Manager - HR
Synechron
Total years of experience :12 years, 1 Months
Perform end-to-end role as a Location (Pune) Head - Human Resource to provide strategic leadership for location including -
Manpower planning, budgeting and talent acquisition -
◦ Resource planning based on project-resource consumption data, business forecast, etc.
◦ Yearly recruitment of 1500 employees through campus and lateral recruiting program; at various colleges and through paper ads, employee referrals, head hunting, posters and banners.
◦ Plan and execute the yearly recruitment budget.
◦ Strategize and ensure execution of high impact programs for attraction, acquisition, motivation, development and retention of the staff.
◦ Talent acquisition for Executive positions in Senior Management.
Training and Development -
◦ Promote learning within the organization
◦ Gestate new training programs for leadership development
◦ Work strategically with PMI REP team for building PM capabilities
◦ Strategic Coaching for Managers, Sr. Managers and Directors
◦ Take the competency to the next level by building better mentors, leaders and coaches
Competency Framework - Designed competency framework and skill matrix for recruitment, to identify training needs and act as input for performance appraisal.
Policies - Accountable for a variety of human resources programs and policies, around several areas of human resources viz. operations, recruitment, compensation, employee benefits and training and development.
Performance Management - Ensure timeliness in performance appraisal process, work within the approved budgets and provide strategic inputs to the business heads to aid decision making. Responsible for introducing peer appraisal, 360⁰ feedback and client feedback
Talent Engagement -
◦ Responsible for devising various engagement strategies from time to time
◦ Promote employee satisfaction through various initiatives
Compensation and Benefits - Benchmarked and implemented reward strategy to include - special skill bonus and various other benefits. Devised the total reward strategy for the organization.
Innovation Evangelist and OD Consultant - Drive innovation and interventions for HR and other departments. Manage ideas through portal. Innovation capability building and OD workshops.
Coaching & Mentoring - Coach, mentor and provide feedback to the steering committee team and Business Managers so as to improve individual and organizational performance.
Spearheaded various recruitment initiatives for Pune center including -
Campus Recruitment & Branding -
◦ Handle all the campus drives end to end.
◦ Led various initiatives like High-Q, transITion, Insignia, etc for branding Cognizant
◦ Conceptualized & delivered “Evolve” - soft skills training workshop at colleges.
Talent Management -
◦ Talent Integration: Induction and joining process of the new recruits
◦ Talent Engagement & Enhancement: Quiz contests, role plays, Hobby Clubs, soft skills & corporate training, etc.
◦ Employee Communication: Tete-a-tete with Alumni, Meet your TM, Power Lunch, Koffee with Manager, etc.
◦ Rewards & Recognition: Designed various reward mechanisms like Feather in the Cap, Wah, CAToM, CAToQ, etc.
Lateral Recruitment -
◦ Recruitment SPOC for 3 major verticals - BFS, Manlog and Communications
◦ Handle niche skill hiring in Manlog and Communications.
◦ Handle Senior and Architect level hiring for BFS.
◦ Vendor Management - Vendor meetings, ensuring niche skill hiring is met through vendor route, Vendor ratings, etc.
◦ Recruitment Branding - Innovative recruiting ways, Ensure right communication reaches the jobseekers, content design for mass mailers, job portals, etc.
Organization Initiatives -
◦ Initiated ‘Adventurizant’- adventure group and led over 100 activities.
◦ Initiated ‘Photography club’ & ‘Ornithology Club’.
◦ Conceptualized and led various initiatives for International Biodiversity Day, World Environment Day, Go Green and the CSR Council - Outreach.
As a lead recruiter for 2 major verticals (BFSI & PES) I was accountable for -
Captive Hiring for Credit Suisse -
◦ In charge for entire captive hiring for the client including IT, KPO and campus.
◦ Initiated campus drives at various premier Technology and B-schools.
◦ In-charge of the entire hiring for KPO for Credit Suisse.
Lateral Hiring -
◦ Involved in planning, development and implementation of recruitment strategies.
◦ Organize and handle various Recruitment Drives.
◦ Conduct HR Interviews and involve in Salary negotiation.
Team Handling and Mentoring -
◦ Led a team of 2 recruiters and 6 sourcing leads as a Lead Recruiter for PES and BFSI.
◦ Responsible for the team performance by grooming, guiding and mentoring.
Recruitment Marketing -
◦ Ensure right communication reaches the job seekers and brand various initiatives through mailers, group announcements, banners, posters, etc.
Vendor Management -
◦ Vendor assessments
◦ Regular meets to help fulfill the niche requirements.
◦ Call vendor meets for discussions and planning of fulfilling critical positions
Significant Achievements:
Recruited 450 candidates in a time span of 1 year with a low drop out ratio of 12%. In the source mix the consultant ratio has been very low (28%)
Have been the only recruiter to have very low (5%) discrepancy cases in Background Verification of candidates
As a recruitment executive I was responsible for -
Lateral Hiring -
◦ Organize and handle various Recruitment Drives.
◦ Conduct HR Interviews and involve in Salary negotiation.
Technologies Handled: Mainframe, Java, .NET, VC++, Testing, Lotus Notes, MQ Series, SQL DBA Profiles Handled: Delivery Managers, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Technical Writers, Team / Technical Leads, etc.
Recruitment MIS -
◦ Create and maintain weekly & monthly recruitment reports indicating the daily performance of the individual as well as the team as a whole and in various analysis related to recruitment.
◦ Create and maintain the campus recruitment reports helpful in trainee recruitment analysis.
Campus Recruitment -
◦ Initiated campus recruitment by liaising with the TPOs
◦ Coordinated campus drives in various parts of India
Recruitment from Training Institutes -
◦ Entirely responsible for recruitment of trainees from various training institutes like NIIT, Maples, SEED Infotech, Digisol, etc.
As a human resource executive I was in charge of -
New Clients and client communication
Sourcing for various IT and BPO skills as per the client requirement
Conducting initial interviews and skill assessment of the candidates.
Planning and managing the recruitment campaigns for various clients.
Handling onboarding, payroll, compensation & benefits for staffed employees
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