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Tayyba Sultan

I help growing, remote and cross-border teams hire well and keep their people. 100+ roles filled per year, 20% faster time-to-hire, 95% retention.

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About

I'm a Technical Recruiter and HR Manager with 4+ years in full-cycle recruitment, talent acquisition and HR operations. I've grown headcount by 30% in 7 months, closed offers with a 90%+ acceptance rate, and led HR as COO for a 30+ person team. I'm strongest at sourcing, offer negotiation, hiring manager alignment, employee relations and payroll oversight.

Expertise

Talent Acquisition

Full-Cycle RecruitmentTechnical RecruitingEngineering RecruitingIT RecruitingHeadhuntingCandidate SourcingBoolean SearchResume ScreeningOffer Negotiation

HR Operations

HR GeneralistOnboardingOffboardingBenefits AdministrationPayroll OversightHR Policy DevelopmentEmployee Records

Employee Relations

Grievance HandlingPerformance ManagementAppraisalsEmployee Engagement

Systems & Analytics

ATSHRISRecruiting DashboardsTime-to-HirePipeline DevelopmentGoogle Apps ScriptZapier

Strategy

Workforce PlanningRemote & Cross-Border RecruitingHiring Manager AlignmentStakeholder Management

Collaboration

Google WorkspaceClickUpTrelloJiraSlackMicrosoft Teams

Hiring process

Sourcing

Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter and job boards

Screening

Resume screening and technical assessment pipelines

Interview

Hiring managers aligned across time zones

Offer

Negotiated with a 90%+ acceptance rate

Onboarding

Cross-cultural onboarding and retention

How I take a candidate from first search to a successful first month.

Experience

Lead Talent Acquisition | HR Manager | COO

BugsLink Tech · Lahore, Pakistan

  • Directed hiring for 100+ technical, engineering and general roles per year, from sourcing through offer close.
  • Cut time-to-hire by 20% and grew the team by 30% in 7 months while holding 95% retention.
  • Led HR operations as COO for a 30+ person team: employee relations, grievance handling and performance appraisals.
  • Developed HR guidelines and payroll procedures; oversaw offboarding and exit formalities.
  • Built recruiting dashboards (Google Sheets, Apps Script, Zapier) for real-time hiring visibility.
  • Designed technical assessment pipelines to streamline developer evaluation and screening.
  • Ran compensation benchmarking studies to keep offers competitive in regional tech markets.

Senior HR Manager | Talent Acquisition Manager

Acceltor Ltd · Remote (UK-based company)

  • Managed remote hiring across 5 countries: UK, Pakistan, India, KSA and Australia.
  • Coordinated interviews for 80+ candidates per month with a global hiring team.
  • Ran employee records, engagement and benefits administration for a distributed workforce.
  • Aligned hiring managers across time zones on role requirements, interview stages and feedback.
  • Implemented cross-cultural onboarding that improved new-hire assimilation and early productivity.
  • Set up asynchronous communication protocols and performance tracking for distributed engineering squads.

Talent Acquisition Manager | HR Manager

MentorSol · Lahore, Pakistan

  • Reduced time-to-hire by 20% through process redesign and a steady candidate pipeline.
  • Headhunted and closed 50+ roles, including technical, as sole full-cycle recruiter.
  • Negotiated offers with a 90%+ acceptance rate within budget limits.
  • Built talent pipelines through headhunting, LinkedIn sourcing and job boards.
  • Revamped screening with advanced Boolean search strings and multi-channel sourcing.
  • Partnered with executive leadership to forecast hiring needs and plan workforce expansion.

Tools

ATS & HRIS
ManatalBullhornGreenhouseWorkdayWorkableZoho RecruitJazzHRRipplingOrangeHRM
Sourcing platforms
LinkedIn RecruiterIndeedMonsterZipRecruiterCareerBuilderGlassdoor
Automation & reporting
ZapierGoogle Apps ScriptSlack WorkflowsGoogle Sheets Dashboards

Certifications

SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)Society for Human Resource Management · Jan 2023
ISO 27001 Information Security Management – HR ComplianceManagement Systems Certification · Aug 2022
Global Payroll & Talent Management CertificationHR Certification Institute (HRCI) · Nov 2021

Education

MPhil, Project ManagementRiphah International University · Sep 2022 – Aug 2023
Majors: Human Resources, Project Management, Strategic Finance Management
BS, Computer EngineeringCOMSATS University · Sep 2016 – Jul 2021
LanguagesEnglish (Professional Proficiency) · Urdu (Native)

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Hiring for technical, engineering or general roles? Send a message or reach me directly.

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