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Nourhan Elkholy

Nourhan Elkholy

Cairo,Egypt

Summary

Strategic HR Business Partners Manager with 8+ years of experience driving talent strategy, workforce planning, and organizational effectiveness within Commercial International Bank (CIB). Partnering with senior leaders across Technology, Digital Banking, Risk, Finance, and Strategy to deliver high-impact HR initiatives including organization design, job evaluation, performance management, and leadership hiring.

Known for successfully managing large and diverse hiring portfolio from fresh graduates to senior management roles, while ensuring timely and high-quality talent acquisition. Led strategic initiatives including global executive talent mapping, employer branding programs for technology talent, and the automation of CV screening through RPA across the Talent Acquisition function.

Certified SHRM-CP and Korn Ferry Job Evaluator, with strong expertise in HR business partnering, talent acquisition strategy, and HR digital transformation.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

HR Business Partners Manager

CIB Egypt
2025.07 - 2026.03
  • Partner with designated Business Heads as a strategic HR advisor and account manager, delivering comprehensive HR services including organization design, job evaluation, performance management, and workforce planning.
  • Lead a high performing recruitment team responsible for end-to-end hiring across multiple critical functions including Technology, Security & Resilience, Data Analytics, CIB Digital Bank, Finance, Operations, Risk, and Strategy, covering roles from fresh graduates to senior management.
  • Achieved 97% vacancy coverage across the portfolio with an average time-to-fill of 22 days, recognized internally as a top performance benchmark across recruitment teams.
  • Participated in the bank-wide job evaluation and grading structure project, supporting the standardization of role evaluation and organizational leveling across CIB.
  • Nominated as a high potential top talent as part of CIB talent program. Acknowledging strong contributions and leadership potential within the organization.

Leadership & Strategic Projects:

  • Lead global market mapping initiatives for niche and C-suite level talent, building pipelines of high-caliber candidates to support strategic leadership hiring.
  • Spearhead several employer-branding initiatives, including Job Shadowing programs, technology partnerships, and Women in Technology campaigns, significantly strengthening the talent pipeline for technology roles.
  • Project lead for the implementation of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) for applicants screening, fully automating candidate pre-screening across the Talent Acquisition function and significantly improving recruitment efficiency.
  • Project lead for the automation of candidate status reporting, improving reporting across the talent acquisition function.

Senior HR Business Partner

CIB Egypt
2024.02 - 2025.06
  • Serve as a strategic partner to the Information Technology and Security & Resilience departments, delivering guidance and collaborate on a range of HR services and initiatives, including organization design, job evaluation, performance management, employee engagement, and talent acquisition.
  • Analyze and assess results of Employee Effectiveness Surveys to develop actionable plans and strategies.
  • Contribute to the job evaluation process by participating in the job evaluation committee.
  • Review and evaluate annual new headcount requests, incorporating budgeting considerations.
  • Lead a diverse portfolio of technical hiring, including the recruitment of technology professionals, expats and management positions.
  • Act as the main point of contact for recruitment agencies and headhunters, ensuring effective collaboration and collaborate in meeting technical hiring needs within CIB.
  • Facilitate support to a bank-wide job evaluation project by working closely with a consulting firm, assessing all jobs based on required skills, problem-solving abilities, and levels of responsibility.
  • Identified as a potential future leader through enrollment in the CIB succession program, in recognition of sustained high performance and promising skill set to excel as a future leader.

HR Business Partner

CIB Egypt
Cairo
2022.12 - 2024.01
  • Managed organization design activities, including departments' structuring, and job descriptions.
  • Supported in adhering to the performance management process and its relevant analysis.
  • Supported in the implementation of the talent management framework.
  • Performed external hiring activities for technical and experienced jobs.
  • Conducted exit interviews and ensure thorough analysis and recommendations are provided.
  • Recognized for the 'Star Award' for over-achieving the required recruitment coverage ratio targets while adhering to the required turnaround time.
  • Worked on designing and implementing 4 major organization restructures across various departments, worked as part of the Career Maps revamping taskforce to enhance the CIB's Career Maps program.

Talent Management & Internal Hiring Officer

CIB Egypt
2021.08 - 2022.11
  • Handled for the end-to-end management of the internal hiring process.
  • Executed the promotion process, ensuring the relevant assessments were conducted for potential employees.
  • Facilitated the allocation of employees returning from unpaid leaves.
  • Handled 'She's Back' event to onboard unpaid employees back into the work environment.
  • Worked on developing the framework of the Leadership Development and Succession Planning programs.
  • Handled the internal transfers process end-to-end automation process from developing the Business Requirements Document (BRD) till the implementation of the project.

Training Team Lead

AmCham Egypt
2021.03 - 2021.06
  • Responsible for an online training project during the outbreak of Covid-19 delivering courses.
  • Led a team of 4 moderators to run 12 courses weekly, providing valuable training to approximately 3,500 students.
  • Obtained recognition from various universities for offering students high-quality, impactful training programs.

HR Specialist/Senior Specialist

AmCham Egypt
2018.08 - 2021.02
  • Responsible for performance management and end-to-end recruitment processes.
  • Conducted new employee orientation & on-boarding sessions.
  • Managed employer branding & assisted in managing employees' engagement.
  • Responsible for all administrative tasks of the Human Resources department, budget monitoring and payroll cycle.
  • Acted as a Change Champion in AmCham's change management taskforce, developing an action plan to enhance employee retention and drive cultural transformation.

Recruitment Specialist

Wasla Outsourcing
2017.09 - 2018.07
  • Met daily and weekly targets of accepted qualified candidates based on the business needs of clients.
  • Built database of qualified candidates for various positions, to fulfill hiring requirements.
  • Recognized as 'Top Recruiter' for 3 consecutive months for exceeding hiring targets.

Education

Professional Diploma - Human Resources Management Diploma

The American University in Cairo
2018.01 - 2018.12

Bachelor of Economics and Political Science - English Section

Cairo University
2013.09 - 2017.06

Certification

  • SHRM-Certified Professional - Society for Human Resources Management
  • Certified Job Evaluator - Korn Ferry
  • Certified Organization Designer – Organization Design Community
  • Certified KPI Professional – The KPI Institute
  • Data Analytics Using Power BI – AUC
  • Leading Other – Harvard Business Impact Enterprise
  • Certified Competency-Based Interviewer - Job-Master
  • Strategic Management Certification - American University in Cairo

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Membership Services Director | Roteract Club, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt 01/2023 – Current 

Professional Development Director | Roteract Club, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt 01/2022 – 01/2023 

Timeline

HR Business Partners Manager

CIB Egypt
2025.07 - 2026.03

Senior HR Business Partner

CIB Egypt
2024.02 - 2025.06

HR Business Partner

CIB Egypt
2022.12 - 2024.01

Talent Management & Internal Hiring Officer

CIB Egypt
2021.08 - 2022.11

Training Team Lead

AmCham Egypt
2021.03 - 2021.06

HR Specialist/Senior Specialist

AmCham Egypt
2018.08 - 2021.02

Professional Diploma - Human Resources Management Diploma

The American University in Cairo
2018.01 - 2018.12

Recruitment Specialist

Wasla Outsourcing
2017.09 - 2018.07

Bachelor of Economics and Political Science - English Section

Cairo University
2013.09 - 2017.06
Nourhan Elkholy