Makesh Roy Raveendran Nair

 Provided strategic oversight and direction to organization’s HR policies; presented initiatives to build a
mutually professional and positive relationship among employees.
 Leveraged industry expertise and devised realistic budget and timeframes for various HR operations;
deployed a legally complaint and operationally strong policy across various verticals of HR management.
 Led the manpower planning function for plant that involved collating factors like head count, manpower
statistics, staff movement/ turnover with an aim of maintaining optimal staffing levels.
 Systematized recruitment function - sourced resumes, conducted back ground checks, scheduled interviews,
negotiated offers up till final on-boarding formalities to ensure acquiring quality talent.
 Devised compensation and benefits structure which is directly variable to employee skills/ talent, personnel
budget, industry benchmarks as well as capable to attract, motivate and retain quality talent.
 Established skill matrix with index of minimum acceptable performance; conducted annual performance
assessments for employees to identify performance excellence or short-fall.
 Chalked out annual training calendar and organized training programs to commission learning interventions
that facilitate ongoing, long-term improvement of skills/ performance for employees at all levels.
 Spearheaded variety of initiatives/ programs/ workshops to cultivate knowledge and understanding of
organizations HR vision, policies and amendments in labor laws among the employees.
 Served as an escalation point for matters related to employee relations/ issues; devised solutions in line with
best HR practices, labor laws without compromising on organizational policies.
 Provided comprehensive HR service to business by facilitating HR audits, generated reports while applied
functional expertise to improve current/ future performance of the organization with respect to HR

Key Responsibilities:
• Provided strategic oversight and direction to organization’s HR policies; presented innovative ideas/ initiatives to build a mutually professional and positive relationship among employees.
• Leveraged industry expertise and devised realistic budget and timeframes for various HR operations; deployed a legally complaint and operationally strong policy across various verticals of HR management.
• Led the manpower planning function for plant that involved collating factors like head count, manpower statistics, staff movement/ turnover with an aim of maintaining optimal staffing levels.
• Systematized recruitment function - sourced resumes, conducted back ground checks, scheduled interviews, negotiated offers up till final on-boarding formalities to ensure acquiring quality talent.
• Devised compensation and benefits structure which is directly variable to employee skills/ talent, personnel budget, industry benchmarks as well as capable to attract, motivate and retain quality talent.
• Established skill matrix with index of minimum acceptable performance; conducted annual performance assessments for employees to identify performance excellence or short-fall.
• Chalked out annual training calendar and organized training programs to commission learning interventions that facilitate ongoing, long-term improvement of skills/ performance for employees at all levels.
• Spearheaded variety of initiatives/ programs/ workshops to cultivate knowledge and understanding of organizations HR vision, policies and amendments in labor laws among the employees.
• Served as an escalation point for matters related to employee relations/ issues; devised solutions in line with best HR practices, labor laws without compromising on organizational policies.
• Provided comprehensive HR service to business by facilitating HR audits, generated reports while applied functional expertise to improve current/ future performance of the organization with respect to HR.

Designation Chronology:
• May 2008 - June 2014: HR Generalist
• July 2007 - May 2008: HR Coordinator

Joined the organization as HR Coordinator - UAE and moved up the career hierarchy meriting promotion to the position of HR Generalist at Qatar Office through exceptional performance.

Role as HR Generalist (Doha - Qatar):
Notable Achievements:
• Played a strategic role in seamless implementation of HR systems (Oracle - CoreHR) thereby aided in advancing automation of critical HR operations.

Key Responsibilities:
• Deployed a legally sound and practical operational framework consistent with local labor laws, core business strategy and vision across various verticals of Human Resource Management.
• Advised and consulted employees on various issues such as disciplining, absenteeism or general issues; provided solutions consistent with organizational policies, labor laws with strong focus on employee welfare.
• Expedited the recruitment function by sourcing/ screening candidates, scheduled interviews, and negotiated offers up till final on-boarding of the candidate in most effective manner.
• Regularly updated systems with employee details - deductions, overtime, vacation bonus, retirement/ exit to ensure accurate and punctual disbursement of all payroll /wages and other employee benefits.
• Actively involved in a variety of HR/ business projects - organized and aided tactical resources and conferred extensively with various project participants to ensure on-time and within budget completion.
• Served as Change Agent - outlined people side impact of changes in processes, job roles and organizational structures; designed change management strategies to expedite adaptation and minimize resistance.

Key Responsibilities:
• Responsible for operational delivery of HR services/ support to employees at all levels and striven to establish an efficient and effective Human Resource Management function in the organization.
• Systematized people management cycle ranging from recruitment, orientation, visa, performance, training, leave cycle, discipline, transfer, exit including demobilization as per standard operating procedures.
• Contributed significantly information and analysis in development of human capital cost, plans, budget, policy, values and reports on continual basis in lieu of establishing a progressive HR management function.
• Played a critical role and ensured all requirements pertaining to documentation, people and processes prescribed by various authorities are in place and follow the standard codes prescribed by relevant laws.

Key Responsibilities:
• Managed and administered databases, developed and maintained HR files/ folders, e-files and business records in line with standard operating procedures with accuracy and extreme confidentiality.
• Oversaw entire recruitment cycle, used a variety of selection tools/ techniques while sourcing resumes, short-listing and interviewing candidates to ensure recruiting quality talent.
• Generated an array of periodic reports that involve compilation of critical HR data along with analysis and presented the same to senior management for tactical decision making.
• Key person for organizing employee mobilization/ demobilization activities, facilitating visa, tickets, travel accommodation in addition to arranging induction programs to integrate new-joiners with organizations policies, culture and methodologies.