HR Manager

• Apr 2022 - Present

HR & Administration Manager

• Jun 2021 - Mar 2022

Designs, establishes, and maintains an organizational structure and accurate staffing plan to ensure all departments effectively accomplish company goals and objectives. Partnering with Operational team to analyze operations to evaluate the performance of the company and its staff in meeting objectives, and to determine areas of potential cost reduction, program improvement, or policy changes. Responsible for developing and implementing a Human Resources Strategic Plan. Assists the CEO in charting a course for change management, process improvements, leadership development, and greater organizational effectiveness. Developed and established a compensation program that allows for internal equity and external market competitiveness & manages the benefits program of the Company in a cost-effective manner. Oversees new employee orientation, mandatory training, and development programs from the point of hire through progressive professional growth. Responsible for the recruitment and selection of employees across the group. Overseeing the Hiring of Department Heads & Managers in consultation with CEO. Manages the day-to-day operations of the Department of Human Resources. Suggest employee recognition programs, engagement activities, to maintain and improve positive employee relations Show less

HR, Training & Admin Manager

• Dec 2019 - Jun 2021

Designed and implemented a performance management system linked to Goal Statements, KPI’s & metrics, ensuring a robust mechanism to measure and manage employees’ performance. Monitor implementation of performance appraisal system and incentive scheme and provide orientation / assistance to Line Manager. Business Partnering & Advising management and other department heads on HR and employee relation matters. Advise on organizational structure and manpower budgeting. Supervise the development and revision of HR policies and procedures, while ensuring they cover company needs and are cascaded down throughout the organization. Developing and maintain grading and salary structure, career path and succession plan. Monitor employment market trends, market salary and benefit rates and competitor packages in order to adapt company salary brands and company practices and procedures. Supervise and advise on organizational structure and manpower budgeting. Successfully completed the recruitment of challenging management positions and hired almost 10 management positions and mobilized a new freshers team as part of a new project & department initiative. Generated more than 100% ROI on recruitment websites like Bayt through effective usage of job posting packages. Identifying training needs and developing organizational learning needs with each department through performance appraisals feedback, regular job analysis and consultation with department heads. Monitoring the progress of trainees in a program through continuous feedback and discussion with trainees and managers. Ensuring follow up sessions to reinforce the learning needs. Conducting Induction and orientation programs for new joiners. Build team spirit and provide motivation and guidance to the HR team. Manage and supervise all company licenses and employee residencies on time for renewal as per Admin department schedule Show less

HR Manager

• Feb 2018 - Dec 2019

Develop, implement and monitor HR Policies, systems, strategies and initiatives aligned with the overall business strategy across the organization. Ensure accurate Work force planning and lead the recruitment activities. Handled the recruitment and mobilization including completing licenses of 6 stores and successfully hired almost 180 employees from the local market. Conduct new employee induction and orientation for new joiners. Analyze wage and salary reports and data within the industry to design and implement a competitive salary grading system and compensation benefits program. Working with Line Managers, lead the development of a forward-looking set of principles and guidelines that form the basis for individual performance management. Designed a robust, consistent, end-to-end performance management process. Identify opportunities to improve and align the current practices to drive the desired business and employee outcomes Develop and monitor enterprise standards for performance management that shape and define a consistent employee and manager experience and outline the minimum requirements of managers and individuals. Understand, assess and monitor the performance management system in order to maintain the current system and continuously work to identify means of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of processes, tools and practices. Act as HR Business Partner, attend disciplinary hearings, investigations and advise Line Managers and Management on policies, procedures, and appropriate resolution of employee relations issues. Prepare HR Dashboards and employee related reports to support decision-making. Oversee the responsibilities of the PRO’s in completing all government formalities ensuring employees and the company, remain legalized at all times. Ensure legal compliance in line with local labour laws and ministerial regulations. Process Monthly payroll, leave settlements and final settlements. Show less

Deputy Manager HR

• Jul 2010 - Jan 2018

 Spearheading the complete recruitment activity through extensive recruiting drives locally and overseas for Technical; Support and Management positions.  Manage the recruitment teams and HR teams at regional locations (India, KSA and UAE).  Maintain & upgrade the organizational effectiveness by ensuring the implementation of the HR Strategy through successful selection, motivation, development and retention of high caliber talents.  Ensure that the Performance Management System is being consistently implemented throughout the organization and that the balance of the reward to performance ratio positively influences individual and department performance.  Ensure critical positions for the company are identified and that the C&B Structure allows retaining & acquiring these critical positions.  Review & Develop the scope and architecture of C&B Structure to ensure its value is optimized.  Design, plan, draft and implement a succession plan and career path.  Played a key role in the implementation and maintenance of Oracle Human Capital Management modules and BI Dashboards  Develop the HR Strategic Plan to Envisage & Execute the role of Human Resources in improving the Business Performance & Organizational Capacity.  Work together with Top Management in order to ensure the optimum development and execution of the Business Plan.  Develop and ensure the implementation of Policies & Procedures that encourage and facilitate talent development internally versus acquiring talent externally in a structure & measurable manner, thus ensuring implementation of Policies & Procedures that ensure business continuity in a structured and measurable manner.  Ensure a proactive approach to improving Employee Satisfaction & Loyalty through consistent execution, and review of current HR Policies & Procedures.  Develop a people-oriented culture in the organization and ensure that employees exhibit this belief.  Excellent knowledge of Kuwait Labour Law. Show less

HR Generalist

• 2008 - 2010

 Training participants on effective use of the Performance Management system to track objectives versus achievements. The participant list includes Vice presidents, Directors, Senior Managers, Manager, Professionals and other support staff.  Ensure completion of performance review on time.  Suggesting improvements in the entire Performance Management cycle.  Ensure that the People wise Talent Live Profile is the base for assessing talent, creating development plans and succession plans for the organization.  Submitting Compensation and benefits proposals to E&P department as per their requirements for various projects awarded across Europe, Middle-east and Africa.  Identify, Develop, update and maintain the entire policy and procedures as per existing practices prevailing in the company.  Designed Process flowcharts for all major procedures.  Act as business advisory to support the employees and management with professional.  Recruiting for various projects won by Agility DGS.  Preparing Job Descriptions and specifications after consultation with concerned Department Heads.  Procuring valid background and reference checks for selected candidates. Show less

HR Superintendent

• 2004 - 2008

 Recruitment as per Manpower plan and coordination with Line Managers to follow up on the recruitment and selection of right candidates.  Liaison with Recruitment agents for overseas recruitment.  Preparing Job Descriptions.  Preparing Job profiles for placing ads in newspapers and in job sites.  Conducting orientation and induction for new employees.  Conducting the Performance Appraisal for all co-workers.  Assisting the HR Manager on Salary revisions  Succession planning  Worked with HR Manager on designing new Reward Management System  Prepared HR Store Operating Policies and Procedures, Employee Handbook etc.  Conducting Exit interview  Conducted Employee Survey  Responsible for all HRIS reports like monthly headcount & recruitment reports, manpower turnover, nationality mix etc.  Payroll and Leave salary administration Show less