Leena Fernandes, HR Advisor

Leena Fernandes

HR Advisor

Jobspot HR

Location
India - Pune
Education
Master's degree, Human Resources
Experience
20 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :20 years, 5 Months

HR Advisor at Jobspot HR
  • India - Pune
  • My current job since November 2019

Sourcing Talent, HR Transformation, Policies & Processes, Business Development

Manager - HR, Admin & Operations at Kushal - CREDAI Pune Metro
  • India - Pune
  • October 2017 to October 2019

• • Reporting to the CEO. Reported by a team of 4 members.
• Partner with Senior Management in developing HR Strategy for Manpower planning, Talent hiring, Diversity & Inclusion, Policies & Procedures, Compensation & Benefits, Employee Development, Succession planning and Employee Engagement.
• Initiated the process improvement for Employee Levels, Banding, Compensation & Data reporting
• Implemented in-house Training & Team building activities for improving productivity
• Partnered with Consultants for Statutory compliance & annual audits and Vendors for procurement of Training & classroom material
• Collaborated with the WSC team who participated successfully in World Skill competition in Kazan, Russia & Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Handled independently a project for 8 months in Finance & Accounts

Global HR Manager at Knoxed Ltd.
  • India - Pune
  • October 2015 to January 2017

• Head of HR & Administration for India Operations. Based out of India & reported into the MD, India Operations and CEO, UK. Talent Acquisition for all three offices of UK, India & Germany Instrumental in placing the Branch Head for Germany with nil cost.
• In this role, handled Headcount planning, Resourcing, Diversity & Inclusion Payroll, Coaching & mentoring, Succession planning, Employee Experience & Culture

Consultant at Jobspot HR
  • India - Pune
  • July 2012 to September 2015

• • Sourcing talent from diverse channels such as Social media & Professional platforms.
• Created Job profiles & candidates database for the required position.
• Negotiation of salaries with shortlisted candidates
• Conducted reference and background checks of eligible candidates
• New client acquisition & Business development

Manager - HR at Vodafone India
  • India - Pune
  • March 2003 to May 2012

•• Handled the Employee life cycle of Maharashtra & Goa circle for 2000 Employees including third party Associates.
• The key performance areas were- Workforce planning & Budgeting, Resourcing, Onboarding, Diversity & Inclusion, Compensation & Benefits, Organization structure, Leadership management, Data Analysis, Employee Engagement & Compliance Management
• Member of the Team for managing transition from BPL to Hutch to Vodafone
• Implemented Performance enhancement & review programs to improve productivity
• Developed the HR Framework
• Initiated a monthly Reward & Recognition program -‘Bravo’
• Designed & implemented an Employee Satisfaction Survey
• Implemented the Health, Safety & Wellbeing policy
• Hiring of 50 resources within a week for the new MNP Network Testing Activity
• HR spoc for compliance audit & was instrumental in saving Rs.5.0 million.

 Awards & Recognition - Vodafone, M&G
• Best Employee Award
• Awarded with Mega Star

Education

Master's degree, Human Resources
  • at Symbiosis International University
  • July 2008
Bachelor's degree, Banking and Accounting
  • at University of Pune
  • June 1992
High school or equivalent, General
  • at Sardar Dastur Girls High School
  • April 1987

Specialties & Skills

Employee Engagement
Payroll
Performance Management
HR Strategy
Employee Relations

Languages

English
Expert

Hobbies

  • Reading
  • Listening to music