Rajesh G K, Vice President - Global HR

Rajesh G K

Vice President - Global HR

UAE Exchange

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Master's degree, HR & Finance
Experience
33 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :33 years, 5 Months

Vice President - Global HR at UAE Exchange
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since August 2006

Build HR Frameworks and adopt appropriate Models. Build Comp & Ben Frameworks incl International mobility (20+ Countries). Design Performance Management including Leadership Development and Assessments methods. Organization Development & Communications systems and feedback.

Skip level review in Manpower Planning, Recruitment & Staffing. Training and Development Centre, Personnel & Maintenance (Compliance) and manage the Budgets for Facilities, Purchase & Administration

Achievements:
Organizational redesign including Gradings, Reporting, Business Titling and Wage restructuring

Assessments for EFQM model and secure DHDA and DQA Awards. Initiated key engagements with IIMs, ENDP, TANMIA, MoL & DED.

Manpower for critical expansion (x3) and close Key positions. Design and set up In house HRMS Systems and innovations to handle increasing HR Processes seamlessly.

Group Head - HR & Admin at Trinity Group of Companies
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2004 to August 2006

Manual & Handbook + Policies, Procedures and Performance Matrices. Set up the HR platforms for reducing the process burden (HRIS Systems) and upgrading them for managerial decision making.

HR line in Board of Directors. Platforms for engagements (Meetings, reviews, panels, forums)

Achievements:
Governance framework for Board of Directors. Organize and develop 2nd Generation for induction into Board.

Set up Delegation of Authority Matrix

Revamp the Grades and set in place market driven compensation and hiring standards.

Deputy Manager at Reliance Industries
  • India - Mumbai
  • March 1998 to April 2002

Deputy Manager - HR
Manpower planning, recruitment & staffing for Commercial, Security and ancillary units. Project based Manpower planning for Petro and Pipeline Division, set up new organograms, map channels of reporting and prepare HR Manuals and processes for hand over to Steady State team, Resource Co-ordination; HR and IR Matters; Liaison with Local Authorities; General Administration.

Process mapping and documentation (Forms) for ISO & SAP Migration. Costing of Services - especially in HR initiatives. Manage the training centre including curriculum, budget and deployment for Security division.

Achievements:
Development and build program for Security Managers across Reliance Group including organizational structure, Grading and Reporting lines.

Migration of Security and Fire Brigade units into separate entities.

Event Management detail for Miss India Yukta Mookhey, Kapil Dev Invitational, Reliance AGMs and Chief Coordinator for YPO 1999-2000

Evolving & Evaluating Security / Safety Procedures; Crisis Management & Major Emergency Procedures; Risk Assessment and HAZOP Procedures and certification for Jamnagar Unit (Support)

Sponsored for 2 years Full Time MBA Course by Management..

Major at Indian Army
  • India
  • June 1988 to March 1998

Held the rank of Major. Instructor at Junior Leaders Wing, Belgaum. Qualified Instructor for Motor Training School, Bangalore. Held all important appointments in the unit including Adjutant, Intelligence Officer, Quarter Master and Company Commander. Main functions included :

# Strategic Planning for Offensive Operations (Strategic & High Value Targets)
# Tactical Planning in Combat, Anti - Insurgency & Anti - Terrorist Operations, Specialist Commando Techniques & Training, Hostage Rescue
# Man Management, Team Building & Leadership, Motivation
# Training & Development
# Planning & Forecasting, Inventory Control
# Risk Analysis & Assessment, Intelligence & Vigilance Networks
# Administration, Local Liaison & Public Relations, Transport Management

Education

Master's degree, HR & Finance
  • at Mumbai University
  • May 2002
Bachelor's degree, Science
  • at JNU
  • May 1991

Specialties & Skills

Administration
Science
Leadership
Training
MS Office Suite
Job Evaluation

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Gujarati
Intermediate
Gujarati
Intermediate
Malayalam
Intermediate

Memberships

Dubai Quality Awards
  • Assessor
  • June 2010
Dubai Human Development Awards
  • Senior Assessor
  • June 2009