KOKILA SURESHKUMAR
Human Resources Manager
Chennai
Summary
Talent acquisition and management professional with experience in developing and executing recruitment plans successfully build future leadership by elevating talent. Experienced in full cycle recruiting to source, select and hire top talent. Establishes and maintains effective recruitment metrics, processes, systems and tools to deliver five star candidate experiences and contribute to company employment brand within both agency and in-house settings.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages
Work History
HR Talent Acquisition
OpenWeaver India Pvt Ltd
5 2023 - Current
- Managed all aspects of the interview process including scheduling, conducting interviews, providing feedback, and negotiating offers with candidates.
- Coordinated campus recruiting events to attract top talent from diverse backgrounds.
- Identify potential candidates through proactive and passive recruiting. Used LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed, Shine,Monster, job boards, networks, corporate database extensively to source candidates and also to build relationships within the industry.
- Conducted regular evaluations of recruitment vendors to optimize budget allocation while maintaining high-quality services and deliverables.
- Developed strong relationships with hiring managers to better understand their needs, resulting in improved candidate selection.
- Increased the quality of new hires by refining job descriptions, setting clear expectations, and establishing performance metrics for success.
- Engage with shortlisted candidates during the negotiations stage.
- Handled queries effectively to convince and get offer acceptances. Kept track of candidates who rejected offers as part of effective pipeline building.
- Assist candidates during the critical transition period to ensure successful onboarding.
HR Business Partner - Talent Acquisition
Petrofac International Limited
03.2020 - 01.2023
- Manage end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for roles assigned keeping in mind the project required dates.
- Participate in TA planning sessions and contribute by providing necessary inputs and implementing effective sourcing strategies.
- Identify potential candidates through proactive and passive recruiting. Used LinkedIn, job boards, networks, corporate database extensively to source candidates and also to build relationships within the industry.
- Identifying potential recruitment consultants, negotiating contracts to engage them for sourcing potential candidates.
- Reviewing and shortlisting profiles for technical assessment.
- Interface with hiring managers during the CV shortlisting and technical interview process.
- Engage with shortlisted candidates during the negotiations stage.
- Handled queries effectively to convince and get offer acceptances. Kept track of candidates who rejected offers as part of effective pipeline building.
- Assist candidates during the critical transition period to ensure successful onboarding.
- Communicate effectively while engaging with candidates during the entire recruitment process to build the organizations brand and values.
- Involved in performance management, development programs, rewards exercise as part of talent management responsibilities.
- Provided day to day HR operations support to employees and their supervisors.
- Trained in running payrolls, managing final settlements.
Senior Executive - Human Resources
Tringapps Private Limited
03.2017 - 03.2020
- Responsible for full life cycle recruitment for sales, IT, development and other creative services positions.
- Designed and developed various recruitment programs
- Sourced candidates through job fairs, social media, online recruiting portals, e-mail campaigns, etc.
- Managed vendor contracts and relationships.
- Conducted applicant pre-screening and post selection interviews.
- Administered offer letters, negotiated salaries and prepped candidates for background requirements and on-boarding paperwork.
- Responsible for post recruitment management, joining formalities and orientation process.
- Updating the hiring pipeline database for payroll management.
- Played a key role in structuring and implementing programs and policies, compensation structures, benefits packages, incentives and new- employee orientation.
- Developed innovative an effective team-building activity to drive employee engagement programs.
- Provided suggestion for management and offered actionable initiatives to reduce compliance-related issues addressing equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment.
- Contributed to annual performance appraisals by working with supervisors to ensure consistency and compliance with established procedures.
- Primarily responsible for handling payroll for about 150 employees
Executive - Human Resources
TNQ Books & Journals
06.2014 - 03.2017
- Generating payroll for 2,200 TNQ employees with inputs received from various sources like attendance, canteen, transport, resignations, and other earnings / deductions.
- Updating the employee database on a day-to-day basis to maintain accuracy of records.
- Worked on final settlements, Off-QC, Attrition and consolidated over time reports for payroll processing.
- Kept track of probation and confirmation status, designation changes and appraisal status.
- Provided performance management guidance to line management (coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions).
- Works closely with BP team, managers and employees to improve work ethics, build morale, increase productivity and retention.
- Played a key role in working with managers on change management and talent management initiatives.
- Managed exit interviews and support the business in analyzing the data to provide innovative solutions and improve retention rates
Education
Masters in Business Administration - Human Resources -
SRM University
01.2012 - 04.2014
Bachelors in Business Administration - undefined
Women's Christian College
01.2009 - 04.2012
Skills
Full cycle recruitment
Industry knowledge
Candidate Sourcing
Negotiation Skills
Relationship Building
Effective communiation
Conflict Resolution
Awards
Tabletop Winner, Toastmasters International (Petrofac Chapter)
Certification
CIPD - Certified from Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, UK.
Timeline
CIPD - Certified from Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, UK.
01-2023
HR Business Partner - Talent Acquisition
Petrofac International Limited
03.2020 - 01.2023
Senior Executive - Human Resources
Tringapps Private Limited
03.2017 - 03.2020
Executive - Human Resources
TNQ Books & Journals
06.2014 - 03.2017
Masters in Business Administration - Human Resources -
SRM University
01.2012 - 04.2014
Bachelors in Business Administration - undefined
Women's Christian College
01.2009 - 04.2012
HR Talent Acquisition
OpenWeaver India Pvt Ltd
5 2023 - Current