Kevin Chettupadath Raj, Manager - People & Performance

Kevin Chettupadath Raj

Manager - People & Performance

Damac Properties

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Management
Experience
9 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :9 years, 5 Months

Manager - People & Performance at Damac Properties
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since February 2023

• Partner with Business Unit Leaders/Line Managers to provide support to
build their people capability and manage talent
• Accountable for the development, execution and improvement of HR
programs and processes - Performance Management program, Buddy
program, monthly engagement programs, Reward & Recognition
programs, Disciplinary investigations/actions etc.
• Support with manpower analysis / organizational design to increase
productivity and improve performance
• Enforce the development and improvement of people policies

HR Business Partner at Yas Holding
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • March 2021 to December 2022

• Lead as interim HR Manager and provide support to Business Units/ Companies (Restaurants, Distribution, Technology, Others) and Senior Leadership team
• Accountable for the development and execution of HR programs and processes across multiple entities - implementation of performance management program, Learning & development programs, Oracle initiation rollout, employee classification redesign, diversity and talent management
• Lead the Onboarding & Learning and Development team
• Develop and implement strategies to increase engagement including Internships, Onboarding, Mentorship, Buddy programs etc.
• Partner and coach line managers in key HR systems and processes (recruitment, selection, performance management, talent management, disciplinary investigations/actions etc.) and continuously improve HR practices/processes
• Partner with HR Central Functions (recruiting, employee relations,
compensation and benefits, Training, etc. to deliver processes to meet
business objectives

Assistant HR Manager – Learning & Development at Fetchr
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2017 to February 2021

• Manage the complete HR activities of a region - Managing recruitment, contracts, employee grievance, payroll, attendance, leaves, exit formalities etc.
• Manage the process training design, delivery and continuous improvement for the Crew, Sales team, Account Management team and Business Development Team
• Creation of Training Calendar and delivering soft skill training programs
• Onboarding for New Employees and measure effectiveness of all training programs
• Creation and updating of all company policies
• Guidance, monitoring and ensuring the completion of the performance management program for the teams on a quarterly basis
• Leading and supporting various HR Initiatives - performance management, employee development etc.
• Effectively handle and resolve employee grievances
• Monthly running of engagement activities for the company
• Quarterly survey and tracking of Employment happiness and engagement

Assistant Manager at 2017 Nadia Training and Recruitmen
  • United Arab Emirates
  • March 2013 to May 2013

Corporate Training
Roles and Responsibilities
* Meeting with Prospective clients to improve our sales in Corporate Trainings
* Able to deliver, project and motivate trainees through effective training methodologies,
techniques, concepts, learning tools, and practices
* Manage the design, delivery and continuous improvement of all the soft skill training
programs
* Recruitment services from sourcing to interview depending on client requirements
* Monitor and measure effectiveness of all training programs
* Prepare training materials, drafts, outlines or course documents as assigned

Team Leader at 2012 Target Corporation Indi
  • January 2008 to November 2008

Roles and Responsibilities
* Support business partner growth initiatives. Support seamless transition of new processes
within Sales Audit Operations teams. Drive operations governance to ensure strong
controls and financial results are accurate and on-time
* Recruitment of Team Members for the team and conduct trainings
* Vice-Captain of Community Relations initiative. Organize/participate community service
events
* Quality Audit of calls and e-mails pertaining to Target.com website
* Successfully conducted trainings and Quality checks at vendor sites (24/7, VCustomer)
* Assisting the Quality team by having Quality Audit checks done for the team when
required

Consultant at Ocwen Financial Services
  • India
  • June 2006 to September 2007

Roles and Responsibilities
* Maintaining the customer service etiquettes on the calls and assisting customers
* Managing the home mortgage payments for customers to prevent foreclosure of their
homes and to catch up with their payments by offering various payment plans suitable

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Management
  • at United Mission Degree College
  • January 2006

High school or equivalent,
  • at Krishnaswamy Matriculation Higher Secondary School
  • January 2003

High school or equivalent,
  • at Sunrise English Private School
  • January 2001

courses: Training “Certification in Train The Trainer Program”

Specialties & Skills

Innovation
Community Service
Mortgage
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
CORPORATE TRAINING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DELIVERY
DRIVERS
MANAGEMENT
POLICY ANALYSIS

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Training and Certifications

CIPD Level 5 – Certificate in Human Resource Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2020
Train the Trainer (Training)
Training Institute:
Target