I am Surangi Ruwani Perera, an HR, administration, and operations professional with over three years of experience. I thrive on taking on new challenges, managing remote and hybrid work, and delivering high productivity through strong time management and structured workflows. Having collaborated with multicultural teams across multiple countries, I bring strong communication skills and the ability to support inclusive, well-organised, and fast-paced operations. My expertise includes recruitment coordination, HR documentation, onboarding, employee record management, and cross-team coordination, and I am comfortable with tools such as Canva, Excel, WordPress, cloud-based platforms, and AI-assisted meeting tools. Right now I am looking for freelance work that I can do during my free time. Available to give 2-4 hours a day.…

Surangi Ruwani Perera

I am Surangi Ruwani Perera, an HR, administration, and operations professional with over three years of experience. I thrive on taking on new challenges, managing remote and hybrid work, and delivering high productivity through strong time management and structured workflows. Having collaborated with multicultural teams across multiple countries, I bring strong communication skills and the ability to support inclusive, well-organised, and fast-paced operations. My expertise includes recruitment coordination, HR documentation, onboarding, employee record management, and cross-team coordination, and I am comfortable with tools such as Canva, Excel, WordPress, cloud-based platforms, and AI-assisted meeting tools. Right now I am looking for freelance work that I can do during my free time. Available to give 2-4 hours a day.…

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I am Surangi Ruwani Perera, an HR, administration, and operations professional with over three years of experience. I thrive on taking on new challenges, managing remote and hybrid work, and delivering high productivity through strong time management and structured workflows.

Having collaborated with multicultural teams across multiple countries, I bring strong communication skills and the ability to support inclusive, well-organised, and fast-paced operations. My expertise includes recruitment coordination, HR documentation, onboarding, employee record management, and cross-team coordination, and I am comfortable with tools such as Canva, Excel, WordPress, cloud-based platforms, and AI-assisted meeting tools.

Right now I am looking for freelance work that I can do during my free time. Available to give 2-4 hours a day.

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Skills

Experience Level

Canva
Expert
Copywriting
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Intermediate
WordPress
Intermediate
CRM
Beginner
Data Visualization
Beginner

Language

English
Fluent
Sinhala, Sinhalese
Fluent

Work Experience

Head of Business Development at Bollywood Boutique (Pvt) Ltd
June 1, 2025 - Present
Leading the launch of a new ethnic fashion brand: designing collections, sourcing fabrics locally and from international suppliers (China, Indonesia, India), liaising with suppliers and factories, merchandising, reporting, inventory management, recruitment and training, and aligning content with brand values in collaboration with the marketing team.
Operations Assistant at STAXO Group
September 1, 2024 - June 1, 2025
Assisting with multiple projects across IT services, web design, and cleaning services; WordPress work; maintaining client profiles on CRM; meeting minutes via Read AI; research and documentation; maintaining Excel spreadsheets and project reports; emailing and coordinating via Teams, including scheduling meetings.
Director, Co-Founder at XFLAIR Clothing (Pvt) Ltd
June 1, 2024 - Present
Co-founded a women’s clothing brand; responsible for design and production, with 100% design and manufacturing in Sri Lanka; collaborated on brand development and content.
Content Writer at EquityMatch
September 1, 2021 - February 1, 2022
Headed a team of 10 creating and maintaining investor and founder profiles; aided in logistics and training; conducted interviews for the investor relations team; HR tasks for Sri Lanka-based staff (resume screening, document handling, personnel data handling); managed salary invoices and bookkeeping for the CEO; reported directly to the CEO.
Investor Relations Manager at EquityMatch
February 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023
Led the investor relations team; supervised 10 members; conducted interviews; managed HR-related work for the Sri Lanka team; handling salary invoices and bookkeeping; reported to the CEO.
Founder/Director at Island Nation Clothing (Pvt) Ltd
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2022
Owned and operated a clothing brand with a shop in OGF; built and managed the business; closed in 2022 due to economic/political crisis without taking on loans.
Customer Service Assistant / Supervisor at Woolworths (Pvt) Ltd
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2015
Customer service role at Box Hill, Melbourne; progressed to supervisor, gaining experience in retail operations.
Human Resource Executive at Nadastra (Pvt) Ltd
January 1, 2008 - June 1, 2009
Helped build an HR function in a startup tech company; involved in hiring, training, coaching, filing, policy creation, recruitment processes, and data handling.
Customer Service Executive at HSBC Global Data Processing centre
September 1, 2005 - January 31, 2008
Reconciled customer accounts for UK clients; later supported a customer profile maintenance function linked to HSBC Singapore and Hong Kong.

Education

Certificate in Human Resource Management at Institute of Personnel Management (IPM) – Sri Lanka (Now HRMI)
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2006
PQHRM – Professional Qualification in Human Resource Management at Institute of Personnel Management (IPM) – Sri Lanka (Now HRMI)
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2009

Qualifications

Certificate in Human Resource Management
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2006
PQHRM – Professional Qualification in Human Resource Management
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2009

Industry Experience

Retail, Consumer Goods, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Other
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