Ashlee Brown Pmp, Shrm-Scp Email & Phone Number

In this leadership role reporting to the COO, I am accountable for organizational culture, employee engagement,employee relationships, compliance, compensation and benefits, talent development, diversity, equity, and inclusion,and recruitment.● Defined organizational culture amidst an influx of new staff by leading efforts to define culture andbehaviors that support our values, which has since been adopted across the organization.● Improved performance management outcomes and staff satisfaction with performance and role claritythrough an equity-focused performance management system overhaul.● Streamlined hiring procedures resulting in 24 filled positions in 2023 with a 45% reduction in time to hireand 56% increase in new hire diversity.● Leveraged Customer Experience and Operational Excellence models across industries to create aproactive employee relations strategy, resulting in a positive shift in the perception of Human Resources.● Implemented change management structures and procedures aligned with organizationaldecision-making structures, and harnessed background in communications to increase clarity andengagement.● Helped the leadership team navigate unionization and have served as one of 4 individuals on thebargaining committee since February 2023, negotiating the first collective bargaining contract.● Fostered close relations with general counsel and 3rd-party PEO to close all compliance exposure andincrease employee knowledge of regulations and policies.● Created a succession planning framework, succession plans for all executive and critical roles, and atalent management strategy to create growth opportunities for high-potential employees.● Partnered with external experts on organizational DEI assessment and a corresponding action plan.Targeted employee engagement demographics to ensure equitable experiences between employees ofdifferent backgrounds.

United States

In this leadership role reporting to the COO, I was accountable for developing the organization’s first learning anddevelopment strategy, as well as accompanying programs to advance performance outcomes.● Redesigned performance management system to align employee goals with organizational strategy andequipped managers to drive performance.● Created a robust equity-focused manager and leadership development program to support the rapidgrowth of organizational hierarchy and a newly unionized workforce.● Shifted employee perception of performance management from professional development emphasis tostrategic and results-driven evidenced by 100% of employees setting 3-5 strategic goals annually.● Established multiyear relationships with facilitators and coaches to deliver consistent and scalabletraining solutions for organizational core competencies.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Led a people operations and project management team within our Programs department, resulting in strategicsolutions that were scaled to the full organization in my current Principal role. Scaled from a team of 1 to a team of 5.● Established internal communications channels and protocols, scaling from the Programs department tothe full organization.● Increased project management competency and use of project management software to achieve 100%adoption within the department.● Introduced management training and feedback models to create a culture of trust and respect amongprogram staff.● Codified DEI departmental training benchmarks, resulting in the development of the organization’s racialequity framework for ending homelessness and people with lived experience of homelessness inpositions of power in their communities.● Implemented anonymized candidate work sample submissions to further reduce bias in the recruitmentprocess.

Atlanta

Leveraged expertise in project management, systems development, and strategic communications to create iterativeoperational and culture initiatives for the Programs Department. Served as department’s recruiter, and partnered withoperations to eliminate opportunity for bias in hiring process.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Key AchievementsDeveloped a project management process to support team leaders byCapturing project management decisions and building corresponding work plans in AsanaLeading mid-project check-ins with each Project Lead to assist with any necessary project recalibrationConducting post-project analysis to evaluate project management practices and learning to improve team understanding of timing, staff capacity and resource needs for future projectsStreamlined and management internal communications

Atlanta

Created operational infrastructure to manage a small communications team to execute the organization’s digitalcommunications strategy. Recruited all creative staff for the organization and its subsidiaries.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Contracted as inaugural project manager for a tech marketing startup, driving operations and business development

Greater Atlanta Area

Program Manager for a biopharmaceutical communications company, managing a portfolio of 150 programs for asubsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb.

Creative Project Manager managing the operations of a design and marketing firm, including business development, procurement, pricing, and talent acquisition.

B.A., Magna Cum Laude, Political Science: Legal Studies

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi, Residence Hall Association, Student Government Association, Reformed University Fellowship Phi.

Digital Marketing

Through this course I learned to: - Gain proficiency in digital channels and social advertising and using Facebook, Google AdWords.