Human Resource Management

Jananisri Harendran

Dover, NH 603-***-**** *********@*****.***

Work Authorization: Authorized to work for any employer

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Focused senior HR Manager / HRIS analyst with exceptional planning and implementation capabilities with considerable experience in HR Domain and HCM solutions, holding double Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management.

Able to adapt to legacy systems, by analyzing requirements, support implementation and building estimates, good knowledge of configuration, and providing testing support.

Strong understanding of Success Factors Admin and Employee Central which includes Foundation Objects, Succession and Corporate data models, Picklist management, Reporting events, Workflows, Propagation functionality

Served as a liaison between management & developers with experience in global roll outs across India, Sri Lanka and MENA.

Well-versed on various process of project implementation like running workshops, client requirement gatherings, Workbook preparation, customization, testing and data conversion

Overall experience includes leading talent management, alignment of HR strategies to business, organization and staff development, training and development, conflict resolution, full life cycle recruitment and onboarding, total rewards management, HRIS management, HR policy and legal compliance.

KEY SKILLS:

Applications – Success Factors (Employee Central, Talent Modules), Workday (HCM, Integration), Adrenalin, ADP (Payroll), LMS (SARAS) and Umantis (PMS)

PC Skills - XML, SQL, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Project, MS Outlook, Google Docs

Currently undergoing Certifications in SF Employee Central, Performance Management and LMS

Managing complete project management lifecycle and delivery

Good working knowledge of USA, India, MENA, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal employees’ regulations

Bilingual in English, Tamil and Hindi

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Performance Improvement Specialist Mar 2018 to Present

Talent Sumo, USA (Remote)

Involved in strategic consulting, including business plan & marketing strategy development,

Accelerate new business initiatives, participate in all vendor and client meetings

Monitored and performed audits on recruitment process

Conducting market research and designing improvement plans on utilizing efficient recruitment tools and applicant tracking system

Evaluating existing recruiting process and provide suggestions

Represent Talent Sumo on job fair and promote the brand

Sourced active and passive candidates through social media outreach and schedule interview

Conduct background verification process and reference checks for all new hires

Assisted with staff training in continuous quality improvement methodologies

Freelance HR Consulting Nov 2014 to Present

Independent Contractor

Working on automating Employee Engagement Process design

Conducted Job analysis, sourcing, interviewing candidates and assessing interviewing process

Facilitated HRIS implementation for small size and startup companies

Guided in legal compliances required by state law

Oversee broad range of critical business initiatives for performance management, appropriate use of human resources and use of HRIS information systems

Worked on HR process improvement in staff orientation, training and professional development thus resulting in better hires and increased employee retention

Resume writing for Entry level to Advanced Career

Manager Human Resources (South India & Sri Lanka) May 2007 to Jan 2013

VFS Global Services Pvt Ltd, Chennai, India

Responsibilities:

Human Resource Business Partner: Worked on payroll budgeting. Co-ordinate with central compensation and benefits team providing regular updates on changes in state wise Minimum Wages

Solely responsible for South India and Sri Lanka HR operations – which includes 42 visa application centers and 310 employees

Responsible for employee life cycle - on-boarding and integration of new employees and handled employee departures including conducting exit interviews, confirmation, appraisal

Generated reports and published it to organization and Business for management for information on headcount of employees, month wise – joining % separation, transfers and grades of employees

Responsible for ensuring client (All Diplomatic Missions) data privacy and for providing recommendations to client for effective problem resolution in accordance to state regulations

Managed to interview nearly 150 walk-in applicants on a particular day to close bulk requirement. Devised feasible and cost-effective option of sourcing process resulting in 42% cost saving on sourcing fees

Designed, developed and implemented employee engagement programs to continuously engage and motivate staff to achieve superior results

Provided Quarterly Attrition Analysis for the region and proposed measures for employee retention. Handled disciplinary issues in the region

Prepared Employee hand book and employee benefits policies for Sri Lanka

Designed and facilitated implementation of Global Reward and Recognition program in less than 2 months

HRIS Support Manager Sep 2010 to Jan 2013

VFS Global Services Pvt Ltd, South India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, MENA

Functioned as an end to end business analyst producing artifacts using BA standards/Tools.

Worked on ERP: SAP Version 6.0 - SAP HR Module and performed various functions like organizational management, personnel administration, HRIS in SAP HR Operations

Lead the team in South India, Sri Lanka, MENA, Nepal and Bangladesh for Data migration and documentation activity from Adrenalin HRMS to SAP system

Coached and led a team of operational associates for maintaining regular HR operations

Conversion effort includes loading 6 years of transitional data to SAP

Created Organizational Structure based on nature of Business and Staffing interface

Created test cases and performed IT acceptance testing

Performed various actions like hiring, separation, transfers, change in pay grade and also attaching/maintaining cost center to organizational assignment

Personnel development – qualifications, profiles, succession planning, and development planning

E-Recruiting -- requisition creation, publications, postings, and templates for candidate search and processing

Organizational management – Enabled relationships, modification, and reporting on the organizational structure

Supported Global Operations and Shared Services with demographic/salary/position reports from SAP HR, which is used to generate information for reporting to business partners

Supported business reporting by using Adhoc Query & SAP Query

Performed SAP HRIS user training for 450 exempt and non exempt users spread in 42 visa application centres

Created multiple references guides for HR users (HR User Guidelines, Performance Management, Compensation, Talent Management)

Human Resource Business Partner Apr 2011 to Sep 2011

VFS Global Services Pvt Ltd, Middle East and North Africa

Was deputed to VFS Dubai to manage the entire employee life cycle of 200 exempt / non-exempt and expatriates employees in addition to handling South India and Srilanka

Responsible for payroll processing and Benefits administration of all exempt employees, establishing pay stub for 150+employees

Finalized and negotiated on third party insurance vendors

Led the implementation of leave module through Adrenalin (HRIS) application

Responsible for developing action plan for Employee Engagement Survey for the year 2011, presenting it to Executive team and implementing action points

Designed Family Benefits policies and car policy for Middle East during my assignment at Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan region resulting in improved Employee Satisfaction Score

Responsible for administering expatriates and immigrant work authorization process

Talent Module Implementation Lead Jun 2010 to Apr 2011

VFS Global Services Pvt Ltd, Global implementation

Was initially leading Global Talent Management initiatives as a Maternity Cover for Head - Talent Management. The assignment, was however extended further for leading UMANTIS Talent Module implementation

UMANTIS Talent Module - Served as SME for developing Balance Score Card appraisal system, created process route map and developed competency framework in coordination with L&D head

Developed Process guide, training materials, Project implementation plan for User training and Go-live

Ensured on compiling performance score, planning on calibration meetings with Departmental Head and communicate final scores through appraisal letters

Compiled performance improvement plan, collated training needs and preparing training plan for all exempt employees

Led efforts to create and implement Global Rewards and Recognition program

HR Assistant May 2004 to May 2007

Taj Madras Flight Kitchen, Chennai, India

Responsibilities:

In charge of compensation administration, HR budget, employee relations, employee welfare, compliance of factories act, maintenance and development of Personnel system.

Managed Time Tracking and Payroll for 410 FTE and 400 Contingent workers. Independently managed payroll processing for 410 employees.

Prepared Human Resource budget for 2006 and 2007.

Led a team of 25 for conducting first ever mega event comprising of 5000 family members, the event was one of its kind and received award for leading the program.

Lead the ISO 9001/14000/HACCP/HALAL documentation work for HR and Training department.

Played a key role in convincing trade union members to move into management union.

Independently administered training department for 5 months and received appreciation.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:

Director Human Resources Jan 2016 to Jul 2016

Great Non Profits, Redwood City, CA, USA

Managed sourcing and built candidate pipeline for marketing, engineering and business development volunteers

Managed job posting and applicant tracking on Volunteer match, Idealist and Linkedin

Leverage multiple sourcing strategies, HR policies, processes and developing HR systems

Participated in connecting with Universities / Colleges nationwide to attract talents for part-time, full time and volunteering opportunities

Created HR reports for On-boarding, Separation and HR initiative and presented to board members on monthly basis

Worked on building on core HRIS system for OrangeHRM to reduce Manual employees and volunteer database maintenance

Carried out Job Analysis for all positions by interviewing all Departmental Heads and successfully complied Job Descriptions for all positions

Designed Employee engagement program, recognition and retention process

Handled HR records, policies and processes on Google Docs

Developed learn and grow program resulting in reducing attrition rate

HR Analyst Apr 2015 to May 2015

International Professors Project, Dover, NH, USA

Advised managers on organizational policy matters and recommend needed changes.

Helped revamp new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives.

Served as a link between management and employees/volunteers in queries and resolving work-related problems.

Mentor Jan 2014 to Dec 2014

Wildcat Mentor, Dover, NH, USA

Mentored 3 school kids that are seeking a friend

Produced bi-weekly feedback to School Management on the progress of mentee

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:

Masters in Science (Organizational Leadership), Southern New Hampshire University, NH, USA 2014 - GPA: 3.911

Masters in Social Work (Human Resource Management), Madras University, India, 2004

Bachelors in Science (Statistics), Madras University, India, 2002

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

Certified HR Analytics and Metrics Professional, Middle Earth HR, 2016

Certified Recruitment Analyst, Middle Earth HR 2006

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