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Olamide Afolayan

@olamideafolayan

Strength:Talent Acquisition, People systems in Mergers & Acquisition, People Metrics & Analytics, Coaching, Business Partnership and developing People

Nigeria
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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead talent, workforce planning, and people operations initiatives where I can partner with business leaders, build scalable hiring systems, and support cross-border organizational growth.

Passionate about:- Matching organizations with the right people and vice versa.
- Aiding optimum business performance by developing highly efficient performance structures and models tailored to fit into business long term goals.
- Talent Sourcing and Acquisition of Tech Talent across Asia, Europe and Africa.
- Inspiring trust and driving a healthy culture through coaching, mentorship and people empowerment programs. +++Above all, I am passionate about humanity. Raising , Developing and Caring for People.

Major Projects:
- Organizational development and change management 360 system design and implementation for Fintech Start Ups in EMEA zones.
- Using ATS tools and smart Boolean strings to source passive tech talents for block chain, MedTech and FinTech organizations across Africa and Europe.
- Culture re-engineering for a venture capital startup.

My strengths are in Talent Acquisition, People systems in Mergers & Acquisition, People Metrics & Analytics, Coaching, Business Partnership and building efficient People and Operation systems.

- I am interested in startups, unicorns and promising brands that are scalable and have a clear vision for disruption or improvement within major industries. I look forward to working for brands with innovative ideas, market potential across a wide range of sectors like technology, healthcare, biotech, fintech, and more. I value companies who are deeply committed to solving a significant problem and who have a unique insight into the market they are addressing.
- I am also interested in organizations who are committed to empowering youngsters to becoming system disruptors. In a world where evolution is the only constant outcome, I believe building and shaping creative minds, talents to solving future gaps should be a priority.

#ILead, #IDeliverResult and #IDevelop. I possess an excellent business awareness at every HR functionality, I am “result driven".

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

DA

Talent Acquisition Lead – West Africa

D.Light Nigeria – West Africa

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022 (11 months)

Partnered with executive leadership to integrate workforce strategy into regional business planning across multiple African countries. Led complex multi-country recruitment operations and managed regional talent initiatives including graduate trainee programs and cross-border talent mobility.

MC

Recruitment Associate

Mactay Consulting

Jan 2016 - Feb 2020 (4 years 1 month)

Managed full life cycle recruitment including posting, sourcing, prescreening, scheduling, background checks, references, offers, and onboarding. Executed a comprehensive recruitment strategy and developed a recruitment dashboard to track hiring metrics.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Liverpool John Moores University logoLU

Liverpool John Moores University

MBA, Business Administration

2025 -

Pursuing an MBA, expected to complete in the coming years.

University of Ibadan logoUI

University of Ibadan

Master of Science, Industrial Sociology

2017 - 2018

Completed a Master of Science in Industrial Sociology from April 2017 to August 2018.

Covenant University logoCU

Covenant University

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Relations and HRM

2011 - 2015

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management from October 2011 to August 2015.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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