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Saint Paul, MN, US

Deerfield, Illinois, US

Deerfield, Illinois, US

• Leads employee engagement programming, surveys, and large-scale initiatives.
• Creates Alera-wide training programs and initiatives in partnership with Organization Development team and HR and Operations leadership.
• Leads Alera Group’s national internship program, designed to identify diverse top talent and pipeline talent for full-time offers.

Bloomington, Minnesota, US

• Created organization design, departmental structure, role accountabilities and success metrics for a small, growth-fueled company.
• Owned talent life cycle, accountable for talent acquisition, onboarding/orientation, training & development and offboarding.
• Collaborated with team on creating company values and championed cultural events and initiatives.
• Acted as HR Business Partner for senior leadership.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Build and maintain relationships with cosmetology schools and industry partners so as to facilitate increase in qualified candidates and applicants to salon-level positions; have led field leadership to placing.
• Consult with field leadership and lead recruitment efforts in markets of need, leading strategy conversations, social media and direct mail efforts and focused cosmetology school partnerships, directly contributing to.
• Manage industry relations with American Association of Cosmetology Schools, Cosmetology Educators of America, SkillsUSA and Future of Beauty Industry Coalition
• Lead job fair and expo efforts at 6 high-profile events across the country, leading to more than 1,000 leads per year with a conversion rate of 8% to stylist or salon manager hires
• Directly source and recruit for salon leaders and field leaders as needed, 18 jobs filled successfully in the last 12 months
• Assist Director of TA in selecting new ATS and helped to successfully implement in 8 months

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Assisted in two company reorganization efforts to include field Human Resources structure to partner with Operations to improve candidate selection and employment experience, as well as better structure the Field.
• Created and managed recruiting function tasked with filling over 200 field-based jobs in both Operations and Human Resources
• Organized and developed the creation of the performance review process, communication and rollout
• Developed talent review process for Regional Directors and District Leaders in the field organization in order to support employee career path conversations and strategic succession planning activities
• Directed 20 Human Resources coordinators in the day-to-day functions of their jobs, including inside payroll systems, benefits, leave administration, unemployment contests, applicant tracking and electronic onboarding
• Led 5 field-based Human Resources generalists in the strategy and tactics of their jobs, including culture implementation, recruiting and staffing, employee retention, performance management, employee relations and.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Led six regional managers in operating 390 hair salons with year-over-year growth in sales and profit, responsible for $78 million in annual revenue in the United States and Canada
• Responsible for the day-to-day salon operations and P&L oversight; results reviewed monthly with the President and the Corporate Chief Operating Officer
• Accountable for the operational financial management of the business, which includes budgeting, projections, financial modeling, and financial analysis of the operating results for each of the profit centers
• Collaborated with other leaders in the organization to make operational improvements and reduce costs; these teams saved the company over $12 million

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

 Acted as a key problem solver for field staff and salon employees, and as a liaison between salon staff and office staff

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

 Learned the company’s values, interests and culture

Mba

Certificate In Transformational Change & Organization Development

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