Jeevitha Pravin Kumar

• Formulation of HR & recruitment strategy aligned to business
• Ensuring the organization structure is aligned and suitably staffed
• Designing and implementation of new and existing recruiting policies and systems aimed at attracting, motivating and retaining talent
• Facilitate the development of appropriate organization structures with clearly defined roles and responsibilities and manpower requirements
• Tracks staff movement, attrition and vacancies and ensures vacancies are filled within stipulated time using the most effective and cost efficient method and sources
• Initiates and participates in the selection process to select the most suitable
internal/external candidates for senior leadership positions (DGM and above)
• Handle recruitment requirements for clients across sectors for middle/senior management positions across sectors for ME

• Developed and implemented corporate Human Resource strategy and programs.
• Responsible for HR, IR and administration for the entire organization including:
o Formulation of HR & IR strategy aligned to business
o Designing and implementation of new and/or existing HR policies and systems aimed at attracting, motivating and retaining talent
o Controlling HR costs to derive maximum benefit
• Monitor& track productivity levels across the organization(headoffice, factory, retail outlets)
• Partnered with business heads to facilitate high productivity achievement and Set standards through benchmarking/best practices
• Determined the appropriate compensation philosophy and structure for the company using market trends and data, implemented reward and recognition programmes including decisions on bonuses and increments
• Directed and monitored the conduct of performance appraisal as per set schedules, gave technical guidance to appraisers, oversaw proper documentation and timely decision making of related issues
• Provided leadership and coordination of company Human Resource functions.

Established and managed the complete HR cycle and activities for the company besides catering to their clientele on regular recruitment requirements and managing the complete CMS for the online portal. Scaled up from a recruitment & HR coordinator to an Assistant manager managing one company and finally to a HR manager assisting HR for three companies with an employee strength of over 140 employees across six ME countries

Responsibilities:
In house
 Established & managed complete HR system & policies(in accordance to Labor Laws)for all employees (From Joining formalities to exit interviews) with special emphasis on performance appraisals based on MBO adhering to SMART objectives
 Held a strategic role and was involved in decision making by the management for all aspects including budgeting, marketing, services, expansions etc
 Established a competency based management system for interviews, training & appraisals
 Was responsible for rebranding the company’s image and services to capture market and worked on constant updating of services and packages
 Encouraged and implemented training sessions which included personality development, technical requirements, marketing concepts etc ensuring continuous process improvement, employee growth and successful retention
 Individually responsible and lead a team of HR coordinators and IT developers .Had successfully handled the sales team as an acting sales manager for a period of 4 months
 Planned, proposed & partly implemented a centralized HR system for three companies with employees based out of 6 locations in the Middle East, as requested by management
 Responsible for recruitments from junior to senior level(CXO, Director) for Wazeefa1 and the sister concern companies

Clients
 Handle end to end recruitments and client support with a team of IT and recruiters for positions in ME (Kuwait, UAE- Dubai, AbuDhabi, KSA), Asia, US & UK (Both Junior & Senior level)
 Responsible for fixing the contracts & costs for all traditional recruitment requirements
and responsible for International mandates from acquiring the contract to filling the positions
 Handle positions across industries like Medical, Manufacturing, Retail, IT, Education etc and successfully closed positions for some of the major companies in Kuwait which includes extensive headhunting and corporate networking for senior management positions
 Managed executive recruitments by doing extensive networking with professionals in and out of Kuwait
 Established a unique recruitment model for market capturing and client satisfaction(especially for senior roles and niche segments)

Involved in recruitments of senior level management (CXO- CEO, COO etc, Director, Functional heads) of prominent companies in the IT/ITES (IT multinationals, LPO, KPO etc) space which included a detailed study of various industries like IT, Engineering, Aviation, Medical, Law etc. Gained Experience in headhunting, due diligence and market mapping besides generating business leads and corporate networking in the International market.


Responsibilities:

 Collect Job specifications from clients, analyze and create a JD (Job description) which is based on competency mapping and the client requirements.
 Prepare a Search Plan (SP) that includes the target companies (competitor companies and companies in the same business and industry tier) and the person who will be a fit for the position (obtained by extensive headhunting and corporate networking).
 Screen and shortlist the candidates based on the JD via a preliminary interview.
 Conduct in-depth interview (1 or 2 rounds which involved competency based interview and MBTI analysis) to finalize on the final candidates to be presented to the clients.
 Coordinate between the clients (the decision makers in the top management of the company) and candidate for final interview and selection process.
 Direct contact for the client as well as candidate from the JD stage.
 Review and issue client and candidate contracts.
 Was also involved in market research to 1)Identify new business prospects and coordinate with the BD team to convert them into clients 2) Map the top management of companies and develop beneficial corporate relationship (convert them into candidates or clients in due course).