Brian Marshall Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Compensation strategy and designTotal Rewards employee surveyTotal rewards strategy and design Employee experience strategy and designTalent management systems design and implementationChange management for new talent management system and priorities

Ottawa, Canada Area

Specialisterne is an internationally recognized leader in harnessing the talents of people on the autism spectrum and with similar disabilities. I launched Specialisterne's brand in the Ottawa area in early-2015 and, in 2016, I was the lead trainer delivering Specialisterne's extensive training, onboarding and assessment process to major clients such as SAP, CIBC, and Scotiabank across Canada, as well as exciting local software firm Kinaxis. Currently working to create new partnerships with employers (public and private), academic institutions and community organizations.

The HRExec is an independent HR consulting firm providing human resources and talent management consulting services to small-to-medium-sized organizations in the private sector as well as broader public sector and not-for-profit firms. I provide strategic but pragmatic solutions to protect your organization and move it forward.

Managed the new care coordinator Education team. Supported the overhaul/updating of the comprehensive onboarding program to improve skill transfer and enhance the new employee experience. Created the change communication model to support new client assessment software to be rolled out to all 14 CCAC’s across Ontario. Led an organization-wide learning needs analysis, launched a task team and architected a plan to support resilience among front-line nursing staff during extensive operational change. Provided advice regarding employee engagement, branding strategy, competencies and culture development.

Strategic initiatives included a comprehensive overhaul of the performance management process (goals and competencies), introduction of a robust talent management software suite (Halogen), employee engagement action-planning, respectful workplace overhaul, conflict resolution training for leaders and union executives, nursing staffing & scheduling process reviews, union-management healthy workplace committee guidance, attendance management program review and psychologically safe & healthy workplace standard research agreement. Led multiple successful employer award applications. Updated the HR strategic plan and provided numerous modernization recommendations.

Created, and led the implementation of, Minto’s first human resources strategic plan including strategies and programs for workforce planning, employee engagement, recognition and compensation. Rolled out the first cross-company leadership development program/framework for Vice Presidents and Directors, including 360 assessments, development plans, coaching, training/action-learning and high potential leader program creation. Transformed a functionally organized, operations-focused HR department into a strategy-driven HR Solutions/ HR Business Partner organization. Provided technical leadership to business leaders and HR partners on employee engagement. Launched a ‘best practice’ employee survey tool and the first organization-wide engagement action-planning process. Supported corporate/ employment branding initiatives and ensured alignment with employee engagement priorities.

Provided a wide range of human resources and talent management consulting services. For example, created executive job classification guidelines and developed a 3-year leadership development and succession planning action plan for a 'large' software company. Drove the design and implementation of a comprehensive talent management strategy for an established professional services firm. Assisted several small companies and technology start-ups as their part-time HR executive or project consultant, including Atsana Semiconductor, Mtekvision, Control Microsytems and EOD Performance.

Managed employee development & leadership development (to 'Director' level), co-created Cognos first formal executive HiPo development process, co-designed a custom leadership training program for senior marketing leaders and championed a critical change initiative that unified the efforts of 60 product architects around the world. Managed the corporate employee recognition program.

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Ottawa, Canada Area