Arlene Defeo Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

In this role I am tasked with driving all learning & development and performance management functions. I spearhead cross-functional initiatives across departments to achieve business goals while leading a team of 3 direct reports and 25+ indirect reports across performance management, training, onboarding, and succession planning.Value Added: ✔ Cultivated performance enhancement culture by actively coaching and mentoring direct reports and collaborating with senior leaders to develop new strategic initiatives and long-term goals. ✔ Launched company’s DE&I practices, including establishing governance committee, workgroups, and education metrics for 2500+ employees across 6 diversity categories. ✔ Built new leadership development programs, including a partnered relationship with a vendor that provides nearly 100 executive-level programs, and graduated 90+ leaders in organization through customized high-potential and training programs. ✔ Implemented talent management system that centralized 150+ learning artifacts and created learning history for employees.✔ Created and launched compliance training program; maintain certifications and ensure adherence.

Here I supervised, mentored, trained, and led team of 15+ direct reports and drove leadership development training efforts and talent management program. I led teams and collaborated with business partners to support business initiatives & performance demands, and conducted performance and leadership talent assessments, and facilitated team building, redesigned roles, delivered leadership coaching, and establishing development plans.Value Added: ✔ Created and launched new Talent Management program, and integrated divisional and operational competencies into HR and Talent Development programs across IT departments.✔ Established corporate-wide learning strategies, and managed budgets for professional development and compliance training.✔ Designed and maintained performance and learning management systems to centralize learning development and performance needs nationally for 2,500 employees and executives.

Bachelor'S Degree, International Business/Marketing

Manager Of Managers, Executive Leadership