As the Director of People and Culture, I am responsible for developing, leading and executing human resource strategy in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of University of Michigan Health Plan.

In this role I worked to support the growth of the organization through strategic talent management. This included leading all internal talent strategies as well as external talent acquisition initiatives.

In this role I provided Strategic direction and leadership to clients facing talent related issues including recruitment, retention and engagement related opportunities. This included developing and executing comprehensive plans and programs to drive people related metrics while fueling the talent pipeline. My scope of responsibility included recruiting, hiring and training both on-site and outplaced staff while providing developmental and career opportunities to my team, driving revenue growth and area profitability management.

In this role I oversaw all critical HR functions within a multi-store assignment, providing support for $80+ M stores sales. I was responsible for supporting the stores financial performance through the guidance and coaching given to stores and district executives regarding employment, staffing, development, employee relations, compensation and performance management. My scope of responsibility extended to Executive and Staff initiatives such as Recruitment and Retention, Selling Effectiveness, Organizational Development, Succession Planning, Performance Management, Training/Development, Employee Relations, Legal Compliance and Employee Engagement. A strong business acumen, relationship building/teamwork, and the ability to communicate at all levels of the organization were critical to success in this position.PROJECTS* Michigan District Manager in Charge (MIC) of Sales Manager and Merchandise Team Manager Talent Development. In this role I coordinated development workshops specific to leadership roles to enhance leadership behaviors and increase engagement. The templates for these workshops were adopted Region wide.

As a Stores Human Resources Manager I oversaw all critical HR functions with direct responsibility for the team of Human Resources associates in store. My scope of responsibility included staff initiatives such as Recruitment, Retention, Sucession Planning, Performance Management, Training/Development, Employee Relations, Legal Compliance and Employee Engagement.

In this role I was responsible for driving the selling and service culture while training, coaching and developing an engaged team of 25 associates. This role required my understanding of the collective bargaining agreement as the hourly associates were represented by the UAW.

In this position I was responsible for attracting, hiring and training hourly and executive team. Ensured store was staffed to targeted model through quota balancing and hiring strategies. Maintained associate files and ensured legal compliance for all hiring processes. I had responsibility for all store trainings inclusive of new hire orientations as well as all selling/service updates.