SAJIN V X HR & Admin Manager | 15 Years' Experience | Generalist HR, Business Partnering & Compliance Cochin, Kerala, India | : sajinvxhr@gmail.com | ☎: +91 9895525949 https://www.linkedin.com/in/sajin-vx-21818b35 Relocation: Open to relocating to the UAE Passport: Valid Indian passport PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY HR and Administration leader with 15 years of experience across eight organisations in financial services, education, staffing, engineering and the non-profit sector. Directs a team of four spanning HR operations, employee relations, statutory compliance and branch administration. Promoted to HR Manager at Muthoottu Mini Financiers, spent four years as HR Business Partner at Next Education (India Infoline Group), and previously brought 40+ employees on board every month. MBA in HR and Finance (8th rank). Targeting HR & Admin Manager and HR Manager positions in the UAE. Experienced in managing end-to-end recruitment, onboarding and employee visa processing support, maintaining personal files, leave, attendance and medical records, and ensuring HR policies comply with company and statutory requirements. Strong verbal and written communication skills in English, proficient in MS Office and HR software applications, and holds UAE Labour Law Made Easy certification. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS  Progressed from HR Generalist to Manager – HR & Administration over 15 years, including a promotion to HR Manager at Muthoottu Mini Financiers.  Served four years as HR Business Partner at Next Education, supporting business heads on attrition, appraisals, rewards and grievance cases.  Scaled onboarding to 40+ hires a month at Sabari Distribution while handling payroll and statutory compliance.  Direct four HR and admin professionals while safeguarding branch licensing, lease renewals and PF, ESI and PT compliance.  Built hiring pipelines for IT, banking and seasonal clients at B2N Management Consulting. CORE COMPETENCIES HR Operations & Talent Acquisition: End-to-End HR Operations | Talent Acquisition | Volume Hiring | Onboarding & Induction | Offboarding | HR Policies & SOPs | Employee Records | HR MIS & Reporting | End-to-End Recruitment | Personal Files, Leave & Attendance Records | HR Policies Compliance | Statutory Requirements Employee Relations & Performance: Employee Relations | Grievance Management | Disciplinary Procedures | Performance Appraisals | Performance Improvement Plans | Rewards & Recognition | Employee Engagement | Talent Retention | Staff Grievances | Organising Events | Positive and Productive Workplace Environment Payroll, Compensation & Compliance: Payroll Processing | Compensation & Benefits | Statutory Compliance (PF, ESI, PT, LWF) | Labour Law Compliance | Cost Control HR Business Partnering & OD: HR Business Partnering | Business Alignment | Organisational Development | Change Management | Learning & Development | Diversity & Inclusion | Mentoring | Training Programs | Employee Development Tracking Administration & Facilities: Branch & Office Administration | Licensing & Permits | Lease & Rental Agreements | Inventory Control Leadership & Soft Skills: Team Leadership | Stakeholder Management | Conflict Resolution | Problem Solving | Time Management | Client Focus | Verbal and Written Communication Skills in English Tools: MS Office | HRIS Technologies | HR Trackers & Reporting | HR Software Applications | Performance Appraisals through HR Systems PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Manager – HR & Administration | Peoples Urban Integrated Foundation, Cochin, India Aug 2025 – Present Team Manager | Team size: 4  Direct a four-person HR and administration team, running monthly performance reviews and corrective plans, including PIPs, to hold delivery standards.  Own the hiring cycle from shortlisting to induction and mediate staff disputes and disciplinary cases to keep the workplace stable.  Safeguard compliance by maintaining PF, ESI and Professional Tax obligations and tracking labour law requirements.  Secure municipal, panchayat, corporation and Shops & Establishment licences, administer rental agreements and renewals, and control inventory.  Introduce engagement initiatives and arrange product and software upskilling for employees. HR Manager (Promoted) | Muthoottu Mini Financiers Ltd., Cochin, India Apr 2024 – Aug 2025  Earned promotion to HR Manager after two years as Deputy Manager, taking on policy, rewards and organisational development.  Authored and launched HR policies and procedures; guided leadership through change and championed diversity, inclusion and learning programmes.  Appraised staff performance with structured feedback, administered compensation and benefits, and resolved disciplinary and employee relations cases.  Contributed to HRMS implementation, including system testing, data migration, process coordination, and user support. Deputy Manager – HR | Muthoottu Mini Financiers Ltd., Cochin, India Feb 2022 – Mar 2024  Welcomed new hires through orientation programmes and sourced candidates for open positions.  Administered appraisal cycles, compensation and benefits and statutory filings, and sustained employee engagement activity. Assistant HR Manager | Writer Business Services Pvt. Ltd., Cochin, India Mar 2021 – Dec 2021  Drove the hiring-to-induction process for new employees and tightened payroll through cost-control measures.  Retained talent by managing exits and retention efforts; ran rewards, recognition and welfare initiatives.  Applied a structured grievance matrix to handle disciplinary cases consistently and maintained HR trackers and employee records. Assistant Manager – HR | B2N Management Consulting Pvt. Ltd., Cochin, India Jan 2020 – Mar 2021  Sourced talent for IT, banking, financial services and seasonal clients, and built the client relationships that kept their workforce needs met.  Shortlisted through job portals, social media and job fairs; negotiated pay with chosen candidates and tracked them through to their start date. Senior HR Executive & HR Business Partner | Next Education (India Infoline Group), Hyderabad, India Jul 2015 – Sep 2019  Partnered with business heads for four years, translating business goals into HR plans and shaping HR policy to support rollout.  Addressed attrition through retention initiatives and regular employee connect sessions.  Ran appraisal cycles, rewards, engagement events and surveys; resolved critical grievances and enforced disciplinary measures.  Mentored junior HR colleagues to raise team performance and inducted new hires. HR Operations | India Infoline Ltd., Cochin, India Feb 2014 – Jul 2015  Recruited local talent at job fairs for permanent and seasonal vacancies.  Built training sessions around identified team gaps and liaised with branches and HQ-HR on attendance records and employee files. HR & Admin Assistant | Arbrit Safety & Engineering Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Cochin, India Apr 2013 – Feb 2014  Processed compensation, leave and attendance inputs and kept PF, ESI, LWF and PT filings compliant, alongside hiring and onboarding.  Enforced discipline, ran engagement activities and managed branch administration; arranged job placements for students. HR Generalist | Sabari Distribution Pvt. Ltd., Cochin, India Sep 2011 – Apr 2013  Brought 40+ new employees on board each month through structured induction and led hiring from job description to selection.  Ran payroll, timesheets and disbursements within statutory requirements and audited the employee database for accuracy.  Acted as first point of contact for HR queries across departments and put efficient HR systems in place. EDUCATION MBA – Human Resources & Finance, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India | 2009 Ranked 8th in the programme Bachelor of Commerce, M.G. University, Kerala, India | 2011 CERTIFICATIONS UAE Labour Law Made Easy | Udemy PERSONAL DETAILS Date of Birth: 5 January 1989 Nationality: Indian Languages: English, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil