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Boubacar Cisse

Go-getter · DISC type d
Managing Director⎮Partner at WAGADU Consulting
📍 Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Boubacar Cisse is the Managing Director and Partner at WAGADU Consulting, a talent acquisition executive with over 14 years of experience. He specializes in executive hiring, workforce strategy, and building culture-forward solutions for scaling organizations. He holds a Masters degree from Western Michigan University and is described by colleagues as professional and proactive.

He is passionate about connecting people with purpose and believes that talent is universal, only needing belief and opportunity to flourish. This philosophy is inspired by his observations of youth in Africa, reflecting a deep appreciation for human potential and growth. He is interested in companies like TD and adidas.

Unique fact: He draws a powerful analogy between young football players in Africa chasing their dreams and a job candidates journey, emphasizing vision and self-belief.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Managing Director⎮Partner
Job Level
Middle
Location
Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Personality Overview

How Boubacar shows up

Fast-Paced
Vision Oriented
Challenger

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They respond well to confident salespeople. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Priorities

Topics Boubacar cares about

Human-Centric Hiring
Advocates for blending AI-driven tools with deep human insight to create comprehensive talent solutions that value the individual beyond algorithms.
Candidate Experience
Strongly believes that value is built through a positive candidate experience, noting that poor communication leaves candidates frustrated and disengaged.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Managing Director⎮Partner
WAGADU Consulting
1-2021 - 12-2024
Head, Talent and Engagement⎮North America
Valiantys - Atlassian Platinum Solution Partner
5-2019 - 1-2021
Senior Manager, Talent and Engagement⎮North America
Valiantys - Atlassian Platinum Solution Partner
1-2019 - 5-2019
Manager, Talent Acquisition⎮North America
Valiantys - Atlassian Platinum Solution Partner
Talent Acquisition Manager
IBM
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Master's degree
Western Michigan University
Bachelor's degree
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD)
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

d

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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