About

Syed Abid is an experienced professional with over 8 years of demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. He has extensive experience in end-to-end IT recruitment, administration, employee relations, and corporate communications. Syed is a dedicated and focused professional who has successfully managed stakeholders and timely closures on requisitions to accomplish targets effectively. He has managed teams successfully and worked in individual contributor roles to target niche skills to be closed around TAT. Syed is currently working as the APAC Strategic Sourcing Lead at Radware. In his current role, he is responsible for leading talent acquisition, employer branding, strategic sourcing and pipelining, market research and mapping, cyber security, SaaS, diversity, campus hiring, and corporate communication. Prior to Radware, he has worked with Microsoft as Global Talent Management - ASIA and Belong as Talent Management Specialist. Syed is a team player, competent, and driven to achieve success individually and as a team in any organization. He has a Master of Business Administration - MBA degree in Human Resource and Analytics from Vishveshwaraiah Technological University. Syed's tech stack includes Research Scientist, and he has relevant experience of 7.11 years. Syed's LinkedIn headline reads "Leading Talent Acquisition | Employer Branding | Strategic Sourcing & Pipelining | Market Research & Mapping | Cyber Security | SaaS | Diversity | Campus Hiring | Corporate Communication | Ex-Microsoft | Ex-Belong" which perfectly sums up his skills and experience. Syed believes in lifting others and helping them rise, which is reflected in his LinkedIn summary and hashtag #Werisebyliftingothers.