Christian Youwakim

•Update job requirements and descriptions for all positions.
•Oversee recruitment, and interviews, and advise managers on candidate selection.
•Analyze exit interviews and recommend improvements.
•Maintain and revise HR policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with company guidelines.
•Handle HR operations: leave requests, terminations, promotions, designations, warning letters and correspondence, and performance appraisals.
•Manage onboarding documents, system access, and regulatory compliance for new hires.
•Lead the recruitment process, including conducting interviews.
•Assist with employee accommodation renewals and contracts.
•Review and approve leave types, final settlements, and process exit documentation for departing employees.
•Submit employment-related expense calculations for visas (new and cancellations).
•Ensure compliance with local/state government regulations.
•Foster a safe and productive work environment, including office support services.
•Build strong connections with staff and provide feedback on employee satisfaction and retention to senior management.
•Advise the HR team on hiring, disciplinary actions, and terminations in compliance with laws
•Oversee and manage the HR team.
•Oversee labor camps, ensuring cleanliness, addressing staff needs, and implementing cost-saving measures.

Led a 12-member HR team, overseeing full HR operations across 11 retail showrooms
with a workforce of 2, 500+ employees.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and workforce planning across multiple business
units
• Develop and implement HR strategies aligned with business growth
• Ensure compliance with Qatar Labor Law and internal policies
• Manage compensation structures and employee benefits programs
• Enhance employee engagement and retention initiatives

Led a 12-member HR team, overseeing full HR operations across 11 retail showrooms with
a workforce of 2, 500+ employees.
Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and workforce planning across multiple business units
Develop and implement HR strategies aligned with business growth
Ensure compliancewith Qatar Labor Law and internal policies
Manage compensation structures and employee benefits programs
Enhance employee engagement and retention initiatives

Managed HR & administrative operations for 6 companies (832 employees)
Built and implemented full HR systems and policies from scratch
Reduced time-to-hire by 25% through process optimization
Increased employee satisfaction by 30% through engagement initiatives
Led organizational restructuring and workforce planning
Oversaw payroll, performance management, and compliance

•Handling 12 departments - Monitoring attendance & Access cards
•Addressing employee concerns
•Salary amendments, payroll, and overtime
•Performing administrative tasks and HR-related matters assigned by HRM
•Warning letters and deductions
•Monitoring all kinds of Leaves and Rejoins (Odoo System)
•Identify business needs for automation in coordination with Information Technology
•Settling end of service gratuity & clearance of terminated employees
•Stay up-to-date and teach the best tactics and tools in the ERP system.
•Compliance with policies, processes and procedures.

Managed payroll operations for 13 departments (480 employees)
Ensured accuracy and compliance with labor regulations
Improved payroll efficiency and reporting processes

•Training and development
•Health and Safety monitoring
•Employee Welfare, Counselling, Performance Appraisal
•Recruitment / Deployment and retention
•Payroll Management
•Define the performance management approach including key performance indicators (KPI) design
•Legal adviser on compliance
•Take business decisions related to Strategic Planning and Performance Management or escalate to Director General when required
•Develop individual performance objectives, provide the necessary support, evaluate/appraise the team and provide regular feedback on performance
•Planning and organizing
•Policies and documentation

Led HR operations for 3 restaurant brands (547 employees)
Managed recruitment, training, and performance evaluation systems
Strengthened employee relations and reduced staffturnover

. Implement and Follow safety and hygiene.
• Supervise the opening and closing procedures.
• Monthly inventory counting and unexplained variables.
• Performance appraisal and review it with the H.R. department.
• Handling customers’ complaints and Disputes.
• Ensure quality of service and customer service.
• Daily bank deposit.
• Monitor the daily revenues and expenses compared to the budgets.
• Monitor staff attendance and control labour cost.
• Ongoing training as needed regarding new products, promotions, policies etc.
• Create ideas to increase store income and reduce the cost.
• Control the waste and ordering.

Managed operations of a high-volume restaurant (Souq Waqif branch)
Supervised a 34-member team
Ensured service quality, hygiene standards, and operational efficiency

I have similar managing experience in other restaurents, it is listed in my C.V.
the job description is to manage by decreasing the cost and increasing the revenues and the profit of the company, while providing an excellent service to the customers.