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Uzoma Uponi
Human Resources
Calgary,AB
Summary
Accomplished Human Resources professional proactive in satisfactorily resolving company's people-related issues with creativity and innovation.
Knowledgeable about changing employment market demands in the US and Canada.
Expertise includes employee onboarding and offboarding, performance management, compensation and merit administration, benefits administration, labour and employee relations, corporate and regulatory HR policies compliance.
Offers corporate leadership strategic HR consultation; Offers employees comprehensive support and career development guidance.
Experienced in the Canadian oil and gas, energy, software technology, and public sectors.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
1
1
Language
Work History
Regional Human Resources Lead – Americas
Quorum Software Company
05.2022 - Current
- Lead HR support for employees in the Americas – US & Canada – in all HR disciplines, throughout the employment life cycle
- Strategic HR consulting with leadership on the people requirements for achievement of corporate goals
- Coordinate and engage with leadership in planning and organizing calendars, events and activities for employee engagement.
- Program manager for new grad and experienced hire onboarding
- Lead HR support to client teams during performance management, merit award and promotion cycles, succession planning, employee discipline, and termination/off-boarding
- Primary point of contact and advisor to managers and employees, providing effective HR counsel by handling questions, interpreting, and administering policies and responding to work-related inquiries
- Maintain human resources regulatory compliance with local, state and federal laws. and accurate documentation
- Managing recognition program for client departments
- Interpreting Employee Engagement Surveys for decision-making; supporting leaders with employee engagement initiatives and employee relations
- Providing input in the development of new policies and procedures
- Conduct exit interviews with employees leaving company to gauge areas of success and opportunities for improvement.
Human Resources Business Partner
City Of Calgary (Government)
04.2015 - 04.2022
- Provided strategic HR support for assigned client departments in the achievement of annual operational and strategic objectives
- Administered 3 collective agreements for unionized employees and ensured compliance to ESA and federal legislations.
- Managed full cycle of recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new employees.
- Provide HR support to assigned clients in all HR functions – compensation and rewards administration, employee and labour relations, investigations and discipline, job design and evaluation, performance and succession management, attendance management, staff redeployment, digital HR information management, and HR Services
- Support clients in staff engagement and staff satisfaction planning and delivery
- Support clients in workplace restoration and conflict management within teams and supporting the cultural change
- Provide HR change management support for employees during reorganizations and realignments
- Provide ongoing support to leadership in the implementation of social and cultural initiatives, including diversity and inclusion, respectful workplace, and code of conduct
Snr HRBP, Major Projects
Suncor Energy (Oil & Gas)
Calgary
11.2014 - 03.2015
- Promoted and enabled necessary changes to align field operations with strategic plans.
- Implemented (Fly-In/Fly-Out) shifts shifts for Project Services staff on FIFO .
- Facilitated the Project Services and Integration Projects teams’ 2014 Staff Performance Review Cycle and the 2015 Compensation Cycle
- Provided HR support for the 2015 Major Projects contractors and staff rationalization exercises
- Maintained confidential nature of employee and company proprietary and privileged information used or observed in course of performing job duties.
HR Advisor
City Of Calgary (Government)
03.2010 - 10.2014
- Implemented the City of Calgary’s performance management process - staff planning, career development and succession management
- Provided employee and labour relations support to client Business Units in the administration of 3 collective agreements and effectively dealing with progressive discipline, grievances, disability, return-to-work, accommodation, etc
- Provided strategic and operational support to line management in organizational design, organizational effectiveness, position management, workforce planning, recruitment and selection, pay for performance programs and disability management
- Provided performance management consultation to both management and employees
- Provided HR reports and statistical information to management showing employee demographics, employee counts, vacancy reports, turnover statistics, labour relations updates - for effective decision-making
- Identified training needs and sourced for training opportunities for Business Unit employees
- Responsible for accurate osition management and documentation for client departments
- Conducted employee satisfaction surveys to identify and analyze root causes of dissatisfaction and provided recommendations for improvement
- Acted as both Management and Employee champion in the management/employee relationship.
Senior HR Advisor
Total Exploration & Production Canada (Oil & Gas)
07.2008 - 02.2010
- Provided comprehensive HR support to the Joslyn North Mine Project team during pre- project phase
- Acted as company representative with respect to all personnel contracts with consultants working on the Joslyn North Mine Project; including permanent and contract employees
- Orchestrated strategic recruitment approaches to engage talented and highly qualified candidates.
- Supported the Joslyn SAGD field employees based in Fort McMurray site and to the Mining, Technical Services and HSE teams in Calgary, with comprehensive HR services including discipline, performance management, shift cycle management this required weekly travels to the worksite
- HR representative during the shut-down of the Joslyn SAGD plant; intense involvement in writing and administering the layoff policies and redeployment process
- Included (and ensured) health and safety considerations in employees’ and contractors’ compliance to HR policies, procedures and processes
- Worked with client managers on succession plans and to create Individual Development Plans for all employees; Identified development opportunities and succession gaps.
- Provided coaching to managers and partnered with them on all issues that would impact employee motivation and performance
- First point of contact to all employees in the client population on all HR issues.
HR Advisor
Shell Canada (Albian Sands Energy) (Oil & Gas)
Fort McMurray, AB
03.2005 - 07.2008
- Was accountable for all Human resources services for over 400 oil sand employees, including operators, administrative, professional, supervisory, and management staff
- Planned, developed and maintained job descriptions, directed and supervised job evaluations and job slottings for all positions ensuring fairness and consistency across job families
- Participated in the Recruitment and Selection process for both operators, administrative, professional and managerial staff vacancies; Coordinated employment offers with management and extended offers to selected candidates.
- Developed and implemented performance management strategies and accountability measures
- Identified development opportunities and succession gaps.
- Managed progressive discipline, and employee complaints through established company guidelines
- Developed new policies, recommended changes to existing policies and procedures, updated and corrected policies and procedure
- Facilitated the building of and maintenance of an effective workforce plan for the Jackpine Mine Expansion Operations Project
- Represented HR in the Expansion Operations macro-plans and the Project and Operations Implementation Plans
- Managed onboarding of new team members
- Facilitated performance management and annual performance reviews for all client areas
- Delivered Leadership training for new supervisors in client areas
- Facilitated team-building sessions for client teams
- Delivered Diversity and Respectful Workplace training for managers and supervisors.
Education
No Degree - Advanced Program in Human Resources Management
05.2001 -
Executive Human Resources program of the Rotman School of Management
MBA - Human Resources Management
05.2001 -
Skills
Recruitment strategies
Accomplishments
- Successfully coordinated international recruitment blitz for a mine expansion project
- Successfully redeployed staff during plant shutdown
- Collaborated with team of technical experts in the development of a critically successful new hire onboarding program.
- Supported high-performing professional teams by developing and implementing effective performance management strategies, including PIP plans.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop employee onboarding and off-boarding tracking spreadsheets.
- Official mentor for group of 8 HR Analysts.
- Successful Canada and US staff benefits administration.
Affiliations
Chartered Professionals in Human Resources, Alberta
Additional Information
- HR is the heartware of every organization.
- The art of partnering with corporate leadership in hiring, keeping, and growing the right employees that achieve corporate goals, is the invaluable responsibility of the Human Resources Business Partner.
Software
ADP Workforce Now
Peoplesoft/HCM
Certification
Chartered Professional Human Resources
Timeline
Regional Human Resources Lead – Americas - Quorum Software Company
05.2022 - Current
Human Resources Business Partner - City Of Calgary (Government)
04.2015 - 04.2022
Snr HRBP, Major Projects - Suncor Energy (Oil & Gas)
11.2014 - 03.2015
Chartered Professional Human Resources
01-2013
HR Advisor - City Of Calgary (Government)
03.2010 - 10.2014
Senior HR Advisor - Total Exploration & Production Canada (Oil & Gas)
07.2008 - 02.2010
HR Advisor - Shell Canada (Albian Sands Energy) (Oil & Gas)
03.2005 - 07.2008
University of Toronto - No Degree, Advanced Program in Human Resources Management
05.2001 -
University of Nigeria - MBA, Human Resources Management
05.2001 -
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