Moe K

Strategic, results-driven Talent leader with 15+ years of experience thriving in fast-paced, ambiguous environments. Experienced in leading high-performing teams, with a passion for coaching and mentoring talent at all levels. Specializing in leadership, talent activation, data-driven storytelling and managing early talent career programs.

Committed to leveraging people analytics and AI-powered recruitment tools to drive inclusive and strategic hiring decisions. Proven experience as career development coach strengthened by experience as a University lecturer to mentor and shape future talent with passion and purpose.

Talent Acquisition Manager - National (Technology Careers Programs) - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) - Vancouver, BC

(2024-01)

• Lead, coach, and directly manage a team of up to 18 Technology associates, 3 recruiters and 1 coordinator, holding full accountability for performance management, career development, promotions, and succession planning (resulting in 6 direct reports promoted).
• Led full-cycle recruitment and talent placement for technical roles including Software Development Managers, Software Developers, Data Engineers, and Systems Engineers, aligning hiring strategies with Technology workforce plans.
• Launch coaching and mentorship initiatives for technology associates, providing a purpose-driven and transformational development experience.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, integrating innovative recruitment practices and technologies to ensure agility in a competitive talent market.
• Coach junior recruiters and train business leaders on competency-based hiring, driving a fundamental shift in selection behaviors and improving hiring accuracy.
• Own the end-to-end strategy, execution, and national rollout of the TGRP (Technology Graduate Rotation Program), including goals, design, communications, full-cycle recruitment, and ongoing program management.
• Translate business strategy into actionable talent initiatives by conducting needs analyses with senior tech leaders to identify future capability requirements and design the program curriculum to address those gaps.
• Serve as the trusted advisor and subject matter expert for People & Culture, HRBPs, and business leaders on early-career talent strategy, tracking and reporting on hiring targets, diversity pipelines, and campus recruitment performance.
• Spearhead 'Project TechMatch' from conception to implementation, leading development of an innovative dashboard connecting associates with mentors and personalized rotations across the technology enterprise.
• Lead the full-cycle campus recruitment strategy for the TGRP, overseeing high-touch, inclusive campus recruitment campaigns and candidate screening, while serving as the National program ambassador to strengthen CIBC's presence in Universities across Western Canada.
• Automate key processes within the ATS platform using Success Finder to standardize the recruitment lifecycle, enhancing consistency and creating a more calibrated candidate experience.
• Act as a brand ambassador and keynote speaker at university events and career fairs, effectively articulating the employee value proposition and talent activation vision.
• Champion an exceptional and inclusive candidate experience through streamlined processes and transparent communication, strengthening CIBC's employer brand on campus.
• Champion a culture of data-informed decision-making, leveraging HR analytics and market intelligence to forecast hiring needs, track diversity targets, and continuously optimize the campus recruitment lifecycle for efficiency and quality of hire.
• Partner with HRBPs and Technology leaders to translate data insights into actionable strategy, using data storytelling to influence senior leadership, driving a 20% improvement in time-to-fill for leadership roles and increasing diversity hires by 50% within early careers programs.
• Actively mentor and coach new immigrants (MOSAIC, ISSofBC) and refugees (Tent Partnership), providing individualized support on job market navigation and workplace norms.
• Leverage mentorship to build talent pipelines, successfully hiring youth from YMCA and CIBC Financial Literacy High School programs into finance and intern roles, directly linking community engagement to talent activation.

Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner – Western Canada - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) - Vancouver, BC

(2015-11 - 2024-01)

• Led full-cycle recruitment and talent strategy for a high-volume, complex portfolio spanning 250+ banking centers across Canada, USA, and China, managing 300+ annual hires for leadership, sales, HR, and specialized roles.
• Served as primary candidate point of contact throughout the full recruitment lifecycle, managing all communication, interview coordination, and offer negotiations to create a positive candidate experience.
• Served as a trusted internal consultant and key talent partner to Retail & Business Banking executives, diagnosing complex talent challenges and shaping multi-year workforce plans integrated with succession planning and business targets.
• Conducted thorough intake meetings and executive-level interview calibration to ensure role alignment, candidate competency validation, and quality of hire.
• Spearheaded recruitment for niche and hard-to-fill roles (including remote positions) by leveraging targeted sourcing strategies, competitive market insights, and proactive talent pipelining, reducing time-to-hire by 25%.
• Championed innovative recruiting techniques including targeted social media campaigns, enhanced employee referral programs, and strategic engagement of internal/external networks to build passive candidate pipelines.
• Acted as a strategic sourcing advisor to 12 Regional District VPs, consulting on and implementing diversity hiring tactics and new talent benchmarking models.
• Partnered closely with HR Operations and HRBPs to manage new-hire onboarding and internal mobility, handling offers, promotions, transfers, and conversions while keeping processes compliant and seamless.
• Automated key processes within Workday ATS by integrating Success Finder, an AI-powered behavioral assessment tool, enabling data-driven talent selection and standardizing the recruitment lifecycle.
• Audited 100% of Western Canada recruitment files for compliance and data integrity during annual HR audit cycle, achieving zero regulatory findings three consecutive years.
• Leveraged data-driven storytelling to demonstrate program ROI, linking talent initiatives to a 20% improvement in time-to-fill for critical leadership roles and enhanced quality of hire.
• Lead, coach, and mentor a team of Talent Acquisition Specialists, fostering a high-performance culture and directly contributing to 3 internal promotions to senior recruitment roles.
• Designed and facilitated training seminars for 200+ business leaders to firmly establish diversity and inclusion as a baseline expectation, covering unconscious bias mitigation, interviewing best practices, and competency-based hiring.
• Led cross-functional national project teams with HR Center of Excellence (COE) to redesign the Employee Value Proposition (EVP) and interview guides, establishing a new national benchmark for hiring practices and improving candidate quality.
• Acted as a brand ambassador, representing CIBC as a keynote speaker at industry events and recruitment panels to strengthen employer brand and community presence.
• Partnered with external vendors (e.g., Success Finder, Workday) to ensure seamless platform adoption during integration and collaborated with recruitment agencies on special hiring projects.

Faculty Instructor - School of Business & HR Management - Vancouver Community College / Kwantlen Polytechnic University

(2020-01)

• Instruct and mentor 50+ students per semester across undergraduate and postgraduate business programs, teaching courses including Talent Acquisition, Recruitment & Selection, Organizational Behaviour, and Leadership Management.
• Continuously refresh curriculum to reflect shifting industry practices and emerging trends in talent management and organizational development.