Founder & Talent Acquisition Lead at The Geekz Connect (TGC) (2022-08 – Present)
Recruitment and HR consultancy delivering strategic talent acquisition, employer branding, and workforce solutions to startups, SMEs, and remote-first organisations across Nigeria and globally.
- Leads all talent acquisition strategy designing creative sourcing approaches for each client brief, executing across LinkedIn, Jobberman, Indeed, WhatsApp networks, and direct headhunting to attract relevant professionals.
- Manages full-cycle recruitment independently across 50+ roles from job description writing and EVP-aligned posting through screening, competency-based assessments, interview panel coordination, offer management, and onboarding.
- Designs and administers competency-based and technical assessment frameworks tailored to each role aligning evaluation criteria with interview panel members and ensuring consistent, objective scoring across all candidates.
- Builds recruitment dashboards and tracking systems in Google Sheets and Notion reporting pipeline health, time-to-fill trends, sourcing channel effectiveness, and hiring quality metrics to clients and stakeholders.
- Develops compelling, EVP-aligned job descriptions that communicate employer brand clearly and attract higher-quality inbound applications reducing time spent screening irrelevant profiles.
- Integrates DEI principles into every stage of the recruitment process inclusive job advert language, diverse sourcing channels, structured blind screening frameworks, and panel diversity guidance.
- Manages and mentors junior recruitment contributors and community moderators within TGC setting performance standards, providing feedback, and overseeing delivery quality across the team.
- Advises clients on recruitment compliance, labour law alignment, and best practice hiring governance applying Nigerian employment law knowledge to all contractual and regulatory dimensions of the hiring process.
- Tracks recruitment trends across the Nigerian and diaspora talent market, providing clients with insights on candidate availability, compensation benchmarks, and competitor positioning.
HR & Recruitment Coordinator at Influencephere Services Limited (2023-10 – 2024-12)
In-house HR and recruitment role supporting a team of ~50, with accountability for all hiring, onboarding, and people operations.
- Filled approximately 20 roles in under 30 days by executing structured, high-volume recruitment campaigns across HR, admin, and operations functions simultaneously.
- Designed screening frameworks and competency-aligned interview guides used consistently across all hiring managers improving shortlist quality and reducing interviewer subjectivity.
- Built and maintained recruitment trackers and pipeline dashboards providing senior management with weekly progress reports and real-time visibility into all open roles.
- Coordinated multi-stakeholder interview processes aligning hiring managers, HR, and candidates throughout, with no dropped communication or scheduling failures across any cycle.
- Managed onboarding documentation, compliance checks, and new hire integration ensuring every placement started with the right paperwork, access, and support in place.
- Provided regular recruitment updates to leadership, managing expectations and escalating blockers early to keep all roles on track against agreed timelines.
Team Lead, Media & Operations (70+ Members) at ABUAD Media Crew & Chapel Media Crew (2019-02 – 2022-05)
Led and managed a diverse volunteer team of 70+ members across media, operations, and event coordination roles directly equivalent to managing a large recruitment analyst or field team.
- Set team performance standards, coordinated role assignments, managed scheduling, and resolved team conflicts maintaining productivity and morale across a large, distributed group.
- Trained and developed junior team members, creating structured onboarding processes and performance feedback mechanisms that improved output quality and team retention.
- Delivered high-stakes event coverage under strict deadlines developing the fast-paced, high-accountability working style that directly translates to managing recruitment analysts in a corporate environment.
Freelance Talent & HR Specialist at Upwork (2020-08 – Present)
- Delivered end-to-end recruitment, talent sourcing, HR documentation, and workforce coordination to clients across multiple industries maintaining consistent delivery quality and strong client retention.
