# Bryan Fernando

Bryan Fernando is a remote worker on Himalayas, Senior Talent Acquisition Manager & Agile Delivery Lead at CybexHire, based in Canada.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@bryanfernando

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Talent acquisition leader at CybexHire building AI, cloud, cybersecurity, data, and blockchain talent pipelines.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | Canada |
| Authorized to work in | Canada |
| Salary expectations | 100k+ USD |
| Job categories | Talent Acquisition Manager, Agile Delivery Lead |
| Skills | Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Strategy, Full cycle Recruitment, Technical Recruiting, Workforce Planning, Recruiting Analytics, Recruitment Operations, Executive Stakeholder Management, Recruitment Coaching, Team Leadership, AI, Machine Learning, Data Science, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/bryfdo1 |

## About

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At CybexHire, I build talent pipelines across AI, cloud, cybersecurity, data, and blockchain, while advising senior stakeholders on hiring priorities and team build-out plans. I also facilitate Scrum ceremonies and use hiring analytics to support workforce planning and recruiting decisions.

At Match Marketing Group / Match Retail, I managed a 15-person recruiting team handling 100+ monthly requisitions and implemented performance frameworks that boosted recruiter productivity by 25%. Earlier, at Voxelbots, I placed 50+ specialized hires across cross-functional client pods, achieving a 95% requisition fulfillment rate.
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## Experience

### Senior Talent Acquisition Manager & Agile Delivery Lead (current)

CybexHire. Mar 2025 - Present

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Built specialized talent pipelines across AI/ML, data science, and security teams, and managed sprint backlogs and multi-stakeholder governance models. Facilitates Scrum ceremonies and leads talent acquisition across emerging technology functions.
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Skills: AI, Data-Science, Security, Scrum, Jira, Azure-DevOps, Confluence, Power-BI, Tableau, Talent-Acquisition, Technical-Recruiting, Workforce-Planning, Stakeholder-Management

### Talent Acquisition Manager (Global)

Match Marketing Group / Match Retail. Jan 2023 - Mar 2025

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Led multi-client recruiting operations, managing a team of 15 and handling 100+ monthly requisitions for clients like LG, Samsung, L'Oréal, and Nespresso. Implemented performance frameworks that boosted recruiter productivity by 25% and built comprehensive KPI reporting.
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Skills: Recruitment-Strategy, Team-Leadership, KPI-Reporting, Workforce-Planning, Recruiting-Analytics, Time-To-Fill, Cost-Per-Hire, Offer-Acceptance-Rates, Job-Fairs, Candidate-Engagement

### Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Match Marketing Group / Match Retail. Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

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Promoted into a broader talent acquisition partnership role with ownership of recruitment strategy and execution. Led sourcing for niche digital media and IT roles and partnered with hiring teams to prioritize requisitions and allocate recruiter capacity.
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Skills: Recruitment-Strategy, Sourcing, Digital-Media, IT, Workforce-Analytics, Pipelining, Workforce-Planning, Hiring-Manager-Partnership

### Talent Acquisition Specialist/Recruiter (Contract)

Match Marketing Group / Public Label USA. Sep 2021 - Jan 2022

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Executed full-cycle recruitment for U.S. clients including Public Label, Bombardier (BRP), Sam Adams, and Moët Hennessy, filling 15+ experiential marketing and IT roles within 2 months. Managed ATS and sourcing platforms including iCIMS and LinkedIn Recruiter.
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Skills: Full-cycle-Recruitment, ATS, ICIMS, LinkedIn-Recruiter, Onboarding, HR-Coordination

### Business Growth & Talent Acquisition Lead

Voxelbots. May 2020 - Sep 2021

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Spearheaded full-cycle recruitment across performance marketing, media, and digital product teams, placing top talent across Paid Media, SEO, CRO, media strategy, and web development. Achieved a 95% requisition fulfillment rate by placing 50+ specialized hires.
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Skills: Full-cycle-Recruitment, Performance-Marketing, Media, Digital-Products, Paid-Media, SEO, CRO, Market-Insights, Compensation-Benchmarking, Intake, Interview-Frameworks

### International Recruitment Advisor

Global University Systems (University Canada West). Jul 2019 - May 2020

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Managed the full admissions and recruitment lifecycle for 120+ international students, from inquiry through enrollment. Advised up to 40 prospective students daily on programs, admissions requirements, and visa processes.
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Skills: Admissions, Recruitment, Salesforce, ATS, CRM, Candidate-Experience, Document-Verification, Tuition-Deposit

### Talent Acquisition/Recruitment Specialist

EZ Study Center. Sep 2016 - Jul 2019

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Partnered with leadership to assess staffing needs and build recruitment strategies aligned to business goals. Managed job postings, screening, and interview coordination across multiple hiring channels.
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Skills: Recruitment-Strategy, Job-Posting, Screening, Interview-Coordination, Candidate-Engagement, Employee-Assessment-Tools

## Education

### Sikkim Professional University

Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Administration

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Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Sikkim Professional University in India.
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### Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology

Graduate Certificate, International Business Management

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Graduate Certificate in International Business Management from Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology in Canada.
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### Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology

Diploma, Creative Advertising

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Diploma in Creative Advertising with credits transferred to International Business Management from Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology in Canada.
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## Tech stack

- Blockchain
- Tableau
- Salesforce
- Azure DevOps
- Jira
- Confluence
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Power BI

To contact Bryan, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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