Nene Ukonu

People & Culture professional with 2+ years delivering end to end HR operations, talent management, and data driven people insights for fast growing organizations. Proven at redesigning onboarding to accelerate time to productivity, implementing performance frameworks that increase appraisal completion, and maintaining compliant payroll and employee records. Skilled in employee relations, recruitment, HR analytics, and stakeholder partnership; ready to support People & Culture initiatives that scale teams and improve retention.

Human Resources/Administrative Officer - Ridima Technologies

(2024-10)

• Led end-to-end recruitment for Sales and Customer Service teams: created job briefs, sourced candidates, screened CVs, coordinated interviews, managed offers, and onboarded hires to reduce time-to-hire.
• Managed employee records and documentation, ensuring accurate personnel files, confidential storage, and timely HRIS updates.
• Provided payroll support by reconciling payroll inputs weekly and coordination with Finance to resolve discrepancies, improving payroll reliability and compliance.
• Administered leave and attendance using Slack as the primary tool for leave requests, approvals, and policy access; maintained accurate absence reporting.
• Owned office administration and staff welfare, coordinating facilities, supplies, wellbeing initiatives, and compliance support.
• Handled employee relations and grievances, partnering with managers to investigate issues, mediate outcomes, and implement corrective actions.
• Designed internal communications and recognition assets using Canva (birthday posts, event promos) to boost engagement.
• Led quarterly performance review cycles, partnering with departmental heads to run reviews and select quarterly awards to drive morale and performance.
• Documented HR policies and SOPs in Slack for easy employee access and consistent application across teams.

Volunteer Community Manager - Young Women Code

(2024-04 - 2025-08)

• Increased participant engagement through targeted outreach and post event follow-up communications.
• Maintained confidentiality and professional stakeholder communication while coordinating virtual events and managing participant records.
• Facilitated community events that strengthened member collaboration and learning outcomes.

Human Resources Intern - Labdox

(2023-09 - 2024-03)

• Improved intern retention and reporting cadence by coordinating weekly progress updates, standardizing feedback templates, and streamlining communication between interns and HR leadership.
• Contributed to recruitment efficiency by assisting in candidate screening and interview coordination, helping reduce time to hire for intern roles.
• Supported scheduling, documentation, and onboarding tasks to ensure a smooth intern experience.

B.Sc. - Sociology - Abia State University, Uturu (2016 - 2020)