Zeshan A.

🏆 Top 1% Recruiter & HR Expert on Upwork 🏆 HR Expert, Full-Cycle Recruiter, and Reverse Recruiter/Career Coach with 10 years across US, UK, EU, Gulf, and APAC markets. I help founders and hiring managers build healthy people operations, fill roles fast, and help candidates win interviews, without guesswork. On Upwork, I am Top Rated Plus & I've delivered 100% Job Success, 3,400+ hours, and 40+ completed contracts. I'm available 40+ hrs/week for urgent or ongoing HR, recruiting, and People Ops needs. HR Consulting & Fractional People Ops: I stand up or upgrade your entire HR function end-to-end: HR Strategy & Org Design: headcount planning, job architecture/levels, capacity & workforce planning Policies & Compliance (non-legal): handbooks, contracts & letter templates, grievance/disciplinary processes, offboarding SOPs Compensation & Benefits: market benchmarking, salary bands, offers, variable pay plans Payroll & Admin: setup, monthly run checks, audits with finance Performance Management: OKRs, KPI scorecards, 1:1s, feedback cycles, performance improvement plans Employee Relations: case handling, investigations, manager coaching, engagement programs Learning & Development: onboarding, ramps, training calendars, career paths HRIS & Tools: BambooHR, Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Zoho People, Oracle/PeopleSoft, Gusto Employer Branding & Internal Comms: careers page, JD templates, interview rubrics, EVP Deliverables: HR audit & roadmap, clean SOPs, policy pack, role library with JDs & levels, compensation framework, and a hiring/attrition/performance dashboard. Recruiting for Hiring Managers & Founders: I build high-performing teams from intake to onboarding: Role calibration + compelling JDs Deep sourcing (Boolean/X-ray, LinkedIn, GitHub, niche boards) Structured screening, scorecards, and crisp hire/no-hire signals Interview coordination, references, offers, and smooth onboarding Tooling: Lever, Workable, JazzHR, Greenhouse, BambooHR, Zoho, Workday, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, ZipRecruiter Reverse Recruiting for Job-Seekers: I become your personal job-search engine: ATS-optimized resume + high-impact LinkedIn refresh Targeted applications with quantified bullets Interview prep and salary/offer negotiation playbook Why clients choose me Full-stack People Ops + Talent partner: strategy, systems, and execution Global coverage across time zones with proactive, same-day communication Clear timelines, measurable outcomes, zero fluff — Keywords: HR Consultant, Fractional HR, Fractional HRBP, People Operations, HR Manager, HR Generalist, Policies & Compliance, Compensation & Benefits, Comp Analyst, HRIS Implementation (BambooHR, Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Zoho, Gusto), Performance Management, Employer Branding, Full-Cycle Recruiter, Technical Recruiter, IT Recruiter, Recruitment Manager, Candidate Sourcing, Boolean Search, X-ray Search, ATS, Interview Coach, Reverse Recruiter, Career Coach, Resume Writer