Employee Relations Engagement

JAYA SUBHA DANTU

Wylie, Texas *********.*****@*****.*** 914-***-****

CAREER PROFILE

HR professional with 8+ years of experience in IT/ Non- IT Industries. Experienced in handling various facets of HR like Recruitment & Selection (Pre -Recruiting), Induction / Orientation, Rewards and Recognition, Employee Engagement and Retention, Performance Management, Statutory Compliances, Employee Relations / Human Resources HR activities etc., A passionate HR professional who enjoys challenges and opportunities in aligning people processes to business objectives

● My strengths include excellent time management skills as well as high adaptability to changing situations while meeting deadlines.

● Have the ability to work as an individual contributor and in teams KEY SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

● Affiliative, Interpersonal Skills, Communication Skills, Team- Oriented player, Multitasking and Prioritizing, ability in a fast paced & time-sensitive environment.

● Employee Relations & Grievance handling, Talent Management & Development, HR Compliance, Policies & Procedures, Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, Performance Management, Change Management, Succession Planning, Induction.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Talent Engagement Employee Engagement and

Retention

Employee Surveys and Connect

Change Management Learning & Development

WORK EXPERIEN

Business Process Lead - HR (June 2015 - November 2015) Tata Consultancy Services, INDIA

Employee Engagement, Retention and Communication:

● Business HR Worked with leaders and employees to establish and maintain a positive work environment and deliver HR expertise in the areas of talent management, engagement & development, performance management, investigations, resolution of employee relations issues, and administration of all HR policies.

● Driving employee engagement activities like Town Halls, One to One interaction, Group Connects, skip level meetings, Fun connects, Organization/business initiatives which encourages the full use of diverse talents and abilities and helps in execution of communication rhythm i.e. effective two-way communication.

● Act as a strategic business partner and partner with senior stakeholders to understand organization’s business strategies and align human resource strategy and programs to achieve the business goals including alignment of succession planning, leadership development, resource planning, and performance management.

● Facilitates the annual performance management process by leading performance differentiation sessions with managers, communicating performance review and goal setting instructions to employees and managers, assisting employees and managers to complete the end-to-end process on system.

● Facilitate the band/rating disagreement discussions between Appraisers/Reviewers and associates to ensure closure of the performance process.

● Conducting investigations and ensuring to take necessary action in response to a range of employee relations concerns including harassment, discrimination, workplace violations, and other violations of rules & regulations, policies & procedures.

● Coach, advice, mentor managers and associates to solve conflicts (Employee-Manager conflicts, Employee-Employee conflicts, Conflict due to communication of employment decisions or advice on policy application and Situational conflicts)

● Guide project/business units in the application and interpretation of employment laws or regulations and HR related policies and practices (Attendance Policy, Timesheet Compliance, overtime pay out and comp off policy)

● Support talent development team in conducting training needs assessment, designing career progression plans for the employees, skill/competency upgradation and ensure compliance w.r.t mandatory trainings/courses.

● Tracking, managing employee leave requests/approvals, Timesheet approvals. Long leave requests as part of day-to-day activities.

● Attrition analysis - maintains EWI trackers and implements effective measures to control Attrition rate in the BU and to ensure retention of employees.

● Managing churn/release of employees from projects as per policy and business dependencies.

● Implementing Rewards and recognition programs (Star of the month, star of the quarter, business excellence awards) for the employees in the BU on floor and through online nominations.

● Conducted bi-annually R&R for all employees in corporate functions and managed communication, nomination process and selection of winners in consultation with the function head

● Exit Interviews, Retention discussion with the attrited employees to get feedback and to ensure possible retentions. Managing early releases i.e., notice period buyout/waive off as per employee request and policies.

● Recruitment Business Partner- With increase in hiring requirement no’s, managed end to end recruitment process for my business unit (IT & BPS)

● Conducted new joiner survey and pulse surveys for employees

● End to End implementation of “Prevention of Sexual Harassment” program for the organization, Sr. Executive – HR (HRBP) (August 2009 - June 2015) Hibu India Pvt Limited (formerly Yell Adworks India Pvt. Ltd) HR Business Partner:

● Implementation of all annual employee activities

● Understand 'Employee Pulse' through periodic one-on-one employee interaction.

● Drive employee lifecycle connects - new joiner meets, Buddy program, R&R, etc.

● Act as a spoc & advisor to managers for all employee related issues

● Handling employee grievances with a proactive/timely approach

● Handling Induction Sessions for New joiners and orientation session was done successfully on monthly basis.

● Managed Background Verification Process

● Handled Audits ensuring closure for the highlights

● Drive Attrition discussions with business, work with stakeholders for reversals and smooth transitions to maintain healthy attrition levels

● Have handled People Manager responsibility.

● Taken care of complete Attendance Management for Hyderabad teams

● Ensure timely processing of Monthly Payroll and Full & Final settlements

● Handled Vendor Management

● Managing employee concerns/grievances escalated through emails, integrity helpline, internal portal, and facilitate the discussion with the concerned employees to resolve the concerns raised.

● Driving employee engagement activities like R&R, One on One connect, Coffee connects, Fun activities and other business initiatives with full use of diverse abilities. Talent Acquisition:

● Manpower planning and budgeting in consultation with the Management.

● Managing the complete recruitment life-cycle for sourcing the best talent from diverse sources after identification of manpower requirements.

● Executing the entire gamut of task in recruitment encompassing sourcing, screening, short-listing, selection and appointment, etc.

● Sourcing candidates via head hunting, job portals, database, references, social networking sites etc.

● Listing of job evaluation & job description for different positions. Talent Engagement:

● Determining motivation & satisfaction levels of employees through HR Skip Level Meetings, personal interaction & surveys, counseling team members.

● Foster Team Spirit through organizing various activities.

● Setting up the recreation facility and initiating activities to integrate Fun@Work Culture.

● Managing welfare measures & team building activities, employee events, etc. to enhance motivation level & Productivity.

● Conducting Exit interviews and maintaining the data for future action.

● Using exit interview data in design the HR policies & Processes. Early Career

Executive HR - Brigade Corporation India Pvt Ltd (March 2007 - July 2009)

(Recruitment Induction Leave Management Employee Relations HRIS & Database Management System) IT Recruiter - Techgene Solutions Pvt Ltd, India (June 2006 - March 2007) ACHIEVEMENTS

● Received Management Award

EDUCATI0N

Masters in Human Resource Management (MHRM)

Andhra University Campus, India

Bachelors in Commerce

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