Vijai Raman A
Chennai
Summary
Experienced HR professional with 13+ years in IT/ITES, Automobile, Healthcare, and Entertainment industries. Proven expertise in HR Business Partnering and driving Talent Management Strategies for enhanced organizational performance.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Manager- HR Business Partner
Optum Health & Technology
Current - 07.2019
- Partnered with business to coach leaders and people managers in driving the people strategy.
- Led employee engagement, capability development, recruitment, and organizational structuring.
- Enhanced employee orientation and integration to streamline training procedures and foster rapid assimilation. This approach involved consistent communication with HR operations and other support functions, resulting in decreased instances of early attrition (0-3 months).
- Employee Engagement, designing, launching, and tracking progress of EE initiatives for respective business engagements.
- Design and deliver the L&D plan aligned with the goals and mission of the organization.
Senior HR Business Partner
T V Sundram Iyengar & Sons
02.2018 - 07.2019
- Implemented HR initiatives to support company-wide goals, working alongside senior leaders to ensure strategic alignment.
- Act as a trusted advisor and partner to business leaders, providing advice, guidance, and support on all HR matters, including employee relations, talent management, performance management, and compensation.
- Spearheaded operations management for a diverse team of 500 individuals across various regions in India.
Senior HR Executive
RRD
Chennai
03.2014 - 02.2018
- Managed onboarding, induction, and orientation of new hires.
- Recruited skilled professionals in niche and critical areas for different departments at RR Donnelley. Oversaw human resources functions for various divisions during my tenure.
- Achieved swift and effective recruitment outcomes for numerous crucial roles.
- Demonstrated expertise in efficiently handling employee welfare transactions as a SPOC.
- Successfully managed and resolved HR shared services grievances.
HR Executive
SPI Cinemas (Sathyam Cinemas)
Chennai
10.2010 - 03.2014
- Handled ROTN sites including Warangal, Mallapur, Guntur, Bangalore, and Mumbai while managing seniority levels ranging from senior to junior.
- Handled senior, middle, and junior-level recruitments across various verticals, overseeing the entire recruitment process from planning to onboarding.
- Track record of successfully creating and maintaining recruitment dashboards on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis for multiple business functions.
- Efficiently managed HR data including completing joining formalities on or before the Date of Joining (DOJ). Implemented and maintained attendance and leave system for payroll. Conducted exit interviews, managed relieving formalities, and processed data for Full & Final settlement (F&F).
Education
MA. Human Resources -
Loyola College
01-2010
Bachelor of Science - Hotel Management
SRM University
01-2007
Skills
- Talent Acquisition
- HR Operations
- Talent Engagement
- Employee Engagement
- Career progression
- Performance management
- Training and Development
- MIS & Data Analysis
Talent engagement concise
- Conducting regular One-to-Ones to gauge their satisfaction levels through RAG Analysis and sharing their feedback with the management
- Regular Open houses to address employee grievances and provide an opportunity to interact with the top management thus maintaining an open and transparent culture
- Monthly & Quarterly Attrition analysis and formulation of retention plans based on it
- Exit interviews and analysis
- Conduct employee satisfaction surveys
- Conducting monthly fun at work activity on the floor and driving the central employee engagement activities.
- Managing end to end Performance Appraisal cycle. Coordinating with Line Managers & Business Unit Heads for analyzing & finalizing the Appraisal Ratings along with final compensation recommendations.
- Identifying training needs, planning trainings, measuring training effectiveness and analysis of training costs.
- Attrition Management: Proactively connect with employees to ensure problems are addressed, connect with managers, employees and conduct retention reversal discussions Guide exiting employees through the attrition process and system transactions
- Enhance job satisfaction by resolving issues promptly, applying new perks and benefits, and organizing team building activities
- Associated in organization re-design project for a 100-year-old Organization spanning across India, which included Business sizing, freezing on Job Description, Job Evaluation, Role Profiling, Banding, incorporating into the Org. Design and managing the implementation including targeted communication for segmented groups (using Towers GGS)
Training
- Global Grading System, Willis Towers Watson
- Certified Recruitment Professional, SourcePro
- Behavioral Event Interview (BEI), TVS in-house experts
Personal Information
- Father's Name: Athmanathan C
- Date of Birth: 10/12/1986
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Assistant Manager- HR Business Partner
Optum Health & Technology
Current - 07.2019
Senior HR Business Partner
T V Sundram Iyengar & Sons
02.2018 - 07.2019
Senior HR Executive
RRD
03.2014 - 02.2018
HR Executive
SPI Cinemas (Sathyam Cinemas)
10.2010 - 03.2014
MA. Human Resources -
Loyola College
Bachelor of Science - Hotel Management
SRM University
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