About

Manu K V is a seasoned HR professional with 19.19 years of experience in the field. As the Country HR Manager at Nokia, he currently supports 59 line managers with a headcount span of 1000. Manu is responsible for implementing company policies and procedures at the R&D center, ensuring that all strategies, directives, and guidelines are smoothly implemented. He drives HR practices and policies to ensure standardization and consistency in application, supports as an internal consultant for business leaders and managers about people and cultural issues within their span, and collaborates with BL heads to forecast headcount increase and coordinate with the staffing team to ensure that needs are met on time. Manu has extensive experience in annual performance evaluation and implementing the Bell Curve, analyzing the compensation matrix of the business line, and taking corrective measures/actions considering individual employee performance parameters. He has closely worked with the global business HR to implement HR business strategy to the region/location, and ensures that employee engagement actions are planned and implemented for the line team and business lines in lieu with the employee engagement survey results and its corrective measures. Prior to his current role, Manu worked as a Jr. Manager Resources at Symbiosis Network, a consultancy offering recruitment services since 1994. During his tenure, he managed the center with 45 recruiters and was responsible for the complete revenue generation of the company. Manu holds a post-graduate diploma in computer applications from Govt. Polytechnic, Kannur, Kerala, under the Board of Technical Education Kerala, and a BSc in chemistry from Sir Syed College Thaliparamba Kannur, Kerala, under Kannur University. He is a skilled HR consultant/HRBP who works closely with line managers and business leaders to ensure the smooth functioning of the organization.