Rizwan Shaikh
Overland Park,US
Summary
Dynamic Human Resources professional with over 13 years of extensive experience in Compensation & Benefits, HR Business Partnering, Payroll, and HR operations. Expertise in aligning strategic and operational goals with compliance and training initiatives, fostering employee retention and satisfaction while driving continuous organizational improvement. Proven track record in developing and implementing tailored HR strategies, effective manpower planning, and integrated talent management solutions. Recognized for exceptional project management, leadership, and communication skills, with a strong commitment to enhancing productivity and achieving organizational objectives through innovative employment branding strategies.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager - HCM
Saama Technologies LLC
05.2012 - Current
- Design and deployment of key compensation programs on a global scale across the Organization as Global Compensation & Benefits (US, India, Canada and Europe) expert.
- Market Benchmarking, Budgeting, Financial impact analysis and Scenario planning to evaluate optimal solutions and implementation plan of Performance Management Process.
- C&B policy Formulation & deployment across locations/countries.
- HR Operations Management/ Deployment including creating appropriate business cases, ensuring adherence to SLAs, budgets and customer commitments.
- Provide data and experiential inputs on various HR process and system improvement proposals, programs run and relevant trends and recommend process improvements and innovations.
- Analytics and reporting with a view to capture business impact and identify strategic interventions/ areas of improvement.
- Assist Head of HR in key /strategic decisions during Annual HR budgeting/Financial impact analysis exercise.
- Ensure effective administration and implementation of HCM strategies and policies.
- Preparation of annual budget for HR team.
- Administrator for Reward and Recognition(R&R). Managing and maintaining the entire process.
- Publishing supply forecast monthly to match the demand forecast and taking it forward for external hiring in case of deficit in supply.
- Benefit tool administrator which includes market analysis for cost effective benefit provider, negotiation, etc.
- Preparation of Bench Analysis (Full & Partial Bench) on a weekly, monthly, quarterly & annually basis based on the Utilization report. Calculation of Full and Partial bench cost on weekly, monthly, quarterly & annually.
- Successfully implemented multiple HR solution/software. Last implemented all the modules of Namely HRIS system.
- Chief architect of Saama’s homegrown reporting and analytics tool.
- Lead and manage a team for below roles or function.
- Ensures that human resources files and records are maintained in accordance with legal requirements and company policies & procedures. Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements.
- Performance Appraisal cycle including timeline finalizing, system launch, global level reporting, compensation analyst, etc.
- 401K account administrator. 401K is pension plan account for employees working in US.
- HR operation activities include maintenance of employee personal records, global organization chart, employee background check, OL/Employment verification/Experience letter preparation, Vendor management etc.
- Lead entire immigration and mobility function.
- Event Scheduler & Coordinator for all employee events (summer picnic & annual holiday party), quarterly employee meeting, CSR (corporate social responsibility) event.
- Immigration Consultant: Handles entire immigration related work i.e. H1-B, L1-B/A, Indian/Swiss/UK Business/work visa for employees, US Green card process etc.
Education
MBA - Human Resources Development
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Pune, India04-2020
Bachelor of Commerce -
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Pune, India01-2013
Higher Secondary Certificate -
Maharashtra State Board
Pune, India01-2009
Secondary School Certificate -
Maharashtra State Board
Pune, India01-2007
Skills
- Effective team leadership
- Time management
- Decision-making
- Verbal and written communication
- Complex Problem-solving
- Staff management
- Strategic planning
- Operations management
- Cross-functional teamwork
- Performance management
- Policy implementation
- Conflict resolution
- Workforce management
- Performance evaluations
- Budget control
- Business planning
- Key performance indicators
- Employee onboarding
- Coaching and mentoring
- Risk management
- Data analysis
- Recruiting and interviewing
- Vendor management
- Effective communication
- Managing operations and efficiency
Accomplishments
Successfully completed merger of two different entity during my carrier at Saama. Implementation of HRIS systems.
Extra-Curricular Activities:
Winner of Taluka level Volleyball in year 2004 and 2005. Won first prize at Interschool Competition Volleyball and Kho-Kho. Won first prize at Interschool Competition Badminton. Winner of Taluka level Volleyball in year 2004 and 2005. Won first prize at Interschool Competition Volleyball and Kho-Kho. Won first prize at Interschool Competition Badminton.
Languages
English
Urdu
Arabic
Timeline
Manager - HCM
Saama Technologies LLC
05.2012 - Current
MBA - Human Resources Development
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Bachelor of Commerce -
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Higher Secondary Certificate -
Maharashtra State Board
Secondary School Certificate -
Maharashtra State Board