Sandeep Pathania, Director of Human Resources

Sandeep Pathania

Director of Human Resources

Azizi Developments

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Human Resources
Experience
20 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 2 Months

Director of Human Resources at Azizi Developments
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since June 2016

• Strategizing the long / short-term directions by forecasting the future manpower requirement & designing plans for acquiring requisite skills and competencies
• Providing leadership for a team of including Talent Development, HR Operations, Internal Communication and Immigration team.
• Review, propose and execute changes to organizational design (OD) to optimize organizational effectiveness whilst also realizing ROI.
• Lead the evolution of succession planning for the Operations Board and senior leadership team to ensure the organization has the right leadership capability to support growth aspirations.
• Improve colleague engagement by implementing sensible, flexible working practices that meet the needs of current and future colleagues whilst also supporting the vision to be a great place to work.
• Evolution of the reward strategy to enable organizational capability to attract and retain high caliber colleagues.
• Leading beyond function and contributing cross functionally through high challenge and High Support and leadership visibility.
• Structuring and Restructuring of Business Units, Departments, white colors and blue colors employees across the group of companies.
• Designing SMART Objective based job description of all professional positions, job evaluation as well as finalization of goals and KRA & KPIs at all level.

Human Resources Manager at Best Western Premier Dubai
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2015 to June 2016

• Part of Preopening Management Team, Successfully set the Human Resources Department.
• Talent Acquisition to ensure all departments are adequately manned based on budget.
• Development & maintenance of HR policies, standard salary & benefit and ensuring compliance.
• Managing the HR Budget to maintain departmental expenses as per forecasted figures.
• Manage the performance management process to ensure assessments are carried out fairly and effectively.
• Participating in the executive committee for the implementation of Projects such as Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), Employee Response Team (ERT) and Senior Management Inspection Program (SMIP) etc.
• Development & maintenance leading edge HR systems and processes for Employee Induction, Reward and Recognition, Employee Retention, Management Development / Career Development, Succession Planning.
• Oversee the central HR Administration eg. Employee offer letters, salary letters, and employment contracts. Approve updated organizational charts on a monthly basis and maintain complete / accurate personnel records
• Working closely with the corporate offices so as to develop and implement HR strategies in order to improve the general social climate
• Provide Hotel departments with advice and guidance to align behaviors and practices with company values, standards and country laws.
• Oversee Employee facilities (Accommodation, dining venue, and clinic), transportation and welfare activities to provide high levels of employee satisfaction.

Human Resources Manager at Radisson BLU
  • India
  • December 2013 to January 2015

• Initiated inter house competitions rather than traditional inter-department competitions.
• Initiated cultural events, various in-house sports competition and community involvement to improve team work and bonding.
• Improved relationship between the Owning Board members and Hotel Management Company (Carlson)
• Developed healthy relations with local authority
• Assessing the company's future staffing requirements over the short, medium and long-term.
• Prepare annual budget for the department & keeping a check on profit & loss of the department.
• Improved employee motivation and retention through performance based increment and promotions
• Liaising with legal consultant & keeping track of all the legal issues.
• Performing full life cycle recruiting for multiple skill sets and disciplines.
• Handling employee grievances & providing growth prospective to the employees in the company.

Assistant HR Manager at Wyndham Grand Regency Doha
  • Qatar - Doha
  • December 2010 to September 2013

• Assessing the company's future staffing requirements over the short, medium and long-term.
• Liaising with the head of the department to determine their human resources requirements.
• Prepare annual budget for the department & reduce the HR expenses.
• Producing a comprehensive human resources plan for the company's expansion over the next five years.
• Interviewing candidates and checking references.
• Producing job descriptions and contracts of employment.
• Liaising with other departments in the company over candidate selection/rejection.
• Performing full life cycle recruiting for multiple skill sets and disciplines.
• Handling employee grievances.
• Motivating employees to work in the company.
• Providing growth prospective to the employees in the company.

Assistant HR Manager at Regency Group Holding
  • Qatar
  • November 2007 to November 2010

• Liaising with the company's senior management to determine their human resources requirements.
• Producing a comprehensive human resources plan for the company's expansion over the next five years.
• Preparing and placing advertisements in the local and national press.
• Interviewing candidates and checking references.
• Producing job descriptions and contracts of employment.
• Liaising with other departments in the company over candidate selection/rejection.
• Performing full life cycle recruiting for multiple skill sets and disciplines.
• Handling employee grievances.
• Motivating employees to work in the company.
• Providing growth prospective to the employees in the company.

Sr. HR Executive at Hewitt Associates
  • India
  • February 2007 to November 2007

• Involve in complete recruitment life-cycle for identifying and selecting talent of varied skill sets for different divisions of the organization through database of job site, Placement agencies, Referrals. Drafting of Advertisement, Conducting Walk Ins.
• Involved in selection process including Preparing and conducting technical tests as well as negotiating & following up with potential candidates till the time they are not on board.
• Planning human resource requirements in consultation with heads of different functional & operational areas and conducting selection interviews.
• Producing job descriptions and contracts of employment.
• Liaising with other departments in the company over candidate selection/rejection.
• Maintaining and updating personal records.
• Administering the company's pay policy.
• Devising new and effective company incentive schemes - these have reduced absenteeism and increased production levels by 10%.
• Administration of PF & all other benefits etc.

HR Executive at Wipro Technology Solutions
  • India
  • December 2004 to February 2007

• Make and Update Induction Programs to acquaint the new-joiners with the organization's culture, its objectives and processes to ensure that they become productive in the minimal possible time.
• Appointment Letters, appraisal letter & confirmation letter and facilitating background verification check.
• Capture strength & turnover data as well as coordinating with different level of departments for increments & promotions or any transfer etc.
• Handling Leave and attendance system
• Developing effective training programs in conjunction with other departments in the company.
• Accessing technical skills of new hires.
• Driving attrition control and retention interventions.
• Training new employees regarding the product.

Sr. Team Player (Employee Advocacy Group) at Netvantage Pvt. Ltd
  • India
  • June 2003 to July 2004

• Counselling the employees and their Grievances & motivating them.
• Preparing Issue log and taking corrective action on time against their Grievances, suggestion and feedback.
• Conducting and initiating team and moral building exercises by Organizing events and outings.
• Annual corporate picnic, Monthly Birth Day celebration, celebrating seasonal Occasions.
• Undertaking new HR initiatives linked to employee engagement activities Like Quiz Contest, tournaments.
• Handling activities related to Rewards and Recognition.
• Maintaining and updating personal records.
• Administering the company's pay policy.
• Devising new and effective company incentive schemes - these have reduced absenteeism and increased production levels by 10%.
• Performing full life cycle recruiting for multiple skill sets and disciplines
• Administration of PF & all other benefits etc.

Education

Master's degree, Human Resources
  • at Amity Business School
  • May 2007

Minor IT

Bachelor's degree, Computers
  • at National Institute of Management & Technology
  • April 2003

Specialties & Skills

Human Resources Planning
Employee Relations
HR Policies
Talent Management
HR Strategy
Human Capital Management
Employee Advocacy
Performance Appraisal
Talent management

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Hobbies

  • Playing basketball