GANIAT LAWAL

Recruitment and Onboarding

• Handled new-hire orientation and basic recruiting tasks for best-in-class talent identification.
• Implemented and supervised orientation procedures for new hires.
• Conducted career fairs, screened resumes and interviewed applicants to build candidate pipelines and enhance company culture.
• Improved quality of hiring decisions by working with hiring managers on new comprehensive employment selection processes.
• Built comprehensive employee recruiting strategy.

Employee relations and Performance Management

• Provided guidance to managers and employees on talent management, payroll, and benefits.
• Met with staff to resolve difficult situations related to performance and conflict management.
• Coached managers through employee engagement, documentation, discipline and performance improvement plans.
• Developed and enforced company policy and procedures relating to human resources activity.
• Understood, interpreted and mediated human resources inquiries to support administration of human resources policies, procedures and programs.
• Explained and administered medical insurance, disability and flexible spending accounts.
• Conducted exit interviews, analyzed data and made recommendations to the management team for corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Conducted confidential investigations of discrimination, harassment and workplace violence.
• Collaborated with payroll to complete and upload pay data and worked with managers to support proper wage and hour compliance.
• Liaised with HR and payroll to coordinate and manage employee leaves of absence.
• Improved operational processes resulting in productivity increase in HR department.
• Delivered strategic workforce planning, benefits administration, labor relations, succession planning and reporting systems.
• Developed and built internal and external relationships with project teams, department managers and consultant teams to improve delivery of HR services.
• Updated key human resource metrics on turnover and terminations using reporting tools on HRMS database.
• Verified that vendors received timely enrollment information, changes and terminations.
• Coached and educated management throughout organization on appropriate guidelines for maintaining legally-compliant workplace.
• Provided advice to leadership on implementation of HR policies and procedures, collective bargaining and union agreements and business rollouts.
• Managed the annual Performance Management & Review Process;
• Coached Managers in setting objectives and goals and provided training and support to enable them to manage their subordinate's performance;

Employee Engagement

• Facilitated initiative to address disparities in hiring racial and ethnic minority applicants.
• Managed change through open communication for addressing employee concerns, allowing for different opinions and publicizing new strategies.
• Administered employee engagement and retention initiatives across the organization with all stakeholders supporting the values and mission of the company specifically in the area of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Remote and Smart working; Health and Wellbeing and new hire onboarding;
• Designed and delivered programs and initiatives to attract and promote a diverse and inclusive workforce like developing Employee Resource Groups, Coaching and mentoring programs, Trainings, Gender equality programs, Diversity and Cultural events.
• Managed employee recognition programs including Long service recognition, CEO Exceptional Performance Award, Budget Buster Award etc;
• Prepared the annual calendar of all employee engagement events and ensured implementation in the area of communication and evaluation.
• Provided recommendations to Leaders across the Organization on the Global Pulse Survey Program;
• Implemented workplan for the annual Children's Day Bring your Kids to work day event;
• Collaborated with the Corporate communications team to support Human Resource program communications using various formats, including leadership messaging, infographics, posters, intranet articles etc;
• Managed employee welfare packages as well as health and wellbeing benefits;

Other Responsibilities

• Ensured compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations;
• Supervised, mentored and coached team members and delegated responsibilities where required;
• Maintained the HRIS system, updating employee records, generating reports, and conducting data analysis;
• Conducted comprehensive knowledge sharing sessions providing team members with guidance, clarification and knowledge on human resource process and procedures;
• Evaluated various risks within the organization while ensuring adherence to policies, legislation and regulations.