Arman Shokparov

Experience

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  Deloitte

  Jun 2008 - Aug 2009

  Auditor
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  Pedersen & Partners

  Aug 2009 - Jul 2014

  Senior Executive Search Consultant

  Pedersen & Partners is a leading international Executive Search firm focused on finding top talent for our clients across Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas.

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  Heidrick & Struggles Ukraine

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2016

  Executive Director / Senior Executive Search and Assessment Consultant

  Alliance WE Partners (World Executive Partners) is an alliance WE Partners Ukraine, WE Partners Kazakhstan companies and Korn Ferry (until 2021).The mission of the alliance is to intensify exchange of the best international managerial practices among companies so that to provide the new carrier development opportunities for executives in various industries in, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and worldwide

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  National Investment Corporation of the NBK (NIC)

  Nov 2015 - Mar 2016

  HR Manager (interim project)

  The National Investment Corporation (NIC), est. 2012, is a subsidiary of the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK), and manages part of NBK's international reserves to generate long- term, risk-adjusted returns through global investments, primarily in private equity, hedge funds and real assets. NIC is a member of IFSWF (international forum of sovereign wealth funds), a club of 30+ sovereign wealth funds with AuM of $5 trillion.

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  QAZKOM (Kazkommertsbank JSC)

  Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

  Head of Recruitment & Internal Communications

  Management of recruitment and internal communications teams of one of the largest commercial banks in Kazakhstan and CIS.

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  Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA)

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2017

  Interim HR Manager

  The AIFC is a territory within the city of Astana with defined borders and special legal, tax and regulatory regimes. The legislation of the AIFC is to be based on common law. The official language within the territory is English.The Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) is an independent financial regulator and one of statutory bodies of the AIFC. Being independent, the AFSA is accountable to the AIFC Management Council and the AIFC Governor.The main purpose of the AFSA is to maintain the safety and soundness of the financial system within the territory of AIFC. AFSA’s regulatory mandate covers all financial and related professional services carried out within and from the AIFC.o Advising CEO of AFSA on matters related to Organizatioal structureo Establishment of reward structure from the scratcho Cooperation with international consultancy firm on HR policies matterso Recruitment of key personnel (10+ positions closed in 2 months)o On-boarding procedure of newcommerso HR specialist under management Show less

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  AIFC (Astana International Financial Centre)

  Sept 2017 - Jul 2018

  External HR Consultant & Representative of Career Center

  Leading a RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) team of 2 people in Astana and in AlmatyRecruitment of personnel to all AIFC Bodies: AIFC Authority JSC, Astana International Exchange (AIX) and AIFC Court (more than 65 senior/middle/junior positions in pipeline)Advising Managing Director, Member of the Management Board of AIFC Authority on HR mattersLaunch of HR certification program with HRCI, USA, an international partner in Kazakhstan (ToT for local trainers were completed)Cooperation with HSE KazGUU in regards to partnership with HRCI, USAEstablishment of Career Centre of the AIFC Bureau for Continuing Professional Development (40 career coaching sessions in Astana and in Almaty were successfully completed in 5 months period) Show less

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  On Point. Digital Recruitment

  Jan 2018 - now

  Founder

  Services provided:- Recruitment of IT experts - Developers, IT architects, Data Scientists, Team Leads, CTO, CIO, CDO- HR Consulting Practice (projects in Reward Management & Performance Management for IT Product Teams).Proven benefits to clients:• Have significant access to senior professionals, many of whom are passive and not on job boards, resulting in a high quality candidate pool• Providing a short list of high quality candidates delivered through a proven selection process including profiling by OPQ SHL tool – we will only present you with a small number of high quality candidates you can trust have the right mix of technical skills and proven experience• Your time and money saved – we only work with a small number of businesses at any one time, to ensure your position is given the right level of attention it needs to find you the right person quicklyProven benefits to candidates:• We partner with you and take time to understand your career goals to ensure we match quality clients and opportunities with you.• Many of our positions are not advertised so connect with us to explore your best options, let’s have a conversation about your next career move Show less

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  Clockster

  Feb 2021 - Jul 2021

  External HR Consultant

  Clockster, a Kazakhstan-based HR tech platform, has secured an investment of US$750,000 in a financing round led by Quest Ventures.

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  Kwaaka

  Nov 2022 - now

  Business Mentor

  a SaaS solution for HoReCa business. Kwaaka integrates online orders from Glovo, Wolt, Bolt Food and other delivery services to the restaurant existing POS.

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  People Consulting Ltd

  Feb 2023 - now

  Co-Founding Partner

  Services provided:- Executive Search (local and international searches worldwide)- HR Consulting Practice (projects in Reward Management, Performance Management, HR Analytics (HR metrics via Power BI), C&B, etc.- Career Consulting of senior executives- Executive Assessment (OPQ32 SHL, Decision Styles)Proven benefits to clients:• Have significant access to senior professionals, many of whom are passive and not on job boards, resulting in a high quality candidate pool• Providing a short list of high quality candidates delivered through a proven selection process including profiling by OPQ SHL tool – we will only present you with a small number of high quality candidates you can trust have the right mix of technical skills and proven experience• Your time and money saved – we only work with a small number of businesses at any one time, to ensure your position is given the right level of attention it needs to find you the right person quicklyProven benefits to candidates:• We partner with you and take time to understand your career goals to ensure we match quality clients and opportunities with you.• Many of our positions are not advertised so connect with us to explore your best options, let’s have a conversation about your next career move Show less