2014 - Jan 2018 (3 years 9 months)
I joined Global Partner Solutions as a Business Development Specialist dealing with key clients within the EMEA region in setting up key global industry matching of market research. I got promoted to the internal Talent Development Manager, dealing with Capacity assessments, HR and Learning for the team.
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