Micah Obe
Summary
Micah is a bilingual (French/English), high-performing Human Resources professional with over a decade’s experience in senior HR business partnering, employee experience and engagement, HR projects, negotiation, communication and leadership. He has been actively volunteering for more than two decades on a cause to empower people with principles and tools to improve their decision-making, quality of life and hope for the future. Successful at overseeing all areas of HR for companies with over 300 employees. Versatile and forward-thinking leader with a firm grasp of best practices and human resources management functions. Systematic and detail-oriented professional with HRIS skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager Human Resources
Hapag-Lloyd
08.2022 - Current
- Conceptualized, formulated and implemented the Area HR strategy within first three months of joining, thereby providing a sense of direction and purpose to the HR team and building confidence and trust with the business
- Designed key processes and metrics to support recruitment and onboarding, resulting in 50% reduction of time to fill
- Developed a HR dashboard for weekly reporting of key HR activities, projects and metrics to Area Leadership team, thereby enabling transparency, effectiveness and supporting decision-making
- Designed the Area HR organization, conducted competence gap analysis and initiated a development plan to upskill six country HR representatives to deliver effectively, thereby supporting the delivery of the HR strategy
- Prepared the 2023 workforce plan in alignment with function heads and the Managing Director, accurately finalized the 2023 budget on time and in line with the workforce plan and correctly reported deviations where applicable
- Orchestrated the 2022 employee performance review process and conducted the performance calibration
- Finalized the 2023 salary review and bonus cycle on time and with quality, within budget
- Project 1: Completed the transition from local payroll vendors to a centralized payroll platform
- Project 2: Led the change to support the transformation of an acquired company to Hapag-Lloyd’s HR blueprint, through the outsourcing non-core positions, and harmonization of pay and benefit structures across 3 countries
- Negotiated the collective bargaining agreements in 2 countries
- I always seek opportunities to enhance employee experience by reviewing and analyzing ways of working, manager, employee and candidate feedback and internal surveys to derive actionable insights
- Prepared a succession plan for key and critical positions, thereby ensuring seamless replacement of two Country Manager and 1 Sales Director, and supporting the development of 2 high-potential female managers and 3 high-potential male managers through the Talent Development Programme
- Achieved 73% employee engagement in the first employee engagement survey in April 2023 and maintained 5% attrition over the last 12 months despite a challenging talent and macro-economic environment.
People Business Partner (Human Resources Manager)
Ericsson
09.2013 - 07.2022
- Delivered effective HR business consulting and solutions to 40 leaders in a unit with over 800 individual contributors from 37 nationalities across 29 countries
- Secured seamless talent succession for two critical leadership positions through qualitative talent management
- Worked with leaders to develop effective organizational structures to drive high performance
- For example, developed a framework to improve the span of control in a prioritized manner; also identified, developed and appointed new leaders
- Secured retention of 40 critical employees in a highly challenging labour market
- Addressed talent shortages and localization needs through graduate recruitment across Middle East and Africa
- Conducted investigations and orchestrated resolution in employee relations situations
- Led the regional stream of a global project to integrate a team of 600 employees into the mainstream HR tools and processes
- In the process, developed and recommended solutions to issues such as resource allocation, data migration, cost implication and awareness/education
- Proactively identified opportunities to enhance the employee experience and partnered with the team and management to develop and implement solutions
- For example, to enhance the employee experience in a non-integrated team, identified problematic touch points which are recruitment and line management, then facilitated speed of execution in the recruitment process to support customer needs and guided managers to adhere to local instructions in day-to-day decisions to ensure consistency and promote trust
- Provided interpretation and guidance for how policies and procedures are applied
- Supported business growth and transformation by driving HR projects that improve organization, team and individual performance, such as HR tool and process deployment, personnel transition and transformation during outsourcing projects, Global Wellness Programme and the Diversity and Inclusion programme.
- Provided outstanding service to all individuals, promoting effective, and lasting business relationships.
Compensation and Benefits Administrator
Ericsson
11.2011 - 09.2013
- Managed the medical benefit (including evacuations) on behalf 1000 employees and their family members
- Managed the corporate Share Purchase Plan in compliance with directives;
- Managed travel, medical and accommodation benefits for expatriate employees
- Managed short-term regional mobility contracts and contracts of outsourced resources
- Managed HR vendor relations and provided benefits advisory services to the workforce
- Computed overtime claims per labour law and company policy; reviewed the payroll to ensure all variables were accurately reported
- Handled third party payments and supported employees in the use of HR tools (SAP, ESS and MSS)
- Reviewed benefits paperwork for accuracy and completeness.
International Communication Project Supervisor
Ericsson
07.2011 - 11.2011
- Enabled bilingual communication during change management; translated project documents (directives, spreadsheets, presentations for multi-country road shows)
- Facilitated ways of working workshops in francophone countries
- Supported competence mapping to MS blueprint by scheduling and tracking competence gap analysis interviews with Learning and Development Consultants; secured alignment with MS Communications Manager on milestones and relevant communications to employees.
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Delivered completed projects on time by prioritizing multiple tasks.
- Developed and deepened relationships with key stakeholders.
Education
Master of Science - Global Human Resource Management
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, England11.2016
Bachelor of Science - Bilingual Secretarial Studies & Office Management
Yaba College of Technology
Lagos, Nigeria10.2008
Human Resources Management
Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nig
Lagos, Nigeria05.2012
Skills
- HR Strategy
- Stakeholder management and commercial awareness
- Advising Department Managers
- Talent management
- Employee Presentations
- Compliance
- Recruitment Strategies & Recruitment and Hiring
- Employee Engagement Strategies
- Human Resources Operations
- Labor Negotiations
- EEO Understanding
- Benefits and Compensation Management
Additional Information
- AWARDS AND HONOURS , Key Contributor Award by Chief Executive Officer of the Ericsson Group 2019 Recognized as a key contributor to the long-term strategic success of the company.
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
French
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
Senior Manager Human Resources
Hapag-Lloyd
08.2022 - Current
People Business Partner (Human Resources Manager)
Ericsson
09.2013 - 07.2022
Compensation and Benefits Administrator
Ericsson
11.2011 - 09.2013
International Communication Project Supervisor
Ericsson
07.2011 - 11.2011
Master of Science - Global Human Resource Management
University of Liverpool
Bachelor of Science - Bilingual Secretarial Studies & Office Management
Yaba College of Technology
Human Resources Management
Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nig
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