
Cris Bañez
Recruitment Associate

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About me
Head of Talent Acquisition @ Emapta Global | Innovative Recruitment Solutions
Education

Polytechnic University of the Philippines
2002 - 2006Bachelor Industrial PsychologyActivities and Societies: Peer Counselors, PUPSA
Experience

Agilys, Inc.
Nov 2006 - Apr 2007Recruitment Associate• Performs a variety of sourcing techniques to acquire appropriate candidates to address clients’ requirements.• Helps in planning and participates actively in school and community job fairs conferences, meetings and other necessary activities meant to generate interest from potential applicants. • Performs targeted sourcing to acquire specialized skills.• Does the pre-screening (CV review, phone screen) processes through Reliable Performance System and profiling tool.• Maintains accurate and complete records on all candidates. Ensure continuous growth of the candidate database while maintaining its integrity throughout all dealings.• Produces realistic timetables and targets for own achievement, communicating any problem with branch manager.Facilitate the sourcing, screening (interviewing, testing, short listing) and endorsing potential candidates for the client. Show less

SJ International Language Center
Aug 2007 - Dec 2007English InstructorTeaches primary, secondary and tertiary students English subjects (Conversational, Basic, Spoken and Grammar)Responsible for making student’s daily and monthly progress reports.Responsible for creating weekly lesson plans, exams and activities/exercises.Revises the students’ written projects and essays.

ExeQserve
Jan 2008 - Oct 2009Recruitment Specialist/HRA
Headstrong
Oct 2009 - Oct 2012Resourcing/Fulfillment Officer - AsiaPAC Manila Direct AccountsRole: Resourcing/Fulfillment Officer --- AsiaPAC Manila Direct AccountsResponsibilities:• Increase batting average of resource fulfillmento Maintain resource fulfillment for clients with specific KRAs • Maintains Demand Tracker fulfillment for all Manila-Direct accounts• Communicates regularly with the clients for feedback and proactively identifying requirements.• Performs the On-Boarding process for all consultants to be assigned to Manila-Direct clients.Role: Senior Technical Recruitment SpecialistResponsibilities:• Manage the entire candidate recruiting cycle from requisition creation to on-boarding an employee. This includes entry level to more senior/complex searches for large areas of the Business. • Uses various sourcing tactics such as cold calling, job boards, networking, resume mining and trade shows to ensure a diverse pipeline of candidates.• Mentors and supervises junior recruiters in their assigned tasks and to fulfill their targets.• Performs behavioral, competency and skill-based interviews to assess candidate qualifications • Manages communication process between candidate, HR, and hiring teams • Extends, negotiates, and closes candidate offers for acceptance • Analyzes cost to hire and controls headcount budget for particular business units • Utilizes and leverages Applicant Tracking System (TALEO) to provide timely and accurate recruitment information and reports (e.g. cost per hire, time to hire, EEO).• Part of Resource Management Team – managing consultants in bench and assigning projects and recommending trainings while in bench Show less

Volenday
Oct 2012 - Apr 2014Account Manager
VTRAC Consulting Corporation
Apr 2014 - Jul 2014Senior Consultant, Client ServicesAbout VTRACFounded in 1993 by Sr. IT and Business professionals, VTRAC is offering Executive Search and Advisory Services, Staffing Solutions, and Consulting services to major global organizations and leading edge technology companies in the IT, Financial Services, Telecommunication, Automotive, Engineering, Retail, and Public sectors. VTRAC’s Divisions• Executive Search (IT, Engineering, Finance & Procurement, Sales & Marketing, Human Resources)• Staffing Solutions (IT, Engineering, Finance & Procurement, Sales & Marketing, Human Resources)• IT Consulting (Project Management, Business and Systems Analysis, Data and Infrastructure Support)VTRAC Advisory Services:• Alliance and Partnership Development • Organizational Design• Strategic Talent Sourcing Process Engineering• Compensation Market Analysis• Career Transition CounsellingKey Responsibilites:• Identify, assess, qualify and select senior professionals for IT, Engineering, Procurement, Finance and Sr. Sales positions• Support existing accounts. Show less

PeoplePlusTech Inc.
Oct 2014 - Feb 2016Sr. Recruitment Lead• Build and manage a team of Recruiters whilst supporting and mentoring less experienced members of the team• Communicate business pipeline to Global Managing Director• Formulate and manage international and local recruitment assignments, specifically working on mid-career to senior level opportunities• Have an active Client facing role, whilst managing specific Key Accounts• Ensure each recruitment assignment is delivered to budget and to Client expectation• Maintain Recruitment Tracking sheet and other relevant reports for accountability to key internal stakeholders• Vendor and Contract Management• Travel to the field sites, attend various HR meetings, and partner with local schools/universities to build a solid reputation to promote the company’s open positions. Show less

Yondu
Feb 2016 - Jul 2018Recruitment Team Lead
Johnson & Johnson
Aug 2018 - Dec 2020Global Talent Building Squad Leader/People Manager• Lead an integrated global Talent Building “squad” of team members that ultimately drive the successful attraction and engagement of talent in support of North America recruiting efforts.• Owned and contributed directly to squad success in using multiple capabilities including innovative technology, data, research and analytical insights to drive J&Js talent attraction strategy and directly build talent pipelines through J&J’s Global Talent Hub.• Drive the usage, adoption, and optimization of enabling technologies, including Jibe, a Talent Relationship Management (TRM) tool.• Partnered with Manager, Talent Building to design and implement scalable processes that optimize the talent building team’s workflow and build robust, measurable, “convertible” talent pipelines• Drive squad in proactive talent building and executing strategies for talent engagement (i.e. social media, brand creation and content management, TRM strategy) to deliver best-in-class talent for a variety of key talent segments.• Support the design and execution of people and process-related strategic talent building capabilities. • People: recruit, assess, coach and develop an all-star squad, continuously elevating the level of expertise that the organization needs to deliver excellence. • Process: execute critical talent identification initiatives, talent mining and talent mapping, talent communities, and pipelining for critical functions, and marketplace research. • Partner with Manager, Talent Building to assess performance metrics that improve talent building efficiency while continuously identifying new approaches to increase the squad’s overall productivity.• Work closely with Talent Intelligence team to ensure that the squad delivers actionable outcomes based on research and insights• Partner with senior TA leadership to incorporate and champion “agile methodology” in team setting to improve outcomes and create desired, high-performing team culture. Show less

Citi
Mar 2021 - Jul 2022AVP, Regional Sourcing Manager - APAC (Operations & Tech)
Emapta Global
Aug 2022 - nowHead of Talent Acquisition (IT, Sales & Marketing)
Licenses & Certifications
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Being an Effective Team Member
LinkedInAug 2018 - View certificate

Business Writing Principles
LinkedInAug 2018 - View certificate

Communication within Teams
LinkedInAug 2018
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Cris BañezLinkedIn Most Inspirational Team LinkedIn Nov 2019
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