Saadia Jaleel
Senior Human Resources Business Partner
Houston,Texas
Summary
A results driven and highly effective senior Human Resources business partner, with comprehensive experience in developing and executing HR functions, cultivating a positive work environment and collaborating with all levels of management.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Human Resources Consultant
SALIENT
Houston, TX
07.2021 - 09.2021
- Responsible for new hire employee onboarding, new hire orientation and training of new hires.
- Responsible for employee HRIS profile creation and HRIS self-service feature set-up, training and trouble-shooting for employees.
- Responsible for of all HR/legal documentation of all new hires and exiting employees.
- Performed full-cycle open enrollment for 2022 plan year for Salient employees across Texas and California.
Associate Director of Human Resources
Salient
Houston, TX
01.2020 - 09.2020
- Responsible for full-cycle recruiting, primarily onboarding of new hires, new hire orientation and training.
- Responsible for in-depth day-today benefits administration and complete annual benefits open enrollment implementation for employees.
- Primary contact for all employee relations issues, including employee engagement and grievance handling.
- Primarily and single-handedly led employee engagement initiatives including health fair, wellness committee and workshops.
- Assure compliance with all applicable laws and corporate policies/guidelines.
- Identify opportunities to develop and implement new and improved practices/guidelines to achieve business goals.
- Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, appropriately reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Collaborate with legal department as needed/required.
- Review and update HR and employee related forms to ensure forms are current and compliant, and all company related entities are using current and consistent forms.
- Provide HR policy guidance and interpretation in dealing with employee relations issues.
- Participate in developing department goals, objectives, and systems in line with the company vision and strategic goals.
- Administer performance and goal review process and determine bonus calculations based on performance metrics.
- Implement and annually update company merit and variable compensation programs.
- Process company payroll which may include bonus or commission pay, title changes, department changes, leave requests, etc.
- Conducts wage surveys within labor market to determine competitive wage rate and salary increases.
- Serve as primary interface between managers, employees, and outside agencies concerning HR related items such as benefit providers, workers comp, and others
- Implement and coordinate policies and procedures covering following areas: recruiting, compensation, on-boarding, training, and employee/labor relations.
- Conduct recruitment efforts for candidates including screening and interviewing candidates, reference checks, extend job offers, new employee onboarding and orientation as well as exit interviews.
- Manage all internal and external job postings as needed.
- Hire and oversee recruiters as needed.
- Plan and conduct new employee orientation to foster positive attitude towards company goals.
- Input new employee information into payroll systems to create employee record.
- Verify I-9 documentation and maintain employment files.
- Conduct open enrollment for all benefit plans.
- Respond to employee inquiries regarding benefits, including health and dental, PTO, and general employee personnel issues.
Human Resources Manager
Salient
Houston, Texas
06.2017 - 01.2020
- 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.
- Organized and led staff orientation programs and training to promote collaboration.
- Motivated employees through special events, incentive programs and constructive feedback.
- Facilitated onboarding sessions and on-the-job training for new hires, bolstering employee job position knowledge and skillset.
- Initiated and maintained workers compensation cases for tracking, reporting and legal mechanics.
- Monitored and handled employee claims involving performance-based and harassment incidents.
- Collaborated with senior management and performed benefits analysis, corrective action planning and big-picture data capturing.
- Coordinated with senior leadership and handled managerial needs by implementing fresh solutions into business strategies.
- Implemented performance review and motivational strategies to elevate HR team results.
- Evaluated training program success and presented strategic improvement recommendations to upper management.
- Boosted customer satisfaction ratings by enabling staff to implement speedy resolutions for diverse issues through robust internal knowledgebase and industry-leading training.
- Conducted company-wide town hall meetings to convey updates.
- Briefed new hires on essential job information, such as company policies, employment benefits and job duties.
- Directed onboarding and training for over 150+ employees each year, keeping company operations smooth and production efficient with skilled candidates.
- Collaborated with legal and compliance teams to review paperwork, obtain feedback and procure available information for new training processes.
- Worked as effective team member while contributing to local and regional HR projects.
- Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications.
- Served as representative in various civic and community functions to further enhance company image and develop additional business.
- Collaborated with cross-functional departments to create, manage and maintain ADP and SharePoint database and ADP reporting.
Senior Human Resources Generalist
08.2015 - 06.2017
Human Resources Generalist
Salient
06.2013 - 08.2015
- Manage insurance and benefits enrollment for 250+ employees
- Involved in rate negotiations with benefit carriers through insurance broker, marketing benefits to employees, annual open enrollment set-up, enrollment for active employees and COBRA administration for separated employees
- Involved in full cycle recruitment including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and onboarding of candidates
- Conduct new hire employee safety and security training and process new hire paperwork through the HRIS system
- Responsible for work authorization compliance for U.S and non-U.S citizens, USCIS immigration status compliance for foreign, H1-B and L-1 workers and Green Card processing
- Ensure compliance with Department of Labor regulations on FLSA, EEO-1 reporting, Worker’s Comp and FMLA
- Lead various ad-hoc projects including but not limited to updating job descriptions and employee handbook, performance reviews and HR metrics reporting
- Responsible for organizational development activities such as service award recognition events, employee birthday celebrations and CSR volunteer opportunities.
Human Resources Assistant
CAMAC ENERGY INC
Houston, TX
03.2013 - 06.2013
- Provide full-cycle HR and Generalist support to Corporate Human Resources Manager including HR policies compliance
- Liaison between management team and company staff and initial point of contact on all HR matters.
- Initial point of contact for vendors and external clients
- Responsible for inputting Payroll Changes and generating HR metrics and reports.
- Assist HR manager with recruiting efforts.
- Partner with Accounting department and manage and reconcile HR vendor payments.
- Onboard new employees provide safety training and safety
- Coordinate travel arrangements for executives and company staff
Graduate Assistant
NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Old Westbury, NY
01.2011 - 06.2012
- Marketing, administration and conducting evaluations of HR Professional Development courses of PHR, SPHR and GPHR offered by the Center for Human Resource Studies at NYIT Old Westbury and Manhattan campus
- Responsible for gathering and analyzing benchmarking data and researching availability of appropriate assignments to assist student learning, and assessment protocols for the HR program at NYIT to meet AACSB standards
- Organization and final execution of “Careers in HRM Workshops” at NYIT and follow-up, evaluation and communication of recommendations to management.
Education
Master of Science - Human Resources Management and Labor Relations
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, NY2012
Bachelor's in Business Management - With An Emphasis in Human Resources Management
Christ University
Bangalore, INDIA2008
Skills
- HRIS ADP Workforce Now and Paychex super-user
- Employee Onboarding, New Hire Orientation and Training
- Compensation and complete Benefits Administration
- Employee Engagement, Employee Relations and Grievance Handling and
- New Hire Immigration documentation processing
- Advising Department Managers
- Open Enrollment full cycle implementation
- Policy and Procedure Adherence
- Hiring and Firing
- Policy Improvement Recommendations
- Exit Interviews and Processes
Certification
- SHRM-CP - SHRM Certified Professional
- HRBP certified - Human Resource Business Partner
Timeline
Human Resources Consultant
SALIENT
07.2021 - 09.2021
Associate Director of Human Resources
Salient
01.2020 - 09.2020
Human Resources Manager
Salient
06.2017 - 01.2020
Senior Human Resources Generalist
08.2015 - 06.2017
Human Resources Generalist
Salient
06.2013 - 08.2015
Human Resources Assistant
CAMAC ENERGY INC
03.2013 - 06.2013
Graduate Assistant
NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
01.2011 - 06.2012
Master of Science - Human Resources Management and Labor Relations
New York Institute of Technology
Bachelor's in Business Management - With An Emphasis in Human Resources Management
Christ University