Nazneen Nasseri, HRBP Saudi Arabia,  Compensation and Mobility Manager-ME, Egypt and Iran

Nazneen Nasseri

HRBP Saudi Arabia, Compensation and Mobility Manager-ME, Egypt and Iran

BASF FZE

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Human Resources
Experience
21 years, 10 months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 10 months

HRBP Saudi Arabia, Compensation and Mobility Manager-ME, Egypt and Iran at BASF FZE
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2019 to August 2022
HR-Global Mobility Specialist, MEAIP at National Oilwell Varco
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2016 to January 2018

Contributed to business strategy and support necessary transformation and organizational changes of the Brands through the contribution and rolling out of the HR regional strategic plan,
Provided advice and coaching to managers and employees on HR related matters. Process improvement system, policy development and documentation. employee services and counselling. Employee relations. International Expat assignment.
Drove operational excellence and continuous improvement.
Proactively contributed to an impactful HR function across the region recommending new approaches, policies and procedures, promoting HR best practices within the HR team and developing strong collaboration with the other local HR Business partners.

Global Mobility Advisor at Halliburton
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2013 to March 2016

Deliver HR support for the organization’s remote working employee population on International assignment. Responsible for global mobility assignments in Asia Pacific, Iraq, ME and Euroasia region. Ensured excellent service delivery and customer satisfaction was delivered. Guiding and advising International assignee’s on assignment package, policy and procedures. Accountable for ensuring the completion of onboarding, pre-assignment and deployment activities for international assignees. Serve as a single point of contact for employees for their entire employee life cycle, including relocation, experience, ongoing immigration requirements and repatriation and contact between third party suppliers/vendor.

Working closely with HR, Business managers, finance, payroll, immigration and relocation Team, to ensure smooth relocation and repatriation for International assignee and their families. Responsible for supporting escalated issues of mobilized employees throughout the life cycle of the assignment. Assist the business in identifying candidate readiness against assignment objectives and operational needs. Delegate responsibilities as needed to global mobility specialists and assist in continuous improvement of Employee Service Center (ESC). Provided basic tax and immigration assistance and coordinated as needed. Flagged potential issues to manage risk for the organization and making strategic recommendations to business. Worked on various projects as assigned.

HR Generalist Manager at tesco canada international
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2010 to June 2011

Provided practical, consistent, and proactive support, direction and advice to division managers on HR procedure, policy, best practices & employment, benefits to facilitate in achieving the objectives and targets of an organization. Performed human resources management works relating to hiring, recruitment, training, compensation, promotion, termination, career development, and retirement. Administered benefits, end of service calculations, etc. Also developed, personnel policies, as required.

Global Mobility Rotator Services, HR (temporary) at baker hughes incorporated (bhi)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2010 to August 2010

Actively participated in all aspects of global mobility and contributed ideas and suggested on process improvement, contributed to team strategy development and planning.

Maintained positive relationships with HR constituents and customers. Collaborated with members of the Global Mobility team to ensure completeness of overall service delivery.

Responsible for the management and administration of international assignments and transfers, for the African region. Worked closely with parallel teams in Africa, to provide a cohesive and consistent service delivery around the region, to develop and implement comprehensive assignment policies and processes, coordinated payrolls, tax returns and ensured legal compliance for rotators globally.

Independently assessed high-level business requirements in the context of overall Global Mobility, to develop recommended approaches, and to drive delivery of approved solutions. Monitored key dates to ensure timely filing and continuous employment authorization are in place. Supported implementation, communication, and administration of immigration policies.

HR Manager, Services - ME, Caspian & N. Africa at national oilwell varco (nov)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2006 to September 2007

Provided comprehensive HR support to Management and staff of National Oilwell Varco (NOV), for Middle East, North Africa and Caspian region. Acted as in-house consultant for various business units at various locations within the region for Brandt, Elmar, MdTotco & Tuboscope.
Delivered HR processes, coordinated and ensured delivery of Global Mobility services, provided assistance and advice to managers and employees on a range of HR issues, including recruitment, performance management, employee development and remuneration, lead and coordinated the annual performance and salary review processes.
Prepared and reviewed cost of assignment projections, ensured cost estimates, hypothetical tax calculations, and cost of assignment projections are properly updated to account for changes to compensation or allowance adjustments;
bRecommended and implemented strategies for controlling cost while on company sponsored trips for business, training or recruitment. i.e., by liaising with vendors/agents to secure most efficient return to company and provide best level of services to employees for health insurance, air travel, staffing & placement.
Reviewed, updated and assimilated changes in HR benefits and policies to integrate competitive and best practices.
Responsible for implementing and administering salaries & benefits in line with the company policies. Monitored and managed the payroll systems and benefits within the region. Conducted survey to ensure the compensation and benefits are competitive and in line with the market.
Involved in system change to Human Capital System (HCM) & the next generation program whereby, hiring fresh graduates through career fairs. Managed company relocation programs for corporate office and employees, designed policies tailored to meet local needs, audited and tracked reimbursable expenses; Facilitated a monthly round table discussion to identify and resolve operational problems;

Human Resources Office at American university of sharjah (AUS)
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • February 2005 to April 2006

 Major responsibilities include handling payroll, training and development of staff, employee relations, compensation and benefits, preparing final settlement, administer Flexible (Cafeteria) benefit plan, HRIS system - Banner, US taxes and COBRA.
 Coordinated mobilization processes (e.g. immigration, relocation, settling in services, payroll management, annual tax filing cycle compliance, ongoing benefit management).
 Analyze statistical data and reports and conducted surveys to identify and determine causes of personnel problems and develop recommendations for improvement of organization's personnel policies and practices. Maintained records and compile statistical reports concerning personnel-related data such as hires, transfers, performance appraisals, and absenteeism rates.
 Reviewed personnel profiles to determine employment status, proper wage rates, charging instructions and types of transaction in preparation of monthly payroll. Setup new recruits on the system for payroll processing, identify and correct processing errors and forwarded payroll data for processing.
 Provide a professional internal consultancy to staff and line managers on a wide range of issues, including policies and procedures, job evaluation, employee relations, recruitment, benefits, etc. Served as a source of information to faculty and staff on established payroll policies and procedures.
 Designed training plan for staff, developed training catalog, reviewed and revised training for all levels of employees, carried out training needs analysis.
 Designed an orientation program for new employees, non-faculty hand book and HR operational manual.
 Responsible for overseeing and coordinating the operational and administrational support activities of the department in accordance with AUS human resources policies and procedures, preparing final settlement, conducting exit interviews, disciplinary and grievances.

Assistant, Human Resources at Margham Dubai Est., Dubai - U.A.E.
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2000 to January 2005

Managed recruitment, employment, training, induction, employee relations, compensation benefits, safety & health and employee services;
Monitored and controlled administrative issues pertaining to the employment process (including visas, medical testing, preparing employee contracts, etc.).; Administered administrative issues pertaining to Comp & Bens (including payroll, leaves, airfares, staff accommodation, E.O.S.B., medicals, etc.); Played a major role in the system change to Orion systems; Provide counselling service, career development advice and answers to policy queries directly to employees; Provided HR statistics as and when required; Managing the Personnel Administration Section and reporting to the HR Manager; Sourced training programs as needed to deliver employees capabilities thereby providing training programs for the best practice; Responsible for collation and daily administration of documents records within departments and dealt with queries, requests and complaints thereby solving issues; Uniformed administration of personnel policies, esp. on interpretation on policy. Advising personnel procedures and services as aid to employees; Support the H R Manager in all aspects, including Hay study, preparing job descriptions, merit budget, performance appraisal, integrating changes to Personnel policy manual. Provided and co-ordinated the delivery of comprehensive HR support to the management and staff personnel particularly in the area of Compensation and Benefits; Carried-out surveys on compensation and benefit, COLA, etc. as and when required.

Recruitment Co-ordinator at DUBAL
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 1998 to December 1999

Co-ordinated all phases of employment (contacted candidates, scheduled plant visits and interviews, developed and presented job offers, maintained an applicant tracking system), selected and referred candidates. Co-ordinated salary administration for fresh graduate & temporary recruiting. Assisted in conducting the professional recruiting program for local operations, responsibilities included salary administration, collection and pre-screening of resumes against given specifications, conducting pre-screen and employment interviews, recommending candidates for hire and preparation of responses to employment inquiries. Provided overall assistance to executive staff and coordinated with the various departments on recruitment needs.

Office Administrator - Purchasing at Dubai Natural Gas Co. - DUGAS
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 1997 to March 1998

Worked and liaised effectively with corporate clients and senior management. Dealth with inquiries, purchase orders, obtaining quotation from vendors and prepared & supplementary bid tabulations. Collected outstation local & foreign currency cheques, by determining course of action for recovery purposes. Independently handled day-to-day correspondences. Obtained thorough knowledge of trading on national and international levels, including experience in management of foreign trade activities

Exhibition Co-ordinator at Al Fajr Information & Services
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 1996 to February 1997

Coordinated & negotiated with advertising agencies and press. Maintained follow up on projects, technical division, insurance, press. Ensured high level of customer service by promptly attending to their queries. Increased focus on developing business relationship and customer service. Developed a very high work ethic and enjoyed working with different nationalities and the aspect of problem solving.

Office Manager at Delmon Institute
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 1993 to November 1995

Managed the daily affairs of the company and was exposed in providing complete administration support to the management in overall business development activities. Possessed excellent interpersonal and communication skills, implemented my abilities and theoretical knowledge into practice. Trained students at various levels of English language course plus on the usage of computer systems, applications.

Education

Master's degree, Human Resources
  • at The International University of Misso
  • January 2003

Specialties & Skills

Training and Development
Compensation and Benefits
Leadership
Policy and Procedures
Performance Management
MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) certificate from Microsoft.
HTML and Java script
MS Word, Excel, Power point, Access, Google Adwords, Human Resources, Global Mobility, SAP, HCM
global hr
Leadership
performance management
operational hr
teamwork
oracle hr
hr transformation
payroll

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Hindi
Native Speaker

Memberships

Dubai Human Resources Forum
  • Member
  • July 2002

Training and Certifications

Global Mobility Specialist (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2014
Valid Until:
December 2017
Job Analysis & Evaluation Methodology (Training)
Training Institute:
Hay Management
Date Attended:
January 2002
Quantitative Analysis (Training)
Training Institute:
Quantitative Analysis
Date Attended:
January 2001
Total Remuneration Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Total Remuneration Management
Date Attended:
January 2002

Hobbies

  • Baking