Senior HR Consultant ! Nokia - Chennai

Job description

With a growing need to centralize HR functions and optimize cost and efficiency in support, Centralized HR support units are becoming very critical in large MNCs. HR Central IMEA is a similar setup which provides HR Consulting and operational support to geographies panning across South-East Asia, Middle East & Africa and India. This role would provide Senior HR consulting support to these geographies. The incumbent would be expected to network with, engage and resolve issues with key stakeholders across these geographies.  This role will also require travel and the willingness to work on time zones outside of India, to suit the supported geographies. Position is based in Chennai.


Purpose of the Role:
This role involves engaging with and coaching all the key stakeholders in the above mentioned geographies, both within HR as well as in the Business and also enabling the business to understand and implement the Global HR processes. The incumbent would need to provide generalist consulting on the entire gamut of HR activities. He/she would need to apply experienced level HR Generalist knowledge to deliver full scope of HR services in line with business strategy needs/situation
Responsibilities:
                     I.            HR Process Management

1. HR Process alignment and management - implement, drive and monitor all HR processes to align with Global as well all India people processes
2. Drive and manage execution of Goal setting and review, Performance evaluation, Personal Development Plans, Compensation planning and review,  Engagement Survey (Listening to you) and action planning workshops
3. Support policy development and revisions

                   II.            HR Subject Matter Expert

1. Acts as HR Subject matter expertise for the Geographies supported HR/larger countries
2. Expected to specialize in certain HR expert areas and support the rest of the team in developing this capability

 
                 III.            HR consulting to Managers and Employees

1. Performance and talent management

• Coaching on Performance management and compensation planning to managers
• Identifying development needs and suitable development interventions for the teams
• Engaging with the Key Talent.

1. Advising on global/local policy interpretation for employee life-cycle,
2. Facilitate HR related problem solving along with employees and managers
3. Advises on employee Wellbeing and Organizational health and Safety
4. May act as an regional Subject Matter Expert (SME) / Internal Expert (IE)
5. Handles high-touch consultancy such as dismissals and investigations
6. Works on re-structuring, re-organizations and supports Mergers &Acquisitions projects.
7. Employee Engagement – Understand engagement challenges for various teams and implement suitable engagement  initiatives for the teams  being supported

 Skills Required:

• Customer centric mindset.
• Ability to work effectively in Virtual Environments
• A high quality of team work and collaboration. Ability to work in and manage large teams
• Flexibility and adaptability to learn as well as action things quickly
• Maturity and assertiveness to deal with business managers as partners
• Ability to work in an ambiguous environment and manage a matrix structure
• Maturity to work with both local, regional and global managers and stakeholders
• Good understanding of business and ability to handle a large, complex organization
• Should be willing to travel to different geographies that are supported and should be flexible in work timings (to be able to support countries in different time zones)

Qualifications

• Prior HR generalist experience (5-7 years)
• Master's degree and/ or MBA program from a reputed institute in Human Resource Management
• International HR experience as well as Back Office Operations environments will be an added advantage.  

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