Saima Shaikh
Mumbai
Summary
HR professional experienced in managing end-to-end employee lifecycle processes, including onboarding, payroll, engagement, and exit formalities. Proficient in payroll processing, salary sheet preparation, bank payment execution, and HRMS-based payslip generation, with a strong focus on accuracy and compliance. Skilled in employee engagement planning, full and final settlements, grievance handling, and day-to-day HR operations, with a people-centric approach.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager | HR & Operations
Never Grow Up Workshops Private Limited
Mumbai
02.2025 - Current
- Manage end-to-end payroll operations, including salary sheet preparation, bank payment processing, and HRMS-based payslip generation with high accuracy and compliance.
- Oversee onboarding and exit formalities, ensuring smooth employee transitions aligned with company policies.
- Handle Full & Final (FNF) settlements, including calculation, verification, and timely processing.
- Design, plan, and execute annual employee engagement initiatives to improve employee satisfaction, retention, and workplace culture.
- Act as the first point of contact for employee grievances and day-to-day HR queries, ensuring prompt resolution with a people-first approach.
- Ensure HR processes are compliant with internal policies while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.
Senior Manager - Human Resource
Hobspace.com
Mumbai
10.2020 - 06.2023
- Acted as a strategic liaison between Human resources and stakeholders
- Designed, delivery and management of all HR related activities in alignment with the business strategy.
- Employee Life Cycle Management - Handling all the aspects of recruiting life cycle, including hiring for all the verticals, on-boarding and joining, induction formalities etc.
- Creating & Updating Existing Policies (Increment & Appraisals/promotion, POSH, Leave & Attendance, warnings/termination, Exit forms etc.)
- Handling appraisal/promotions, increment of all employees.
- Handling Grievances, Exit Interviews, Resignation, Termination of Employees.
- Monthly Payroll processing and finalization for all employees.
- Streamlined the hiring process, manpower management, and policies implementation of the company.
HR Manager
Quezx.com
Mumbai
06.2015 - 04.2020
- End-to-end recruitment for the lower, middle and senior-level of Management in IT and Non - IT recruitment.
- Sourcing, screening and shortlisting suitable candidates from job portals (i.e., Naukri, LinkedIn, Shine.com, etc).
- Scheduling interview of the shortlisted candidates.
- Client management - Handled 40+ clients across PAN India and assist them in their recruitment process.
- Manage escalation calls and emails of the clients and resolve them with corrective measures.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce -
University of Mumbai
Mumbai04.2015
Higher Secondary Education -
University of Mumbai
Mumbai02.2012
Secondary School Certification -
PMM Inner Wheel School
Ambernath03.2010
Skills
- Payroll administration
- Employee Engagement
- Joining & Onboarding
- Talent acquisition
- Grievance resolution
- Process improvement
- Revenue management
Timeline
Manager | HR & Operations
Never Grow Up Workshops Private Limited
02.2025 - Current
Senior Manager - Human Resource
Hobspace.com
10.2020 - 06.2023
HR Manager
Quezx.com
06.2015 - 04.2020
Bachelor of Commerce -
University of Mumbai
Higher Secondary Education -
University of Mumbai
Secondary School Certification -
PMM Inner Wheel School