High-end professional/retail beauty product distributor | Luxury salon and spa with 4 large scale locations | New salon concept in Austin, TX. • Manage all areas of HR, payroll, benefits, employee relations, and recruiting for 150 + employees, over 6 states, and 3 companies. Orchestrates all compliance and government mandates (OSHA, unemployment, mask). Develop and oversee employee relations, coaching, training, and performance management. Connects and influences action and outcomes with employees. • 2 direct reports• Develop compensation strategy and planning, organizational planning + design, employee engagement program, • Transition from traditional labor relations function into comprehensive, strategic HR focused on best-in-class HR policies, HRIS technology, staff and management training, support strategic business goals. Provide HR leadership during period of uncertainty.• Project Management – Directing team selected for establishing new Austin based salon concept. Responsible for creating opening team, driving procedure. Act as HR and Business start-up subject matter expert to advise business. • Re-invented and implemented new recruitment, staffing, and workforce development programs to meet advancements in product operations, technology, and management.• Change Management/Data- Driving transition from outdated HR systems into a fully integrated HRIS/ATS platform. Maintains flexibility/adaptability to evolving stages and needs of org. Striving for improved data analysis, reporting, and planning capabilities while streamlining daily HR functions. Understand and translate trends within data and develop recommendations for action based on the analysis.

Executive search and staffing agency.• Manage full desk of external HR focused roles, and sole internal recruiter. 5 placements within a 3-month period. Expected billings of $250,000+. • Direct and execute executive level internal initiatives. Develop relationships with candidates, community partners and clients.

National leader in background screening & drug testing software. Supporting 500+ employees + tekMountain, tech start-up coworking/incubator.• Recruiting - Managed full-cycle recruiting function for tech/sales/CS organization; grow employee base by 10%+ in <3 months; Implemented and built out first ATS/HRIS. Conducted training and integration for change on organization level .• Onboarding- Led onboarding for tekMountain & CastleBranch. Designed+drove employee experience over full employee life-cycle.• Employee Relations- Monitored aspects of employee performance and well-being; processed hiring, transfers, separations, terminations, and other personnel transactions; coordinated employee and company events.

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