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Kirubaharan Shanmugavel, Human Resources Manager

Kirubaharan Shanmugavel

Human Resources Manager·Takaful Emarat

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, MA in Human Resource Management

Work experience

Total years of experience: 20 years, 10 months

Human Resources Manager

July 2025 - Present

Takaful Emarat

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

July 2025 - Present

End-to-end HR management, talent acquisition, employee relations, and compensation & benefits. Strong business partner skilled in policy development, HR compliance, workforce planning, and driving employee engagement to support sustainable organizational growth.
Company industry:
Insurance & TPA
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Human Resources Manager

October 2023 - Present

Maestro EPC

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

October 2023 - Present

A Multinational building construction, interior fit-out and design company specialized in residential and commercial properties.
Human Resources Manager
• Managing HR operation, payroll & Govt. Relations
• Developing Policies & Implementation
• Strategic HR Support to the business.
• Administration of compensation, benefits & grading structure.
• Pre-opening setup, supporting on approvals & licensing with UAE Authorities.
• Talent sourcing, onboarding, induction, and creating a great & positive work culture.
• Employee engagement
• Implementing and managing efficient HR Systems

Work Experience:
Company industry:
Real Estate
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Senior HR Operations Manager

June 2024 - June 2025

LEOS Development

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

June 2024 - June 2025

Managing HR Operations, Talent Aqcuisition, HROS Implementation, Policy implementation, Workforce management, performance evaluation, payroll & employmee services managemwent
Company industry:
Real Estate
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Senior HR Generalist / HRBP

April 2016 - September 2023

Johnson Controls

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

April 2016 - September 2023

An American, Irish-domiciled multinational conglomerate specialized in smart and sustainable buildings & produces fire, HVAC, and security equipment for buildings.
Senior HR Generalist / HRBP
• Supported the business on resource planning, re-organizations, transformations, performance mngt.
• Managed HR Operation, (payroll & employee services for UAE, Qatar, Kuwait & Oman
• Attended employee related matters, grievances (business managers & subordinates)
• Updating & maintaining HRIS (Workday) with accurate organizational structure & benefits.
• Talent sourcing, interviewing of candidates, reviewing of employment contracts.
• Supporting coordination and organization of training & development activities
• Task force duties during mass employee reduction & redundancies
• Auditing of payroll master file changes and reconciliation, gratuity, airfare, leave salary & social security
• Attending employees and internal / external auditors on compensation & benefits related queries.
• Led the Workday (HRMS) + Ramco (Payroll) system implementation on planned timeframe; handled from scratch to go live
• Automated processes of employee leave workflow, company letters & talent acquisition modules.
Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

HR & Payroll Generalist

March 2015 - March 2016

AIG

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

March 2015 - March 2016

An American based global insurance service provider.
HR & Payroll Generalist

• Managed shared services & payroll - UAE, Oman, Qatar, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain & Lebanon.
• Global mobilization arrangements.
• Attendance audit, reconciliation, payroll related expenses journal vouchers & GL posting.
• Air-ticket reimbursement, house rent advance & school fees disbursement, recovery, amortization and reconciliation.
• Handling of employment contracts, onboarding, induction, disciplinary procedures.
• Insurance - addition, deletion, premium payment cost center verification & reconciliation.
• Company letter issuance, employee leave administration, automation.
• Implemented automated WPS payroll & bank upload process
Company industry:
Insurance & TPA
Job role:
Finance and Investment

Regional HR & Payroll Executive

April 2013 - March 2015

EXOVA Group PLC

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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April 2013 - March 2015

A UK based global company specialized in fire safety, industrial machinery calibration, testing & certifying of chemistry, civil and environment. (affiliated with AlFuttaim Company Dubai)
Regional HR & Payroll Officer

• Managed payroll & employee services - UAE, Oman, Qatar, KSA, Bahrain & Singapore
• Attendance audit, reconciliation, preparation of payroll related expenses journal vouchers & posting in GL.
• Processing of manual overtime, expense claims and any variable earning and deductions.
• Advising treasury unit in advance for the payroll fund requirement.
• Preparing of uploading text data, verify, final upload. Authentication of data integrity / accuracy with system reports.
• Air-ticket reimbursement, house rent advance, leave salary disbursement, & other off payroll payment processing.
• Reconciliation of gratuity, airfare, leave salary & social security provisions.
• Company letters, global mobilization, employee bank account affairs.
• Attending of employees and internal / external auditors on compensation & benefits related queries.
Company industry:
Heavy Industry & Metallurgy
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Senior HR Generalist

September 2011 - March 2013

Schneider Electric

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

September 2011 - March 2013

process of UAE, Oman, Qatar, KSA, Bahrain, Morocco & Lebanon (change of status, termination EOS procedures, reconciliation, monthly payroll running, bank transfer and month closing.)
•Attendance audit, reconciliation, preparation of payroll related expenses journal vouchers & posting in GL.
•(850+ Employees)
•Processing of manual overtime, expense claims and any variable earning and deductions.
•Advising treasury unit in advance for the payroll fund requirement.
•Preparing of uploading text data, verify, final upload. Authentication of data integrity / accuracy with system reports.
•Air-ticket reimbursement, house rent advance, leave salary disbursement, & other off payroll payment processing.
•Reconciliation of gratuity, airfare, leave salary & social security provisions.
•Company letters, global mobilization, employee bank account affairs.
•Attending of employees and internal / external auditors on compensation & benefits related queries.
* Employee grievance, disciplinary procedures
* Policy updates
Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Compensation & Benefits Officer

May 2007 - May 2011

Dubai World Trade Centre

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

May 2007 - May 2011

A landmark organization of Dubai Government ~ types of business: Organizers of global exhibitions, events & conferences, property leasing, venues rental & VIP weddings etc.
Compensation & Benefits Officer
• Salary administration (starters data entry, change of status, termination EOS procedures, reconciliation, monthly payroll running, bank transfer, GL Posting and month closing)
• Attendance audit, reconciliation, preparation of payroll related expenses journal vouchers & liaising with Finance & Accounting in posting in GL. (1650+ Employees)
• Preparation & disbursement of service charge.
• Preparing of uploading text data, verify, final upload. Authentication of data integrity / accuracy with system reports.
• Air-ticket reimbursement and leave salary disbursement.
• Production of MIS report.
• Attending of employees queries / Audit queries on payroll & policy related issues.
• Implemented automated payroll bank upload process
Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Revenue Auditor

May 2005 - May 2007

Madinat Jumeirah

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

May 2005 - May 2007

Owned & Managed by Jumeirah International (A Five Star Resort Hotel with 874 rooms; 43 F&B outlets; A Souk complex with 200 shopping outlets & a movie theatre; Banquet Conference and Incentive, Multipurpose venue).

Booking of daily revenue after comprehensive audit on rebates, discounts and all sources which impacting in
revenue and transferring to GL (Fidelio, Opera / Solomon)
* General cashier audit on cash remittance, due backs and foreign currency exchanges
* Over and short deposit monitoring, reporting on discrepancies, working with HR on violations.
* Audit on all financial transactions and discounts.
* Audit on ticketed events, concerts - Ticket sale verification and daily reconciliation, (Trilogy/Multi Purpose
Venue/Amphitheater)
* DTCM tax allocation.
* Banquet Audit - Checking and verifying the billing charges with banquet event order and contracts
* Periodic audit on in house cash floats at entire revenue centers of Madinat Jumeirah Resort.
Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

The University of Buckingham

December 2023

December 2023

Master's degree, MA in Human Resource Management

United Kingdom

GPA (point): 3.7 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.7 out of 4

University of Sri Jayawardenepura

December 1995

December 1995

Bachelor's degree, BCom.

Sri Lanka

GPA (point): 3.5 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.5 out of 4

Skills

Resource Efficiency
Expert
Resource Efficiency
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Integration
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Integration
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Workflow Design
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Workflow Design
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Modeling
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Modeling
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Process Mapping
Expert
Process Mapping
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OPERA (WEB BROWSER)
Expert
OPERA (WEB BROWSER)
Expert
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
Expert
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
Expert
CLOSING (SALES)
Expert
CLOSING (SALES)
Expert
HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM (HRIS)
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HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM (HRIS)
Expert
RESOURCE PLANNING
Expert
RESOURCE PLANNING
Expert
GL
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GL
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BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
Expert
BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
Expert
HUMAN RESOURCES
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HUMAN RESOURCES
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PAYROLL PROCESSING
Expert
PAYROLL PROCESSING
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ACCOUNTANCY
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ACCOUNTANCY
Expert
ACCRUALS
Expert
ACCRUALS
Expert
DATA INTEGRITY
Expert
DATA INTEGRITY
Expert
TALENT SOURCING
Expert
TALENT SOURCING
Expert
SOURCING
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SOURCING
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CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
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CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
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Recruitment
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Recruitment
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Performance Management
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Performance Management
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Employee Relations
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Employee Relations
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Management
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Management
Expert
HR Strategy
Expert
HR Strategy
Expert
Administration
Expert
Administration
Expert
HR Management
Expert
HR Management
Expert
Resource Efficiency
Expert
Resource Efficiency
Expert
Integration
Expert
Integration
Expert
Workflow Design
Expert
Workflow Design
Expert
Modeling
Expert
Modeling
Expert
Process Mapping
Expert
Process Mapping
Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Training and Certifications

Training
OTHM Level 7 - Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF LAW BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Jan 2023
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Hobbies and interests

Cycling, birdwatching, Netflix