Khaled Alshadwi

Accomplishments:
• Instrumental in establishing an HR department for a startup company with 100+ employees.
• Significantly contributed to the broader organizational vision and mission, steered high-performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity/standards control and goal attainment.
• HR Innovation & Transformation Architect with active management involvement in shaping the company’s long-range vision and strategy as well as aligning the people and organization to create long-term shareholder value.

Responsibilities:
• Commanding all aspects of HR and online services. Establishing Human Resource plans, policies and practices that support the wider business plan. Defining short and long-term goals and objectives for human resource delivery.
• Steering effective development and implementation of innovative, competitive, cost-effective strategies for recruiting and selecting diverse, high-quality talent.
• Developing sound & transparent Employee Relations and Employee Engagement policies. Fostering open-door philosophy and fast grievance resolutions. Counseling employees and supervisors.
• Establishing annual department budget, tracking monthly performance against set targets and taking measures to eliminate variances; evaluating financial results and budget goals and streamlining operational error resolution.

Accomplishments:
• Provided value-added advice and counsel in all areas of HR, including performance management, rewards and recognition, recruitment, retention/ attrition control, talent management, succession planning, employee relations and diversity, employee retention and career development, training and development as well as payroll management.
• Function as a trusted advisor to the senior management, providing thoughtful counsel and leadership on how to create and steward end-to-end talent strategy.
• Established/refurbished HR policies and procedures, and significantly contributed to the harmonizing of procedures, such as discipline, capability and grievance and drafting of the accompanying guidance documents.

Responsibilities:
• Built human capital capability, and strong talent pools to drive growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Owned and drove Compensation and Benefits initiatives, devised an enhanced commission structure, conducted industry benchmarking and revisited the total rewards strategy in light of engagement analysis and competition.
• Reviewed variable pay to reward high-performing employees and revised compensation structures of deserving candidates based on half-yearly/annual performance appraisals.
• Brought focus and rigor to Performance Management Process, establishing KPIs, key result areas, objectives & standards at department & individual levels, ensuring effectiveness and timely compliance. Administered performance management system and controlled attrition through fair management practices and meticulous HR planning.
• Introduced Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) to address issues of underperforming employees. Conducted quarterly and annual performance appraisals, endeavored to increase productivity, profitability and efficiency whilst maintaining discipline, resolving problems, and motivating the workforce to achieve plan objectives
• Created initiatives to prolong valuable employment /long-term retention strategies, be they reward schemes, appraisals that engage properly with employees, promotion of personal development, or other projects with the same aims.
• Established career progression plans for the staff to encourage long-term association with the company, identify professional growth requirements of departments and ensured the development of a continuous learning organization.
• Conducted exit interviews to ascertain resignation reasons and advised concerned managers accordingly, offered competitive salaries to employees and initiated efforts to retain competent professionals. Collated exit interview reports for management review.

Accomplishments:
• Instrumental in providing strategic advice and support for recruitment and selection process across all 6 Countries.
• Headed the recruitment function for the Saudi Arabia market. Established head-hunting strategies across various strategic and leadership hiring from the grassroots to Leadership Management levels.

Responsibilities:
• Served as Recruitment Specialist, secured high caliber Personnel through strategic recruitment planning, resume sourcing (consultants/jobsites/referrals) in liaison with Business Heads for recruitment needs/activities, and resume.
• Partnered with the corporate team in developing a Job Catalog for the group. Prepared JD and job specifications for various functions.
• Developed best-in-class recruitment capabilities, programs, budgets, and advertisement strategy to attract applicants, source talent, fill skill gaps and supports growth.
• Planned employee orientation and induction schedule, provided job-specific training to new hires and completed documentation; updated new hire database, opened bank accounts, enrolled them into the pension scheme and processed social insurance in compliance with Employment & Labor Laws and Regulations of the Kingdom.
• Liaised with manpower agencies to hire contractual labor according to project requirements, controlled attrition of temporary staff through incentives and bonuses and monitored the completion of work within deadlines.

Previous Professional Experiences:
• Jun 2005 - May 2007: EDP Systems Analyst- IV SAP System, Aramco