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Jamie Bugden

@jamiebugden

Recruitment Veteran | RecOps & “Recruiter Enablement” Architect | AI Fluency & Adoption Consultant | AI Talent & Skills Strategist

Thailand

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What I'm looking for

Remote-first opportunities with businesses that need help with AI Strategy, Transformation or Adoption. Seeking Operational Excellence in the new digital world. Not so much of a technical role but more of a People Operations, Talent Operations, Business Operations specialist with proven “workplace” AI adoption frameworks.

Industry Focus: FinTech, Payments, Gaming, Cloud/DevOps | Bangkok-based (APAC) with US/EMEA overlap

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Operational Scale & Efficiency

Architected end-to-end RecOps & RevOps framework driving $2.5M revenue growth, 60% on-time hire rate, and 25% cost reduction per hire
Built Airtable Operations Hub centralizing pipeline, capacity, and customer success metrics for real-time global team visibility
Led enterprise migration from fragmented tooling to unified operational data structure, dramatically improving reporting accuracy

AI-Driven Transformation

Engineered proprietary Claude/ChatGPT-orchestrated agent systems, saving 800+ annual hours per head through intelligent document analysis, report generation, and automated research
Deployed predictive screening model, reducing unqualified submissions by 45% while maintaining diversity and bias audit compliance
Implemented AI-enabled compliance audit flows, cutting SOC 2 manual review time by 30%
Developed and validated a competency-based AI fluency assessment framework enabling non-technical professionals to quantify their AI capabilities and proficiency levels, with customized learning and development roadmaps tailored to workforce upskilling initiatives.

Strategic Leadership

Created MOLT methodology (Model, Orchestration, Logic, Tooling)—proprietary standard for a more frictionless, compliance-first enterprise AI adoption
Consulted Series A/B FinTechs on rapid scale-up, developing operational blueprints for international expansion

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Data & Analytics: Airtable (Advanced Schema Design) | BigQuery | SQL | Tableau | API Integration

Frameworks: MOLT | BPMN Process Mapping | SOC 2 Compliance | OKR Design | Agile/Scrum

HR Tech: Greenhouse | Lever | Workday | Ashby | ATS/HRIS Integration

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Personal R&D initiative

Current

KogNative Labs

Apr 2025 - Apr 2025 (0 months)

Proven track record designing talent management solutions that deliver quantifiable ROI: enabled $2.5M in revenue growth, reallocated 800+ hours annually to high-value talent advisory work, and avoided $100K+ in external costs through strategic automation and capability uplift. Specialized in bridging AI strategy, skills methodology, and talent operations.

Team Manager, Recruitment Ops

Monroe Consulting Group

Apr 2024 - Apr 2025 (1 year)

Architected end-to-end contractor recruitment workflows across APAC, generating 500+ qualified prospects monthly and building CRM integrations that increased contractor requisition capacity by 50%. Implemented AI-powered sourcing and governance that reduced time-to-source by 20% while maintaining GDPR/PDPA-compliant human-in-the-loop audit trails.

Sourcing Recruitment Operations CRM Integration Zapier LinkedIn Recruiter AI powered Research GDPR PDPA Compliance Contractor Workforce Planning

Senior Technical Talent Manager

Iglu

Feb 2022 - Oct 2023 (1 year 8 months)

At Iglu, I manage talent acquisition for both full-time and freelance roles, focusing on building distributed teams in technology. I collaborate with clients to improve internal processes and enhance productivity through innovative sourcing methods.

Talent Management Team Extension Model Sourcing Collaboration Technology Networking Process Improvement Freelancing

Principal Consultant

TDA Creative Group

Jun 2021 - Nov 2021 (5 months)

I led the development of a new division focused on Fintech and Payments at TDA Creative. My responsibilities included building a client base, executing full-cycle recruitment, and delivering presentations on market trends to attract top talent.

Fintech Payments Recruitment Presentation Digital Transformation Talent Sourcing Networking Cross Selling Team Building

Principal Consultant

Eximius Group

Jun 2018 - May 2021 (2 years 11 months)

As a Principal Consultant at Eximius, I played a key role in establishing a new Technology division, focusing on FinTech Payments. I built relationships with C-level stakeholders and maximized recruitment processes to support company growth.

Fintech Stakeholder Management Recruitment Talent Sourcing Market Knowledge Team Building Networking Process Optimization

Principal Consultant

Capita IT Resourcing

Mar 2018 - Jun 2018 (3 months)

In my role at Capita IT Resourcing, I specialized in Cloud and DevOps recruitment, managing client accounts and delivering tailored recruitment solutions to meet their needs.

Cloud DevOps Recruitment Technical Recruitment Networking Candidate Sourcing Market Analysis Negotiation Team Collaboration

IT Support and Infrastructure Recruitment Consultant

GCS Ltd

Nov 2014 - Dec 2016 (2 years 1 month)

At GCS Ltd, I focused on recruiting for IT Support and Infrastructure roles, developing strong relationships with clients and candidates to ensure successful placements.

Recruitment Candidate Sourcing Infrastructure Networking Market Research Communication Skills Negotiation Relationship Management

Sales Account Manager

Hammer Plc

Oct 2010 - Oct 2013 (3 years)

As a Sales Account Manager at Hammer Plc, I managed client accounts and drove sales growth through effective relationship management and strategic sales initiatives.

Sales Management Account Management Client Relationship Management Strategic Sales Negotiation Market Analysis Relationship Building Communication Skills Team Collaboration Sales Strategy

Head of Product Strategy

KogNative Labs

Led product strategy and architecture for a Micro-SaaS agent console focused on multimodal and conversational AI, delivering accountable, ethical recruitment automation and GTM frameworks that quantified ROI for enterprise buyers.

AI Strategy Conversational AI Explainable AI Product Roadmapping Go to Market Strategy Financial Modeling Responsible AI API first Design SaaS architecture Go To Market Strategy

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Basingstoke College of Technology

National Diploma, Music Technology and Sound Engineering

2006 - 2007

Completed a National Diploma in Music Technology and Sound Engineering, focusing on the technical aspects of music production, sound design, and audio engineering.