James

HR Operations & AI Automation Specialist

James

ID Verified
1,000/mo
Nairobi, Kenya
Looking for Full-time
8 hours/day
Availability: US / EU / Asia timezone

Profile Description

Results-driven HR operations professional with 4+ years of experience across the full employee lifecycle — onboarding, employee relations, helpdesk, and workforce management. Proven ability to operate in high-volume, multi-region environments and leverage AI tools to automate workflows, build agents, and reduce manual tasks. Passionate about using technology to solve real operational problems, not just draft emails.

Top Skills

Candidate Sourcing · 4 yearsHR Management · 4 yearsPayroll · 4 yearsPolicy Writing · 4 yearsRecruitment · 4 years

Skills & Expertise

AI & Automation

Jasper AIIntermediate
ZapierIntermediate
Workflow AutomationIntermediate
Copy.aiIntermediate
PerplexityIntermediate
Make (Integromat)Intermediate
API IntegrationIntermediate
Power AutomateIntermediate
Claude/Anthropic APIIntermediate
IFTTTBeginner

Content & Writing

Blog WritingBeginner

Customer Success

ZendeskAdvanced
Email SupportIntermediate
Live Chat SupportIntermediate
Social Media SupportIntermediate
Lead ManagementIntermediate

Data & Analytics

Excel (Advanced)Intermediate
Google Sheets (Advanced)Intermediate

Human Resources

US RecruitingAdvanced
Candidate SourcingAdvanced
Technical RecruitingAdvanced
RecruitmentAdvanced
PayrollAdvanced
TimekeepingAdvanced
SOP WritingAdvanced
HR ManagementAdvanced
Policy WritingAdvanced

Sales & Business Development

Zoho CRMAdvanced
B2B SalesIntermediate
Cold Email OutreachIntermediate
SalesforceIntermediate
B2C SalesIntermediate
Close.ioIntermediate
ZoomInfoIntermediate

Virtual Assistance & Admin

CalendlyIntermediate
Calendar ManagementIntermediate
Email ManagementIntermediate
Monday.comIntermediate
NotionIntermediate

Work Experience

Talent and Culture

Honeycoin

Jun 2025 - Present

Key Achievements:

– Design, build, and maintain AI agents and automation workflows that support HR operations at scale, reducing manual processing time and improving SLA response across multiple regions. – Identify repetitive HR processes and transform them into reliable intelligent automations using Claude, Gemini, and other AI tools. building real solutions that genuinely improve team efficiency. – Provide global HR operational support across multiple regions and time zones within a 24/7 support model, managing the HR hotline and help desk enquiries, including EOR and client HR questions. – Manage and execute HR operational tasks across the full employee lifecycle, ensuring accuracy and compliance with internal procedures and SLAs. – Serve as operational backup for country HR operations during coverage gaps, collaborating with country owners and team leads to ensure service continuity.

Workforce Management Analyst

Moove Global

Nov 2023 - May 2025

Key Achievements:

– Planned, scheduled, tracked, and optimised workforce performance across global teams to meet business goals and operational KPIs. – Coordinated intraday teams on real-time schedule adjustments, adherence, and productivity — delivering key reporting to leadership. – Analysed labour market trends to identify workforce needs and developed strategies to recruit, train, and place individuals effectively. – Leveraged AI tools to improve scheduling accuracy and automate routine workforce reporting tasks. – Provided career counselling and professional development support to employees across distributed teams.

Global People Operations Associate

Sendwave International Limited

Oct 2021 - Aug 2023

Key Achievements:

– Managed end-to-end global onboarding of new hires, ensuring seamless integration and optimising productivity across multiple regions. – Coordinated all People team requests through the HR helpdesk, maintaining SLA compliance in a high-volume global environment. – Managed employee documentation collection and secure filing for background checks and audit reviews. – Ran 30, 60, and 90-day new-hire check-ins and used data insights to iteratively improve the onboarding process

Onboarding Specialist

Vizx International Staffing Solutions

Feb 2020 - Sep 2021

Key Achievements:

– Managed onboarding projects and deliverables within the operations team, directly reducing timelines and driving long-term client retention. – Delivered new hire orientations, document verification, and contract compliance at scale.

Human Resource Intern

African Coffee Roasters

Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

Key Achievements:

– Supported the HR department with internal communications, employee information sharing, and onboarding materials. – Assisted the hiring manager with end-to-end onboarding and created HR reports for the team.

Quick Stats

Age26 years
English LevelFluent
ID VerificationVerified

Education

Bachelor's Degree

USIU Africa

2017 - 2020