Somashekhar Bentur

SOM BENTUR Senior Manager - Human Resources +91 - - in https://www.linkedin.com/in/som-bentur-ba637784/ Highly experienced Human Resources professional with a focus on strategic HR Management, Talent Acquisition, and Employee Engagement. Seeking to leverage 15 years of industry experience to contribute to the growth and success of a dynamic organization Education Profile Summary 2008 A seasoned HR professional with over 15 years of experience in the functional areas of Human Resources across the Finance & Retail sectors Instrumental in formulating and disseminating human resources policies, designing HR policy manuals for personnel across the organization to ensure fair and uniform HR practices Proficient in leveraging HR technologies such as HRIS systems to streamline HR processes and improve efficiency, demonstrating a blend of traditional HR expertise and modern technological acumen Increased retention of professionals by implementing multifaceted employee hiring, benefits and incentive programs: referral, rewards, recognition and selection Proficient in developing an effective pipeline of key talent potentially available for immediate hire as per succession planning needs Skilled in improving employee engagement through an annual employee engagement survey; created and implemented polices based on survey results, secured management and staff buy-in to drive results Proven success in establishing the internal HR organization; created structure and functions including benefits, compensation, legal, compliance, staffing and employee relations Resourceful in Talent Management, Employee Relations, Discipline Management, Manpower Planning & Recruitment, Reward & Recognition System, Executive Development and Performance Management Demonstrates strong leadership skills, with a proven track record of motivating, influencing, and providing direction to others, and maintaining high levels of employee engagement and satisfaction MBA/PGDM from ICFAI Business School, Dehradun 2006 B.A. from Gulbarga University Core Competencies Strategic Human Resource Talent Aquisition & Management Employee Engagement Initiatives HR Audit & Compliance HRIS & HR Budgeting Confidentiality & Discretion HR Policy Formulation Workforce & Succession Planning Leadership & Team Management Career Timeline Since 2022 2016-22 2012-16 2009-12 2008-09 Technical Skills Microsoft Excel PowerPoint Microsoft Word Significant Accomplishments: Instrumental in formulating and disseminating human resources policies, designing HR policy manuals for personnel across the organization to ensure fair and uniform HR practices Positively managed the employee life cycle from onboarding till separation, ensuring a smooth transition for all employees Effectively implemented innovative solutions for employee engagement initiatives, resulting in increased employee satisfaction and retention Productively managed talent acquisition and management, ensuring the right talent is hired and retained in the organization Successfully partnered with managers to retain, develop and motivate people to achieve their true potential, resulting in increased productivity and performance Work Experience Dec’22 – Present| Senior Manager - Human Resources | L&T Finance Key Result Areas: Spearheading Employee Connect and Engagement initiatives, supporting the business unit management to develop and implement HR plans and solutions to achieve strategic business initiatives and deliver results Directing regular structured interventions to understand and educate employees about policy & procedure updates Operating with line managers and employees to address all employee relations issues ensuring a balance in representing all parties’ interests Monitoring regular structured interventions to understand and to educate employees of policies & procedure updates Working with business groups to assess, create, and implement innovative solutions for employee engagement initiatives Partnering with internal stakeholders to roll out all key people policies, processes (performance management, talent management, HR- Operations) Conducting interactions with new joiners, MTs, to educate them about the HR practices & know-how of the organization Steering various contact programs with employees to check & provide feedback & recommendation to management to aid decision making Interviewing candidates for mid-level hires along with the line managers & selected the most appropriate candidate for the position Ensuring compliance with the joining process & the on-boarding across all levels as per the TAT May’16 – Dec’22| Senior Manager - Human Resources | Jana Small Finance Bank Key Result Areas: Established Performance Management System and safeguarded timely roll out of PMS among Field and RO Staffs and its process completion on time Cooperated with functional department for PIP updating for the staff of the concern department & provided improvement as per PMS Directed Pay Roll Management-Pay Roll Processing, Staff Attendance Management and confirmed timely updation of staff promotion, confirmation transfer and separation in HRMIS Facilitated HRMIS (Spark) updation and guaranteed timely updation of HRMIS, issuance of letters such as Transfer, confirmation through HRMIS within TAT and assured timely and error free inputs in HRMIS Guarded Data Privacy Promoting zero breach of HR data and general policies & ensured data quality and accuracy Monitored data changes that impact payroll Recommending solutions to process failings and contribute to the continuous improvement of processes Mar’12 – May’16 | Senior Executive - Human Resources| Future Group Key Result Areas: Managed the process of Employee Motivation/Welfare, conducted Activities to boost Employee Morale, focusing on the concept of Fun at Work-like arranging for a Movie, Picnic, Outing, Games, Quiz, Debate and Cricket Resolved employee(s) queries with regard to policies, salaries, statutory compliances & assisted in grievance pertaining to policies, leaves, promotions, transfers and (SPOC) Apr’09 – Mar’12| Executive – HR | RPG Group Key Result Areas: Processed the payroll and checked the Statutory reports such as ESI, PF, PT and LWF Supervised the maintenance of statutory registers under Factories Act, 1948 Safeguarded the timely payment of Professional Tax and Labour Welfare Fund Preserved client employee’s database & reported to Assistant Manager- HR for Weekly and Monthly basis Examined ESI application forms, submitted in ESI offices & obtained Permanent/ Temporary ESI cards on behalf of clients Mar’08 – Mar’09 | Management Trainee - HR | Subhiksha Trading Services Personal Details Address Date of Birth S/o R Y Bentur, Door no. 124, 1st Main, Saraswatipura, Gokul Road, Hubli 2nd December 1984 || Languages Known: English, Kannada and Hindi