Faheem Mohammed

• Focal point of contact for all HR queries and issues
• Responsible for full onboarding/offboarding and mobilization cycle for international and local candidates,
attend and conduct interview panels when required.
• Establish an initial relationship with new joiners prior to arriving and throughout their stay, better
understanding of their needs.
• Coach all new recruits about local ethos and cultural sensitivities along with global and local HR policies,
delivered through information workshops.
• Liaise with local Government Affairs to organize visas/residence permit renewals and keep up to date with
the latest changes pertaining to visa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Coordinate with visa agents and embassy personnels globally to resolve issues and expedite visa processing.
• Manage queries about HR policies, procedures, entitlements, and benefits.
• Preparing weekly Management reports and conducting meetings to check in with each business unit.
• Develop company organization structure based on the MPP.
• Resolve complex employee relations issues, address grievances, and conduct exit interviews.
• Maintain confidential, current, and historical records related to employees and the company.
• Suggest new HR strategies.
• Assist in all transfer operations, promotions, increments, warning letters, investigations, position changing,
and making sure the process is completed in a timely manner and accurately.
• Prepare the final settlements including Exit Interview/Check List, Termination letter and update the
management with the feedback of the employees outcomes, to be able to analyze and work on causes of
resignations if they kept persisting.
• Handling contract renewal for employees making sure the process is on time and according to policy.
• Prepare monthly dashboards using Power BI to present the senior management.
• Update and maintain employee information in the Oracle HCM system.

• Manage immigration processes for Saudi, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, and other Middle Eastern countries in
cooperation with HR Ops and government officials.
• Establish and execute immigration policies and procedures for the organization in compliance with
government laws and regulations.
• Manage work visas, block visas, visa transfers, and dependents visas across the MENAT region.
• Collaborate with different businesses to deliver on mobilization requirements for short to long term
business travelers, rotational employees, Global Mobility, domestic or international relations.
• Facilitate entity set-up (company set up within the organization).
• Crunch data and provide timely reports to Middle East Management.

• Review and screen applicants and collaborate with clients to assure appropriate candidates, including
meeting both technical and non-technical project standards.
• Supervise duration of applications and assure the on-boarding process happens efficiently and smoothly
within the given time frame.
• Interview both technical and non-technical candidates for major industrial projects as per client needs and
specifications.
• Manage queries about HR policies, procedures, entitlements, and benefits.
• Coordinate with GCC HR teams to advise on any new HR processes and/or modify current processes to seek
continuous improvement.
• Maintain confidential, current, and historical records related to employees and the company.
• Liaise with Bahrain, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi offices for HR related queries.
• Direct and follow up with GRO/PRO and visa agents regarding all government related processes for new and
existing employees.
• Coordinate with the travel agents for employee R&R, mobilization, and demobilization tickets.

• Create role profiles for required vacancies; advertise, and pre-screen candidates through interviews to
evaluate their compatibility with the job requirement.
• Direct talent management agencies regarding hiring criteria and expectations of the company.
• Identify, attract, secure, and close hard to find candidates for different positions across departments.
• In charge of the induction/on-boarding processes for all new recruits.
• Liaise with local Government Affairs to organize visas/residence permit renewals and keep up to date with
the latest changes pertaining to visa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Coordinate with visa agents globally, and embassy personnel to resolve issues and expedite visa processing.
• Draft employment contracts as per company policies and ensure they follow local labor laws.
• Lead / Support HR Operations services such as On-boarding, Off-boarding, employee life cycle and ensure
people, structures, processes, and systems are aligned to deliver key objectives efficiently and effectively.
• Support relocation of Alcoa employees and their dependents relocating from USA, Canada, Europe, Australia
& Brazil.
• Manage and analyze results of staff surveys to get feedback on employee satisfaction levels as well as
potential needs or any conflicts that need addressing.
• Investigate HR issues for global groups across cultures and countries.
• Arrange and attend meetings for Senior Management, stakeholders, and decision makers.
• Coach and Counsel employees on global HR policies/procedures and manage HR queries.
• Assist and prepare new/revised HR policies and procedures with HR manager.
• Assist, discuss, and advise Human Resources and Employee Relations Manager on general personnel issues.
• Provide analytical HR reports to support Management decision making.
• Assist the HR Management Team in preparing material for matters pertaining to disciplinary actions,
grievance procedures and labor contract agreements.
• Coach all new recruits about local ethos and cultural sensitivities along with global and local HR policies,
delivered through information workshops.

• Support HR Manager throughout the recruitment process.
• Liaise with recruitment agencies to schedule interviews and book space.
• Coordinate exit interviews.
• Compile and issue contracts and hire packs to new employees.
• Assist in on-boarding new hires.
• Maintain and update companys organizational charts, HR database (Open People) and update. employee records.
• Post current employment laws and maintain current governmental forms.
• Make recommendations for improvements to systems, processes, procedures, documents, and forms to continually improve HR Services to the business.