Isaiah Assang

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for corporate functions globally, partnering with senior leaders to attract and hire top-tier talent.
• Manage and enhance the candidate experience, from initial sourcing and engagement, to offer negotiation and onboarding.
• Provide consultative recruitment support, advising stakeholders on talent acquisition strategies, hiring best practices, and market trends.
• Conduct intake sessions with hiring managers to define recruitment needs, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Utilize data-driven insights and market intelligence to inform hiring decisions, compensation strategies, and workforce planning.
• Oversee compliance with recruitment policies and regulations, mitigating risks, and ensuring governance in hiring practices.
• Partner with HR functions, including Compensation, Onboarding, and Employee Relations, to deliver a seamless hiring process.
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives by implementing sourcing strategies that drive diverse talent acquisition.
• Manage external search firm relationships, optimizing vendor performance, and ensuring cost-effective hiring solutions.
• Train hiring managers on best practices in recruitment, employee relations, and compliance, fostering a culture of fair hiring.
• Act as a change agent in recruitment and talent management, supporting organizational transformation, and leadership development.

• Lead end-to-end, full lifecycle recruitment, from direct sourcing to search completion.
• Served as the primary recruitment point of contact for multiple client groups within the Financial Services, Capital Markets, and Investment Banking sectors.
• Managed a team of ten (10) researchers, recruiters, and onboarding professionals, not limited to KPIs, mentorships, etc.
• Optimized recruiting workflows, streamlined operational bottlenecks, and tracked key performance metrics to continuously refine processes.
• Designed and implemented advanced hiring methodologies, leveraging creative sourcing strategies, analytics, and innovative recruitment technologies.

• Balanced immediate hiring needs with long-term talent pipeline development for clients, including Bank of America, Keystone Investments, global private equity firms, fund administrators, asset management entities, and hedge funds.
• Supported executive-level and senior management searches (30+ requisitions per month).
• Ensured compliance with national, local employment laws by staying up to date on evolving regulations and updating company policies accordingly.
• Managed complex recruiting projects, ensuring timely completion and alignment with organizational goals.
• Led change management initiatives during organizational restructuring efforts, minimizing disruption to employees, while maintaining high levels of engagement.
• Reduced labor costs and improved workforce efficiency by optimizing staffing levels based on the Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) service agreement.

• Oversaw recruitment, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding of new company staff for corporate functions (Tech, Finance/Accounting, Engineering, etc.).
• Supervised project teams in developing talent strategies that utilize insights to underscore the potential skills' impact on the business function and workforce in the future.
• Supported the effective implementation of compensation plans, practices, and policies across the organization.
• Partnered with the Director of Organizational Development on talent solutions, including training and development, performance planning, and succession planning, to improve our ability to attract, develop, and retain top talent.
• Coordinated employee benefits programs, including health insurance and retirement plans.

Clients: Virgin Investment Management and Barclays.

• Led employer branding, candidate attraction, and recruitment across the UK-EMEA for various business divisions, from early career to senior professionals.
• Managed benefits administration, ensuring timely completion of documentation, and addressing employee inquiries.
• Managed onboarding, offboarding, and employee lifecycle processes, including performance reviews and training facilitation.
• Assisted in payroll processing (agency contractors), addressing anomalies, and maintaining accurate absence tracking.
• Administered and supported HR programs, including policy enforcement, compliance, training, and employee engagement initiatives.

• Led full-cycle recruitment, from search strategy to selection, ensuring alignment with business objectives and talent needs.
• Built and maintained deep talent pipelines through market mapping, networking, and proactive candidate engagement.
• Managed onboarding, training initiatives, and employee engagement programs to support company culture and compliance.
• Partnered with leadership on performance management, coaching, and succession planning to drive employee development.
• Conducted employee relations investigations, provided policy guidance, and facilitated conflict resolution in partnership with HR leadership.