Ani Avanessian Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Rosemead, California, Us

Nations largest Asian restaurant company with over 2500 stores; 5 billion in annual sales.-Lead SCHR team – set vision, strategy and execution of SC staffing and development initiatives. Team provides generalist support encompassing recruiting, employee relations, performance management and leadership development.- Lead the Employee Experience and Communication teams responsible for the overall employee communication strategy impacting EVP, shaping Panda culture and advancing the mission and vision of the organization through the employee life cycle.- Co-lead of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council and member of Enterprise Risk Committee.- Consult with company leaders on performance, organizational and leadership issues; conduct needs assessments to enhance company and associate performance. Facilitate communication between leadership and associates to resolve problems, ensure regulatory compliance and litigation avoidance.-Lead the People Planning process; involving associate development and coaching; evaluation of internal candidates for vacant/new positions, and high potential identification. Facilitate annual review cycles inclusive of merit, bonus, promotions.-Develop and enhance the company’s culture, including recommendations for improvements i.e. associate opinion survey, exit interviews, team building, performance management, IDPs, and learning and development programs.- Provide a broad range of consultative services to company leadership concerning policies and procedures, strategy development and execution/facilitation of employee relations efforts. Assist leadership with planning and implementation of employee relations, EEO, Diversity, and related programs. Provide guidance on complex AR issues, EEOC/DOL claims and conflict resolution.-Provide leadership in organization development – design/structure, change management, team development.- Facilitate training classes. Certified in Seven Habits and Crucial Conversations.

New York, Ny, Us

Washington Mutual Bank 7/00 to 7/06Fortune 100 Company over 340 billion in assets; ranked within top ten financial institutions nationally.SR. HR Compliance Consultant, Assistant Vice President, Employee Relations & HR Integration – 2/05 to 7/06-Analyze federal, state and local laws and monitor changes in legislation. Recommend corresponding updates to existing policies, practices, training and business practices. Interface with regulators (OFCCP, DOL).-Oversee the company’s obligation to affirmative action by reviewing and analyzing reports, including diversity reports, and Affirmative Action Plans. Assign Affirmative Action Goals as indicated and lead corresponding manager, recruiter and HR training. -Interface with OFCCP regarding scheduling letters, compile affirmative action plans and conduct compensation analysis.- Partner with HR Policy group to ensure appropriate inclusion of regulatory changes in existing policies or creation of policy based on new requirements. Assist in review/revision of HR policies prior to final approval for publication.- Participate on teams with various HR groups in developing new programs, to provide compliance insight and recommendations as programs are developed.- Assist with monitoring and providing feedback to Corporate Compliance on all compliance-related activities in HR, enterprise wide such as SOX, PERK.

New York, Ny, Us

Recruiting Manager, AVP Professional Shared HR Services – 3/04 to 2/05-Manage recruitment team consisting of 8 recruiters and 3 recruiting assistants, servicing the Greater LA Branch Network (172 branches, 3000 employees) and the Retail Bank Products & Services Divisions (2500 employees) for Washington Mutual.- In 2005, led team to achieve the highest number of fills compared to all branch network recruiting teams, 147 fills with a 24 day cycle time. Exceeded set goal by 23% highest achievement amongst Southwest retail recruitment teams. January – December 2004, team averaged 200 fills per month with 26 day cycle time.- Selected to participate in the design team responsible for determining the high level strategy for the hub operating model due to a corporate wide HR restructuring. Helped further define the recruitment structure, resource allocation, job family and integrating mechanisms for the new Professional Shared HR Services organization. Led efforts to streamline and standardize all recruitment job titles. -Create and administer customer service survey for branch network SLA (service level agreement) project. Analyze and deliver results to senior HR and business line managers. Served as a catalyst for enterprise-wide SLA project. Researched and contributed to enterprise wide recruitment service level agreements and metrics.-Analyze turnover rates, staffing and retention, and future business initiatives for effective forecasting and resource allocation.-Responsible for staff training, performance management and progressive discipline; mid year and annual performance reviews, merit increases, and bonuses.-Partner with Employee Relations to conduct investigations and provide research or recommendations for employment and external agency claims.-Led project team to develop national group interviewing protocol including training materials and tools.

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

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Merisel, Inc. 10/99-7/00A leading provider of hardware and software solutions to value-added partners nationally.Recruitment Specialist, West Coast Sales and Corporate Departments

Ms, Human Resource Design

Ba, Psychology