Leya Illikkal

Experience

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  HR Solutions

  Dec 2016 - Jun 2017

  HR Executive

  ¨ Crafting and revising job descriptions.¨ Identifying prospective candidates through diverse online channels, such as social media and professional networks like LinkedIn and Facebook.¨ Composing recruitment emails to engage passive candidates.¨ Reviewing received resumes and application forms.¨ Conducting candidate interviews through phone, video, and face-to-face meetings.¨ Promoting job vacancies on the company's career page, social media platforms, job boards, and within the company. Show less

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  Pelorus Technologies

  Aug 2018 - Apr 2021

  Hr Operations Executive

  ¨ Maintained HR systems, records, and reports up to date with precise employee information.¨ Handled updates to employee situations by creating accurate and timely documentation/communications and refreshing the relevant databases.¨ Supported with administrative tasks on HR priority projects.¨ Welcomed new hires through orientation sessions.¨ Responded to departmental emails and managing queries.¨ Enabled commencement and completion of the onboarding process for new employees.¨ Started background checks for new hires to ensure accuracy and integrity in the hiring process.¨ Worked with external agencies to finalize background checks and streamline the hiring sequence.¨ Coordinated with the central finance team to guarantee prompt payment of salaries.¨ Acquired required information from new employees to incorporate them into the payroll system.¨ Maintained constant interaction with the HR leader to discuss and update HR policies and practices.¨ Distributing updates on HR policies to the team to maintain their effectiveness and compliance. Show less

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  WTW

  Sept 2021 - Jan 2023

  Advisor - Global HR Services

  ¨ Provided high-quality administrative service and efficient support to the HR Operations team for UK employees, focusing on the new onboarding process, modifications to employee terms and conditions, line manager updates, and administration of employee worklists.¨ Confirmed the collection and accurate reflection of required documentation in the appropriate systems, maintaining precise HR records both manually and digitally, and generating HR documents within set internal deadlines.¨ Facilitated secure, accurate, and timely information sharing across HR Operations, HR Business Partners, and all necessary departments.¨ Contributed actively to the HR Administration team to improve the team's capability in delivering consistent, high-quality service.¨ Provided essential information to new hires about their first-day requirements and ensured that all necessary documentation was accurately integrated into the relevant systems.¨ Actively partook in process migration and testing scenarios, overseeing the onboarding process for new hires.¨ Acquired comprehensive experience with ServiceNow, managing queries, issues, and escalations effectively.¨ Involved in the preparation of electronic offers, from creation to submission.¨ Extensively utilized HR Information Systems, including HCM Oracle R12, for various HR functions.¨ Conducted audits of processes managed by team members to ensure compliance and efficiency.¨ Coordinated with the recruitment team to transition contractors to permanent roles and managed the distribution of referral bonuses to qualified colleagues.¨ Offered effective informal coaching to associates, adopting an impactful, collaborative, and advisory approach. Show less

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  VISTRA

  Jan 2023 - Oct 2024

  Senior Associate- HRGSC

  ¨ Working together with internal HR teams to confirm efficient delivery of services throughout the APAC region, involving the entire employee life cycle, onboarding, and recruitment processes.¨ Ensuring compliance to quality and service standards for assisting accomplishment of operational objectives.¨ Catering HR transactional/administrative support, attending queries related to processes, policies, data administration, HR systems, creating operational metrics, maintenance of employee files, etc.¨ Executing the evaluation of key performance indicators to suggest and implement ongoing process enhancements, actively participating in system/user acceptance testing with relevant HR teams.¨ Tasked with collaborating with country-specific HR teams to ensure accurate data is maintained in HR systems, guaranteeing that all tasks and responsibilities assigned to oneself, and the team are completed within set deadlines.¨ Developing partnerships with internal HR divisions like Compensation & Benefits, reporting, Talent Acquisition, etc., to streamline workflows, thus enhancing HR process efficiency for employees and managers.¨ Extensively utilized SAP SuccessFactors for Recruitment Management and Onboarding to support the achievement of specific goals and objectives.¨ Undertaking continuous professional development to improve job skills and knowledge.¨ Preparing employment offers, ensuring they align with approved job descriptions and salary scales.¨ Delivering process-related training to various associates in a way that was impactful, collaborative, and advisory. Show less

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  LATRO

  Nov 2024 - now

  Employee Experience Officer