Ronald Valsalan
Bengaluru
Summary
Dedicated Human Resources professional with over 10 years of experience in talent management, employee relations, and organizational development. Successfully partnered with business leaders to implement innovative HR strategies that drive engagement, performance, and retention. Expertise in navigating complex employee issues, coaching leadership, and facilitating change management initiatives. Committed to fostering a positive workplace culture and aligning HR practices with business objectives to achieve sustainable growth. Skilled in leveraging data-driven insights to enhance workforce effectiveness and support overall business success.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Lead Executive
EY
08.2019 - Current
- Leadership Advisory: Build and maintain relationships with manager and senior manager-level employees, serving as their trusted advisor on people-related matters, including performance enhancement, compensation, and retention strategies.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Develop strong relationships with other Talent Centers of Excellence to ensure alignment of centrally developed initiatives with business needs.
- Consensus Building: Work effectively with diverse global teams, building consensus and navigating ambiguity to achieve shared goals.
- Employee Engagement: Lead function-wide employee engagement initiatives, ensuring high participation rates and actionable plans are created across teams to enhance workplace satisfaction.
- Engagement Elevation: Drive action planning against results of employee engagement surveys, implementing strategies that elevate the overall talent experience.
- Coaching: Act as a coach to business leaders on delivering the people strategy agenda, providing insights on employee relations and their impact on business decisions.
- Implementation Support: Collaborate with business leaders and Team managers to implement engagement initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
- Program Execution: Execute innovative HR programs and facilitate change management initiatives related to performance management and talent development.
- Collaboration: Work closely with Centers of Excellence (CoEs) and business stakeholders to co-create and implement solutions addressing top areas of concern, improving overall team effectiveness.
- Exit Conversations: Conduct exit interviews and develop retention plans in partnership with business leaders and CoEs to mitigate turnover and retain top talent.
- Data Interpretation: Analyze various reports (compensation, attrition, etc.) to guide strategic decision-making, providing proactive solutions tailored to departmental needs.
- Focus Groups: Facilitate focus group discussions and employee check-ins to diagnose organizational effectiveness, sharing insights with stakeholders to drive timely resolutions and improve employee satisfaction.
- Performance Management: Lead the performance management process in collaboration with business leaders, overseeing the Performance Enhancement Program and ensuring compliance with timelines and guidelines.
- Merit Cycle Management: Direct the merit increment cycle and promotion processes, ensuring adherence to budgets and promotion criteria.
- Grievance Handling: Managed employee grievances related to harassment and unfair treatment, conducting thorough investigations and resolving issues with minimal impact on the employer brand.
- Communication Coordination: Executed all internal and external communications in line with company policies, ensuring clear and consistent messaging.
- Support Services: Provided timely support for employee medical contingencies, including health insurance formalities and assistance during critical situations.
- Recruitment Solutions: Collaborated with line managers to deliver end-to-end recruitment solutions for various openings, including apprentices and trainees.
HR Executive
Technicolor.Inc
07.2018 - 02.2019
- Working with Country Head - HR to develop strategies in Talent Acquisition & Employee Engagement
- Responsible for all phases of the recruitment process, pooling of candidates using various Job portals like LinkedIn, Naukri, TimesJobs and new hire onboarding, training the new hires on policies, employee relations, and campus recruitment
- HR- operations such as conducting HR-Interviews and carrying out the entire hiring process to identify the right candidates for the job
- Joining formalities and Exit formalities are also part of the job
- In Charge of various Projects to Improve and standardize the selection process of the Organization
HR Executive
Zredhi Solutions Pvt Ltd/International Finance Magazine
08.2016 - 04.2018
- Working with Managing Directors to develop strategies and building the employee experience narrative and messaging to align with the company strategy and priorities
- Responsible for all phases of the Recruitment process starting with pooling candidates using various Job portals like LinkedIn, Naukri, and Times-Jobs
- New hire onboarding, training, policy Creation, payroll, campus recruitment and employee benefits
- Tracking attendance, maintaining leave records, PF records, issuing Offer letters, Relieving letters etc
- Designed Policies and Various HR Forms and Induction Programs
- HR- operations such as conducting Interviews and selection of candidates for the job
- Develops training curriculum, conducts work performance evaluations, separation reports, extensions of probationary periods & Appointment confirmations depending upon the performance evaluation
- Analyzing a variety of organizational issues and recommending appropriate action
- Received employees' grievances and takes appropriate action to resolve the problem
- Also, In-charge of Employee Fun Activities
HR Executive
Wings Brand Activations Pvt Ltd
01.2016 - 08.2016
- Responsible for the recruiting, HR operation, and Employee Engagement for the company branches across India, Employee Engagement is an important part of the job
- Pooling in of candidates using various Job portals like LinkedIn, Naukri, and Times-Jobs, and also headed campus recruitment
- Conducting One on One HR Interviews and Selecting the right candidate for the job
- Inducting the new employee about the Company and Carrying out all the Joining formalities and exit formalities
- Initiating events in the company for the betterment of the employees
- Guarding the company standards in the organization
- Promoted the company through various blogs, conferences and events both online and off-line to increase brand awareness
Recruiter
Sunrise Systems
10.2014 - 05.2015
- Sourcing of employee profiles from USA job portals
- Recruiting candidates for our clients in the USA
- Interacting with candidates mainly on detailing the work profiles
- Channeling candidate profiles to clients and scheduling interviews
- Major Clients handled are Johnson & Johnson, Weatherford, GPC Flex source, and Mondelez
- Negotiated salary with the candidate and provided suitable pay rate for the candidate which resulted in good profit for the company
- Also increased the company's revenue by negotiating the payment of the candidate
- Conceptualized and wrote candidature briefs to jump-start the interview process with our clients
- Established selection schedules and communicated project status with Managing Directors
Foreclosure Associate
Foreclosure Associate
07.2011 - 03.2012
- Interaction with various vendors and case-related lawyers in the USA
- Directing the transfer of ownership and deed documents
- Management of Vendor contracts
- Managed the Foreclosure process for Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Goldman Sachs and HSBC
- Developed contingency plans and alternative solutions for all projects of collection of Deeds
- Conceptualized and wrote briefs to vendors to jump-start the work
Education
MBA - Human Resources Management
Kristu Jayanti College
Bengaluru, India06.2014
Skills
- Employee Relations & Engagement
- Performance Management
- Organizational Development
- HR Policy Development
- Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives
- Change Management
- HR Analytics & Reporting
- Training & Development
- Talent Management & Development
- Performance Management & Engagement
- Data-Driven Decision Making
- Succession Planning & Leadership Development
- Change Management & Organizational Culture
- Employee Programs & Rewards Strategy
- Compliance & Policy Management
- Stakeholder Engagement & Consultation
Languages
English
Projects
Corporate Social Responsibility - Project Vayanashala- Help Underprivileged Women in the rural area of Kerala to secure a Job
Hobbies and Interests
- Riding
- Driving
- Travelling
- Workout
Certification
- Data science Ethics - University of Michigan April 2024
- Cybersecurity for HR professionals- Udemy - Mar 2020
- Agile Basics- EY - Nov 2023
- Data protection fundamentals - EY - April 2023
- Artificial Intelligence Algorithms models and limitations- LearnQuest- Feb2024
- Artificial Intelligence Ethics in Action - LearnQuest - April 2024
Timeline
Senior Lead Executive
EY
08.2019 - Current
HR Executive
Technicolor.Inc
07.2018 - 02.2019
HR Executive
Zredhi Solutions Pvt Ltd/International Finance Magazine
08.2016 - 04.2018
HR Executive
Wings Brand Activations Pvt Ltd
01.2016 - 08.2016
Recruiter
Sunrise Systems
10.2014 - 05.2015
Foreclosure Associate
Foreclosure Associate
07.2011 - 03.2012
- Data science Ethics - University of Michigan April 2024
- Cybersecurity for HR professionals- Udemy - Mar 2020
- Agile Basics- EY - Nov 2023
- Data protection fundamentals - EY - April 2023
- Artificial Intelligence Algorithms models and limitations- LearnQuest- Feb2024
- Artificial Intelligence Ethics in Action - LearnQuest - April 2024
MBA - Human Resources Management
Kristu Jayanti College
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