Grace Zhao

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ABOUT GRACE ZHAO

Senior HR Manager with dual master’s degrees and years of HR-related experience working in Fortune 500 company (Qualcomm), top HR consulting firm (Egon Zehnder), IPOed startup (TuSimple) and the United Nations (WFP), with expertise in HR business partnership, senior leadership and talent development, psychometric assessment/debriefing, in-depth behavioral interview, executive search, coaching, team effectiveness review, workshop design/delivery/facilitation, succession planning, organizational development, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and HR-related project and knowledge management.• Efficient learner and multi-tasker: Earned two master’s degrees simultaneously in three years from two prestigious universities, both under full scholarship and graduated with excellent academic records• Global mindset and strong cross-cultural skills: Extensive overseas experience living, studying and working in China, Malaysia, Canada and the US, leading to great adaptability to new environment and situations of change• Versatile skill set: Well-versed in public speaking, professional presentation, assessment interview, coaching, training curriculum design and delivery, meeting and workshop facilitation, writing, and interpersonal communications• First Prize winner of the 2013 “CCTV Cup” National English-Speaking Contest• Multilingual: Native Mandarin, fluent English and Cantonese, intermediate French and Japanese; Interpreter to UN officials, ambassadors, government officials and Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey • Certified in Hogan Assessments, 16pf® Personality Assessment, Immunity to Change and Executive Leadership Profile• Gallup CliftonStrengths: Learner, Achiever, Competition, Individualization, Relator