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Raveesh Menon

Raveesh Menon

Paramatta

Summary

Experienced manager with a passion for driving strategic initiatives and fostering collaboration to achieve business goals. Proven track record of implementing effective solutions and leading teams to success. Committed to continuous learning and professional development in the corporate sector.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Executive

Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2013 - Current

Talent Supply Chain/Resource Management

  • Lead for BPS Bench/Aspirational movements.
  • Solving employee queries & Grievances in regards to their release from project and other professional concerns.
  • Proficient in overseeing talent supply chain processes, ensuring efficient bench deployments and demand validations
  • Experienced in managing and leading a team, fostering a collaborative and productive environment with a strength of 5 members.
  • Skilled in liaising with business leaders to validate demands and share internal resources.
  • Prepared weekly/monthly reports to Senior Management.
  • Collaborate with L&D to ensure training readiness for Freshers / Bench resources for up-skilling of internal resources.
  • Prioritized Demand and fulfillment mapping for BU vertical
  • Managing and Tracking Internal Job Postings

Project Management- Understanding only.

  • Providing support to projects/Programs on PMO activities in Tracking Monitoring, Planning, Reporting ,Governance and financials.
  • Tracking of allocation, reduction and addition of associates- Taking care of resource allocation as per project requirement
  • Coordinating with finance team for reviewing AR, Reserve Billing and Consolidation of Invoices.
  • Analysis of Variance between Actual and Budget forecasted revenue and cost.
  • Time Sheet Approval – Approving the timesheet entries for the assigned Projects and work on the gaps to close the same on TAT.
  • Tracking on SOWs & alerting managers before end date for renewal.

Employee Engagement/Talent Management

  • Assimilation: Conduct induction at both corporate level and BU level to ensure better assimilation for new joiners in the system.
  • Conducting Employee Engagement activities like skips, town hall, One on One.
  • Facilitating the R & R, Corporate and BU level competition and events, Fun@work, Leading CSR outreach to constantly engage workforce.
  • Design communication strategies that effectively convey HR policies and initiatives to all employees
  • Handling employee grievances, queries on a regular basis and provide solutions at the earliest
  • Facilitate performance management processes to drive employee engagement and productivity.

Recruitment

  • Managed end to end recruitment life cycle for BPO and IT Recruitment
  • Conducted Interviews for Frontend level, Lateral and Mid-level hiring’s.
  • Organized and managed Campus recruitment drives and Job Fairs.

IT Recruiter

DSR Infotech Pvt Ltd
09.2011 - 12.2011
  • Handled US Recruitment Process
  • Screening prospective candidates & Scheduling Interviews.
  • Proficient in the use of Job Boards like Dice, Monster, LinkedIn, etc.

Executive - HR

Aditya Birla Minacs Worldwide Ltd
08.2009 - 07.2011

Recruitment

  • Managed end to end recruitment life cycle for BPO and IT Recruitment Process (Entry level to Mid Management Level)
  • Conducted Interviews for Frontend level, Lateral and Mid-level hiring’s.
  • Organized and managed Campus recruitment drives and Job Fairs.
  • Stakeholder management.
  • Coordinating and conducting Interviews & Test for (Internal Job Posting) candidates
  • Conducting pre-joining checks and documentation as per the compliance requirements of the organization and maintaining 100% adherence
  • Ensuring requirements are met within specified time allocated for each process.
  • Conducted activities like referral sessions with the employees, new joinees on a weekly basis
  • Streamlined the entire employee referral program and increased footfall/hires and joinees through referrals.

Employee Engagement

  • Taking care of Pre orientation session (to control post joining attrition in training and OJT phase)
  • Conducted RnR Activities and monthly engagement events
  • Coordinating in Employee engagement activities.
  • Handling employee grievances, queries on a regular basis and provide solutions at the earliest.
  • Organizing employee connects through One- On- One session/open House.

Recruiter

HR Innovation Pvt Ltd
11.2008 - 08.2009
  • Handled Recruitment Process
  • Screening candidates from job portals
  • Calling prospective candidates
  • Scheduling Interviews.
  • Passing on Interview’s feedback to candidates

Education

PGDBA - HR

Symbiosis Institute for Distance Learning
Pune, Maharashtra

B.Sc - Computer Science

S.B.College of Science
Aurangabad, Maharashtra

Skills

  • Talent Acquisition
  • Talent Management
  • Resource Management
  • Employee Relations
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Project Management

Certification

  • Human Resource Management Certification.
  • D&I Advocate Certified from Cognizant Learning.

Awards

1. 3 Times Best Employee of the Month at Aditya Birla Minacs Worldwide Ltd.

2. 3 Times ‘I Got Caught’ award for best performance at Trizetto, A Cognizant Company.

3. Extra Miler Award for best performance at Trizetto, A Cognizant Company.

4. 1 Pinnacle – Quarterly Q1 & Q2 2019 Individual Award at Cognizant.

5. 1 Coral and 1 Sapphire Award for Q3 2020 at Cognizant.

6. Associate of the Year for H1 2021 at Cognizant.

7. Coral Award for Q4 2023 at Cognizant. 

8. Sapphire Award for H2 2024 at Cognizant

Professional Info

  • Dynamic Senior Executive with 15 years of comprehensive experience in the Human Resources domain, specializing in Recruitment, Talent Management, and Resource Management. Proven track record in leading a team of 5, adept at Bench Deployments, Demands Validation, and enhancing business leader collaboration for optimal resource sharing. Expert in addressing employee queries, Recognized for outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to drive HR functions towards achieving organizational goals. Seeking to leverage expertise in a challenging environment to contribute to effective Talent and Resource Management strategies.
  • Successfully completed Certification Program in Certified Human Resource Management Professional
  • Highly self-motivated and experienced in working in fast-paced environment demanding strong organizational and technical skills.
  • Good humored and enthusiastic under pressure.
  • Recognized for dedication and the ability to achieve results.
  • Detail-oriented and resourceful in completing assignments with the ability also to multi-task effectively.
  • Confident and poised in interactions with individuals at all levels
  • Good team player with strong interpersonal and leadership skills

Timeline

Senior Executive

Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2013 - Current

IT Recruiter

DSR Infotech Pvt Ltd
09.2011 - 12.2011

Executive - HR

Aditya Birla Minacs Worldwide Ltd
08.2009 - 07.2011

Recruiter

HR Innovation Pvt Ltd
11.2008 - 08.2009

B.Sc - Computer Science

S.B.College of Science

PGDBA - HR

Symbiosis Institute for Distance Learning
Raveesh Menon