About PEARSON

Pearson is the world’s leading learning company, with 40,000 employees in more than 80 countries working to help people of all ages to make measurable progress in their lives through learning. With revenues over €5.2 billion in 2013 we provide learning materials, technologies, assessments and services to teachers and students in order to help people everywhere aim higher and fulfill their true potential. We put the learner at the center of everything we do.

We at Pearson Lanka is a part of Pearson's core global Learning Technologies team. We build and manage some of the industry’s leading cloud based learning platforms that serve millions of students across the world. Over the years, we have built a strong Agile Development team, and we are now looking to expand over the next 12 months. The industry leading cloud-based technology platforms of Pearson help educate more than 30 million students across the globe.

The 350+ strong engineering team based out of the Colombo office works dedicatedly to service Pearson technology companies located in North America, Europe and Australia.

At Pearson, we aim to be the best company to work for in the world. It is part of our philosophy to provide benefits, profit share plans, development opportunities and a culture that beats anywhere else. If you are 'always learning', and have a passion for technology and creativity, send in your resume and join our exciting engineering culture.

Assistant Manager - Human Resources

We are looking for a HR generalist with hands on experience in the following processes.

  • Experience is managing Recruitment
    • Creating Job advertisements & sourcing resumes
    • Experience working with recruitment agents
    • Screening and scheduling
    • Conducting interviews
  • Reporting
    • Working with an HRIS
    • Preparing Monthly HR reports
    • Expertise in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint & Viso
  • On Boarding
    • Conducting HR inductions and On Boarding sessions
  • Compensation and Benefits
    • Preparation of monthly payroll
    • Preparation of Annual Increments
    • Conducting Salary surveys
  • Experience in Annual Performance Appraisal
    • Experience in the normalization process
    • Post appraisal development of employees
  • Off Boarding
    • Conducting exit interviews

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

  • Has a Degree in HR and or/ Professional Qualification in HR with preferably 5 years of experience in the HR domain.
  • Past experience working in a Software Development company will be an added advantage.

Please use the following link and submit your resume: http://pearsonlankavacancies.peopleshr.com/