Nithya Kuttan
Coimbatore,TN
Summary
Astute Partner with strong skills in hiring and monitoring staff and building firm credibility. Mentors personnel and promptly resolves complaints. Liaises with stakeholders to prioritize projects and determine appropriate deadlines.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
HR and IR Partner
San Engineering and Locomotive Co Ltd
Bengaluru
03.2024 - Current
- Develop, execute and drive tactical sourcing strategies aimed at generating candidate flow for open positions and talent pipelines for all functions
- Partner with recruiters to provide support for candidate, leverage resources, and make recommendations for effective candidate searches
- Use social media networks (e.g
- LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter) to look for and connect with potential candidates
- Interact with professionals on niche platforms
- Collaborate with hiring managers to identify each position's requirements
- Develop a network of potential candidates and industry professionals
- Identify future hiring needs and proactively source potential hires
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve HR-related issues, resulting in an improvement in employee retention
- Analyzed employee data to identify trends and provide insights to stakeholders, resulting in improved operational efficiency and cost savings
- Developed and implemented a comprehensive training program to improve employee skills and knowledge
- Negotiated and managed employee benefits program, resulting in cost savings for the company
- Created a comprehensive onboarding program that reduced employee onboarding time
- Responsible for HR IQMS documentation and Audit
- Responsible for Kaizen Implementation.
- Provided outstanding service to all individuals, promoting effective, and lasting business relationships.
- Achieved successful client outcomes by identifying and addressing their unique needs and goals.
- Monitored partner performance and provided feedback on areas of improvement.
- Networked with other professionals and organizations to expand contacts and opportunities.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and legislative changes impacting clients'' businesses or industries.
Talent Sourcing Partner
CIRCOR International INC
Coimbatore
02.2022 - 01.2024
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and legislative changes impacting clients'' businesses or industries.
- Strengthened professional relationships through active participation in industry conferences and events.
- Expanded the firm''s clientele through strategic networking and relationship building initiatives.
- Provided outstanding service to all individuals, promoting effective, and lasting business relationships.
- Achieved successful client outcomes by identifying and addressing their unique needs and goals.
Employee Relations Advisor
NTT Data Ltd
Coimbatore
08.2017 - 02.2022
- Served as employee relations advisor for all employees including front line and leadership staff in regards to workplace conflict, policy interpretation, and corrective action, PIP, POSH, GRC, Disciplinary process, grievance handling ect
- Developed and implemented Policies, Programs and procedures related to Employee Relations
- Developed and administered progressive discipline policy and procedures
- Developed and implemented policies, programs and procedures related to employee Relations
- Developed and administered progressive discipline policy and procedures
- Reviewed and approved employee disciplinary actions
- Developed and interpreted personnel policies consistent with legal directions
- Ensured employee handbook reflects current policy and update the SharePoint on timely basis
- Recorded Performance and disciplinary issues working with managers and supervisors
- Conducted classes for all the employees including the managers, supervisors related to progressive discipline and involuntary separations
- Investigated sexual harassment and other complaints of non-acceptable actions and behaviors
- On Behalf of the POSH team it is the responsibility to drive the entire investigations with the POSH members and the complainant and respondent and other witness interrogations and submit the detailed investigation report to the legal team and execute the decision of the POSH members on the action point
- Also responsible for offline and online POSH trainings to the entire location once in six months
- Conducted other investigations as directed by the senior management
- Reviewed and approved involuntary terminations consistent with policies and procedures
- Conducted exit interviews for terminated employees
- Responsible to update the stakeholders on the actions for the investigation
- Updated the responsible stakeholders on the exit interviews and the competency level of the terminated employees
- Coordinated employee events like Halloween, office team outings, support functions pot luck and other related activities
- Participated in legal hearings to provide testimony and monitoring proceedings
- Prepared written materials for documentation and conveying information's
- Consulted and advised management to ensure compliance with legal and administrative requirements
- Demonstrated breakthrough in negative BGV cases and had successful closures
- Member of the ICC, GRC committee and AIDS and Transgender committee.
- Evaluated employee feedback surveys to identify areas for improvement within the company culture, leading to targeted interventions that increased satisfaction levels overall.
- Developed and maintained relationships with key internal stakeholders.
HR Manager
PRANAV SOFTSOL PVT LTD
12.2016 - Current
- Recruited to help open new company branch in Los Angeles, guiding the startup and management of a full spectrum of HR operations, systems and programs
- Worked with senior management to create HR policies and procedures; recruit employees; create group benefits databases; and develop orientation, training and incentive programs
- Managed leave-of-absence programs and personnel records; administered benefits enrollment and programs; administered HR budget; and handled HR generalist workplace issues
- Created Employee relation Templates and policies
- Key Results: End to end recruitment – Screening candidates, telephonic interview, scheduling interview with department heads, selections, offer letter, appointment letter, background verification and certificate filing
- Attendance time and leave management – tracking the annual attendance and monthly attendance, calculating the wage loss, keeping track of the leaves availed and pending
- Administrative activities – cleanliness, petty cash handling, monitoring day to day activities of the clerical staff, guest handling, organising meetings and events, maintain supplies by checking stock to determine requirement and anticipating needed supplies, placing and expediting orders for supplies, verifying receipt of supplies
- Implementing cost reductions; and developing reporting procedures and protocols
- Create and modify systems and procedures by analyzing operating practices, recordkeeping systems, forms control, office layout, and budgetary and personnel requirements; implementing changes
- Liaising with the statutory bodies to complete the statutory activities like PF, ESCI, TDS ,IT etc
- Handling the financials – Salary generation, petty cash handling, keeping account of the statutory deductions
- Managing the overall activities of the employees in the Coimbatore location
- Accounts management - document financial transactions by entering account information, replying to accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations, contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
- Exit formalities – exit interview, experience certificate, service certificate, salary certificate
- Recognising performers and giving rewards and appreciations
- Co-ordinating with vendors
- Employee engagement
- Handling the office petty cash and other financial dealings for Coimbatore location
- Created Employee relation policies handled grievances individually, managed conflicts.
Global IT staffing solution provider
VDART Technologies Pvt Ltd
12.2012 - Current
- HR Manager cum US IT Recruiter
- Plan, develop and implement strategy for HR management and development (including recruitment and selection policy/practices, discipline, grievance, counseling, pay and conditions, contracts, training and development, succession planning, moral and motivation, culture and attitude development, performance appraisal and quality management issues)
- Establish and maintain appropriate systems for measuring necessary aspects of HR development
- Monitor, measure and report on HR issues, opportunities and development plans and achievement within agreed formats and timescales
- Manage and develop direct reporting staff
- Manage and control departmental expenditure within agreed budgets
- Liaise with other functional / departmental heads so as to understand all necessary aspects and needs of HR development, and to ensure they are fully informed of HR objectives, purpose and achievements
- Maintain awareness and knowledge of latest HR development theory and methods and provide suitable interpretation to directors, managers and staff within the organization
- Ensure activities meet with and integrate with organizational requirement for quality management, health and safety, legal requirement, environmental policies and general duty of care
- Audit and authenticate all documents related to legal, salary statements and distribution, policies etc
- Plan and direct for Training of employee including senior managers, maintain contact with outside resources for training
- Source, screen, interview, and evaluate candidates
- Foster long-term relationships with candidates
- Review and understand technical job requirement requirements
- Review applicants to verify if position requirements are met
- Format resumes meeting client expectations
- Research into new technologies
- Create detailed job descriptions
- Follow up with candidates.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Paramount Computer Systems LLC
Dubai
06.2015 - 11.2016
- Promoted to fulfill a broad range of HR functions, including recruiting and training employees, administering benefits, overseeing disciplinary action and managing HR records
- Co-chaired annual flex-enrollment meetings, resolved conflicts between employees and insurance carriers, coordinated health fairs to promote employee wellness and performed exit interviews
- Handled a team of three
- Key Results: Facilitated operations in terms of recruitment
- Receiving the resource requirement form
- Understanding the job requirements
- Screening the appropriate resume from job boards
- Contacting the candidate, screening on their skills for the requirement
- Scheduling interviews by coordinating with the interview panel and the candidate
- Coordinate the interview process
- Extract the feedback from the panel
- Collecting the required documents from the candidate
- Negotiate salaries and start dates
- Get the paperwork (Offer letter) complete from the Vice-President of the company
- Releasing the offer letter
- Load information into a proprietary database
- Follow up with the candidate until on-boarding
- Sending joining report to respective group heads and resource managers and vice presidents
- Complete the on-boarding formalities and collecting the necessary documents from the candidate
- Performance management & retention strategies
- Promotion, lateral movement, succession planning, retention & separation
- Responsible for publishing reports on Recruitment
- Headcount and Exit Analysis for the center of Excellence
- Facilitated Employee Engagement initiatives across the center
- Effectively managed and handled ISO & BCMS audits
- Facilitated and participated in corporate social responsibility in various schools on the topic Cyber security
- Responsible for overall administration activities
- Responsible for COE accounts
- Responsible for conducting detailed investigations to complex employee relations issues and recommending solutions that are in alignment with the Company's core values.
HR /Delivery Manager
Plato Technologies
Coimbatore
01.2015 - 12.2015
- Responsible for the end-to-end Recruitment process
- To assist in the manpower plan by obtaining the manpower indents on a monthly basis
- Resource the required skill sets by the utilization of the necessary channel of operations
- Validate the profile of the candidates by matching them with the requirements
- Arrange and schedule for the technical and subsequently the HR interview of the Short listed candidates
- Meeting the numbers in terms of the recruitment
- Maintaining record of all the leave applications and coordinate with the department managers for the approval of leaves in that department
- Providing information about the absenteeism
- To maintain the Personnel file & bank account opening of new joiners
- To check the Time and attendance of all employees
- Maintain a soft copy of the leaves applied in advance for all dates
- Provide the leave and attendance update to finance department on the end date of every month on a regular basis
- Report all the activities that affect the company on an immediate basis
- Maintain confidentiality and respect the trust of management to all the responsibilities handled
- Responsible for recruiting IT Professionals ranging in all different areas of the project life cycle
- Utilize internal database to identify potential candidates and ensure their qualifications meet open positions and determine a candidate's suitability by evaluating placement feasibility
- Conducted searches for candidates using traditional and creative sourcing methods
- Place job requirements on the Internet to increase the available candidate pool
- Develop creative recruiting resources to attract qualified professionals interested in contract, contract to hire and direct placement employment
- Present job opportunities to qualified candidates and negotiate contract terms, negotiate compensation packages, assessing relevant experience, education, skills and personal qualifications to determine pay type/rate, relocation benefits
- Training new recruiters on the company's policies and procedures.
Education
POSH Trainer -
Alison University
Diploma In Human Resources -
Alison University
12.2016
Master of Business Administration -
Bharathiar University
06.2002
Bachelor of Business & Bachelor of Arts -
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
01.2000
Skills
- Microsoft Windows
- Talent Acquisition
- Employee Engagement
- Consulting
- Recruitment Process
- Succession Planning
- Employee Relations
- Sourcing
- Performance Management
- Carving
- Mediation
- Microsoft Office
- Online Sourcing
- Project Management
- Management Training
- Communication Skills
- Painting
- Conflict Resolution
- Microsoft Outlook
- Records Management
- Sketching
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Writing
- Microsoft Word
- Research
- Computer Systems
- Testimony
- MFG/Pro (ERP)
- Customer Relationship Management
- Relationship Management
- Templates
- Coordinating
- Interrogations
- Microsoft Excel
- Planning
- Network Operating System (NOS)
- Numbers (Spreadsheet)
- Social Media
- Operations
- Filing
- Petty Cash
- Scheduling
- Cleanliness
- Quality Management
- Investigation
- Job Descriptions
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Outsourcing
- Management
- Leverage
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Health Fairs
- Cyber Security
- Pumps
- Cash Handling
- Accounting
- Managed Services
- Performance Appraisal
- Leadership
- Source (Game Engine)
- Billing
- Performance Analysis
Personal Information
Title: Senior Executive -Hr and IR
Hobbies and Interests
Bird Watching, Arts, and chalk Carving
Timeline
HR and IR Partner
San Engineering and Locomotive Co Ltd
03.2024 - Current
Talent Sourcing Partner
CIRCOR International INC
02.2022 - 01.2024
Employee Relations Advisor
NTT Data Ltd
08.2017 - 02.2022
HR Manager
PRANAV SOFTSOL PVT LTD
12.2016 - Current
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Paramount Computer Systems LLC
06.2015 - 11.2016
HR /Delivery Manager
Plato Technologies
01.2015 - 12.2015
Global IT staffing solution provider
VDART Technologies Pvt Ltd
12.2012 - Current
POSH Trainer -
Alison University
Diploma In Human Resources -
Alison University
Master of Business Administration -
Bharathiar University
Bachelor of Business & Bachelor of Arts -
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore