Andrea Miles

-Deliver hires across London and Dubai, leading end-to-end recruitment across all functions. -Scale the Talent Acquisition function, implementing ATS workflows and hiring processes. -Reduce agency spend by shifting to internal recruitment. -Improve time-to-hire through pipeline optimisation and data-driven performance tracking. -Partner with senior leadership on workforce planning and organisational design. -Implement structured interview frameworks, improving quality-of-hire and reducing bias. -Launch employer branding and DEI initiatives, strengthening candidate pipelines and engagement. -Maintain compliance with UK employment law and EDI regulations across all recruitment practices. -Manage vendor relationships with recruitment agencies and job boards.

-Managed a team, establishing KPIs, and delivering training to support team growth. -Designed performance frameworks, performance improvement plans (PIPs), and promotion pathways. -Managed HR processes across the full employee lifecycle, from hiring through to exit. -Led the full recruitment cycle, from candidate sourcing and telephone screening to final offer, contract creation, and onboarding. -Partnered with department heads and senior leadership to forecast hiring needs and fill critical roles efficiently. -Designed and implemented talent acquisition frameworks, internal mobility programmes, and succession planning to support employee growth and retention. -Developed and optimised recruitment processes, and tools to improve time- to-hire, cost-per-hire, and quality-of-hire metrics. -Utilised data-driven insights and market intelligence to inform hiring strategies and provide recruitment performance reports to stakeholders. -Ensured recruitment practices complied with employment law, regulatory requirements, and diversity and inclusion standards. -Oversaw employee relations, including absence management, sickness, annual leave, and handling complaints and suggestions. -Organised company events, quarterly and annual performance reviews, and initiatives to strengthen culture and engagement. -Supported leadership in salary negotiations, hiring and termination processes, and acted as the first point of contact for staff queries.

-Created and executed end-to-end recruitment strategies to fill vacancies across departments. -Conducted screening, interviewing, and shortlisting, ensuring a high standard of candidate quality. -Sourced candidates using social media, job boards, and direct outreach. -Drafted job descriptions and tailored adverts for roles across multiple business areas. -Trained new hires in CRM systems, onboarding, and office processes. -Provided day-to-day office management and administrative support as part of a dual-role function.

-Maintained the client register, records, and statutory documents, ensuring copies are kept up to date and available for inspection. -Drafted formal correspondence, prioritising daily tasks, and handling client telephone enquiries. -Followed up bail-to-return matters with police stations. -Open files on the firm's systems within required timescales. -Scanning, uploading, downloading, and electronically filing deeds and documents. -Managed correspondence and communications through online portals. -Maintained diaries for Crown Court, Magistrates' Court, and police station matters. -Carried out other duties as delegated by partners, solicitors, and senior managers.

-Analysed documents, including emails, contracts, spreadsheets, and other financial records, using the Relativity platform. -Reviewed documentation related to legal and regulatory compliance issues. -Supported the antitrust and competition team in investigations into potential price-fixing practices. -Successfully worked within strict deadlines.

-Sourced talents to DAX 40 and multinational organisations all over Germany in several industries (medical, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, engineering, automotive, consumer goods and telecommunications). -Updating and maintaining the database. -Sourcing and selecting candidates against vacancies from business networking sites (LinkedIn, Xing). -Supporting the company's sales teams end-to-end. -Building relationships with candidates and employers.

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