Aaron Kier Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, Us

I am seeking roles that lead and impact 👉🏼 Employee Experience, 👉🏼 Culture, 👉🏼 DEIB and/or 👉🏼 Workplace Engagement.My experience level is suited to senior management or Director-level opportunities with responsibility for strategy and program leadership.🌎 Remote or hybrid in Portland, Oregon.What makes me amazing and effective (ie — what I can bring to YOUR company) is:⭐ expertise that is both broad and deep — in addition to strategic program management touching all facets of the talent lifecycle, I have built several full-cycle People programs from the ground up and led several others through policy overhauls and large-scale process improvement,⭐ actually caring about people and believing it’s possible (and not that difficult) to put them first and still run a thriving business,⭐ being a relationship-builder, a communicator and a collaborator — working effectively across all functions and at all levels of an organization, ⭐ having a *GSD* hands-on approach — with a track record of implementing strategic and tactical solutions with notable, lasting impact within my first 90 days in more than a few past roles.📌 My resume is linked below and available via Linktree in the *Featured* section of my profile.

Portland, Oregon, Us

I designed, launched and led the company’s first holistic people, culture and employee experience program and all related talent strategy initiatives for 170+ team members in the US and UK.Among my biggest accomplishments were:• Reducing turnover and increasing net promoter score (NPS) by 12 points within six months,• Reaching and maintaining LinkedIn Learning user adoption, content consumption and repeat user rates in the 80th percentile,• Spearheading the creation and adoption of new company values, which resulted in the unprecedented engagement survey score of 91% agreement for identifying with the values,• Increasing utilization of the expanded mental health and wellness benefit by 47%, and• Raising over $17K for The Trevor Project in a mid-year Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) campaign.

Portland, Oregon, Us

Provided executive-level strategic guidance, bespoke solutions, hands-on implementation, project leadership and communications for fostering employee engagement, enhancing the talent lifecycle experience, strengthening teams, and fueling DEIB and culture initiatives for domestic and multi-national clients across an array of industries.Sample scope and deliverables:• Designed and built new people programs and/or leadership roles to align with company growth; revamped existing programs/roles to fit current scale or evolved priorities.• Provided thought-leadership and coaching to C-Suite clients to foster growth of leadership team competencies and performance, talent management practices, and key programs for humanizing the employee experience.• Analyzed internal policies, practices, and engagement data to identify opportunities and devise large- and small-scale talent innovation initiatives.• Suggested policy and practice improvements to address a wide range of workplace culture and/or DEIB needs and opportunities, including candidate and employee experience, talent and hiring practices, talent brand, and support structures for greater inclusion of marginalized groups.

Portland, Or, Us

Provided ongoing people & culture support to executive management to drive the growth and mission impact of 17 state and national teams through robust team development, individualized performance management, and full-cycle talent acquisition.• Served as HR liaison to Market Directors and employees on policy and procedure questions, matters of legal compliance, and facilitation of learning around changes and initiatives.• Worked with People Managers to coach through performance issues, team-building opportunities, development plans, and growth/succession planning.• Partnered with leaders to mitigate unconscious bias in hiring and performance management, grow personal and team cultural competence, and to ensure progress toward established DEI goals.• Managed full-cycle recruitment processes covering a broad range of role disciplines and levels, drafting and posting job listings, conducting candidate screens, coordinating interviews, and negotiating offers.• Partnered with the national Talent Team on development of the annual strategic plan, service-level innovation projects, specialized training sessions, and company events.

Forest Grove, Oregon, Us

Won a juried student teaching position, for which I designed and taught a composition and critical thinking course of ENG 201: “Contemporary Voices on Social Concerns.” Invited back for an additional adjunct semester, for which I designed and taught an ENG 201 course titled “Our World in Story.”

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Mfa, Writing

Ba, English