Muhammed Ashraf Abdulrahiman
Dubai
Summary
Certified HR professional, with more than seventeen years of HR work experience Expertise in Commercial, Strategic, Operational & Technological facets of HR practices Trained on JobLink Aon's Job Evaluation & Compensation and Benefits Design Proven ability to interact with all levels of employees, senior leaders, & executives Good understating of the Labor Law, DDA, JAFZA, DIFC, ADGM, DMCC Freezone regulations Technology-driven, hands-on experience in HRIS ERP system & implementation HRIS & Reporting: SAP HCM, SAP SuccessFactors, Microsoft Dynamics, MS Excel Experience in HR setting up including systems, transformation, & other HR & OD projects Experience in working with the external team (UK, Singapore, Malaysia, India) & supporting offices & project sites across GCC/ UAE, KSA, Qatar & Oman in a shared environment Experience in startup, operational management, and leading large-scale expansion projects related to new business units, location, and countries
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
SENIOR HR MANAGER
Rotary Engineering Pte Ltd
Dubai
08.2019 - Current
- Lead and direct the entire HR processes, functions, and employee lifecycle that develop and retain high-performing employees to achieve overall business strategy - including day-to-day HR operations, business HR support, HR planning, workforce planning, recruitment, selection, onboarding, payroll, compensation, benefits, annual performance bonus and merit increase process, market research of compensation, benefits and allowances, job evaluation & job levelling, HR documentation and reports, HR budgets and monitoring, performance appraisal, employees' administration, compliance, labor law and regulations, separation and exit, HR policies and practices, etc.
- In addition, serves as a project manager for various HR programs and process improvement initiatives and acts as a business partner to managers and senior team to increase HR efficiency and business performance.
- Work with HQ-HR team on strategic initiatives to support the achievement and development of corporate HR strategy- including partnering with management, performance consulting, regional C&B review and designing, regional training and development programs (individual, team, skill-based), training effectiveness evaluation, internal and external HR audit, talent interventions (quality, diversity), change management and productivity improvement, engagement initiatives, development of policies and processes, system implementation, etc.
- (Oil & Gas EPCC, Industrial Engineering, Contracting, Construction, Fabrication, Field Services) Employees: 1000+ Report: (matrix) 1) General Manager GCC region & 2) HR Director, Singapore System: SAP HCM ECP, SAP SuccessFactors
HR MANAGER
Gulf Engineering Services L.L.C
Dubai
07.2013 - 08.2019
- (MEP & HVAC Contracting & Maintenance and Facility Management Services) Employees: 750 + Report: (matrix) 1) Group COO & 2) Managing Director
HR OFFICER & HRIS LEAD
Lootah BCGas - SS Lootah Group
Dubai
05.2011 - 06.2013
- (Oil & Gas - EPCC, Plant O&M, Field Services, Construction of Gas Distribution Networks) Employees: 500+ Report: HR Commercial Director System: Microsoft Dynamics GP
HR & BUSINESS SUPPORT OFFICER
Consilium Middle East CME FZC
06.2008 - 04.2011
- (Oil & Gas, Power & Energy sectors, Industrial Engineering, Construction & Contracting) Employees: 500+ Report: Senior HR Manager System: Oracle HCM
Education
CIPD Advanced Certificate in HR Management - Performance Management, Rewards Management, Learning & Development
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
01.2017
SHRM-SCP Senior Certified Professional - Strategic HR Planning, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, HR Services Delivery
Society for Human Resource Management
01.2015
Master's degree - Human Resources Management
Bharathidasan University
01.2014
Advanced Diploma in HR & UAE Labour Law - undefined
University of Dubai
01.2011
Bachelor's degree - Business Administration
Vinayaka Missions University
01.2007
Higher Diploma in Information Technology - undefined
Department of IT Higher Education, MHRD
01.2004
Skills
- HR Operations & Services
- HR Strategy & Planning
- Resourcing & Talent Acquisition
- Workforce Planning
- Overseas Recruitment & Mobility
- On-Boarding & Induction
- Offers & Contracts
- Contract Staffing / Outsourcing
- Employee Administration
- Employment Changes
- HR & Internal Communications
- Employee Relations
- Discipline & Grievance
- HR Policies
- UAE Labour Law
- Project Site Administration
- Visa Processing
- PRO Support
- MOHRE
- JAFZA
- AXS
- DMCC portals
- SAP HCM
- SAP SuccessFactors
- HR System
- Data & Records
- Payroll Processing
- WPS
- Attendance & Leave Management
- Compensation & Benefits Management
- Medical & WCI Insurance
- Salary Grading & Benchmarking
- Rewards
- Job Evaluation
- Job Levelling
- Pay Equity
- Internal Parity
- Restructuring
- Redundancy
- Training Needs
- Training Delivery
- Job Description
- Team Development
- Coaching
- Performance Consulting
- Performance Appraisal
- Data Analytics
- Reports
- HRIS System Implementation
- HR Budgeting
- Control
- Financial Analysis
- Cost/ROI Analysis
- ISO QMS Audit
- HR & Payroll Audit
- Support for Talent & OD Projects
- HR Projects
- Process Improvement
- Stakeholder Relations
- Vendor Relations
- HR Events Management
- Support for Project Costing
- Tender
- Office Administration
- General Operations
Languages
English
Hindi
Malayalam
Arabic (beginner)
Personal Information
- Available: 2 weeks
- Date of Birth: 19-August-1985
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Indian
- Driving License: UAE Driving License
- Work Permit: Golden Visa
- Availability: 2 weeks
- Visa Status: Golden Visa
Professional Highlights
- Created HR department plans (strategic, operation & commercial) to align with short- & long-term business plans including project management of the HR work streams associated with several business change activities.
- Developed & instituted new HR policies & procedures, reviewed existing HR policies & practices, & recommended solutions for higher efficiency.
- Fostered successful relationships with C-level executives & management to ensure superior HR services delivery & employee relations.
- Implementation of various HR digitization & automation system with identifying key milestones & training of super users, HR process/system reviews & enhancement, to provide digital access to HR, HR data accuracy & real-time reports.
- Played a stellar role in workforce planning, manpower budgeting, allocation & resource optimization; & restructured recruitment & onboarding procedures, which reduced recruitment cost, & ensured employee onboarding within the turn-around time.
- Associated with management on performance reviews, promoting a productive working environment, devising an appraisal method to enforce the performance culture.
- Partnered with management on job alignment, salary structure, compensation & benefits matrix, & pay-for-performance methods that helped retention efforts, reduced attrition rates, & talent attraction.
- Redesigned A-Z payroll method, including payroll processing, payroll system enhancement, payroll disbursal, cost allocation, accrued entitlements, calculation of provisions & burdens, records management, reports, etc.
- Assisted management in the execution of various internal & external training programs to maximize knowledge transfer, performance & productivity, & employees' tasks & social experience.
- Assisted people managers in talent identification, employee recognition, performance consulting, employee coaching, etc.
- Developed HR department budget, work plans, SOPs & SLAs, & ensured effective control plans & budgets spent.
- Independently managed HR operations, HR administration, payroll processing, HR & payroll audit - internal & external, HR budgeting & control, HR projects & process improvement plans, general administration, employees' facilities, etc.
Business Industry Background
- Industrial Engineering & Construction, EPC Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Energy & Heavy industries Contracting, Construction, Fabrication, Field Services, Plant Operations, Maintenance, Turnkey Projects
- Holding Company Family Business, Group of Companies with diversified business Contracting, Construction, Plant O & M, Ready-mix, Real Estate, Hospitality, Trading, etc.
Hr Operating Model
- Business Unit level
- Group / HQ Corporate
- Consulting & Advisory
- Shared Services Center
- Business Operations
- Accounting & Finance
- Information Technology
- General Management
Areas Of Experience Key Skills
- HR Operations & Services
- HR Strategy & Planning
- Resourcing & Talent Acquisition
- Projects Workforce Planning (Technical and Support roles)
- Overseas Recruitment & Mobility
- On-Boarding & Induction
- Offers & Contracts
- Contract Staffing / Outsourcing
- Employee Administration
- Employment Changes
- HR & Internal Communications
- Employee Relations, Discipline & Grievance
- HR Policies & UAE Labour Law
- Project Site Administration
- Visa Processing & PRO Support
- MOHRE, JAFZA, AXS, DMCC portals
- SAP HCM & SAP SuccessFactors
- HR System, Data & Records
- Payroll Processing & WPS
- Attendance & Leave Management
- Compensation & Benefits Management
- Medical & WCI Insurance
- Salary Grading & Benchmarking
- Rewards (Merit, Bonus, STI, LTI)
- Job Evaluation & Job Levelling
- Pay Equity & Internal Parity
- Restructuring & Redundancy
- Training Needs & Training Delivery
- Job Description & Job Evaluation
- Team Development & Coaching
- Performance Consulting
- Performance Appraisal
- Data Analytics & Reports
- HRIS System Implementation
- HR Budgeting & Control
- Financial (Cost/ROI) Analysis
- ISO QMS Audit - Internal & External
- HR & Payroll Audit - Internal & External
- Support for Talent & OD Projects
- HR Projects & Process Improvement
- Stakeholder Relations
- Vendor Relations & Mgt.
- HR Events Management
- Support for Project Costing & Tender
- Office Administration
- General Operations
Certificate Of Participation
- Job Architecture & Job Evaluation Methodologies - Aon HR Learning Center (AHLC)
- Essentials of Compensation Management - Participated in WorldatWork preparatory course, part of the CCP/GRP certification path
- Compensation Analytics and Insights - Participated in WorldatWork preparatory course, part of the CCP/GRP certification path
- Introduction to Human Experience Management (HXM) - openSAP
- People Analytics & Evidence-Based Management - openSAP
- An Introduction to SuccessFactors HCM Solutions - openSAP
- Run Simple HR with SuccessFactors Employee Central - openSAP
Timeline
SENIOR HR MANAGER
Rotary Engineering Pte Ltd
08.2019 - Current
HR MANAGER
Gulf Engineering Services L.L.C
07.2013 - 08.2019
HR OFFICER & HRIS LEAD
Lootah BCGas - SS Lootah Group
05.2011 - 06.2013
HR & BUSINESS SUPPORT OFFICER
Consilium Middle East CME FZC
06.2008 - 04.2011
CIPD Advanced Certificate in HR Management - Performance Management, Rewards Management, Learning & Development
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
SHRM-SCP Senior Certified Professional - Strategic HR Planning, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, HR Services Delivery
Society for Human Resource Management
Master's degree - Human Resources Management
Bharathidasan University
Advanced Diploma in HR & UAE Labour Law - undefined
University of Dubai
Bachelor's degree - Business Administration
Vinayaka Missions University
Higher Diploma in Information Technology - undefined
Department of IT Higher Education, MHRD