Sadik Shakil

• Part of the HR Leadership team, reporting to Head of HR and leading a team of 12 personnel including 4 HRBPs
• Responsible for heading strategic HR Business Partnering function ensuring effective HR strategies are developed and implemented to achieve business goals and objectives
• Lead HRBPs in enhancing business performance through appropriate advice and facilitation of robust, integrated people management strategies and processes
• Lead HRBPs in driving employee engagement initiatives ensuring an engaged/enabled work environment to promote positive employee morale
• Manage staff cost of AED 600MM for approximately 2000 staff across the Group
• Lead the HR operations unit to deliver the planned outcomes and agreed targets in line with the HR Strategic goals and business/employee experience standards
• Partner and advise the Management Team on HR trends that affect the business and provide solutions/recommendations to improve and develop new initiatives, and develop informal/formal approaches to monitor the “pulse" of the workforce to identify any barriers to employee engagement
• Manage Employee Relations activities including grievances, disciplinary, staff events and any issues relevant to staff relations and engagement, and provide advice, guidance, and support to managers and staff in order to effectively manage issues of discipline and grievances
• Direct and align HR Service Delivery function in accordance with overall strategic direction of the Group and in line with HR strategy for providing overall HR support to the businesses
• Manage implementation and maintenance of the Human Resource Management System (HRMS) to ensure standardization and consolidation of HR business processes across the Group
• Lead the PRO function ensuring all services related to Government regulations and approvals are in place for the Bank
• Oversee Rewards, Talent Management/Performance Management and Talent Acquisition function as advisory to Head of HR

- Responsible for developing and implementing an appropriate reward strategy that supports strategic objectives
- Provide professional advice and guidance to stakeholders on reward issues
- Evaluate job positions and participate in salary surveys
- Perform market intelligence and data gathering among banking/financial competitors
- Manage remuneration reviews including market compensation reviews
- Develop appropriate variable compensation programs such as bonus/incentive/retention etc.
- Review and propose salary offers for new hires
- Support in developing HR strategy proposals
- Plan and monitor staff cost budget

Joined Noor Islamic Bank as Senior Relationship Manager - HR, steered Takaful, Investment Banking and Group Finance. Moved to Noor Takaful as Head of HR, leading a team of 2 personnel, reporting to the CEO and responsible for establishing HR and Administration Dept. for both Noor Takaful Family and Noor Takaful General.
• Ensuring that HR functions contributes to the development & implementation of strategy in coordination with the CEO and various Business / Function Heads and Group HR.
• Forging amicable work environment and providing world class service delivery in association with Group HR Service Delivery & Recruitment.
• Involved in enhancing business / functional performance through appropriate advice and facilitating effective people management strategies and processes.
• Ensuring that the HR policies are competitive within the industry; reviewing & evaluating the existing policies and developing appropriate variations.
• Involved in HR planning and recruitment & placement of qualified / skilled persons to meet business requirements.
• Monitoring performance standards & appraisal process, facilitating talent management and implementing performance management system.

Led a team of 3 personnel, reported to the Country Manager, supported management in providing varied HR strategic and tactical interventions and enhancing company image.
• Designed HR policies & practices in compliance with regional guidelines, formulated short / medium term personnel strategies to ensure effective communication and motivate & retain employees.
• Implemented recognition and incentive programs, managed annual salary review processes and ensured that the C&B packages are competitive in the market.
• Managed organization change through effective consultation and communication in coordination with outplacement support.
• Updated, reviewed and evaluated jobs to provide internal and external equity.

Enhance business/functional performance through appropriate advice and facilitation of robust, integrated people management strategies and processes.

Supports and manages the relationship with a number of senior managers.

Facilitates talent management and other global processes

Drives the Bank's culture in creating a "preferred" work place for our employees and fosters an environment where employee behavior is aligned to Bank's values

Facilitates world class service delivery in relationship with HRSSC, Chennai

Plays a key role in managing complex organzational change projects with people implications

Developing HR practices that act as strategic differentiators

Integrates HR products to provide business solutions

Coordinates and influences the development of a performance culture through effective development of people

A proactive member of Country Steering Committee and contributes energetically to the leadership and management of Company business and achievement of strategic and operational objectives

Manage HR function in accordance with Country/Group HR initiatives to provide a high level of support to agreed standards to the business units/support functions in the country

Ensure systems, consistent with group policy as well as market practices are in place to identify, retain, motivate and develop the employees in the Company

Provide HR guidance and expertise to country management team through liaison with Country Head / Group HR and coordinating their needs with those of the country

Assess skills/training needs and organize training programs in concert with the Department Heads

Evaluate pay structure and compensation policy. Ensure market-matched compensation policy is in place

Adopt effective, industrial relations practices for maintaining good reciprocal relationship with the Union, labour relations problems and general disciplinary matters

Take a leading role in negotiating with the Union Terms and Conditions of Service

Monitor performance standards and appraisal process. Ensure implementation of performance management system linked with performance bonus system

Provide HR guidance and generalist support to business/support functions on HR issues of resourcing, developing & managing staff through liaison with Head of HR/Regional HR Relationship Managers

Handle evaluation of pay structure and benefit plans of the Bank ensuring market matched compensation system are in place

Critical role on issues of industrial relations, collective bargaining and employee relations

Key role in the HR integration of Standard Chartered Bank & Standard Chartered Grindlays Bank

Assist Head of HR to the initiatives of the country HR, manpower planning and budgeting as well as maintaining standard practices of the group.

Assist Management in policy matters, interpret & evaluate HR policies of the Group.

Act for Head of HR in his absence

Handle recruitment process of factory staff/workers

Assist General Manager, HR in developing/introducing various employee benefit schemes

Ensure availability of all necessary employment information by maintaining and updating HR records / individual files of all staff

Handle routine HR administrative/operational activities and to ensure prompt delivery of services/follow-up