NEERAJ PAHAL

E-Mail: neerajpahal@gmail.com
Mobile:

09899387844

HIGH IMPACT HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

A dedicated professional with proficiency in mastering HR situations, highly knowledgeable in a wide

variety of disciplines & an expert at implementing employee welfare policies targeting senior level
assignments in

HR Bussiness Patenering, Strategic Planning, Team Management

P R O F I L E S U M M A RY
Multi-faceted professional with over 10.5 years of experience in:

~ Strategic Planning
~Manpower Planning
~Talent
Acquisition
~Training & Development
~HR Policies & Procedures
~Employee Engagement
~Performance Appraisal
~Employee Grievance Redresal
~HR
Initiatives
Supervised core HR Generalist profile including Recruitment, Performance Appraisal, Manpower
Planning, Training & Development, MIS for the complete group
Skilled in surveying organizational employees to assess employee motivation, expectation &
grievances
Collected periodic key performance measurements, maintained HR metrics for executive
reporting related to various strategic & organizational development initiatives
Performed research, analysis on strategic executive succession planning, human capital retention,
knowledge management projects & made recommendations to senior management
Excellent interpersonal, communication, organizational skills in team management & planning
O R G A N I S AT I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

Since Sep11
Management
Jun09-Sep11
Jun08-Jun09

Yes

Bank

Ltd.,

Gurgaon

as

Sr.

Manager

Human

Capital

HDFC Life, Chandigarh as Regional Human Resource

ICICI Prudential Life, Chandigarh as HR Manager

Key Result Areas:

Working with management in assigned service areas, business units / departments to source,
select & hire qualified candidates to fill vacant positions using cost-effective techniques, in
accordance with company policies, procedures & processes
Developing & implementing procedures including communication plans, performance reviews,
new hire orientation, training programs, compensation & benefits planning & talent assessments
Enhancing employee engagement leading to best-in-class engagement score
Directing critical HR programs encompassing benefits/compensation, staffing, organizational
development, employee relations & regulatory compliance
Coaching, advising & influencing management on operational, organizational development, policy
issues; created & interpreted policies & crafted recommendations in compliance with local, state
& federal labor regulations; resolved employee relations/grievences issues
Reducing the number of contract recruiting vendors, creating better vendor relationships &
allowing company to realize significant savings
Designing, developing & maintaining the recruitment process in the organization including its
description, recruitment measurement definitions & so on
Exploring industry best practices on recruitment & implemented them in the organization
Conducting customized training programs & ensuring that training & development initiatives are
aligned with the organizational goals & culture by utilizing contemporary pedagogy, learning tools
& methodology
Managed Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Retail Banking- (Commercial Vehicle,
Construction Equipment, Loan against Property, Car Loan, Home Loan, Gold Loan, Loan against
Securities) & Business Banking (SME assets having turnover up to 100 Crores)
Highlights:
Collaborated with managers & colleagues to develop & implement effective induction programs &
material which resulted in reduction in the attrition rate by 8%
Streamlined hiring process by using gap analysis, conducted process mapping, reduced TAT &
ensured wow experience for candidates

Undertook initiatives for:

o Structuring Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) for bottom Quartiles
o Calenderizing Structured 1*1 skip level meetings
Arranged Yes Connect activity every month at all branches by using employee engagement
initiatives
Implemented RAG analysis to increase productivity by 23 %
Initiated:
o PAN India Project on Corporate Governance which helped in reducing employee grievances
& created awareness within employees
o Yes I Can Do It initiative, which helped in increase in productivity of Non-performance by 28
%
o Core team member of Talent Now implementation team.
Played a key role in restructuring compensation across all levels during the appraisal cycles
Recruited professionals on various skills such as Financial Domain Knowledge, Financial Analysis,
Sales Acumen within the stipulated deadline through campus drives in colleges & other
professional institutes
Planned & organized events & fun activities such as Yes Connect, Yes Parichay for employee
engagement & other common celebrations
Commenced career with Handas Rubber Pvt. Ltd., Sonepat as Production Engineer from
Jul03-Jul06
A C A D E M I C D E TA I L S

2008
2003
1998
1996

MBA (HR) from Delhi School of Economics, Delhi, University of Delhi with 67%
B.Tech. (Mech.) from Faculty of Engg. & Tech., Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi with 61%
12th from Raunaq Public School, Ganaur, C.B.S.E. with 68%
10th from M.N.S.S., Rai, C.B.S.E. with 70%
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Took active participation in group discussions, debates & essay competitions at school & college level
Attained recommendation by the SSB board in the year May98 for National Defence Academy (Air
Force)
Bagged various medals at State & IPSC level from June93 Aug02 & represented State at National
Level in swimming
IT SKILLS

Platforms:
Software Packages:
Application:

Windows XP, DBMS

MS Office, Open Office
SAP HCM,People Soft, Lotus Notes & MS Outlook

Date of Birth: 14th October, 1979

Languages Known:English,Hindi & Punjabi
Address: #54, First Floor, Sheetal Apartment, Sector-14, Rohini, Delhi 110085