Farid Iqbal

CEO

South Delhi, Delhi, India18 yrs 11 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 16 years of HR strategy and business partnering experience.
  • Successfully saved ~$600,000 in hiring costs.
  • Certified EXL HR Champion with multiple awards for performance.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader with extensive experience in employee engagement and talent management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Hr StrategyTalent ManagementEmployee EngagementChange Management

Other Skills

Analytical SkillsBPOBenefits NegotiationBusiness DevelopmentBusiness HygieneC&BCRMCampus HiringData AnalysisEmployee BenefitsEmployee RelationsExecutive PayGovernanceGrievance HandlingGrievances

About

Offering more than 16 years of exposure: • Developing and implementing vital business and HR strategies, fundamental programs, and processes that drive business results. • Designing comprehensive HR solutions. • Strong change agent through strategically thought OD interventions. Farid offers rich experience in partnering with Business Leaders to understand strategic business objectives and developing successful strategies to meet current and future employee engagement and talent management needs of the organization. He also partners with other HR functions to drive and leverage all HR programs including performance management, compensation, employee development, succession planning, work force optimization, staffing and benefits. Farid has demonstrated excellence in designing corporate level employee development and connecting initiatives to deliver high employee engagement, employee growth & reduced attrition. He holds expertise in the areas of creating HR Policies on Sexual Harassment, Disciplinary Code, PIP and Career Progression and governing and managing the change management of HR Policies as well as managing the sexual harassment cases through ICC and closure of all related documentations. Farid has played a key role in: • Saving cost in hiring and job rotation for ~$ 600,000 • Saving hiring cost by 48% by implementing strategies on in-house hiring, campus program and referrals • Leading and implementing several OD projects – Career Road Maps for 220 roles, Career Path and Talent Movement, • Variable Incentive Plan and Policy, Early Warning Signals, Renege Management and Brand Awareness • Automating probation confirmation process, EWS and Exit interview process Farid is Certified as the EXL HR Champion and was awarded as best performer for the year 2008 and nominated best AM under key change initiator. Apart from this, he also received no. of appreciations from HR Head and Ops for conducting many employee engagement initiatives activities. He is a trusted leader and change agent with a superior track record of motivating people right from the grass root level and taking subordinates into confidence for implementing new and innovative ideas. He can be reached via email or a private message on LinkedIn. Specialities: HR Strategy | Business Partnering | Consulting Agility | Talent Acquisition | Recruitment | Performance Management | Employee Engagement | Organizational Development Intervention | Talent Management | Compensation & Benefit | Change Management

Experience

18 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
4 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Valvoline global operations

2 roles

General Manager & Head of Human Resources at GCC

Promoted

Oct 2023Present · 2 yrs 8 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

AGM & Head of Human Resources at GCC

Oct 2021Nov 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Valvoline

Senior Manager Human Resources

Oct 2017Oct 2021 · 4 yrs · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Valvoline Lubricants Solutions India Private Limited | Senior Manager – Human Resource | Since Oct 2017
  • Scope: HR Strategy | Talent Acquisition | On boarding | Payroll | C&B | Statutory and labor compliance | HR
  • Operations | Business Hygiene | Talent Management | Rewards and Recognition | HR Business Partner | Performance Management | HR Projects & Employee Benefits
  • Some of Farid’s professional highlights are:
  • Demonstrated excellence in creating HR strategy and providing viable HR Solutions
  • Demonstrated Intellectual/Mental agility in creating customized HR Solutions by Introducing &
  • Automating Early Warning Signals, Exit Interview Process and Probation Confirmation
  • Demonstrated Creative and Change agility by deploying new Career Path for the business to cater
  • to the employees aspirations and being aligned with the market as well. Developed objective
  • career road map to complement the path and provide learning agility
  • Introduced and/or revamping employee benefits plans e.g. Variable Incentive Plan, Gratuity
  • Benefits, Insurance Benefits, Tax Saving
  • Options, Leave Benefits, Education Assistance, Rewards and Recognition and Long Service Awards
  • Led the Campus Hiring and Student Engagement program from 2018 thus reducing Hiring TAT,
  • managing reneges, improving bench strength and establishing strong brand.
  • Employee Learning and Sharing Platform “Paathshala”
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HR StrategyTalent AcquisitionOn boardingPayrollC&BStatutory and labor compliance+8

Metlife

Manager Human Resources

Nov 2013Oct 2017 · 3 yrs 11 mos · NCR - National Capital Region, India

  • MetLife GSS | Manager – Human Resource | Nov 2013-Oct 2018
  • (Managing headcount of 1400)
  • Scope: HRBP | Employee Engagement | Campus Hiring | Rewards & Recognition | Policy Administration |
  • Governance | Change Management | Grievance Handling | Team Management
  • Over here, Farid has played a key role in providing the customized HR solutions to the business by being the strong business partner. He was pivotal in managing and executing HR analytics, reporting, dashboard and MIS, leading HR projects on Rewards and Recognition, Employee Experience, HR Policies Governance, Grievance Handling Process and Disciplinary Code Grid. Not only this, he also demonstrated excellence in developing customized career path for one of the critical business function (Actuary) which was aligned to their paper completion, role and performance and also helped reduce cost in hiring through talent rotation program.
HRBPEmployee EngagementCampus HiringRewards & RecognitionPolicy AdministrationGovernance+3

Hsbc

Assistant Manager - Human Resource

Jan 2012Nov 2013 · 1 yr 10 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • HSBC | Assistant Manager – HR Jan 2012-Nov 2013
  • Farid played a key role in managing statutory compliance and labor laws, payroll and MIS.

Exl service

2 roles

Assistant Manager - Human Resources

Promoted

May 2011Jan 2012 · 8 mos

  • EXL Services (I) Pvt. Ltd | Assistant Manager – HR Oct 2007-Dec 2011
  • Business Partner - Human Resources, Strategic Partner with Business, People Engagement, People Development, Audit & Compliance, Grievance Handling, Attrition Analysis and Retention Planning, Employee Engagement Action Plan and Execution, Redeployment & Change Management, IJPs, Talent Management, Exit Analysis, Career Development, Talent Management & Succession Planning, Process Improvement and Projects, Top Talent and Bottom Quartile Management and other ER related activities

Senior Executive-Human Resource

Oct 2007May 2011 · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • EXL Services (I) Pvt. Ltd | Assistant Manager – HR Oct 2007-Dec 2011
  • Employee engagement, Payroll, training and all line HR specific work

Ats services pvt ltd

HR Executive

May 2007Aug 2007 · 3 mos

  • HR Generalist profile

Education

New Delhi Institute Of Management

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Jan 2014Jan 2016

Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University

BSc(H) — Chemistry

Jan 2002Jan 2006

Kendriya Vidyalaya

AISSCE — Science

Jan 1991Jan 2000

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