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Ceilina is strongest in executive partnership, complex calendar and priority management, sales and operations coordination, travel and expense programs, recruitment operations, stakeholder communication, and process improvement. Ceilina brings a hands-on, detail-oriented approach to change management, platform migrations, user enablement, and workflow design, including support infrastructure such as documentation, Slack channels, multi-channel assistance, and an AI agent for automated FAQ support. At Paradigm, Ceilina supports the CEO and Operations Team, manages Salesforce-based sales-cycle activity, trains employees, and leads People Operations initiatives. Ceilina holds a Bachelor of Arts \(HBA\) from the University of Toronto. ## Services - Talent Acquisition - Employee Relations - Recruiting - Onboarding - Human Resources - Applicant Tracking Systems - HR Policies - College Recruiting - HRIS - Recruitment Advertising - Screening Resumes - New Hire Orientations - Benefits Administration - Technical Recruiting - Interviews - Sales - Time Management - Public Speaking - Microsoft Office - Customer Service ## Highlights - Provides executive support to Paradigm’s Founder and CEO and Operations Team as Executive Assistant, Sales to CEO, and Business Operations Coordinator. - Manages Paradigm’s CEO calendar using a priority-driven approach that emphasizes sales, revenue-generating calls, and key business discussions. - Captures meeting outcomes and action items at Paradigm and follows up with stakeholders to support completion within established timelines. - Supports Salesforce pipeline tracking and end-to-end sales-cycle management at Paradigm. - Mentors and trains new Paradigm employees on the sales process and frequently used software. - Leads cross-functional work among Paradigm’s Operations, Account Executives, and Sales teams. - Uses Salesforce, Asana, Google Workspace, Okta, Box, and AI to manage administrative workflows and data integrity. - Serves as a cross-team point of contact and leads People Operations initiatives at Paradigm. - Managed the day-to-day schedules of up to seven PwC Canada Partners across Toronto. - Coordinated travel and expense reporting and reconciliation at PwC Canada through Concur, following budgeting and reimbursement protocols. - Negotiated corporate hotel rates in key international markets at Plusgrade, reducing variable travel spend and improving pricing predictability for budgeting. - Spearheaded Uber for Business implementation at Plusgrade, centralizing travel billing, eliminating employee out-of-pocket expenses, and streamlining reconciliation for Finance and Accounting. - Led post-acquisition travel-and-expense policy harmonization at Plusgrade, creating one unified standard policy across two distinct entities. - Served as Interim Travel Manager at Plusgrade, ensuring travel-and-expense policy compliance. - Provided executive support to Mphasis’s Head of Canada, Chief of Staff, and senior leadership team, including complex calendars, high-priority email, client meetings, and follow-ups. - Managed recruitment for hundreds of professionals through a global candidate database at the Aga Khan Development Network. - Served as a recruitment and reporting contact across 22 countries at the Aga Khan Development Network. - Managed and trained a diverse support staff team at the Aga Khan Development Network. - Supported the Aga Khan Development Network’s CEO, Programme Lead, and international stakeholders across time zones, language differences, and technology barriers. - Led process-improvement discussions and revised recruitment procedure manuals to improve client service and operational efficacy. - Built and trained an AI agent for automated FAQ support. - Creates user-support infrastructure through documentation, Slack channels, and multi-channel support. - Has led change management and platform migrations at scale for hundreds of users. - Brings more than 13 years of executive-assistant experience across nonprofits, startups, financial services, technology, wealth management, and international organizations. ## Experience - **Executive Assistant, Sales to CEO | Business Operations Coordinator at Paradigm** (2022-05-01–present) — Strategically provided executive support to the Founder / Chief Executive Officer \(CEO\) and Operations Team of a fast-paced and dynamic startup environment • Managed the CEO’s complex calendar with an analytical and priority-driven approach to time management, preparing materials and rescheduling meetings as needed to prioritize sales, revenue-generating calls and key discussions, focusing on optimizing time for critical business objectives • Attended key meetings, capturing outcomes and action items, and following up with stakeholders to ensure completion of follow-ups within the determined timeline • Supported sales pipeline tracking and end-to-end sales cycle management via Salesforce • acting as a mentor and providing training to new employees on the sales process and frequently used software • Supported the Operations Team in data clean-up projects, client reach-outs and with bridging the gaps between various company processes to ensure seamless transitions and process continuity - **Executive Assistant to President and VP of Marketing | Travel Manager at Plusgrade** (2020-11-01–2022-05-01) — Supported the President and VP of Marketing with department initiatives and deliverables • Managed vendor relations and negotiated corporate hotel rates in key international markets, reducing variable travel spend and providing teams with predictable pricing and accurate budgeting for travel • leveraging established partnerships to secure exclusive off-market, leading to business cost savings • Spearheaded the implementation of Uber for Business, centralizing travel billing to eliminate employee out-of-pocket expenses and streamline expense reconciliation for Finance and Accounting • Following an M&A, led the post-acquisition harmonization of travel and expense \(T&E\) policies across two distinct entities, updating disparate legacy rules - creating a single, unified, standard policy • Interim Travel Manager: ensured adherence to and compliance with T&E policies - **Executive Assistant to Head of Canada at Mphasis** (2020-08-01–2021-09-01) — Provided comprehensive executive part-time support to the Head of Canada, Chief of Staff \(CoS\), and senior leadership team by expertly managing complex calendars and high-priority emails • Prioritized and coordinated high-level meetings and follow-ups with key clients, ensuring critical business objectives and executive commitments were met efficiently - **Executive Assistant to Partners - Financial Services and Tax at PwC Canada** (2018-04-01–2020-11-01) — Managed day-to-day schedule for up to seven \(7\) Partners across Toronto • Leveraged Concur to coordinate travel and expenses, following appropriate budgeting and • reimbursement protocols for expense reporting and reconciliation • Developed relationships with PwC staff, clients and external vendors through event/conference • networking, administrative support and cross-functional logistics • Facilitated and engaged in effective collaboration between cross-functional departments through status updates, working sessions, and reports to drive client satisfaction and operational excellence • Prepared PwC communications, including presentations, agendas, reports and summaries - **Project Coordinator | Executive Assistant to Associate VP, Operations Control - Wealth Management at TD** (2015-10-01–2018-04-01) — Provided executive-level administrative assistance to the Associate Vice President of Operations Control • Scheduled and managed calendars, travel, accommodations, meetings, events and conferences • Established strong communication channels, screening, reviewing, and prioritizing incoming phone • calls, emails, and in-person inquiries, while responding promptly • primary liaison to the Senior VP • Coordinated with Facilities to ensure compliance, supervised construction and security upgrades, and oversaw seamless transition of IT infrastructure to maintain business continuity - **Executive Assistant | Client Service Specialist at Aga Khan Development Network** (2013-11-01–2015-10-01) — Provided administrative support to the CEO, Programme Lead and various international stakeholders • working across technological/time-zone differences while mitigating language barriers • General tasks: managed budgets, tracked vacation/ PTO, processed invoices, assisted with catering/ travel/hotel logistics during international conferences, and locally when hosting clients • Promoted a positive client experience by identifying opportunities to enhance service delivery – leading group discussions on process improvement strategies and by reviewing and revising recruitment procedure manuals - proposing changes to make them more ‘current’ and improve efficacy - **Talent Acquisition \(Recruitment\) Coordinator at Aga Khan Development Network** (2013-02-01–2015-10-01) — Managed the recruitment of hundreds of professionals through a database of global candidates – utilizing Zimbra as the email server and updating cBiz \(the applicant tracking system\) • Partnered with Recruitment Leads to perform full execution of the recruitment process • Managed a team of support staff with diverse backgrounds, providing direction and training on their respective responsibilities • Acted as a key point of contact for the broader team, across 22 countries, with recruitment and reporting ## Education - Bachelor of Arts \(HBA\) — University of Toronto (2009-01-01–2015-01-01) - Bachelor of Arts \(HBA\) — University of Toronto (2009-01-01–2015-01-01) ## FAQ ### What does Ceilina do? Ceilina is currently Executive Assistant, Sales to CEO, and Business Operations Coordinator at Paradigm. Ceilina provides strategic support to the Founder and CEO and the Operations Team in a fast-paced startup environment, with responsibilities spanning executive support, sales coordination, business operations, data integrity, and People Operations. ### What is Ceilina strongest at professionally? Ceilina’s strengths include executive stakeholder management, complex calendar management, sales and operations coordination, project management, budgeting, timeline management, cross-functional coordination, recruitment operations, and travel-and-expense programs. Ceilina also has experience in change management, large-scale platform migrations, user enablement, and hands-on process improvement. ### What does Ceilina accomplish at Paradigm? At Paradigm, Ceilina manages the CEO’s complex calendar with an analytical, priority-driven approach, preparing materials and rescheduling meetings to prioritize sales, revenue-generating calls, and critical business discussions. Ceilina captures meeting outcomes and action items, follows up with stakeholders against agreed timelines, supports data-cleanup projects and client outreach, and helps bridge company processes for continuity. ### How does Ceilina support sales and systems at Paradigm? Ceilina supports sales-pipeline tracking and end-to-end sales-cycle management in Salesforce at Paradigm. Ceilina mentors and trains new employees on the sales process and frequently used software, collaborates with Operations, Account Executives, and Sales teams, and uses Salesforce, Asana, Google Workspace, Okta, Box, and AI to manage administrative workflows and data integrity. ### What People Operations work does Ceilina do? Ceilina serves as a main point of contact across teams at Paradigm and leads People Operations initiatives. Ceilina supports the Operations Team and works cross-functionally to maintain seamless process transitions. ### What did Ceilina do at PwC Canada? At PwC Canada, Ceilina was Executive Assistant to Partners in Financial Services and Tax. Ceilina managed the day-to-day schedules of up to seven Partners across Toronto, coordinated travel and expenses through Concur, and followed budgeting, reimbursement, reporting, and reconciliation protocols. ### How did Ceilina support collaboration at PwC Canada? Ceilina prepared PwC communications including presentations, agendas, reports, and summaries. Ceilina also built relationships with staff, clients, and external vendors through events, conferences, administrative support, and cross-functional logistics, while facilitating collaboration through status updates, working sessions, and reports. ### What was Ceilina’s role at Plusgrade? At Plusgrade, Ceilina supported the President and VP of Marketing with department initiatives and deliverables. Ceilina worked there during the Points acquisition and served as Interim Travel Manager, including responsibility for travel-and-expense policy adherence and compliance. ### What travel-cost work did Ceilina lead at Plusgrade? Ceilina managed vendor relationships and negotiated corporate hotel rates in key international markets at Plusgrade. Those arrangements reduced variable travel spend, provided more predictable travel pricing and budgeting, and leveraged established partnerships to secure exclusive off-market options that produced business cost savings. ### What travel and expense systems work did Ceilina lead at Plusgrade? Ceilina spearheaded implementation of Uber for Business at Plusgrade, centralizing travel billing to eliminate employee out-of-pocket expenses and streamline expense reconciliation for Finance and Accounting. Following an M&A, Ceilina led post-acquisition harmonization of travel-and-expense policies across two entities, replacing disparate legacy rules with one unified standard policy. ### What experience does Ceilina have with platform migrations and change management? Ceilina has experience implementing and migrating travel-and-expense platforms, including change management and migrations affecting hundreds of users. Ceilina supports adoption through accessible, personalized, multi-channel support and by guiding stakeholders through complex transitions. ### What did Ceilina do at Mphasis? At Mphasis, Ceilina was Executive Assistant to the Head of Canada. Ceilina provided part-time executive support to the Head of Canada, Chief of Staff, and senior leadership team by managing complex calendars and high-priority emails, as well as coordinating key-client meetings and follow-ups to keep executive commitments and business objectives on track. ### What was Ceilina’s role at TD? At TD, Ceilina was Project Coordinator and Executive Assistant to the Associate Vice President of Operations Control in Wealth Management. Ceilina provided executive-level administrative assistance and managed calendars, travel, accommodations, meetings, events, and conferences. ### What project did Ceilina lead at TD? Ceilina coordinated with Facilities on compliance, supervised construction and security upgrades, and oversaw the IT-infrastructure transition to maintain business continuity. ### What did Ceilina do as a Talent Acquisition Coordinator at the Aga Khan Development Network? As Talent Acquisition Coordinator at the Aga Khan Development Network, Ceilina managed recruitment for hundreds of professionals through a global candidate database. Ceilina used Zimbra for email and updated cBiz, the applicant tracking system, while partnering with Recruitment Leads to execute the recruitment process. ### What leadership and global recruitment experience does Ceilina have? Ceilina managed and trained a support team with diverse backgrounds at the Aga Khan Development Network. Ceilina also served as a key contact for recruitment and reporting across 22 countries. ### What did Ceilina do as an Executive Assistant and Client Service Specialist at the Aga Khan Development Network? As Executive Assistant and Client Service Specialist at the Aga Khan Development Network, Ceilina supported the CEO, Programme Lead, and international stakeholders across technology, time-zone, and language differences. Ceilina managed budgets, vacation and PTO tracking, invoices, catering, travel, hotel logistics, and client hosting for international conferences. ### How has Ceilina improved processes and client experience? Ceilina improved client service by identifying opportunities to strengthen service delivery, leading group discussions on process-improvement strategies, and reviewing and revising recruitment procedure manuals to make them more current and effective. ### What experience does Ceilina have with AI and user enablement? Ceilina creates support infrastructure that can include documentation, Slack channels, and multi-channel assistance. Ceilina has also built and trained an AI agent for automated FAQ support, applying a practical approach to reducing repeated questions and improving user enablement. ### Where did Ceilina study? Ceilina holds a Bachelor of Arts \(HBA\) from the University of Toronto. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceilina