Revathi Padmanabhan
Chennai
Summary
Empathetic People Operations Specialist renowned for driving high productivity and ensuring efficient task completion. Expertise in employee engagement, talent management, and HR policy design supports the cultivation of a positive workplace culture. Strong communication, problem-solving, and adaptability skills enhance operational effectiveness and team morale. Committed to fostering an inclusive environment that promotes employee satisfaction and retention.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior People Operations Specialist
Kaleris
Chennai
04.2024 - 10.2024
- Serve as the initial point of contact on People team on a day-to-day basis for employee questions about benefits and employment policies
- Handle everything related to employment law and administrative tasks (preparing employment contracts, updating HR system, vacation law, preparing new Staff Handbook, pre-boarding to off-boarding benefits, payroll operations, etc.)
- Proactively support managers to ensure they are equipped with the necessary HR tools to lead their teams
- Drive local and few global employee engagement initiatives, including setting up and/or reviewing benefits program, company events and team building initiatives in collaboration with facilities.
- Be the POC to partner with local service providers
- Design and Implement human resource programs and initiatives Adept in HR operations, including payroll, benefits, and compensation management
- Provide people operations administrative support, including supporting various people operations systems (such as the ATS and survey platforms)
- Managing employee data and changes, performance review and engagement survey deployment
- Partner closely with other People functions to execute HR Operational processes and services with a focus on employee experience, and data integrity.
- Provide mentorship and assistance for employees and managers on core HR policies and processes
- Be the Subject Matter Expert for the Global People Success team
Manager, People Partner
IMMO
Chennai
01.2023 - 02.2024
- Partnering with line management (and leadership) to provide operational and strategic people support.
- Ensuring internal talent mobility is prioritized amongst leadership.
- Management of the bi-annual performance review process.
- Monitor and report on workforce and succession planning.
- Identify training needs for teams and individuals.
- Ensure that core business messages are filtered down to the team.
- Ensure that the HRIS is always maintained as the source of truth.
- Drive engagement through our performance management platform.
- Work with the global team to drive Employee Engagement Initiatives.
- Analyze trends and metrics to identify opportunities for improvement on a micro and macro level.
- Ensure that all HR documentation is updated and stored correctly.
- Refine Global HR policies.
- Monitor and manage employee attrition below industry standards.
- Work closely with the Talent Acquisition team to ensure a seamless onboarding and induction process.
- Liaise with the L&D team to ensure that all relevant training materials are live.
- Following up to ensure the completion of all probation reviews.
- Connecting with productivity to ensure a seamless onboarding/off-boarding process for acquisition of hardware and platform access.
- Management off all onboarding and off-boarding activities.
- Act as the local touchpoint for all local employee relations.
- Act as the country expert for resolving any employee relations issues, disciplinary, grievances etc.
- Where required to act as the internal communications ambassador.
- Evolving our local benefits offering.
- Benchmarking salaries for new roles.
- Managing external local partners to drive benefit engagement.
- Compiling monthly changes for payroll.
- Administration of the ESOP register
Human Resources Generalist
Coinbase
India
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Informally headed and overlooked escalations for the newly established HR Operations team in APAC.
- Provided suggestions and supported with activities that promote employee engagement, learning and development.
- Partnered with internal stakeholders and vendors on implementing efficiencies, automations and integrations between processes, teams and tools.
- Performed and overlooked global HR operations required to administer and execute human resource programs including but not limited to compensation, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; performance and talent management; productivity, recognition, and morale; occupational health and safety; and training and development.
- Handled employment-related inquiries from applicants, employees, and supervisors, referring complex and/or sensitive matters to the appropriate staff.
- Attended and participated in employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations.
- Maintained compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.
- Maintained knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law.
- Handled and overlooked projects related to reduction in force and reorganizations.
Human Resources Specialist
Sundaram Finance Group
Chennai
04.2016 - 01.2022
- Create and execute a recruiting strategy, which results in a top-tier, qualified talent pool of professionals and a strong candidate pipeline.
- Develop and execute a sourcing strategy, pre-screen candidates and deliver pre-qualified diverse candidates for hiring manager's evaluation.
- Partner with hiring manager to identify role of interview team, assign competencies using both technical and behavioral interviewing models.
- Provided guidance and analysis in regards to Human Resources policy and procedure for 500+ employees aligned with the Health Integrated Management Team.
- Delivered HR expertise in the areas of people strategies, talent planning, performance management, compensation, investigations, resolution of employee relations issues, and management and administration of all HR policies.
- Collaborated and integrated service delivery with HR enterprise counterparts to ensure consistency in philosophies and alignment with business goals and provide career management guidance and one-on-one counseling in the areas of writing annual summaries, including goal development, development actions and annual summaries, mentoring, career discussions, professional development plans, and salary management.
- Provided leadership and education on firmwide behaviors, ethics and compliance, and overall HR policies and educate and counsel managers on employee relations issues to ensure fair treatment of staff and compliance with federal and state employment laws.
- Lead talent planning sessions through job analysis and determination of internal equity and external competitiveness.
- Examined HR data trends, developed client ready decks, and brief leadership on HR trends and People activities.
- Worked proactively in the areas of diversity, attrition analysis and retention strategies, and change management and communications.
Recruitment Consultant
Vikvins Consultants Pvt Ltd
Pune Area
07.2015 - 04.2016
- Manage the open applications in the recruitment system, manage the selection process and its progress, and provide timely periodic recruitment reports.
- Demonstrate a consultative style, providing relevant metrics and industry trends to develop creative solutions for hiring managers.
- Represent the company through networking with professional organization networks, colleges/universities, and other networks.
- Assist in sourcing top candidates for student internships and management training programs.
- Assisting and providing market intelligence to the Senior Recruiters.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Commerce
Kaveri College of Arts, Science & Commerce
01.2015
Skills
- Performance Management
- Payroll administration
- HRIS management
- Benefits administration
- HR budgeting
- HR policies and procedures
- HR Strategy Implementation
- Talent Management
- Employee Engagement
Languages
- Marathi, Full Professional
- English, Full Professional
- Hindi, Full Professional
- Tamil, Professional Working
- French, Limited Working
Languages
Tamil
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Marathi
Proficient (C2)
C2
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior People Operations Specialist
Kaleris
04.2024 - 10.2024
Manager, People Partner
IMMO
01.2023 - 02.2024
Human Resources Generalist
Coinbase
01.2022 - 12.2022
Human Resources Specialist
Sundaram Finance Group
04.2016 - 01.2022
Recruitment Consultant
Vikvins Consultants Pvt Ltd
07.2015 - 04.2016
Bachelor's Degree - Commerce
Kaveri College of Arts, Science & Commerce
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