Ihsan Ul haq Malik
Human Resource Professional
Lahore
Summary of Career
1. Total Rewards Management (TRM) Specialist and custodian of global total rewards philosophy at local level.
2. Responsible of completing annual HR planning and budgeting, finalizing and awarding annual increments, annual/off-cycle promotions, disbursement of annual bonus for non-sales and quarterly incentives for sales force employees.
3. Responsible for processing the monthly employee payroll.
4. Execution of end to end employees’ Performance Management System on bi-annual basis.
5. Responsible for delivering HR related mandatory trainings and leading the employees on boarding sessions.
6. Smooth execution of HR departmental operational matters
7. Talent Acquisition lead at divisional level and ensure that manpower needs are aligned with business needs.
8. Lead in rolling out the corporate values and employee engagement initiatives.
9. Lead / initiate / rollout Talent Assessment Program for Succession Management.
10. Lead employee communication sessions such as Tri-annual Town Hall Meetings and monthly HR meeting sessions.
- Re-defined Servier Pakistan’s organizational structure by developing new grading system as per the Mercer methodology and aligned with Servier France grading philosophy. - Re-drafted employee benefits policies (Vehicle, Fuel and mobile phone) according to revised grading system. - Developed salary bands for each grade and defined salary ranges for each unique position - aligned with local market practices. - Re-designed end to end Recruitment Process for Descon Engineering – Construction Division and hired 90+ resources within 3 months’ time for multiple disciplines. - Rolled-out the idea of Employee Orientation program and its importance for new joiners and successfully implemented at all sites of Descon Engineering – Construction Division. - Successfully delivered Descon’s Core Values training sessions at all sites of Descon Engineering – Construction Division. - Successfully completed 11 total rewards projects, provided advisory on compensation philosophy and market prevalent benefit schemes for various multinational and national organizations. - Developed Competency based Performance Management System and Variable Pay Structure for ADUKG – Abu Dhabi University Group – UAE. - Developed excel based HR Dashboard for accurate and effective reporting in Wärtsilä Pakistan. - Developed Employee Handbook & Starter Kit for new joiners of Wärtsilä Pakistan. - Coordinated and facilitated in making Wärtsilä Pakistan’s documentary video clip for Finland.
Experience as Compensation & Benefits Specialist
02 July 2018
- Custodian of Total Rewards Management (TRM) at local level and ensuring that global total rewards philosophy is aligned and implemented in true letter and spirit.
- Responsible of completing annual HR planning and budgeting, finalizing and awarding annual increments, annual/off-cycle promotions, disbursement of annual bonus for non-sales and quarterly incentives for sales force employees.
- Responsible of leading monthly employee payroll of PKR 20 Million (approx.) by managing payroll information, overseeing payroll preparation, reports compilation.
- Custodian of Company Policy Manual. Responsible for analyzing the impact of implemented policies, suggesting areas of improvements as per Pharma industry’s trends and lead awareness sessions.
- Execution of end to end employees’ Performance Management System on bi-annual basis, provide relevant trainings to 250+ employees at different locations and provide continues support to line managers for successful completion of the whole process.
- Responsible for delivering HR related mandatory trainings and leading the employees on boarding sessions.
- Development of different analysis and reports for top management locally and globally as and when required.
- Responsible for smooth execution of other departmental operational matters with a supportive team member.
Experience as HR Generalist / Team Lead
02 October 2017
30 June 2018
- Liaising with Project Managers / teams to complete HR budgeting & forecasting of more than 1500 employees of on-going and upcoming projects of PKR 850 Million of Human Resource Budget.
- Responsible to act as Talent Acquisition lead at divisional level and ensure that manpower needs are aligned with business needs.
- Responsible to lead the annual performance management system (PMS) at divisional level, delivered training to 350+ employees on effectively using of performance management system.
- Lead in rolling out the corporate values and employee engagement initiatives.
- Support CoE team and lead all divisional level training & development initiatives in HO and sites – identified during Annual Performance Appraisal.
- Co-lead Talent Assessment Program for Succession Management.
- Lead Compensation & Benefits function at divisional level to ensure internal and external equity.
- Conducted and lead employee communication sessions such as Tri-annual Town Hall Meetings in HO and monthly HR meeting sessions at sites.
- Monthly reporting to Senior Leadership team.
- Responsible for excellent HR operational excellence with three supportive team members.
Experience as HR Consultant (Compensation & Benefits)
02 February 2015
30 September 2017
As an HR Consultant, I successfully delivered multiple Total Rewards and Talent Management projects for various clients (MNCs and Leading Local groups) from different sectors inclusive of Energy, Pharmaceutical & Life sciences, Telecom, Banking & Financial Services, Consumer goods, Chemical and Development Sector. My notable responsibilities during those surveys were:
- Finalizing terms of reference (TOR), Preparation of project charter, project plan, communication plan, and allocation of resources.
- Coordination with clients and participant companies, provide relevant training on internal Job leveling and assist to Benchmark positions – aligned with selected organizations, data collection, data validation, data analysis and report preparation.
- Successful submission of project’s final deliverables and presentation along with key findings and advisory to get competitive benefits.
- Training clients on Mercer proprietary tools i.e. Mercer WIN and MBM
Few notable projects are as under:
- Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) – C&B and JE project of development sector in which 59 unique positions were analyzed.
- Khaddi – C&B and JE project of textile sector in which 48 unique positions were analyzed.
- The Abraaj Group (UAE) – C&B project for Healthcare sector in which 100 unique positions were analyzed.
- Kashf Foundation – C&B advisory Project for financial sector in which 30 unique positions were analyzed.
- Pepsi Cola International – Benefits survey for consumer goods sector in which 11 FMCGs participated.
- Karandaaz Pakistan – C&B project for development sector in which 80 unique positions were analyzed.
- Asian Food Industries Limited – Mayfair – C&B project for FMCG in which 68 unique positions were analyzed.
- Descon Power Solutions – C&B project for engineering sector in which 150 unique positions were analyzed.
- Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund – C&B project for development sector in which 85 unique positions were analyzed.
- Fauji Fertilizer Company – Advisory on Short Term Incentives (Variable Bonus & Sales Incentives)
- Mercer Annual Total Remuneration Survey – FY 2015, FY 2016 & FY 2017 for a pool of 150+ organizations.
- Abu Dhabi University Knowledge Group (ADUKG) – HR consultancy project supported in developing competency-based Performance Management Framework, Processes, Policies, Procedures and Incentive based performance policy.
- As a Project Manager of FRAGOMEN L.L.C Dubai & UK (Strategic Partner of Abacus for Expats Management), I along with my two supportive team members was responsible for client’s assistance on immigration matters. Business Development, financial reporting and Profit and loss (P&L) of Expats Management Business Area.
Experience as HR Officer (Training & Development)
01 February 2013
01 January 2015
- Supported in designing different in-house training programs with external vendors and internal subject matter experts.
- Conducted multiple technical, soft skills and leadership training programs according to organizational need.
- Responsible to conduct and lead a two days employee orientation program, deliver mandatory HR training to each new joiner and update employee’s training portfolio in SAP & SABA.
- Responsible to initiate and execute annual competencies assessment and performance evaluation process as per the global instructions and provide SAP-PMS training to each employee. Also, accountable supervise end to end performance cycle in SAP and monthly reporting to global team.
- Executive Search & Recruitment – identifying/targeting relevant applicant’s pool through different channels, short listing, screening, testing and interviewing scheduling from entry level to senior positions.
- Maintaining personnel files and updating new employee information in SAP, SABA (Global HRIS) and HCM (Employee Pay Roll software).
- Prepare new and revised company policies in accordance with organizational needs and to obtain necessary approvals.
- Manage employees’ exit portfolio.
Master 30 June 2013
Masters in HR Management (HRM): Institute of Administrative Sciences, PU - Lahore. Session 2011 – 13.Bachelor 31 August 2011
Bachelor of Arts (BA): Punjab University, Lahore. Session 2009 – 11