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EDUCATION
National Economics University Aug 2016 – Aug 2020
• Major: Auditing & Accounting

• GPA: 7.1/10

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Travala.com - a blockchain-based travel booking platform offering over 3 million
travel products, including hotels, flights, and activities.
HR Generalist (Contractor) Feb 2024 – now
• Manage the global hiring process, successfully recruiting 2 Senior Product Designers across APAC region

within 2 months
• Organize and execute employee engagement activities, including Women's Day, Children's Day, etc. Especially,

successfully coordinated the company trip.

• Collaborate with the HR Director to implement L&D initiative policies to support employee development.

• Researched and collaborated with various payroll vendors, resulting in the selection of a cost-effective and

efficient payroll system.

Cinnamon AI - a global Enterprise AI startup located in Tokyo, Vietnam, and

Taiwan which provides Deep Learning backed AI products
Talent Acquisition Lead – HR Business Partner Aug 2022 – Feb 2024
• Lead and manage 3 members, ensuring the quality and efficiency of the recruitment process and

outcomes.
• Analyze and report on the talent acquisition and HR metrics and trends, such as turnover rate, hiring cost,

employee satisfaction, and retention rate, and providing recommendations for improvement.
• Partner with the HR director and business leaders to plan and execute the talent management and

development programs, such as performance management, career pathing, succession planning, …

• Provide HR consultation and guidance to the managers and employees on various HR policies, practices,

and procedures, such as compensation and benefits, employee relations, labor law, and compliance.

Talent Acquisition Executive Apr 2021 – Jul 2022

• Recruitment (80%):
o Handle end-to-end recruitment process of both IT (SE, AI, Tester, …) and non-IT (People, PM, Comtor,…)
positions: sourcing, screening, interviewing, selecting, offering
o Successfully hire more than 20 positions/ year, especially some high levels: DevOps Lead, Frontend Lead,
QA Lead, PM Lead, Senior Backend, …
o Work with Hiring Managers to understand recruitment needs, update job descriptions, and proposes
suitable solutions under specific timeline
• Employer Branding & Internal Communication (20%):

o Create content on official social platforms (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) and in charge for communications
for external (groups, e-news,..)
o Lead a communication campaign for employees to boost their engagement and motivation. (Attract 50%
employees to join)

The Optimal E-learning Solution Company - a leading company providing

e-learning solutions in Vietnam market
Project Lead Aug 2020 – Mar 2021
• Build and hire a project team from 0 to 5 members to work with clients (mostly in banking industry).

• Successfully deliver 3 projects aiming to develop training programs through e-learning solutions.

• Ensure the professional growth and productivity of all members by conducting coaching/ trainings.
 PwC Vietnam – one of the world’s largest providers of assurance, tax, legal
and advisory services which operates 158 countries around the world.
People & Organization Consulting Intern Dec 2019 – Jun 2020
• Successfully support the consultants to prepare the technical documentation for P&O projects.

• Compile and analyze data for reporting and representing the HR proposal for clients.

• Involve in consulting projects across specialized areas of HR expertise: Organization Design, Performance

Management, Change Management & Transformation, ...

• Conduct team meetings with clients to collect internal insights.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
AIESEC – the world's largest youth-run organization, including more than
45 000 members in 127 countries.
Vice president of Talent Management Jan 2017 – Jan 2019
• Manage a team of 10 members, build and execute the team’s vision, mission, and action plan.

• Lead different HR campaigns in all aspects: recruitment, engagement, performance management.

• Conduct coaching for leaders to handle management issues and optimize people capacity.

• Join more than 2 big conferences as a speaker/ facilitator for more than 200 attendees.

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Top 40, The Talented Candidate Competition 2019: The biggest competition for youth in the North,
simulating the recruitment process of big corporations.
• Finalist (Top 8), BS NEU Case Competition 2018: The biggest case solving competition for students in
National Economics University.

REFERENCES
• Mr. Nguyen Quang Do – PM Lead (Hiring Manager) – Cinnamon AI
• Ms. Do Thi Ngoc Mai – Former People Manager – Cinnamon AI
(Contact information available upon request)