Abby Ludens Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Passion for leading teams, finding & retaining talent, and all things people-related! Talent | HR | Communications | Community Relations | L&DAt Comoto, we’ve spent the last few years in growth mode, adding to our family of brands and increasing our retail store count by 30%. Through thoughtful integration of multiple moto brands, we’re continuously focused on our goal to run as one.

Shoreview, Minnesota, Us

• Provided strategic leadership to Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, and Organizational Development teams• Built strategic human capital plan designed to improve collaborative business relationships, increase talent attraction & retention and foster a learning-centered organization. • Redesigned and implemented innovative strength’s based review and appraisal program • Served as business sponsor for implementation of new HRIS (Kronos) and Learning Management System (Relias)• Led application, pre-employment processes and on-boarding improvements designed to streamline processes and increase retention• Sponsored virtual learning initiative to foster more consistent and convenient training programs across disperse site locations• Designed and implemented employee engagement survey strategy• Serve on several committees, including Transformation Leadership Team, Benefits & Retirement, Diversity & Inclusion, Branding and Leadership Conference Planning

Houston, Texas, Us

• Strategic oversight to Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Learning & Development, Human Resources & Total Rewards (team of 100+)• Successfully led 12-month implementation of Workday (HCMS) which included Recruiting (ATS), Performance Management, Compensation Management, Payroll, Time & Attendance, Core HR and Talent Management; finished implementation on-time and on-budget• Redesigned and launched our Compensation Governance Committee• Led human capital team through the largest acquisition in company history (1,000+ stores)• Reorganized Human Resources department into Centers of Excellence structure; built out HRBP, Shared Services and HR Operations model• Designed stay interview program to aide in employee engagement and retention• Led multiple executive level searches• Led largest reorganization/reduction in force in company history to align with business needs• Built enterprise-wide tenure rewards program• Strategic oversight to: national commissions and compensation program overhaul, total rewards points program, LMS system build and launch, time and attendance system launch

Houston, Texas, Us

• Direct oversight of Talent Acquisition & Talent Development (team of 30+)• Designed and implemented employee engagement strategy • Built and led Field Leadership Talent Succession Planning program• Co-founded LeadHERship diversity initiative, which resulted in a 700bps increase in women in the organization and 1400bps increase in the number of women in field leadership roles• Annually hired and on-boarded an average of 3000 sales managers-in-training, 1000 distribution center and 100 corporate full-time employees• Designed and implemented a corporate leadership development series• Built and launched an enterprise-wide part-time sales program

Houston, Texas, Us

• Created and grew Talent Acquisition function at Mattress Firm (team of 10+)• Designed and managed collegiate recruitment and internship program • Implemented applicant tracking system and assessment program• Led the RFP and implementation of Mattress Firm's first Applicant Tracking System and Assessment program• Developed and launched career focused website with internally built employment branding• Implemented various social media tools (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc)• Pursued and achieved recognition for top workplace programs

Houston, Texas, Us

• Joined company as Manager in Training• Consistently ranked in top 5% of salespeople• Promoted to multi-unit sales manager (team of 10+)• Awarded Sales Manager of the Year

Master Of Science, Organizational Leadership

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