Human Resources executive with international and domestic experience in eCommerce, BPO, life sciences, financial services, and management consulting industries. Strategic and technical expertise in areas of performance management, talent acquisition, and employee relations. Particular strengths include managing HR specialty teams, leading the implementation of human resource-related projects, and helping leaders manage change and performance. Reputation as a business partner with a consultative approach to identifying and leveraging talent. Specialties: Organization Development, Business Partnering, Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations
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Chief Of StaffMainstreetchamber HoldingsSeattle, Wa, Us -
Chief Of StaffMainstreetchamber Holdings Jul 2024 - Present -
Vice President, TalentShopify Mar 2023 - Oct 2023Ottawa, On, CaLed a 150+ person team responsible for business partnering, talent acquisition, and talent support operations. -
Director, Human ResourcesAmazon Aug 2015 - Mar 2023Seattle, Wa, Us• Head of Onboarding (2021-2023) – led a 40+ member team of Tech, Product, Design (UX/UI), and Program Managers responsible for onboarding corporate new hires into Amazon. Team integrated the pre-boarding and onboarding (Day 1-90) experiences, inclusive of background checks, work authorizations, equipment selection, and launch plans.• Head of Student Programs (2019-2021) – led the function responsible for hiring 20k+ students globally in 2020 (+49% YoY) as interns or full-time employees. Managed a $40MM+ budget and team size of 200+ working across 15 countries in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions.• Head of Human Resources – Consumer, APAC & ME (2018-2019) – led 150+ person HR team supporting 18k+ employees in Australia, China, India, Japan, and Middle East. • Head of Human Resources – Worldwide Customer Service (WWCS) (2016-2018) – led 250+ person HR team in 24 physical locations in 11 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions, supporting 25k+ employees. Led a two-year global wage strategy project across the WWCS network, resulting in changing employee levels, base wages, and variable pay for associates. Changes offered associates a more stable pay structure while remaining budget-neutral and giving the operations team more flexibility in staffing associates.• Head of Human Resources – North America Customer Service (2015-2016) – led 110+ person HR team that supported 12k+ employees working for Amazon’s North America consumer businesses; sites included locations throughout Costa Rica, India, South Africa, and US. Facilitated the annual and mid-year planning processes for the WWCS HR leadership team, inclusive of annual goal and budget planning. -
Vice President, Human ResourcesKgb Dec 2008 - Aug 2015New York, Ny, UsLed a 40+ person HR team in 7 locations in the US, Philippines, Ireland, and United Kingdom supporting 4k+ employees. Supported global corporate employees under kgb brand and kgb's global BPO company traded as Conduit Global. -
Executive Director, Hr Strategy & DevelopmentOlympus Corporation Of The Americas Oct 2005 - Dec 2008Center Valley, Pennsylvania, UsLed Compensation, Benefits, Learning & Development, Employee Communications, and HR Compliance teams for 2.2k+ employees, plus HR Generalist support for the Life Science and Corporate Staff functions. -
Director, Human ResourcesAdvanta Bank Corp. Aug 2000 - Jul 2005UsWorked in capacities of internal OD Consultant, Business Partner, and Staffing Manager for financial services firm with $4.8 Billion in managed assets that marketed small business credit cards (MasterCard™), securitized receivables, and offered investment notes and deposit products. -
Hr GeneralistAndersen Consulting / Accenture Nov 1997 - May 2000Dublin 2, Ie
Brett M. Saks Education Details
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Lehigh UniversityMaster Of Business Administration (M.B.A.) -
Penn State UniversityLabor And Industrial Relations -
University Of CambridgeInstep - Institute For The Study Of Economics And Politics
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Brett M. Saks's current role is Chief of Staff.
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Brett M. Saks attended Lehigh University, Penn State University, University Of Cambridge.
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