Pooja Kabra
Lead Business HR
Summary
An experienced and results-driven HR business partner who aligns the HR initiatives and functions with business objectives and business needs. Having 9 + years of experience in human resource management aiding the organization in adding value to overall business objectives, providing HR solutions, resolving personnel grievances, retaining a talented workforce, and ensuring compliance with regulations.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Lead Business HR
Accion Technologies Pvt. Ltd (Accionlabs)
07.2022 - Current
- Managing complete Employee Lifecycle of 200+ Employees
- Consult with line management and provide daily HR guidance
- Analyse trends and metrics with the HR team
- Resolve complex employee relations issues and address grievances
- Work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale and increase productivity and retention
- Implemented HR initiatives resulting in meeting annual goals and aligning policies and procedures to company objectives and goals
- Developed relationships with managers and staff and served as an advisor across a multitude of HR topics resulting in increased employee engagement
- Driving different engagement activities like open houses, Townhalls, Annual Day, Celebration of different festivals and days
- Collecting training needs through different activities, Prepare the L&D plan and execute with help of L&D Team Preparing Analytics and reports for monthly / quarterly meetings with delivery
- Attrition Management Ensure goal setting across levels and timely completion of Midterm and Annual reviews
- Rewards and Recognition coverage Succession planning Operational excellence Taking final HR discussions of selected candidates.
- Motivated employees through special events, incentive programs, and constructive feedback.
- Facilitated onboarding sessions and on-the-job training for new hires, bolstering employee job position knowledge and skillset.
- Organized and led staff orientation programs and training to promote collaboration.
HR Consultant
PRM Soft Solution Private Limited
08.2021 - 07.2022
- As per company policies, conducting final HR round for shortlisted candidates cleared technical round through Video conferencing
- Conducted 70 HR Interviews, did salary negotiation and closed positions as per organization structure and requirement.
- Built HR consulting capabilities focused on clients undergoing organizational change and development.
Senior Executive - HR
Videocon Industries Ltd.
08.2007 - 01.2015
- Talent Acquisition To monitor manpower position as per manpower plan
- Based on instruction received from superior, organize interviews at all levels for vacant positions as per laid down procedure
- To maintain an application data bank for various categories of professionals from competitors and relevant industries
- To conduct Video- Conferencing for out station candidates
- To keep in constant touch with the placement agencies for soliciting applicants/ organizing interview
- To maintain relation with B-school and Engineering colleges for campus recruitment
- Induction & Orientation To ensure timely completion of joining formalities of new joinees
- Induction on HR policies & procedures and his role in enterprise portal etc
- To ensure induction of new joinees
- To ensure every new joinee has been given in writing brief job description & KPI by concerned HOD at the time of his/her joining
- Training and Development Training needs identification through Training feedback forms, PRDP, Competency Mapping & suggestions from superiors
- Submit MIS on T.N.I
- Preparing Training Calendar & Budget in consultation with Units & HR Heads on the basis of T.N.I
- Delivering Functional & Behavioural Training Programs at different locations from time to time
- Coordinating with External Trainers & HR Team to organize Training Programs at different locations
- Evaluating Training and Development effectiveness & after Training progress of employees Identifying and Developing Internal Trainers on different Topics to reduce the Training Cost Identifying External Training Agencies for imparting the specific Trainings & shortlist some of them for getting associated for our needs
- Reducing the Training cost by Identifying No Cost Venues
- Pre and Post Training Communication
- Preparing Monthly, Quarterly Review Reports, Budget, Metrics and MIS for the various training activities
- Training Forms and Formats standardization across the Units Training Records updation in internal portal HR- Buddy Maintaining all Training records for ISO 9001 – 2008 Performance Management System Introduction of JDKPI to new Joinee JDKPI setting process for all employees and maintaining JDKPI in system
- Conduct Monthly Performance Review Based on review evaluate performance and suggest action plan Conduct Annual Performance Review and Development Plan (PRDP) Benchmarking of PMS with other Industries/Competitors Organizational Development & HRIS Preparing & Maintaining Org-Structure
- Preparing Monthly & Weekly Reports for Top Management
- Coordinating with all locations for HRIS Coordination for new initiatives as and when required
- Updating all updates regarding organization development in internal portal HR Buddy
- Employee Communication Prepare Event Calendar, employee engagement Schedule & budget, execute the same
- Creation of news magazine and other modes of Employee Communications, Staff Welfare and Event Management, Facilitating and coordinating OD and employee related survey
- Handing Employee Grievances
- Conducting HR Interface on Monthly Basis
- Encouraging HR interface and being a part of the same
- Wishing all the employees for their Birthdays; Anniversaries; Festivals through personal meetings, emails, greeting cards etc
- At time to time
- Time to time updation of internal portal HR Buddy
- Exit Process: Completely involved in Exit formalities, including conducting Exit Interviews & taking the feedback, handling Clearance, Final Settlements and Relieving Formalities
- Corporate Social Responsibility: Supporting NGO by organising their stalls twice in years as employees can buy something from them
- Employees are encouraged to donate clothes, Toys & books which could help these children
- To buy Greeting Cards from them for wishing our employees on their Birthdays
- Planning Visit & spending some time with Women's & kids & distributing some sweets
- Arranging firefighting drill for all employees every year
- Organising Blood Donation Camp once in a year
- Organising different Awareness Drive for employees to contribute to Green Economy concept
- Employee Relation & Grievance Handling: Performance Counselling
- Attendance Counselling
- Conflict resolutions
- Handling employee queries
- One to One session with Employees
- Assisting in the resolution of specific disciplinary or grievance cases
- Acting as an arbitrator between the employee and line manager
- HR Management: Taking final round of HR interview for shortlisted candidates
- Data management, generating various report related to MIS, attendance, attritions, new hires, transfers
- Maintaining HR Dashboard with details related to Joining, resignation, exits, appraisals & Increment & promotions
- Updating management with weekly report
- To prepare different letters such as address proof, acknowledgement of resignation Letter, confirmation Letter
- Handling background checks for Existing employees
- Also providing verification for Exit employees
- Providing valuable inputs in policy formulation & updating employee's handbook as per current trend which are adhering to laws.
Education
MPM - Human Resources Management
Pune University
Pune 04.2001 - 04.2007
PGDM - Marketing
VSBMR, Pune
Pune 04.2001 - 04.2007
Bachelors in commerce - Accounting
Dr BAMU University
Aurangabad05.2005
Skills
Retention Strategies
Recruitment Strategies
Employee Relations
Succession Planning
Talent Acquisition
Workforce Planning
Organizational Development
Policy Enforcement
Performance Assessment
Risk Management
Performance Appraisal
Talent Management
Onboarding and Orientation
Exit Interviews
Training and Mentoring
Accomplishments
- Introduced Employee Engagement Tool – Infeedo.
- Organised Annual Day within a week after joining.
- Introduced internal Magazine/newsletter.
- Introduced and successfully implemented Balanced Scorecard.
- Conducted Employee satisfaction survey.
- Conducted Succession Planning.
- Introduced Competency Mapping for Middle level Management Employees.
- Designed and streamlined the internal processes documents for HR policies.
- Appreciated as Best Auditee in final external ISO 9001:2008 Audit.
- Appreciated for successful Company Registration, Provident Fund Registration, Professional Tax Registration, Shop Act Registration for Hospitality Division of Videocon and Received Star Performer Award.
- Appreciated as Internal Trainer for different Functional & Behavioural Training Programs like 5S, Business Etiquettes, Team Building, Personality Development etc. (Imparted 40 Sessions till today).
- Appreciated for innovative Employee Engagement initiatives (Coffee with HR, Thought for the day, 15 HR Tools, Sports Mania, Celebration of different Festivals & Days, Various Templates for birthday Bash, Family Day Party, Picnic & many more.)
- Familiar to my SAP ERP – HCM Module and Success Factor.
- Won Divine METTAS Mrs. India Maheshwari Elegant – 2019 title.
- Won Intercollege Group Dance Competition.
- Numerous achievements in School and College in Dancing, Singing, Debate and Drawing Competitions.
Professional Preface
A dynamic professional with 9 years+ of qualitative experience in Core HR Management. Currently working as a Lead Business HR with Accionlabs. Worked as a Freelancer for a year. Lastly associated with Videocon Industries Ltd., Aurangabad as Senior Executive - HR. Outstanding Performance in Strategic workforce Planning, Talent Acquisition, Employee Engagement, Performance Management System, Learning & Development, Organisational Development, HR policies and procedures and HR program/project Management. Resourceful & solution focused professional with excellent interpersonal skills. Possess excellent Interpersonal, Mentoring and Organizational Skills with proven abilities in team building. Excellent communicator with strong negotiation skills having team player quality & analytical power. Ability of conceptualising future goal, meticulous planning and effective presentation.
Training
Leadership & Teambuilding Seminars
Timeline
Lead Business HR
Accion Technologies Pvt. Ltd (Accionlabs)
07.2022 - Current
HR Consultant
PRM Soft Solution Private Limited
08.2021 - 07.2022
Senior Executive - HR
Videocon Industries Ltd.
08.2007 - 01.2015
MPM - Human Resources Management
Pune University
04.2001 - 04.2007
PGDM - Marketing
VSBMR, Pune
04.2001 - 04.2007
Bachelors in commerce - Accounting
Dr BAMU University