Jude Nwaicha
@judenwaicha
Senior Talent Acquisition professional specializing in executive search, high-volume hiring, and employer branding.
What I'm looking for
I am a Senior Talent Acquisition professional with broad experience leading end-to-end recruitment for C-suite, executive, technical and high-volume roles across Nigeria, EMEA and remote markets.
I have delivered measurable results—reducing time-to-fill by 35% for specialized roles, achieving an 85% placement success rate across Europe and Africa, and filling over 500 call-center roles monthly while building and managing large candidate databases and pipelines.
I lead recruitment teams, design sourcing strategies using Boolean/X-ray techniques and platforms like LinkedIn, SmartRecruiters and Fuzu, and implement ATS/HRIS workflows (Oracle, BambooHR) to improve hiring accuracy, reporting visibility and employer brand engagement.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Talent Acquisition Consultant
IHS Towers
Jul 2024 - Present (1 year 8 months)
Led end-to-end recruitment for multiple C-suite and senior roles across Nigeria and international markets, reducing time-to-fill by 35% and improving hiring accuracy by 20%. Generated recruiting reports to support strategic workforce planning and promoted employer brand to increase inbound applications.
Recruitment Team Lead
Workforce Group
Nov 2022 - Jul 2024 (1 year 8 months)
Led a recruitment team delivering across FMCG, fintech, telco, logistics, oil & gas and manufacturing, designing sourcing plans and SLAs to meet delivery targets and maintain client relationships.
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Fuzu Limited
Apr 2022 - Apr 2023 (1 year)
Managed full-cycle recruitment across Europe and Africa for tech and non-tech roles, achieving an 85% placement success rate and implementing scorecards and assessment rubrics to improve candidate evaluation.
Recruitment Specialist
Workforce Group
Jan 2022 - Apr 2022 (3 months)
Executed high-volume sourcing for financial services, FMCG, aviation and telecom, filling ~500 roles monthly and maintaining a candidate database of over 10,000 professionals to support client retention.
Recruitment Lead
AA&R Investment
Feb 2021 - Jan 2022 (11 months)
Managed recruitment across 11 subsidiaries in sectors including oil & gas and maritime, leading a team to fill 125 roles within six months to support new rice-mill commissioning and subsidiary hiring.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Rehoboth Recruiters
Aug 2020 - Jan 2022 (1 year 5 months)
Built candidate funnels for scaling teams across sectors and prepared job descriptions with clear selection criteria, leading targeted recruitment drives that increased candidate engagement by 30%.
Group Human Resource Officer
Olakleen Holdings
May 2019 - Jan 2021 (1 year 8 months)
Led HR for nine subsidiaries, implementing orientation, benefits administration and the company's first candidate sourcing and tracking system while driving workforce development activities.
Human Resource Administrator
International Breweries
Mar 2018 - May 2019 (1 year 2 months)
Supported plant HR operations including payroll input (Oracle), JML processes, inventory and clinic coordination, and managed hiring for van-sales representatives across the region.
Regional Sales Manager
Nexteny Limited
May 2017 - Dec 2017 (7 months)
Led sales strategy, business development and team performance for retail and online channels, driving growth across assigned regions.
HR & Operations Executive
ChessPlus International
May 2016 - May 2017 (1 year)
Managed HR operations, inductions, employee relations and rewards programs while leading operational activities and brand building in the South-Eastern and South regions.
Human Resource Officer
Spooltech Tech
Apr 2012 - Apr 2016 (4 years)
Implemented HR initiatives, managed recruitment advertising and maintained HRIS data to support HR processes and workforce administration.
Business Development Executive
Bettymovil Nigeria
Aug 2010 - Mar 2012 (1 year 7 months)
Built B2B and B2C accounts, managed proposals and maintained client relationships to drive sales growth and retention.
Education
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University of Lagos
Master of Public Administration, Public Administration (Human Resources)
Completed a Master of Public Administration with a major in Human Resources, graduating in November 2015.
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
Bachelor of Technology, Management
Completed a Bachelor of Technology in Management, graduating in October 2006.
World Academy For Research & Develeopment
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