Compensation & Benefits Manager/ HR Manager Head Office
Exeed Industries
Total years of experience :9 years, 10 Months
Exeed Industries, Abu Dhabi March 2013 - Present
Compensation & Benefits Manager/ HR Manager Head Office
• Completed job evaluation for all business units to standardize job titles and grades
• Create Salary structure based on market data
• 3 year plan to achieve internal equity in pay
• Benefits evaluation and recommendations - in particular in the areas of Medical and Life Insurance
• Setup & streamline HR Operations processes
• Recruitment of senior positions - resourcing, interviewing and negotiating offers
• Other projects include setting an orientation program, employee engagement surveys, and new manager's toolkit
Halliburton, Dubai May 2010 - Feb 2013
Compensation Consultant, Eastern Hemisphere
• Researched concerns and developed solutions for Regional countries, in particular completing major projects for the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Oman
• Compiled and analyzed data for Canada, offering compensation and benefits solutions which were adopted by Halliburton
• Project Manage Mercer market surveys for Eastern Hemisphere countries
• Create / Review Pay structures and advise on EH countries
• Reviewing salary benchmarks, job grades and job evaluations for EH countries
• Prepare detailed job descriptions and classification systems and define job levels and families, in partnership with other managers
• Identify and implement benefits to increase the quality of life for employees, by working with brokers and researching benefits issues
• Prepare budgets for personnel operations
• Analyze statistical data and reports to identify and determine causes of personnel problems and develop recommendations for improvement of organization's personnel policies and practices
• Developed a consistent Field Pay Plan for GCC countries
• Created Intern reward plan for Saudi graduates
• Analyze compensation policies, government regulations, and prevailing wage rates in various countries to develop competitive compensation plan
BARCLAYS, Dubai February 2008 - April 2010
L&D Trainer
• L&D MIS management for Barclays' GRCB Emerging Market (14 countries); reporting and analyzing collected data
• Created and worked on various programs for UAE nationals in areas of training, career progression / planning and retention plans
• Managing delivery of training / development programs
• Manage training records of colleagues
• Carrying out TNA across all functions on a quarterly basis
• Deliver / facilitate training courses - focusing on Soft Skills & Leadership
• Liaise with 3rd party suppliers - overseeing costs, relevance & customization of courses, and schedule of delivery
• Designing and producing training material for in-house courses
Key Projects
• Project managed bank wide Performance Development training for all line managers
• Part of LMS development & implementation team across the Emerging Market
• Increased efficiency of admin processes along with reducing errors, capturing critical Training MI
• Assisted in other organization wide HR projects
BIZ-ABILITY, Dubai February 2006 - January 2008
Projects Assistant
• Worked alongside senior consultants in the development and execution of consulting projects and annual compensation studies in various segments of the financial services industry, including Investment Banking, Corporate Banking and associated Infrastructure areas;
• Researched and compared the different salary scales and benefits of employees of major investment banks and financial institutions across New York, London, Singapore and Dubai;
Salary Benchmarking
• Coordinate and participate in external surveys (Hay Methodology) on a global level;
• Conduct special research assignments analyze data and prepare conclusions and recommendations for consideration by management for decision making;
• Conduct the annual salary review process and suggest increments and promotions;
Job Evaluation and Job Grading
• Conduct Job evaluations based on the McLagan methodology; Review and prepare Job Descriptions in coordination with line management, work closely with managers to update and amend as needed.
• Survey project management for training needs analysis carried out for clients; extensive use of the Quest program to create surveys online, gather data, and generate reports
Cogefirin Logistics, Dubai September 2003 - January 2006
Compensation Assistant
• Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into the payroll computer system
• Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information in order to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies
• Distribute and collect time sheets each pay period
• Organize, maintain, and review personnel files
• Post vacancies, track applicants, screen resumes at initial level and arrange interviews
Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, in order to maintain and update payroll records
Achievements
• Created orientation program for company
• Independently handled specific HR projects
UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG, Dubai, UAE Masters International Business (MIB) April 2007
SHARJAH COLLEGE, Sharjah, UAE Bachelor of Business Administration July 2003