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Sylviane Wattiez

Sylviane Wattiez

Malderen

Summary

Dedicated Talent Acquisition Specialist successful at managing full recruitment life cycle. Develops and implements customized strategies to meet specific position requirements and source qualified candidates. Offering 25 years of recruitment strategy development.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Freelance Talent Acquisition Specialist

HR Linkup
03.2017 - Current
  • Provide human resources, recruiting and resource allocation guidance in commercial consulting environment.
  • Reduce time-to-fill for open positions by implementing targeted recruitment strategies.
  • Optimize talent acquisition process by leveraging data-driven insights, refining sourcing techniques and enhancing employer brand presence.
  • Reduce time-to-hire with efficient recruitment strategies, including targeted job postings and thorough candidate screening.
  • Build strong relationships with internal and external candidates to ensure excellent hiring experience.
  • Negotiate competitive compensation packages for new hires, promoting long-term retention of key employees.
  • Demonstrate respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.

Mission as Talent Acquisition Specialist

Capgemini Belgium
07.2022 - 11.2023


OBJECTIVES :


  • Ensure that staffing needs are being met with long-term strategy in mind
  • Devise and implement sourcing strategies, such as employer branding initiative, to build pipelines for potential applicants
  • Create and implement end-to-end hiring processes to ensure positive experience for candidates
  • Form close relationships with hiring managers to ensure clear expectations for candidates and interviewers


RESPONSIBILITIES:


  • Coordinate with hiring managers to identify staffing needs and candidate selection criteria
  • Source applicants through online channels, such as LinkedIn and other professional networks
  • Create job descriptions and interview questions that reflect the requirements for each position
  • Compile lists of most-suitable candidates by assessing their CVs, portfolios, and references
  • Organize and attend job fairs and recruitment events to build strong candidate pipeline
  • Acted as brand ambassador to educate candidates on culture, career growth, benefits, and advantages of working for company.
  • Managed relationships with external recruitment agencies, ensuring a consistent approach to candidate sourcing and selection while optimizing cost effectiveness.

Mission as Talent Acquisition Specialist

Flexso (Cronos Group)
05.2021 - 06.2022
  • SPOC for SAP Freelance Community and SAP freelance missions.
  • Conducted telephone and in-person interviews to assess candidate experience and qualifications.
  • Utilized social media platforms to source potential candidates and build pipeline of qualified talent.
  • Collaborated with hiring managers to determine job requirements and understand departmental needs.

Co-founder and Talent Acquisition Specialist

USHR (Cronos Group)
06.2019 - 12.2019
  • Co-founder of recruitment agency for IT profiles.
  • Creation of new approach: no vacancies anymore but "silhouettes".
  • Talent acquisition for Cronos companies and external (international) corporate customers.

Mission as Talent Acquisition Specialist

Elements Career (Cronos Group)
06.2019 - 12.2019
  • Helping customers recruit smarter through effective mix of employer branding and recruitment.

Mission as HR Consultant

St John's International School Waterloo
06.2019 - 06.2019
  • Interview business owners to understand needs and explain audit scope.
  • Implementation of new processes around job descriptions.
  • Conducted comprehensive training sessions, covering essential topics and ensuring thorough understanding of concepts.

Mission as Human Capital Developer

Proximus SpearIT
12.2018 - 05.2019
  • Recruitment from A to Z of Network & Security, PM, Marketing and sales profiles.
  • Streamlined talent acquisition processes for increased efficiency, resulting in higher quality candidates and reduced time-to-fill rates.
  • Soft HRBP role for 15 consultants (trainings, development, …)
  • Collaborated with managers to identify and address employee relations issues.
  • Conducted performance reviews and provided feedback to managers on employee performance.

Mission as HR Officer

KIA Motors Belgium
08.2018 - 09.2018
  • Supporting HR Manager with daily HR responsibilities (contract's administration, fleet, exit interviews, recruitment of informants, job posting, …).

Mission as Talent Acquisition Specialist

Capgemini Belgium
03.2017 - 08.2018
  • Full recruitment process of ICT profiles for Financial Services business unit.
  • Partner management, salary negotiations and contract management.
  • Managed relationships with external recruitment agencies, ensuring a consistent approach to candidate sourcing and selection while optimizing cost effectiveness.

L&D, Marketing & Sales Coordinator

Securitas Academy
01.2015 - 03.2017
  • Manage the planning, design and implementation / delivery of all Learning and Development requirements.
  • Identifying training and development needs by meeting business managers.
  • Designing and expanding training and development programs based on the needs of internal and external customers.
  • Producing training materials for in-house courses; update it to meet new training ideas and initiatives.
  • Sales activities: answering tenders and client's request for proposal.
  • Account management and business development.
  • Marketing activities: creation of a new brochure, coordination of all marketing actions and promotion of trainings (newsletter, direct mailing, etc.).

Learning Partner (Sales & Marketing)

SD Worx
01.2011 - 06.2014
  • Manage entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.
  • Specify market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by on-going visits to customers and non-customers.
  • Work with marketing communications to define go-to-market strategy.
  • Production of events from conception through to completion.
  • Build and maintain relationships with customers in order to increase sales.
  • Assess requirements of customers, suggest suitable products and alternative options.
  • Working on sales targets.

Internal Recruiter

Capgemini
07.2010 - 12.2010
  • Head hunting of ICT profiles for FS NBS.
  • Focus on profiles such as PM, Test Leader, Architect, BA and Java Developer, …
  • Contributed to company growth by consistently meeting or exceeding annual hiring targets.
  • Enhanced employer brand by representing the company at networking events, career fairs.
  • Partner management.

ECM Consultant (Content Management)

GSK via Capgemini
03.2009 - 06.2010
  • SPOC for partners and GSK employees concerning Agora (Content management system) to ease communication between all participants.
  • Elaboration of processes.
  • Partners management (training, coaching, follow-up).
  • Align closely with business owners and employees to gather information and gain operational insight.
  • Collect, arrange, and input information into database system.

Internal HR Consultant

Capgemini
04.2008 - 03.2009
  • Recruitment and selection of ICT profiles.
  • Screening of CV, interviews, preparation of contracts and salary negotiation for middle management and YP profiles.
  • As continuity of above, within Resource Allocation department, selection and evaluation of profiles, matching resources and opportunities.
  • Elaboration of new procedures concerning CV, based on audit made with sales team.
  • Coaching of news colleagues for writing of their CVs.
  • Recruitment and coaching of Young professionals (organization of workshops).
  • On boarding for new comers.
  • Project Management implementation E-Size (contract and performances management tool).
  • Focus on operational changes resulting from introduction of this new system and procedures.
  • Coordination of migration.
  • Collection of data, models and analyzing processes.
  • User acceptance test, documentation for training, preparation of workshops.

Skills

  • Talent Acquisition
  • Candidate Searching
  • Human Resources Management Systems
  • Recruitment and hiring
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Employer Branding
  • Problem-Solving
  • Organizational Skills
  • Result Oriented
  • Interpersonal Communication

Study

1992-1995 - Bachelor in Management in Namur (I.S.G.H.)

Availability

Directly available for a 4/5 mission

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 25/10/1973

Languages

French
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Dutch
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Mission as Talent Acquisition Specialist

Capgemini Belgium
07.2022 - 11.2023

Mission as Talent Acquisition Specialist

Flexso (Cronos Group)
05.2021 - 06.2022

Co-founder and Talent Acquisition Specialist

USHR (Cronos Group)
06.2019 - 12.2019

Mission as Talent Acquisition Specialist

Elements Career (Cronos Group)
06.2019 - 12.2019

Mission as HR Consultant

St John's International School Waterloo
06.2019 - 06.2019

Mission as Human Capital Developer

Proximus SpearIT
12.2018 - 05.2019

Mission as HR Officer

KIA Motors Belgium
08.2018 - 09.2018

Senior Freelance Talent Acquisition Specialist

HR Linkup
03.2017 - Current

Mission as Talent Acquisition Specialist

Capgemini Belgium
03.2017 - 08.2018

L&D, Marketing & Sales Coordinator

Securitas Academy
01.2015 - 03.2017

Learning Partner (Sales & Marketing)

SD Worx
01.2011 - 06.2014

Internal Recruiter

Capgemini
07.2010 - 12.2010

ECM Consultant (Content Management)

GSK via Capgemini
03.2009 - 06.2010

Internal HR Consultant

Capgemini
04.2008 - 03.2009
Sylviane Wattiez