London, England, United Kingdom, June 2024 – Saqib Khan has joined Paramount International as the new Senior Director Talent Acquisition. Khan is enthusiastic about leveraging his extensive experience to enhance the talent acquisition strategy and contribute to the company’s growth.
Khan’s most recent role was at MSK Consultants Limited, where he served as a Consultant for nearly six years. In this freelance capacity, he demonstrated his expertise in team leadership, client relations, IT recruitment, and diversity & inclusion. Khan effectively managed stakeholder relationships, implemented applicant tracking systems, and developed employer branding strategies.
Prior to this, Khan was the Head of Talent Acquisition | DE&I Lead at Immediate Media Co for approximately two and a half years. In this role, he led the talent acquisition strategy across all Immediate Media brands, significantly improving visible diversity from 17% to 33%. He established a new talent acquisition team, implemented skills-based hiring, and avoided agency costs of £1.57m since the start of 2022. Khan also developed a Tableau-based recruitment reporting dashboard, recruited C-suite executives, and revamped the early careers program.
At McLaren Applied, Khan served as the Head of Talent Acquisition for nearly two years. He was responsible for leading the recruitment strategy and delivery across McLaren Applied and Group Services. Khan developed a comprehensive talent strategy, revamped the graduate recruitment model for diversity, and established a new recruitment team. He also designed a reporting dashboard for key performance and quality metrics and launched an EVP project to enhance McLaren’s market appeal.
Earlier in his career, Khan held various recruitment leadership roles at HSBC, Photobox Group, Gartner, and Sky. He consistently demonstrated his skills in team leadership, client relations, stakeholder management, and technical recruiting. At Sky, he led the strategy and delivery of technology roles, improved relationships with senior stakeholders, and achieved significant cost savings through a non-perm to perm conversion project.
About Paramount International:
Paramount International has been cultivating culture, telling stories, and engaging audiences for over a century across the globe. As a leading media and entertainment company, Paramount creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic studios, networks, and streaming services, Paramount’s consumer brands include CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+, Pluto TV, Telefé, Chanel 5, Chilevision, and Network 10, among others. With a presence in numerous countries, Paramount continues to lead TV audiences in Australia, Chile, Argentina, and the UK, providing entertainment, production, distribution, and advertising solutions globally.
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