Swapna Janardanan

• Providing labor consultancy and clarified corporate the implication of their actions on the labor law.
• Supporting a few companies in the recruitment of Oil & Gas employees.
• Support stakeholders in understanding full and final settlements during their termination process.
• Assist companies in the development of employment contracts to fit the company culture as a voluntary service.

Emiratization Recruitment Project
• Supported the implementation of Employee benefit programs for Emiratization, and the launching of a career development strategy to enhance
knowledge by conducting various training programs based on operational requirements.
• Headhunting - identified and approached suitable passive Emirati candidates using candidate databases to match the right person to the client's
vacancy, received and reviewed applications, managed interviews and Assessments & shortlisted candidates for the client.
• Designed & implemented a vacancy reporting system on the status of all recruitment activities.
• Coordinated with the Ras Al Khaimah labor court and MOHRE on citizen employment opportunities.
• Partnered with Business startups for Workforce Planning and Human Capital Management.
• Assisted companies with candidate qualifications to ensure skill match before submitting for interviews.
• Supported the development of the Emirati Talent pipeline which included networking and organization of job fairs as well as through various channels
organized by MOHRE.
• Identified, coordinated, and Managed Emirati staff Training and Development programs.
• Empower Emirati National Women and young talents with labor law and HR processes.
• Managed Payroll and WPS systems. Managed Onboarding and exit formalities. Represented the Company in the resolution of conflicts at labor courts.

In 2013, the GL Noble Denton group started discussions and merged with DNV to form DNV GL. Headquartered in Norway, DNV GL Group is the third
largest oil and gas corporate group with 15000 staff across 100+ countries. 2014, further to this merger, was promoted to the regional HR Team to handle
Region IMEA from the Dubai office.
• Was Part of the Regional HR Team and was accountable for day to day HR function & HR Operations for 36 entities across 12 countries in the IMEA
region (HR Global Operations, HR Global Services, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, BU HR, Employee Relations, L&D, and Public Relations, Case
Management Systems, website management, and exit management were other portfolios handled/managed and ensured adherence to local Legal
laws, legislations and requirements of all HR-related matters.
• Audited workplace, employee, and management policies & procedures.
• Supported & developed performance & talent initiatives by identifying & developing training needs in line with business requirements.
• Conducted employment verifications and investigations, developed & facilitated all new hire orientations, and managed all aspects of Leave
administration.
• Developed the HR awareness of the Management team: coached, mentored & advised the cluster's senior management team on issues of leadership,
employee engagement, diversity, and work ethics.
• Reviewed the Local Policies & ensured that these were up-to-date & in line with the latest legal developments across the different countries in the
IMEA Region and communicated any changes to the concerned parties.
• Partnered with Business Heads of the Maritime, Marine, Business Assurance, Software, oil & gas and Inspection services business areas to provide HR
Support, succession planning, and Conflict management as required.
• Prepared and managed Payroll activities including the definition of payroll structure, and collation of time sheets, attendance, overtime, full & final
settlement, other financial data, Local Pension schemes like Gosi, WPS and reported payment due to the Payroll team.
• Was the Single Point of Contact and project Implementation lead for the region IMEA and worked successfully on a couple of global projects on change
management (Post Merger Activity, Branding and HR Compliance and local legislation) and data migration.
• Learned, worked, and trained staff on PeopleSoft (PARTNER) HR Software and was the regional super user, responsible for all employee data updates
and reports.
• Have managed and investigated employee grievances and disciplinary activities very efficiently
• Led the regional team on the data migration projects from SAP Systems to People soft system and further played a key role in the development of
Next Generation Finance / HR Oracle-based System. Have worked as super user for Region MEA for SAP, PeopleSoft and Successfactor
• Worked in Global Shared Services environments and is adept working on SLA Based models/ communications between departments
• Travelled to Norway twice as a regional representative for the projects assigned.

Started with Noble Denton as HR Manager for their Offshore Engineering Design office in Sharjah (Offshore Dynamics Limited, (100% subsidiary of Noble Denton), Hamriyah Free Zone) and managed the unit with 120+ staff.
• Had 8 direct reports and held the responsibility of achievement of the group target partnering with business in terms of revenue, customer engagement, process capabilities, and complete employee life cycle including employee engagement. Planned HR/ Talent Strategy in alignment with business goals.
• Conducted analysis of the salary Grades, Job Levels, and current salaries of employees and identified any outliers, determined grade changes that were required to align with the Company Structure, and conducted matching of the current salaries to Group Levels, based on seniority, position type, grade, and market data (where available).
• Obtained and consolidated Performance Management data for the Sharjah business unit and developed Performance Management framework,
• Developed HR Dashboards using VB and Macros for Employee data update, alerts and pay slip generation.
• Developed the Behavioral Competency framework - Competencies identified based on mission, vision, strategy, and objectives through workshops; identified the behavioral indicators and established a competency dictionary per each maturity scale for each competency.
• Reviewed Organization Structures to obtain clarity on the levels and unique positions within the organization and developed Job Descriptions provided by company HR Departments. Conducted Job Evaluation of all unique positions using the Hay Job Evaluation Methodology. Established a grading structure for the Group Companies.
• Learned, worked, and trained staff on SAP HCM HR Software and was the regional super user, responsible for all employee data updates and reports
• Created a BU-specific training program to develop employees to meet both core and job competency gaps.
• Initiated a Quarterly newsletter to recognize and motivate employees and bring out their innovative ideas and creative talents.
• Re-engineered operational processes that enhanced the efficiency of the process and ensured timely services to internal staff and their HR needs.
• Managed All day-to-day activities and HR Functions starting from sourcing the CV to recruitment, staffing, group medical insurance management, transportation management, leave and attendance management, payroll management, performance management, succession planning, exit management, Training and Development, employee engagement.
• Managed Remote office in Chennai and all inter and intra-office staff mobility and transfers. Managed to have less than 5% attrition rate consistently
• Further to the merger of Noble Denton with Germanischer Llyods in 2009, continued in the same role with additional responsibility of implementing post-merger activities including changes in branding and change management of policies and procedures.

This is one of the leading furniture groups in the UAE, employing more than 1000 - blue and white-collar employees and headquartered in Ajman. The
group has business operations in UAE, India, China, and Kuwait.
This is one of the leading furniture groups in the UAE, employing more than 1000 - blue and white-collar employees and headquartered in Ajman. The
group has business operations in UAE, India, China, and Kuwait.
• Facilitated, organized and took Minutes for the meetings with Top Management to review and redefine organizational values
• Overall administration of the office, managed and ensured updates for all legal and confidential documents like trade licenses, MOU, and Board
Resolution Documents
• Actively involved in all HR Activities from recruitment (Blue collar and white-collar jobs), onboarding, Visas, staffing, employment-related issues, and
exit formalities.
• Arranged and ensured all travel requirements like Tickets, Visas, travel (local &International), limousines, Events, workshops, exhibitions, Registration
processes, and passes were in place, organized, and updated for the leadership team, Senior management, and Premium Clients/Suppliers. Managed
Employee contracts, entry and exit requirements and transfer of Mortal Remain of deceased employees, Claims, and legal formalities.

Howrath Mak
• Overall administration of the office.
• Prepare feasibility reports, board resolutions for amendments, Memorandum of Association and articles, All JAFZA documents for the companies
aspiring to start operations in Dubai or any of the Emirates.
• Managed all JAFZA Hiring processes and documents.