Sthabirjit (Jeet) Chaliha

• Evaluated resumes, interviewed and presented qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicited feedback to refine recruiting strategy.
• Developed and maintained strong working relationships with Senior Management, HR team and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.
• Sourced and screened candidates for CXOs roles and worked with hiring managers to coordinate interviews, offers and onboarding.
• Optimized sourcing networks and used proactive methods to direct source candidates.
• Created and drove talent acquisition and job placement strategies to attract diverse candidates.
• Analyzed recruiting metrics to share reports and recommendations with stakeholders.
• Identified and created recruitment and administrative performance metrics and data to analyze trends, drive change and assess progress.
• Cooperated with company leaders in change management and talent solutions to gain competitive edge in job market.
• Established consistent language and methodology for talent discussions, development and succession.
• Partnered with Learning & Development to create effective talent acquisition training materials that supported culture and performance objectives.
• Completed talent acquisition and management for 200+ internal and external placements.
• Acted as brand ambassador to educate candidates on culture, career growth, benefits and advantages of working for company.

Oversaw end-to-end HR operations while heading Talent acquisition, compensation & benefit, employee relations and retention, grievance, learning and development, recruitment, succession planning, and termination processes at all corporate, local, and international levels. Supervised development and implementation of specialized HR projects in line with strict compliance measures, while engaging in high-level stakeholder management functions.

• Grew HR department from ground up as part of organizational restructuring initiative.

• Facilitated successful HR audits for Oman and UAE based corporate offices and schools.

• Increased stakeholder collaboration by building and maintaining strategic relations with asset owners.

• Achieved 100% compliance to guidelines and standards set out by Ministry of Labour and other relevant UAE & GCC authorities.

• Job Description & Job analysis.

• Headhunted mid to CXO vacancies for local and international companies.

• Handled all employee relation issues, grievance and other ER functions.

• Introduced functional employee relations, performance management, recruitment, and rewards processes and systems across the board.

• Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.

• Led HR consultations with departmental heads to gather and analyse recruitment requirements and design effective strategies based on findings and organisational objectives. Designed and executed effective SOPs and strategies across entire recruitment lifecycle in support of screening, hiring, and retaining quality talent. Maintained up-to-date database of potential candidates. Actively engaged in all employee relations, grievance, and redundancy processes to ensure full compliance to employment laws and ISO standards. Facilitated training and development initiatives to upskill HR teams in operational best practices, policies, and procedures.
• Enhanced use of recruitment software through coordinating benchmarking and training activities.
• Successfully headhunted and recruited high-performing staff, from mid to CXO level positions, across entire organisation.
• Improved employee engagement through expertly partnering with line managers to address and resolve all faculty and staff issues.
• Streamlined organisational change efforts by serving as key member of Joint Consultative Committee to guide appropriate formal consultation processes with all affected staff.
• Strategic recruitment and implementation. Enhancing Recruitment software through training and benchmarking.
• Social media recruitment.
• Oversaw Outsource and recruitment agencies for the organization
• Job description and job analysis.
• Organisational Change
• Participated within the colleges and other departments, utilising the Management of Organisational Change process, ensuring that formal consultation processes with all affected staff, via the Joint Consultative Committee.
• Actively involved with redundancy processes, ensured compliance with employment law for different departments of colleges.
• Consulted with line mangers on staff/faculty issues in accordance with policy. Ensuring increase in employee engagement and shared feedback with line Managers/Department heads as required.
• Employee Relation
• Ensured that all the employee relation cases are handled in accordance with Policy and best practice of the University and in consultation with Senior Leadership members as needed.
• Ensured that all HR policies and procedures are regularly reviewed and continue to reflect both up-to-date employment law and best practice.
• Ensured regular meetings with the stake holders for up to date business acumen within their colleges and different departments
• Handled all the employee relation, grievance and handling day to day activities including other ER functions.
• Supported the production of HR updates for all staff, as appropriate.
• Supported effective delivery of a higher performing HR service, through further development of the department, ensuring that the high standards within the team are developed and maintained.
• Active participation in probationary meetings (where applicable) and regular one to one meetings to drive up standards within the team and to ensure that the HR team provides a high level of customer service at all times.
• On boarding, probation and terminations
• Coordination related to training and development. Reported by HR Assistants and recruiters.

Directed day-to-day operations of two Recruitment Assistants, four outsourcing agencies, and PRO office. Managed full outsourcing functions and recruitment cycles including benefits, leave, performance, salary, and termination activities across bank. Developed, updated and implemented outsourcing and recruitment SOPs. Compiled and presented preferred supplier lists to senior management in support of key decision-making processes.

· Addressed over 300 outsourced employee relations, recruitment, and termination cases.

· Re-evaluated and reduced recruitment partners from 12 to six contracts with under- performing facilities in line with set policies and procedures.

· Formulated recruitment process & Standard Operating Procedures.

• Tracked candidates and pushed for feedback on disqualifications, time-to-fill statistics and other variables.
• Incorporated ideas, input and content for key recruitment and outreach guides for social media and online usage.
• Partnered with Business Heads to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
• Assisted senior management with making key decisions by developing and submitting performance and compensation reports with status updates and improvement recommendations.

• Fulfilled complete recruitment functions by utilising multiple souring methods such as advertisements, databases, headhunting, web portals, and networking at career fairs and other relevant forums. Collaborated with line managers and directors to understand and meet client needs. Hired mid to senior level executives across banking, engineering, finance, IT, marketing, and sales sectors.
• Expanded business opportunities and client bases across Middle East region through successfully souring and hiring diverse candidates into senior positions.
• Specialized headhunting well-qualified C Suites candidates.