Bipin Sarode

Employee Services caters to 18000 employees across 8 countries through their Employee Lifecycle. Currently responsible for leading the Workforce Management vertical.
• Lead and guide the HR Analyst team to drive efficiencies in payroll, HR Master Data management and organizational structuring
• Champion HR Processes to enhance employee experiences and minimize Audit gaps encompassing the entire HTR process.
• Design develop and implement employee friendly human resource policies to make Alfuttaim as Employer of Choice.
• Guide and coach the managers on HR related topics to improve the manager - employee connect
• Drive and institutionalize new age technology which includes Modules like SuccessFactors - Employee Central & Recruiting, and SAP-HCM
• Lead projects for process improvement, outsourcing and compliance.
• Accurate payroll processing and compliance for Alfuttaim group across Middle East & North Africa
• Collaborate with different HR Stakeholders including TA Partners, HR Business Partners, Total Rewards, Legal to enhance employee service and engagement
• Champion employee socializing to optimize new joiners productivity
• Design and implement employee benefit strategy to ensure employee wellbeing

• Payroll Support - Maintain data pertaining to leaves, incentives, overtime, claims and deductions in compliance with TR policy within SLA to ensure efficient payroll processing.
• Manage organization and position structure to ensure accurate hierarchy and related workflows. Ensure positions are within the agreed manpower cost.
• Responsible for Group Medical Insurance renewal, additions & deletion in accordance with employee benefit entitlement & government regulations.

- Provide operational support for exit management processes including: employee separation queries, End of Service Benefit Calculation; Government formalities.
- Advice on policy and labor law etc. in collaboration with LM’s, HRBPs and different stakeholders across UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait.

• Recruitment and selection.
• Assimilate, record and maintain HR personnel files and records pertaining to - employee contact details; leave applications; employee correspondence; training records.
• Provide advice and assistance to supervisors and line managers on Human Resource related issues, including HR policies, disciplinary actions, performance evaluation, etc.
• Communicate HR polices, rewards recognition and promotions, upcoming events to the employees and the management.
• Liaising with the PRO / GRO to - ensure that company as well as employee legal documents are current; various visa formalities; airport / airline related work.
• Making travel arrangements for corporate, vacation and other company travel purposes. Travel arrangements include tickets, hotel stays in the case of business travel; travel visas and informing joint ventures of travel plans when required.
• Assisting in the orientation of new hires, including but not limited to - completion of bank application forms; uniform measurements if required; medical procedures for employment purposes; facilities tour.
• Keeping current with labor, immigration, HR and other government / employee relations happenings in order to ensure that the company’s HR practices are in keeping with the legal requirements of the country.
• Supervising Housekeeping activities.

• Conducting telephonic interviews and short listing suitable candidates for available openings from job portals, references and HR database.
• Conduct Walkins, Off Campus, Campus and Other events related to recruitment.
• Pre employment verification of the shortlisted candidates, taking feedback from line managers and updating the report on HRIS.
• Employment, Education and Criminal verification of prospective recruits of client organizations.
• Company research, that involved authenticating the legal existence of the company, involvement of the company in fraudulent companies and identifying the companies issuing fake employment certificates.
• Client servicing. Making sure the employment reports reach the client on time, and handling queries with regards to suspicious employers.
• Worked on short term projects viz. Email Review, Fake employment scam in a well known IT Company, etc

• Understanding the requirement of the client and accordingly searching for suitable candidates on job portals.
• Conducting preliminary screening, short listing the candidates and arranging further interviews at client location.
• Maintaining and managing client and candidate database.