Julie Davidge

Midis Group is an international organization bringing the world's leading technology brands and ICT solutions to customers across Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. As one of the original World Economic Forum 100 Global Growth Companies, the Midis Group is known for its advanced offerings in system integration, software/hardware solutions, retail and distribution coverage, along with IT infrastructure and power solutions. Our vibrant culture is all about ethical business practices and delivering value that make us the ideal growth partner to achieve more with technology. Our reputation built on integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, local expertise, and proven results sets us apart. And the success of our Group is only possible thanks to our 6000+ employees present across nearly 70 countries. We don't just open doors, we unlock opportunities. Life at Midis - THINK AS AN ENTREPRENEUR. WORK AS A TEAM. GROW BEYOND. https://www.midisgroup.com/

Talent Acquisition Manager managing the Hewlett Packard Enterprise account and part of the Korn Ferry EMEA Leadership team • Built and managed a high performing team of 20 Recruiters, Associate Recruiters and Coordinators supporting the hiring for HPE across Central Europe, Middle East & Africa • Annual hiring up to 1500 hires per fiscal year exceeding KPIs • Developed strong business relationships with HPE Geo Businesses & HR Leaders • Designed & drove hiring strategy aligned with workforce hiring demand in collaboration with the Recruitment Marketing Manager • Trained, mentored & coached the TA team on promoting & driving the hiring strategy for HPE including requisition & stakeholder management and market intelligence. • Drove the implementation of the Global Talent Acquisition strategy including implementation of Success Factors Interview Guides & Success Profiles, Workday Enhancements & localization processes • Report hiring to all key HPE stakeholders including Weekly & Monthly and Annual Operational Reviews • Designed and presented TA Process training to Hiring Manger People Leaders & HR community

Talent Acquisition Project Manager for EMEA Enterprise Group Inside Sales, hiring across 4 Hub locations – Erskine, Barcelona, Berlin & Prague • Drive hiring strategy for Inside Sales across the EMEA region • Build & develop strong business relationships with Hub Directors, Geo Leaders & Strategy & Planning Leads • Support, mentor & coach the TA Hub Leads on strategy planning, advertising campaigns & requisition management. • Collaborate with 15 country recruiters supporting the sourcing from across 25 countries • Report project hiring metrics on a regular basis to all key stakeholders • Annual project hiring approx. 250 Middle East Talent Acquisition Lead • Managing the end to end recruitment process including consulting with HR and business partners to identify staffing needs, design and implement attraction strategies, internal and external sourcing, candidate screening, background checks, relocation/immigration, and offer completion. • Ensure local staffing & HR practices are compliant with global/regional initiatives and legal requirements, and meet business priorities such as diversity objectives. • Drives HR global strategic programs in areas such as internal mobility, university hiring and workforce redeployment and reduction. Global Mobility Lead • Managing & supporting the internal relocation process (PIT, STT & LTT) across the region for both manager & employee in line with HPE global internal mobility goals and acting as a strategic advisor to all parties during the duration of assignments. Engagement with all HPE 3rd party supplies – SIRVA, Fragomen & Deloitte to ensure compliance of internal policies.

Managing & supporting the internal relocation process (PIT, STT & LTT) across the MEMA region for both manager & employee in line with HP global internal mobility goals. Engagement with all HP 3rd party supplies – Brookfield, Fragomen & Deloitte to ensure compliance of internal policies. Managing the end to end recruitment process including consulting with HR and business partners to identify staffing needs, design and implement attraction strategies, internal and external sourcing, candidate screening, background checks, relocation/immigration, and offer completion. Ensures local staffing & HR practices are compliant with global/regional initiatives and legal requirements, and meet business priorities such as diversity objectives. Drives HR global strategic programs in areas such as internal mobility, university hiring and workforce redeployment and reduction. If you are interested in joining HP please do not hesitate to connect with me or alternatively visit our website to view our current list of opportunities: www.hp.com

End-to-end ownership of requisitions for the Consulting & Services division for Microsoft across Middle East and Africa. Providing senior recruitment support delivered out of the Microsoft Dubai headquarters for local and international hires. Working closely with the Microsoft Business Leaders to set hiring strategies and plans whilst pro-actively sourcing and securing top talent for key profiles across the MEA region. Profiles of particular interest - Architects, Solution Architects, Snr. Enterprise Architect & Technical Account Managers. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer and strongly supports workforce diversity.

Managing the Clarendon Parker Dubai Internet City Head Office recruitment team. Recruitment verticals include IT, Telecoms, Medical & Healthcare, Defence & Aerospace, Secretarial & Administration and Cross Border Development. Direct Reports - 8 - Talent acquisition & development of all recruitment divisions - Monthly branch reporting & yearly forecasting - Consultant weekly meetings & KPI reporting - Client TOB negotiation - Consultants appraisal review & career development plans - Subject Matter Expert for Testing Software – SHL, ISV

Providing HR consulting & problem solving advice to all areas of the Corporate Service Departments (Finance, IT, Business Transformation, Audit, Legal, Marketing and Procurement & Contracts client base totalling 250 employees). Consulting includes the identification, development and implementation of talent into the Corporate Service Departments along with the resolution of HR business & employee issues. -Recruitment & on boarding of all Corporate Service employees into business lines with a strong focus on Emiratisation (minimum department target 20%). -Review & implementation of HR Policies & Procedures into business lines -Implementation of Recruitment Service Level Agreement into business -Training & Education of Performance Management process including 1-1 & group workshop sessions for both management and employees -Management & development of Corporate Service Recruitment Specialist & Recruitment Coordinator

Successfully rebuilt and lead the IT/Telecoms Recruitment Services Division • Sourcing quality candidates through a variety of proven recruitment methods including Recruitment Campaigns, Advertised Selection, Database, Networking, Referrals and Head- hunting. • Account Manager for Hewlett Packard, Microsoft and Sony Ericsson. • Attend and actively participate in yearly exhibitions (Gitex, UAE Careers Fair, CityScape) • Division generated 20% of the annual permanent revenue for 2006, increase of 11% from previous year. Personally generated 12.59% of this revenue • Achieved Consultant of the Year 2006 & set new invoiced record. • Project managed mass recruitment project of 100+ Customer Service Representatives for new Dubai based Telecommunications Company • Attend bi-annual management meetings with Clarendon Parker senior operations managers (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, KSA) to discuss business strategies for the coming months/year. • Training & team development including annual performance reviews • Attended Clarendon Parker Disciplinary & Performance Management Training • Testing & usability of new HRMS Bond Adapt, Subject Matter Expert for the Dubai office

Maintaining & improving the current Turnover set-up on 2 physical 840 AS/400 including 5 LPAR’s, updating 7 live data environments. Managing the teams SIT, UAT environments along with monthly releases including Olympic software updates.

Development of the Company’s (IFDS) use of the distribution function of Turnover. This provided a fully automated delivery system encompassing thirteen core boxes each containing up to twenty-five virtual systems. IFDS was acquired by SS&C in 2020