SANA JAVED
Greater Toronto Area,ON
Summary
As a Senior Certified Professional (SCP) with extensive experience in establishing, managing and leading HR functions across multiple industries, I am committed to empowering high-performance teams that drive business success. With expertise in designing HR policies and procedures, establishing talent management practices, improving HR service delivery, and delivering high-value people operations, I am dedicated to ensuring that organizations have the human resources they need to thrive in today's competitive business environment.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Performance Excellence Lead, Global HR
Wartsila Corporation
06.2020 - Current
- Concept owner for performance management transformation focused on strengthening a performance-driven culture that ensures business success through people development
- Key deliverables to date: P.E vision and principles followed by 5yr future ambition roadmap
- Building people capabilities to improve the quality of dialogue and performance management
- Delivered live sessions for leaders and senior leaders on performance management concept framework across all regions with 80% participation rate and 4.2NPS
- Successfully launched first-time-ever employee drop-in sessions globally for 17,000+ employees to increase ownership of growth mindset - delivered regionally through Local HR networks
- Managing Underperformance and PIP concept framework and process in accordance to the local legislations in USA, Canada, Europe and MEAA
- Led strategic assignment in Americas with the Local HRs and Senior Leaders to improve the quality of performance management process
- Managing performance management annual cycle in collaboration with people services, HRIS and Business HR
- Collaborated with the Impacts and Insights CoE to enhance reporting on goal setting and performance evaluation data using RPA and automation
- Co created Talent Reviews and Leadership development learning path
- With the Talent and Leadership CoE Leads.
- Conducted research into emerging trends stay relevant.
Country Manager, Human Resources
Wartsila Pakistan (WPK)
04.2018 - 05.2020
- Managed and lead the HR function at a country level being responsible for end-to-end HR service delivery by advising leaders on recruitment and selection, administering compensation and benefits, overseeing annual cycles of performance management and merit increase, ensuring compliance to local employment laws and corporate guidelines.
- Harmonized internal grading structure to attain 100% harmony with the global job structure staying market competitive and securing internal equity at minimum extra cost to the company.
- Spearheaded HR automation initiative that reduced the turnaround time of processing payroll by 60%, bringing it down to approx. 6 days from 2 weeks.
- Created, proposed and delivered saving up to a EUR 0.5million against a target of EUR 25K during the pandemic without impacting workforce employment.
- Advised the management team on strategic HR and legal matters
- Analyzed HR policy for overtime at the plants and proposed legally compliant change in policy that increased profit margins by 20% after the initial adjustment period.
- Ensured compliance with all applicable employment laws at a country level.
- Developed and implemented HR policies and procedures tailored to the local market.
Assistant Vice President - Human Resources
Modemetric
Lahore, Pakistan, Punjab
09.2015 - 03.2018
- Provided strategic direction and leadership to the HR and shared services team in all areas of administration and human resources, including procurement, vendor management, recruitment, compensation, performance management, employee relations, training and development.
- Developed and implemented HR policies and procedures that support organizational objectives..
- Managed and supported rapid workforce growth by 150%, expanding to multiple cities and campuses.
- Established the shared services wing from ground up.
- Designed, implemented and managed performance management framework.
- Implemented learning and development initiatives to ensure their continued growth and development of employees.
Manager Operations & HR
Mindstorm Studios
Lahore, Pakistan, Punjab
02.2012 - 08.2015
- Established the HR department from ground up. Developed and implemented HR policies and procedures.
- Delivered end-to-end HR services for recruitment and selection, compensation and benefits, rewards and recognition, performance management and learning and development.
- Assisted the Senior Management as a Strategic Business Partner for organizational growth and scaled studio workforce by 300%.
- Representing the studio in game jams, job fairs and industry events.
- Organized Pakistan's first Game Development competition in collaboration with LUMS Incubation Center
- Received Change Agent of the Year Award in 2012.
Manager HR and Administration
Furniture Pakistan
Lahore Pakistan, Punjab
06.2009 - 12.2011
- Establishment of the HR department HR and organizational Policy Designing.
- Overseeing hiring and recruitment as per the PPRA rules.
- Managing performance appraisals as per instructed process.
- Designed compensation and benefits package according to approved plan.
- Managing daily leaves and attendance of the staff.
- Organized as a Project Lead, the first ever Women Entrepreneurs Furniture Exhibition with over 250 exhibitors from 10 cities and 5 provinces.
HR MANAGER
FiveRivers Technologies
Lahore, Pakistan, Punjab
03.2007 - 05.2009
- Compensation Design and Employee Recognition Planning
- Organizational Development and its culture
- Employee grievance management and counseling
- Spearheading Job Fairs and Industry events for and on behalf of the organization
- Part of the Business development Unit which comprised of senior departmental heads and the CEO
- Contributed as a team member for Product launch and user manuals for in house product for desktop virtualization through mobile tech
- Supported the Quality Management Representative in certifying for ISO as deputy quality management representative
- Conducted QMS
- Awareness sessions and Internal Trainings on ISO9001, process definitions and implementation
- Received a Plaque for my contributions to the company growth and a certification of appreciation for my support in achieving ISO 9001 Quality Management Standard.
- Created and maintained personnel records, such as hiring documents, benefits information and payroll data.
- Managed performance reviews, disciplinary actions and salary negotiations.
- Prepared and led new employee orientation to familiarize with company policies, procedures, culture and campus.
- Drafted job descriptions based on current roles within the organization.
Education
MBA - Business Management
University of Central Punjab (UCP)
Pakistan01-2009
Skills
- HR policies and procedures
- Strategic HR HR Business Partner
- Employment Law
- Performance management
- HR reporting and analytics Data-backed decioson-making
- Talent management
- Stakeholder management
- Problem-Solving
- Attention to Detail
- Change management
- Consultation and coaching
- Microsoft Office Suit
- Google workspace
- HRIS
- Asana
Certification
- SHRM-SCP, 2016, Society for Human Resource Management - SHRM
- HR Analytics Leader, 2019, Academy to Innovate HR - AIHR
- Candidate for CHRP
Timeline
Performance Excellence Lead, Global HR
Wartsila Corporation
06.2020 - Current
Country Manager, Human Resources
Wartsila Pakistan (WPK)
04.2018 - 05.2020
Assistant Vice President - Human Resources
Modemetric
09.2015 - 03.2018
Manager Operations & HR
Mindstorm Studios
02.2012 - 08.2015
Manager HR and Administration
Furniture Pakistan
06.2009 - 12.2011
HR MANAGER
FiveRivers Technologies
03.2007 - 05.2009
MBA - Business Management
University of Central Punjab (UCP)
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