Bethany O'Brien Email & Phone Number

Hartford, Ct, Us

I work with and lead a talented team that empowers and supports all associates throughout their career journey. Starting with the warm welcome at orientation, we guide them through a robust onboarding experience, and help them identify their goals, and work with their managers on performance expectations and development. We design leadership development programs at scale that grow with leaders as they advance in their careers and we build for the future through strategic workforce planning discussions, talent engagement practices, and succession planning that support career advancement and growth for our most critical roles.

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

• Collaborate with senior leaders to align HR strategies with business objectives, serving as a strategic advisor to provide insights and direction that drive talent optimization, organizational effectiveness, employee engagement and retention• Facilitate workforce planning discussions, identifying human capital trends and the evolution of the business and key roles, highlighting critical skills and developing a path forward inclusive of hiring strategies, development, and succession planning • Advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion, developing diversity strategies for the business including designing leadership development programs and creating talent plans to nurture leadership capabilities and drive thorough succession planning • Provide consultative support to business leaders through the design, coordination, and implementation of large scale reorganizations and job mapping efforts and handle subsequent communications, messaging, and change management efforts• Develop creative ways to engage employees and foster connection in a remote environment as well as creating unique learning opportunities for managers to not only develop but learn from one another and build deeper relationships

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

• Partnered with business leaders on development and implementation of HR strategies that align with business objectives to drive talent optimization (i.e. succession planning, change management, workforce planning, employee engagement and retention)• Advocated for diversity, equity and inclusion, developing diversity strategies for the business to implement and lead.• Provided consultative support to business leaders on people practices and organizational effectiveness measures to enhance business outcomes; led the design, coordination, and implementation of numerous reorganizations. • Project management and coordination of business divestitures and acquisitions, aiding in the placement of talent, ensuring that employees received comparable roles and benefit offerings• Partnered with Compensation to determine variable sales targets and compensation incentives for sales roles, evaluate new jobs by analyzing market data and aligning jobs correctly to framework, ensuring salary guidelines were met • Certified 360 Coach to senior leaders, interpreting and analyzing feedback, offering guidance and support in development and creating challenging, yet manageable action plans• Enhanced focus on management effectiveness through the facilitation of focus groups and problem-solving sessions, change management practices, as well as provided coaching and guidance on problem resolution and personal development.

East Windsor, Ct

• Facilitated monthly orientations and reviewed onboarding paperwork for training classes of up to 22 newly hired employees • Supported Northern Sales Division and four distribution centers across the country providing advice and counsel • Talent management through initiating succession planning and talent review discussions with actionable development outcomes • Identified workplace trends and consulted with leaders on remediation efforts to improve culture and employee engagement • Thoroughly investigated, resolved and documented employee relations matters as well as assisted with company litigation• Worked with management to ensure successful administration of company’s performance management and discipline practices, up to and including termination

• Represented the company as the primary college campus recruiter forging partnerships and planning recruiting events with the University of Connecticut, the University of Hartford, Central Connecticut State University, and Eastern Connecticut State University. • Pre-screened candidates and scheduled them for interviews and welcome sessions • Assisted with the onboarding of new hires and completing necessary paperwork