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Samira Diallo

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Where I have worked

Featured Industries

  • Consulting · Technology · Insurance · Media & Entertainment
  • Hospitality · Nonprofits · Transportation · Government & Public Sector (including unionized environments) 
  • Utilities · Mining & Energy · Telecommunications  · Education


 Featured Organizations

  • Oracle Netsuite · Capgemini · Walt Disney World · British Columbia Hydro · WSIB (Workplace Safety and Insurance Board) 
  • Areva · Rogers Communications · Mount Maven · Entrepreneur Mindset 
  • Naveco  · York University · SNS Security


Key People Strategy initiatives

Leadership & People Strategy 

  • Advised start-ups on team structure, hiring, and scalable people systems.
  • Built onboarding and recognition processes for growing teams.
  • Led global HR projects in DEI, performance, and engagement.
  • Served on Nonprofits boards (e.g. Digital Niger).
  • Led a global hackathon team on culture and retention.
  • Drove employer branding strategy for a Toronto nonprofit.


Talent Acquisition & Onboarding 

  • Hired 230+ early-career professionals through a full campus program.
  • Ran high-volume recruitment events with 70+ candidates in one day.
  • Represented companies at university panels and career fairs.
  • Built onboarding playbooks, welcome kits, and ERG lead journeys.
  • Onboarded 4 full cohorts in one year with follow-up support.
     

Performance, Compensation & Policies

  • Created a  performance and feedback system for a startup.
  • Led a focus group to enhance policies for those returning from leave.
  • Led pay equity audits across multiple countries.
  • Produced DEI dashboards tracking compensation and mobility gaps.
  • Built HR analytics reports for promotion and engagement insights.
  • Led a global awareness campaign on unconscious bias.
     

Employee Engagement, Mentoring & Communication

  • Launched a recognition program with peer nominations and awards.
  • Led all-hands meetings, team-building events, and employee spotlights.
  • Revamped a leadership newsletter to showcase diverse voices.
  • Featured in UN Women Niger Mentorship Program.
  • Mentoring program lead at Code Loccol, programming school in Niger
     

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

  • Launched the Chapter of a Black Employee Resource Group in Canada within 3 months.
  • Led a global women’s network across multiple regions.
  • Created a 180+ person event amplifying women of color in tech.
  • Mentored women through internal and external DEI programs.
  • Spoke on global panels and led awareness initiatives on bias.
     

Learning & Development

  • Built the learning program to support women starting their in tech careers BOLD program
  • Led AWS training rollout for 400+ team members across two countries.
  • Created a learning ambassador model to scale learning for 2000 employees.
  •  Led a leadership development program for managers in partnership with an external vendor. 

Tech & Digital transformation projects

  • Led 4+ full lifecycle implementations across Business Intelligence, CRM (Salesforce), ERP (Oracle PeopleSoft, SAP), and Guidewire with 100+ team members across onshore/offshore teams.
  • Scrum Master for modern ticketing and revenue-generating systems in Fortune 100 environments.
  • Engagement Manager  and Program Manager for complex multi-vendor tech programs (HRIS, billing systems, identity management, image/document capture, and smart meter rollout).
  • Built and optimized cloud practice processes across AWS, Microsoft, and Google to increase standardization and delivery speed.
  • Led AI workforce transformation initiatives, aligning people strategy with automation, future skills, and digital change.
  • Created data-informed dashboards to support people decisions—engagement, DEI, performance, and operations.
  • Developed a strategic Point of View on IoT and Digital Project Management to guide client innovation.
  • Implemented change management and stakeholder strategies to ensure successful tech adoption.


Client Engagement & Financial Leadership

  • Acted as Bid Manager and contributor on large RFPs (>$9M), and identified $100K+ in change requests to expand delivery scope.
  • Built strong client relationships that translated into major add-on sales, retention, and streamlined delivery processes.
  • Oversaw project financials, including budgeting, forecasting, and resource planning across complex, multi-stream programs.
  • Led margin analysis and ensured operational readiness, reducing revenue leakage and aligning teams to business targets.
  • Produced executive-ready reports: Quarterly Business Reviews, service line dashboards, and health metrics.
  • Managed delivery operations for a 2,000+ employee service line, including recruiting, utilization, capacity planning, and performance tracking.
  • Partnered closely with account leads and business units on financial reconciliation, pipeline forecasting, and demand/supply management.


Sepaking engagement Topics

  • Women in Business and Intersectionality Panel 
  • Negotiation and Strategy Management in a Consulting firm at York University. 
  • The Impact of the pandemic on the future of work. 
  • Racial Injustice and Raising Kids 
  • Women of Color in the Tech World
  • Tips to Pursue a career in Technology.
  • Navigate the Tech world as a Women. 
  • Celebrating differences, leading a multigenerational workplace. 
  • Femmes, Valorisez vos reussites 
  • Les femmes Nigeriennes dans le Numerique
  • Inclusive leadership & Career Growth


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