Treveka Spencer
Talent Operations & Strategic Hiring Leader
Berlin,BE
Summary
Talent Operations and Strategic Hiring Leader with 6+ years of experience designing, governing, and operating scalable hiring processes across regulated and high-growth environments. Proven partner to senior stakeholders on hiring governance, role definition, interview design, and decision-making standards. Experienced in enabling hiring at scale through structured processes, hiring manager training, and consistent application of systems and data to improve hiring quality, efficiency, and candidate experience.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
Work History
Talent Acquisition Manager
simplesurance GmbH
04.2023 - Current
- Act as operational and strategic partner to hiring managers and leadership, translating workforce needs into structured hiring strategies, role definitions, and prioritization frameworks.
- Own and enforce hiring intake and approval processes, ensuring alignment on scope, seniority, budget constraints, and market feasibility before roles are opened.
- Design, maintain, and govern end-to-end hiring workflows, including interview stages, evaluation criteria, scorecards, and decision rules to ensure consistency, fairness, and compliance.
- Serve as a governance and decision partner to stakeholders, slowing down or challenging hiring decisions when short-term urgency conflicted with long-term retention, fairness, or operational constraints.
- Advise leadership on offer strategy by assessing downstream risk (e.g., probation-period attrition, retention risk, market competitiveness) to support sustainable hiring outcomes.
- Identify hiring bottlenecks and process breakdowns, recommending operational improvements to improve time-to-hire, candidate experience, and decision quality.
- Co-designed and delivered hiring manager training to standardize hiring practices, clarify roles and expectations, and reduce friction between Talent Acquisition and business stakeholders.
- Operate within ATS-driven hiring environments, supporting process integrity, stakeholder adoption, and continuity during tooling and workflow changes.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with People Operations, Finance, and leadership on hiring approvals, workforce planning inputs, and governance alignment.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Sharpist
09.2022 - 11.2022
- Supported end-to-end hiring operations in a high-growth startup environment with evolving processes and priorities.
- Partnered with hiring managers to clarify role requirements, hiring priorities, and evaluation criteria.
- Managed candidate pipelines, interview coordination, and feedback loops across multiple roles while maintaining a consistent and professional candidate experience.
- Supported hiring process improvements during periods of organizational change.
People Operations Lead (Fixed-Terms Contract)
It’s Pixel Perfect Ltd.
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Served as primary people and talent operations partner to leadership in a remote-first organization.
- Delivered recruitment consultation and full-cycle hiring while advising on role design, hiring priorities, and pipeline strategy.
- Reviewed existing people and hiring processes and implemented improvements to support organizational clarity and scalability.
- Consulted on and implemented a pre-employment assessment tool (The Hire Talent) to support more structured, data-informed hiring decisions and improve candidate evaluation quality.
- Supported alignment between talent practices and broader business objectives.
Senior Human Resources Officer
Cornerstone Trust & Merchant Bank Ltd.
11.2020 - 12.2021
- Supported senior leadership in executing the strategic HR direction within a highly regulated financial services environment.
- Led recruitment activities and workforce research to support business KPIs, growth objectives, and talent planning needs.
- Oversaw payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with regulatory and risk management requirements.
- Partnered with managers on performance management, employee relations, and workforce decisions.
- Contributed to HR policies, governance frameworks, and operational practices aligned with compliance and audit standards.
Human Resources Officer
Cornerstone Trust & Merchant Bank Ltd.
11.2020 - 05.2021
- Served as HR generalist responsible for recruitment, compliance, performance management, compensation & benefits, and disciplinary processes within a FinTech/financial services context.
- Co-led the implementation and migration of the OrangeHRM performance management system, supporting system rollout, process alignment, and manager adoption.
- Supported compensation and benefits administration and advised managers on people-related policies and procedures.
- Ensured adherence to labor laws, internal controls, and regulatory requirements.
- Supported talent management and workforce planning initiatives through data gathering and analysis.
- Acted as first-line HR partner to employees and managers, balancing operational delivery with compliance and risk awareness.
Human Resources Associate – Relationship Management
Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited
05.2018 - 11.2020
- Served as the primary relationship partner between management and employees, supporting alignment between business objectives and people practices.
- Partnered with leaders on recruitment strategy, onboarding, compensation & benefits, and performance management.
- Acted as a trusted advisor to managers, translating HR policies and processes into practical guidance and ensuring consistent application across teams.
- Supported end-to-end employee lifecycle processes while maintaining strong governance, fairness, and compliance standards.
- Contributed to the execution of people strategies by identifying gaps in process, communication, and manager capability, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
Education
Master of Science (MSc) - Human Resources Development
The University of the West Indies, Mona
01.2019
Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Gender & Development Studies, Minor: Human Resources Development
The University of the West Indies, Mona
01.2016
Skills
Talent Operations & Hiring Governance
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Manager
simplesurance GmbH
04.2023 - Current
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Sharpist
09.2022 - 11.2022
People Operations Lead (Fixed-Terms Contract)
It’s Pixel Perfect Ltd.
01.2022 - 05.2022
Senior Human Resources Officer
Cornerstone Trust & Merchant Bank Ltd.
11.2020 - 12.2021
Human Resources Officer
Cornerstone Trust & Merchant Bank Ltd.
11.2020 - 05.2021
Human Resources Associate – Relationship Management
Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited
05.2018 - 11.2020
Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Gender & Development Studies, Minor: Human Resources Development
The University of the West Indies, Mona
Master of Science (MSc) - Human Resources Development
The University of the West Indies, Mona