Hajra Kalsoom

Manager HR at SNL Financial hkalsoom@snl.com

Summary
Hajra Kalsoom is an HR and HCM Consultant, Advisor and Trainer, has more then 5 years of professional experience in strategic Human Resources Management, Leadership and Change Management in diverse industries with Multinational Companies and Cross#cultural teams. She has been involved in implementing concepts of HCM including, Skills and Competency Development, Learning Management and Knowledge Transfer through Web 2.0 and Talent Management & Retention strategies. She has profound consultancy skills in Human Capital Planning, Management and Development, Organization Development and Talent Acquisition & Management. She has expertise in planning and implementing Employee Motivation programs and Engagement Plans organization wide. She has been involved in in#house corporate trainings and HR consultancy services for number of projects with ZTE Corporation, GiGa Works etc. She specialized as a Trainer in areas of HCM, Leadership, Team building and all areas of Human Resources Management. She has got expertise over Change Management Programs, Talent Pool Management, and Training & Development including PDPs, CPD Systems, and Employees Engagement plans. She has also been involved in Research and Development assignments in HCM and HRM including job evaluation & design, salary surveys; Industry based Compensation and Benefits trends, Recruitment methods, validation of selection criteria and many others. Her major areas of expertise are in Human Capital Planning, Management & Development Talent Acquisition, Management and Retention Organizational Development and Change Management Performance Management and Employee Development Programs

Specialties
Succession planning, HRIS, continuous improvement, talent management, recruitment, manpower planning & budgeting, graduate recruitment/university, internship & management trainee programs, orientation programs, organizational development, performance management, compensation and benefits, training & development, employee engagement surveys, Strategic Planning - HR restructuring - Change Management - Building Effective Teams - Managing Diversity - Consulting - Personal Development planning

Experience
Manager HR at SNL Financial February 2010 - Present (2 years 3 months) Responsible for managing HR Operations of the company.

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 Managing team of 8 HR professional in functions including L&D, Recruitment, Employee relations and Compensation and benefits Provide support & deliver metrics to Senior Management and Executives with analysis on headcount & attrition. Working closely with Global HR team for all initiatives, process and plan for Global sites Initiated and implemented Leaning and development function and Succession Planning Administer Performance Management, Staffing and resignation/termination Functions Conduct Trainings and facilitate Global learning programs Responsible for Team development, Motivation and Retention Design Compensation grades for positions at Pakistan site through Market survey Take part in strategic level HR related decisions and work as change agent for Organizational Development Working on implementations of best recruitment and retention strategies for Pakistan office Designed and implemented Benefits plan Manager HR at ikonami- A subsidiary of ikonami Ltd (UK) June 2008 - February 2010 (1 year 9 months) I have developed and updated HR policies across the full spectrum of activities. Also successfully implemented comprehensive reorganization of the HR function. I have been advising HR solutions with business objectives to increase the competitive advantage. End to end managing followings; Executive Search & Recruitment identifying/targeting, short listing, screening, testing and interviewing candidates from entry level to senior positions Developing a database of HR reading material from reputed business/HR magazines, to be used as a soft marketing tool in attracting Human Resources. HR Planning: Responsible for workforce planning in consultation with senior management. Recruitment & Selection: Developing & placing job advertisements, preparing job descriptions, conducting interviews & keeping close liaison with local universities for recruiting fresh human resource. Streamlining of the recruitment process by introducing improvements. Performance Management: Carrying out annual and interim employee performance evaluations/reviews followed by objective setting through Personal Development plans. Policies Review: Analyzing HR policies & procedures with a view to improve the overall workflow of the HR procedures and processes, particularly focusing on recruitment, evaluation and benefits. Working with technical team, as a domain expert, for designing and reorganizing the different sections in the HR recruitment Training & Development: Carrying out training needs assessment in coordination with line managers and providing training opportunities to the employees both on local as well as International level. 1 recommendation available upon request Consultant HCM, HRM & OD at HnL Solutions January 2007 - February 2010 (3 years 2 months)

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managing various HCM and HRM projects of different companies from HnL Solutions, an HCM, Marketing and Legal Consultancy 1 recommendation available upon request Assistant Manager HR at National Commission for Human Development September 2007 - May 2008 (9 months) Advice and counsel staff & management on the interpretation of HR policies and procedures Responsible of Employee relations, disciplinary actions and grievance management Coordinate court cases and assist higher management in decision making related to IR issues Handle all issues related to transactional/operational HR Monitor HR budget and help finance department for HR budget allocation Reviewing compensation & benefits policy and its administration Revising & deploying Employees Training & Development Plan on a regular basis. Formulation of Performance Management System and its implementation Assistant Manager at ZTE Pakistan Pvt Ltd January 2005 - August 2007 (2 years 8 months) Manager at ZTE Corporation China October 2005 - April 2006 (7 months)

Skills & Expertise

MS Office tools (Advanced, 5 years experience)

Languages
English (Full professional proficiency)

Education
National University of Modern Languages MBA, Human Resources, 2003 - 2004 F.G Girls School, Islamabad

Interests
Training, Consultancy, HRM, Public Speaking, Mentoring, Socializing, OD, Change mangement, Coaching,

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Hajra Kalsoom
Manager HR at SNL Financial hkalsoom@snl.com

2 people have recommended Hajra

"Hajra has been the company's clients' primary point of contact regarding resources (not just resourcing, but the RIGHT resourcing); enabling them to deal with the costs, complexities, and administrative burdens of human resources and employment management. She has a very strong judgment and talent hunting skills. Her employee relations, benefits, risk management and retention has proved her to be an excellent asset to the company. I wish Hajra all the best in future endeavors." Talat Nauman, Senior DBA, Ikonami, worked indirectly for Hajra at ikonami- A subsidiary of ikonami Ltd (UK) "I feel proud in writing a recommendation for such a highly qualified and experienced Strategic HRM, HCM and OD Cosultant, Advisor and Trainer. She has a command over her expertise. We found her energetic, motivated and result oriented. She has always come up with great results well before dead line. She believes in providing superlative work performance right from concept building to the final output." Shaur Ul Asar, was Hajra's client

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