Sowmiya Balakrishnan
Watson
Summary
Results-driven HR professional skilled in overseeing the employee lifecycle from recruitment to onboarding and employee relations. Demonstrated ability to optimize HR processes and maintain compliance with industry standards. Recognized for reliability and strong interpersonal skills that foster positive workplace culture.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
HR Coordinator, APAC
WEX Australia
Melbourne, VIC - Remote Working
04.2022 - Current
- Managed 200+ employee lifecycle processes, including background check, issuing employment contracts, onboarding, and offboarding for APAC region.
- Identified prospective talent and supported talent acquisition with job opening requirements, skill assessments, candidate & Interns recruitment.
- Expertise in handling HR shared service tickets and addressing 350 + employee inquiries.
- Responsible for maintaining personnel data in HRIS database as per compliance.
- Responsible for creating change of status letters, including flexible working arrangement, relocations, visa support letters.
- Supported HRBP and stakeholders with performance evaluations, including PIPs and probation checks.
- Responsible for maintaining monthly headcount reports and internal employee movements tracking records.
- Maintained and created payroll account and support HRBP & Payroll team with WEGA reporting.
- Responsible for employee engagement, internal communication channels & Flu vaccination roll out.
- Supporting & conducting inclusive programs for employee resource groups such as DE&I, Corporate social responsibility team.
- Providing support to internal & external event and responsible for preparing collateral for external events like, Go girl go for IT - VIC
HR Admin Support
Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute
Melbourne, VIC
05.2021 - 04.2022
- Updated and maintained confidential files and compliance information regarding employees.
- Collaborated with COO/CFO for compiling board papers, committee papers, agendas, and legal agreements for execution.
- Project management responsibility to LMS performance review module including, developing SOPs, data entry and reporting progress to the HR manager.
- Worked on the Intranet page and assisted the content owner to update policies and procedures, and other resource details of the firm.
- Supporting the finance team on invoicing documentation, philanthropic receipting, and updating the database systems
Accounts Receivable Associate
HCL Technologies
India
11.2019 - 03.2021
- Supporting in recruiting and screening of applications for the business process with team leader and manager.
- Prepared and executed employee work relations survey for helping HR global team.
- Handling calendar for managers and performing professional telephonic responses to the customers.
- Maintained a prominent level of customer queries and emails dealing with billing and payment process.
Education
Maters of Human Resources -
Anna University
01.2017
Bachelor of Commerce -
Tiruvalluvar University
01.2015
Skills
- Full Recruitment & employee lifecycle
- Expertise HR shared Service
- Strong Knowledge in Fair work rights & Award level
- HRIS Management (Workday)
- Experience conducting employee engagement programs
- EVP & DEI Promotion
- Benefits and Policy Administration
- Employee Engagement Programs and
Internal Communications
Technically Savvy In
Microsoft suite, G – Suite, Workday, ADP, Vervoe, DocuSign, Perceptyx, Qualtrics, CV Check & Sterling, Adobe, Sentrient LMS
Affiliations
Victorian Chamber of commerce and Industry (VCCI)
Timeline
HR Coordinator, APAC
WEX Australia
04.2022 - Current
HR Admin Support
Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute
05.2021 - 04.2022
Accounts Receivable Associate
HCL Technologies
11.2019 - 03.2021
Maters of Human Resources -
Anna University
Bachelor of Commerce -
Tiruvalluvar University