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Sumathy Srinivasan

Sumathy Srinivasan

Human Resources Expert
Chennai

Summary

Conscientious and compassionate human resources professional with drive for helping employers recruit, develop and retain qualified candidates. Skilled at partnering with management teams to build employee-centric cultures promoting positive morale and optimizing productivity. Motivating and positive with excellent interpersonal, coaching and communication skills.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Manager - Business HR

Toppan Merrill
Chennai
12.2022 - 07.2023
  • Motivated employees through special events, incentive programs, and constructive feedback.
  • Maintained payroll and benefits for employees in various locations and diminished financial discrepancies through expert program management.
  • Maintained company compliance with local, state, and federal laws, in addition to established organizational standards.
  • Facilitated onboarding sessions and on-the-job training for new hires, bolstering employee job position knowledge and skillset.
  • Monitored and handled employee claims involving performance-based and harassment incidents.
  • Organized and led staff orientation programs and training to promote collaboration.
  • Evaluated employee onboarding programs and presented strategic improvement recommendations to upper management.
  • Enhanced team workflows and employee job satisfaction by coordinating communication between managers and employees.

Inclusion and Diversity Program Manager

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Chennai
07.2018 - 04.2021
  • Provided perspective, insights and knowledge to stakeholders across organization as inclusion and diversity subject matter expert.
  • Liaised with internal communications team to develop engaging and inspiring inclusion and diversity communication strategy.
  • Developed and implemented new programs based on leading inclusion and diversity practices using project management principles.
  • Partnered with global staffing managers to build and produce solutions that delivered prospective diversity applicants through recruiting funnel.
  • Supported development of program materials to advance inclusion and diversity awareness, learning and action planning.
  • Created and implemented forward-thinking initiatives to improve employee engagement.

Senior Human Resources Executive - HRBP

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Chennai
12.2013 - 07.2018
  • Enabled revenue generation by pursuing partnerships, sourcing funding and capitalizing on market opportunities.
  • Established clear and competitive goals, growth roadmaps and strategic business plans.
  • Assessed performance and adjusted operations to attain objectives.
  • Managed and organized internal communication to hold staff accountable to priorities.
  • Implemented company policies, technical procedures and standards for preserving integrity and security of data, reports and access.
  • Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
  • Supported top-level decision-making and strategy planning, forging productive relationships with top leaders and serving as key advocate for various personnel issues.
  • Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
  • Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
  • Established clear and competitive goals, growth roadmaps, and strategic business plans.
  • Organized due diligence in preparation for sale of business unit.
  • Developed and implemented new strategies and policies in collaboration with executive partners to establish and achieve long-term business objectives, providing company with strong and sustainable organizational leadership.
  • Handled on-boarding process for newly hired employees, which included distribution of all paperwork.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders across organization to maintain proper flow of communication and execution of planned initiatives and projects.

Junior Executive HR

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Chennai
05.2006 - 11.2013
  • Proofread technical and creative outputs and deliverables for adherence to quality standards
  • Performed project organization and identification for successful project acquisition and implementation.
  • Traveled extensively to visit clients, manage work portfolio and develop new business.
  • Managed and organized internal communication to hold staff accountable to priorities.
  • Key member to create Full and final settlement process and brought into automation
  • Regular dashboard on status updates to the leadership team

Education

Master of Commerce - Finance

SIET College For Women
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
06.2004 - 04.2006

MBA -

Alagappa University
Karaikudi
06.2004 - 05.2006

Skills

    Operations oversight

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Accomplishments

Long service award - Cognizant May 2021 - For completing 15 years of service at cognizant

Community Catalyst - Cognizant Outreach- CSR Dec 2021 - For immense support towards upskilling the govt teachers through mybodyismybody program and virtual scholarship Interview program. Winner - In V'connect LnD Carnival - Learning and Development Team Apr 2021 - For presenting the impact of our process in the organization Gold Award - DIE chairperson Nov 2021 - Played a pivotal role in successfully running the "Intentional career Pathing", a powerful program to women associates.

Most valuable Associate for 2019 - HR Head Mar 2020 For being customer focus and brought a drastic transformation in parenting women's life journey.

Q3' 2020 Prime Player Award - Head of HR Dec 2021 For being a strategic thinker and played significant role in taking the exclusive women program to next level.

Q4' 2020 - Prime Player Award - Head of HR Sep 2021 Optimization the process for bigger crowd and for new ideas and bringing high results

Q2' 2016 Quarterly Award - Mighty minds at work - Department Head For Execution excellence and customer engagement.

Special Award - Process Excellence - President and CEO Feb 2008 For optimizing the operation and automating the process

Certification

Iron Lady Leadership Essentials Program

Affiliations

Volunteer at The Art of Living International Centre since 2014.

Timeline

Purpose Coach

07-2023

Manager - Business HR

Toppan Merrill
12.2022 - 07.2023

International Certified Yoga trainer

11-2022

Iron Lady Leadership Essentials Program

02-2022

Inclusion and Diversity Program Manager

Cognizant Technology Solutions
07.2018 - 04.2021

Senior Human Resources Executive - HRBP

Cognizant Technology Solutions
12.2013 - 07.2018

Junior Executive HR

Cognizant Technology Solutions
05.2006 - 11.2013

Master of Commerce - Finance

SIET College For Women
06.2004 - 04.2006

MBA -

Alagappa University
06.2004 - 05.2006

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