Swetha's role is to support recruitment, introduce and cultivate Thought leadership and innovation within the organization. Responsibilities include:* Operating out of a virtual office in Chennai and managing different functions of the organization remotely* Introduced and developed mobile based HR reporting dashboard that helped management track increasingly distributed and critical employee information resulting in an engaged and productive workforce * Introduced and manage “idea-of-the month” initiative to help promote crowd-sourcing amongst employees (categories included waste elimination and cycle time reduction, top line growth, innovation etc)* Accelerated HR practices to improve decision making time delays through development of empowerment skills at employee level* Improved communication within organization through an “Awaaz” program that motivated employees to deal with aspects such as stress, further education, professional enhancement and general awareness and so on

*Liaised and developed “HR business partner” relationship with top vendors including Mahindra and Mahindra, L&T and Godrej*Implemented and drove continuous improvement activities through implementation of change management process and best practices.*Tracked competencies of employees and provide leadership and development as required to achieve the objectives*Improved work-place safety by introducing “zero injuries board” at work place through awareness campaigns, identifying internal and external risks and addressing them proactively*Proactive workforce planning through a structured business demand based forecasting that took into effects business risks and attrition management*All aspects of MIS including updating employee information, leave management, Payroll & salary structure, attendance capture and reporting*Employee oriented initiatives including communication forums, employee opinion surveys resulting in actionable plans and so on*Initiative various rewards and recognition programs like the Star Awards, to motivate outstanding performers

*Standardized the Work force Management process including budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, time attendance and recruitment planning for the process. *Streamlined the Competency mapping of all employees in the organization. *Anchored the training need identification & conduct of training programs, conducting both pre and post training analysis *Coordinated training of new employees and preparing a standardized induction program *Administrated employment contracts, appropriate implementation of the disciplinary codes, appraisal system and implementation of salary reviews and assessment *Ensured adherence to process, procedures and policies from day to day standpoint. *Restructured the existing recruiting model & mentored a vibrant HR team of 3 associates *Held both front end and backend duties including all paperwork of employee hiring and onboarding, personal profile maintenance, salary account maintenance and management, Advising on pay and other remuneration issues and Filling of documents

Business analysis, Development, Testing and maintenance of a Leave Management System for contract employees for Barclays Bank that allocate Leave, Multi location festive calendars, cater to leave balances online, apply and approve leave through a workflow process and manage different types of leaves. Responsibilities include : Anchored requirements capture for a Self-service solution that allowed contract employees to apply for leave directly online, view their leave balances and access all other time-off related information. Helped streamline the Bank’s process through a paperless Requests & approval framework that involved streamlining processing using a one-click approval across multiple channelsCreated a solution that helped track leaves at a business unit level (department level) using a calendar based solution that allowed streamlining scheduling meetings, appointments and events based on the availability of department members