Summary

An accomplished HR professional with over 15 years of successful experience in leading all phases of HR Services across all major industries, specifically, Healthcare, Facilities Management, Aviation, Transport/Rail, Airfield Fire & Resuce Services (ARFF/FRS), Engineering, Automobile, IT, FMCG etc.


Qualified strategist with hands-on experience at planning, execution and implementation of HR polices and procedures, in line with business goals, delivering and driving process improvements while providing a competitive advantage and profitable business outcomes. Similarly having an impressive track record in end-to-end Talent Acquisition/Recruitment cycle management ensuring deliverables on time, within budget and at optimal performance levels, while being adept in identifying the risks and planning mitigation strategies. Strong understanding of enterprise architecture and best practices and standards in Services sector companies.

Experience

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Manager – Human Resources & Talent Acquisition
Serco Middle East
Aug 2015 - Jan 2021 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Serco is British multinational services company that supports governments, public and private sector companies in providing assured service excellence in Citizen Services, Defense, Facility Management Services, Health, Immigration, Justice and Transport, in UAE, KSA, Qatar, UK, USA, Australia and other global locations.
Flagship projects of Serco in Middle East are Mashroat (KSA Govt. O&M Advisory), Dubai Metro, Dubai Airport,  Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Global Markets Square (Sowwah Square), MELABS (Australian Airbase in Dubai), Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Paris Sorbonne University, New York University Abu Dhabi, Zayed University Abu Dhabi and many other projects.

As Manager HR & TA, I am responsible for managing pragmatic and pro-active human resource service covering all areas of the employee lifecycle including talent acquisition/recruitment, manpower planning, budgeting, project mobilization, onboarding, vendor management, outsourcing, change management, process management, data analysis, induction, performance management, disciplinary, grievance, attendance management and restructuring consistent with employee standards, legislation and guidelines. Support business in the achievement of business objectives through the implementation of excellent people management strategies.

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Group Recruitment Specialist
EFS Facilities Management Services Group
Apr 2014 - Jul 2015 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Recruitment Executive
Majid Al Futtaim Group (MAF Dalkia Middle East)
Dec 2012 - Apr 2014 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Senior Recruitment Consultant
Dicetek LLC
Mar 2012 - Dec 2012 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Senior Manager Key Accounts (Recruitment Services)
ROZEE.PK
Sep 2008 - Mar 2012 | Karachi, Pakistan

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Relationship Executive (Recruitment Consultant)
Bayt.com
Aug 2005 - Sep 2008 | Karachi, Pakistan

Education

Mohammad Ali Jinnah University
Masters, , MBA‎
Human Resource Management
2011
Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education
Bachelors, , BS (4 years)‎
Computer Science
2005
D.J. Sindh Govt. Science College, Karachi
Intermediate/A-Level, , Pre Engineering‎
Literature
2001
St. Paul\'s English High School
Matriculation/O-Level, , ‎
Science
1998

Skills

Expert 360 Recruitment
Expert Accounts Managment Skills
Expert Admin Task Planning
Expert Analytical Skills
Expert Applicant Tracking Systems
Expert Applications Processing
Expert Attraction Strategies
Expert Business Process Management
Expert Corporate HR Department
Expert Delievry Planning
Expert Employee Retention
Expert Employment Legislation
Expert eRecruitment
Expert Global Talent Acquisition
Expert Handling Assignments
Expert HR Functions
Expert HR Policies Command
Expert HR Software’s
Expert Human Resource Management
Expert Interview Skills
Expert Interviewing Skills
Expert Multi-Cultural Team Management
Expert Niche Talent Acquisition
Expert Planning
Expert Recruiting
Expert Recruitment Tools Command
Expert Strategic Human Resources Leadership
Expert Talent Manager
Expert Technical Recruitment Skills
Expert Troubleshooting Skills
Expert موهبة اكتساب
Expert Warranty Quality Assurance Process
Expert إدارة التوظيف

Languages

Intermediate Arabic
Expert Gujerati
Expert Urdu
Expert English

Companies Followed

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Endorsements

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ASIF FAROOQI
Graphic Designer (Executive) - Media Cell Department, TUWAIRQI STEEL MILLS LIMITED

Abbas is a constant source of new ideas. Creative, passionate, and fun to be around.

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Asif Akber
Finance Manager, Gulf Fabrics
Worked with you at Bayt.com

Mr. Abbas Petiwala is a person with professional approach, he was a loyal and hardworking officer

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He is very keen in his works

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Saima Farheen
Manager PMO & Trainings, ROZEE.PK
Worked with you at Dicetek LLC

Mr. Abbas has worked with me for a long time. It was great working with him. Mr. Abbas is a very honest, hardworking and detail-oriented professional, who actually takes work seriously and professionally. I wish him all the best with his future endeavours.

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Monis Rahman
Chairman & CEO, Naseeb Networks, Inc.
Worked with you at Dicetek LLC

Abbas is an asset to any organization he partners with. He has a rare combination of high level business savvy and detail oriented task execution. He is a natural relationship builder and I have greatly enjoyed working with him.

Abbas Contacts

Ahmer A. Hashmi
Bonanza Satrangi
Ahmad Din
Unicon Limited Qatar
Muddassir Hussain Arain
Aurat Foundation
Wajahat Raza
Pacific Multi Products Pvt Ltd
Muhammad Faizan Akram
Allied Impex Corporation Pvt Ltd.