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  • Consultant
  • Framework Design
  • Human Resources Management (HR)
  • Process Design
  • Recruiting
  • Staffing & Recruiting
  • Startup Consulting

Services

  • HR Consultant for small biz/start-ups

    $160/hr Starting at $25 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Driving the Gig Economy concept for HR - aim to help startups and small businesses with their HR and people challenges, as a freelancer/ on project or contract based consultant/interim HR. I am here to...

    ConsultantFramework DesignHuman Resources Management (HR)Process DesignRecruiting

About

Aim to help startups and small businesses with their HR and people challenges, as a freelancer/ on project or contract based consultant/interim HR.

Melody Chen is currently a consultant aiming to help startups with their HR and people challenges. She was formally Head of People, Southeast Asia (including India) for a Chinese fintech company (Wecash Asia Pacific) where she focused on recruiting, performance management (implemented the 1st formal process for SEA), compensation and benefits, and manpower planning for new market entry.

Prior to Wecash, she was the Recruiting Manager for McKinsey & Company, Southeast Asia where she led a team of 8 to double the size of consultant pool size in 3 years by experimenting new approaches in 7 countries in SEA. Given her leadership role in the people team, she also worked with the people Director and Partners on planning, drawing talent roadmaps, setting up programs and policies, and supporting performance reviews.

In the early stage of her career, Melody worked as in-house recruiter for Lucasfilm Singapore (yes, that is the company produced Startwars movies) and Consultant in an executive search firm, Europhia Consulting.

Melody has a Global MBA from IE business school in Spain and graduated from a top business school in Toronto, Canada (Schulich School of Business, York University) with a degree of International Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours. She also holds a postgraduate diploma in HR and Talent Management from Singapore HR institute.

Because of her diverse background (grew up in China, Singapore and Canada; studied in Singapore, Canada, France and Spain), Melody does not only bring her experience and expertise in HR, but also her global perspective and cultural understanding that are beyond her focus markets in Southeast Asia.

Melody loves traveling. She took a sabbatical for few months to travel and volunteer in South and Central America in 2018. She enjoys learning about people’s stories and sees that as an opportunity to gain new perspective, knowledge and inspiration.

Work Terms

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