Anto Rosario Thomas

Strategic HR Leadership: Aligned HR strategy, workforce planning, and organizational development initiatives with business objectives to
drive organizational effectiveness and growth, Utilized HR metrics, workforce analytics.
Talent Acquisition and Talent Management: Led end-to-end talent acquisition, workforce planning, employer branding, succession planning, retention programs
Performance Management KRAs & KPIs Framework
Training and Development: leadership development,
Compensation and Benefits: Supported compensation, benefits, total rewards strategies to improve talent attraction, retention,
employee satisfaction.
HR Policies, Compliance and Change Management

Regional Workforce & Project HR Leadership: Oversees end-to-end HR operations for the Kochi region, supporting approximately 4, 800
employees, while playing a key role in opening 5 new projects and actively supporting 3 upcoming project launches, ensuring workforce
readiness, compliance, and seamless HR integration.
Structured Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning (Darwinbox & SAP): Leads requisition approvals, sourcing, interview workflows, offer
releases, onboarding, and confirmation tracking through Darwinbox with SAP integration, enabling timely manpower deployment for both
existing operations and new project rollouts.
New Project Hiring & Deployment: Drives large-scale manpower planning and hiring for greenfield and expansion projects,
coordinating training, talent pooling, and structured deployment to ensure operational readiness during project go-lives.
Performance Management, KRAs & KPIs Framework: Defined KRAs and KPIs across functions and levels, implementing structured
performance evaluation systems and frameworks aligned with business objectives, productivity benchmarks, and leadership expectations.
Payroll, Costing & Statutory Governance: Oversees payroll inputs, salary costing, grievance handling, and statutory compliance, ensuring
accuracy, cost control, and regulatory adherence across large-scale operations.
Team & Administrative Leadership: Leads a 12-member HR team and manages end-to-end administrative operations—including
transportation, food services, and staff hostels—supported by a 65-member administrative workforce, ensuring smooth employee experience
and operational continuity.

Comprehensive HR Operations: Managed complete HR functions for 600-700 employees including recruitment, payroll, grievance
handling, training, and performance management with a 2-member team.
Career Progression & Leadership Growth: Joined as Assistant Manager and progressed to HR Manager, demonstrating sustained
performance and leadership capability.
Multi-Project Expansion Support: Contributed to the successful opening of 8 major projects during tenure through structured workforce
planning and execution.
Performance Management Framework: Directed annual appraisal cycles, defined KRAs and KPIs, and implemented structured evaluation
systems.
Retention & Succession Planning: Developed talent retention strategies and succession frameworks to ensure operational continuity and
leadership stability.

• Consolidang the Training Calendar to ensure eficient scheduling and implementaon of training programs.
• Preparing Reports and Monthly MIS (Management Informaon System) for efecve monitoring of HR acvies.
• Managing Employee Aendance, Leaves of Absence, and Workers Compensaon records.
• Maintaining Records Management Systems and performing basic bookkeeping tasks.
• Handling File Management, Organizaonal Documents, Records, and Reports.
• Generang Invoices, Reports, Leers, and other essenal documents.
• Coordinang Monthly Promoonal Meengs to align markeng strategies.
• Following up with Training Managers and Coordinators to ensure training sessions smooth execuon.
• Idenfying and Contacng Vendors, collecng quotaons, and managing procurement processes.
• Assisng in Travel Arrangements for Execuves to facilitate smooth business operaons.
• Ensuring Timely Receipt and Dispatch of all essenal documents and materials.
• Coordinang with Support Staf such as Housekeeping, Electrician, and Project Teams.
• Assisng in Content Development by collecng materials, test papers, and formang presentaons.

• Facilitang the recruitment process by shortlisng candidates, coordinang interviews, conducng orientaons, and overseeing staf training.
• Ensuring compliance with state and federal laws by managing staf performance evaluaons, disciplinary acons, mediaon of disputes, and grievance procedures.
• Playing a pivotal role in seng and accomplishing strategic and organizaonal objecves.
• Maintaining accurate employee records, including addresses and personal details, while also handling employee and labor relaons, leaves of absence, workers compensaon, and workplace safety and security.
• Safeguarding and managing confidenal HR documents and files.
• Eficiently managing ofice schedules, including meengs, rescheduling, minute-taking, and disseminaon of relevant informaon.
• Handling ofice inventory, documenng usage, replenishing supplies, and overseeing equipment maintenance.
• Processing all paperwork related to new hires, benefits, leaves, and terminaons, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and acng as the primary contact for management inquiries.
• Interacng with clients, vendors, and visitors professionally.
• Orienng new staf on administrave procedures and facilitang travel arrangements when necessary.
• Supervising the processing of documentaon for internaonal staf arrivals and departures, ensuring eficiency and accuracy.
• Monitoring and maintaining personnel records, correspondence, and leave records.

• Facilitated the smooth operaon of execuve schedules, opmizing me management and priorizing appointments for maximum eficiency.
• Proficiently prepared various documents such as invoices, reports, memos, and leers, ulizing word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentaon soware.
• Arranged appointment schedules for HR Oficers, ensuring mely coordinaon of meengs and interviews.
• Demonstrated strong analycal skills by reading and analyzing incoming memos, submissions, and reports to determine their significance and plan their distribuon accordingly.
• Provided mely responses to roune inquiries, efecvely handling correspondence.
• Managed general ofice dues including supply ordering, records management, and basic bookkeeping tasks.
• Organized meengs by preparing agendas and making necessary arrangements for commiee, board, and other organizaonal gatherings.
• Coordinated travel arrangements for execuves, ensuring seamless logiscs for business trips.