Cathy Deignan Email & Phone Number

Brentwood, TN, US

Worldwide, OO

• As part of Deloitte’s Human Resources Consulting practice, led and provided subject matter expertise around compensation deliverables to clients in the financial services, technology, health care, media, higher.
• Provided best practice recommendations and analysis to improve effectiveness of client human resources programs.
• Facilitated multiple leading practice projects including design, analysis, reporting, and presentation of findings to be held as best practices for company use.
• Mentored and developed junior staff.
• Mentored junior staff and provided performance feedback to guide development.

Nashville, Tennessee, US

• Reporting to the VP HR, led the Compensation practice for over 1,700 employees and 15 plants and warehouse facilities in US and Canada.
• Sourced and secured Service and Recognition Program vendor and coordinate implementation of programs.
• Drove the transition of hourly from variable pay program to aide retention.
• Oversaw other compensation programs (merit planning, annual, long-term executive incentives, retention, sales bonus programs, market and equity analysis, offers and promotions, etc.).

Brentwood, Tennessee, US

• Led the Compensation practice for over 6,000 employees and 350 facilities.
• Provided compensation expertise to implementation a new HRIS system and Compensation Module.
• Sourced and implemented Compensation Analysis Software Tool.
• Built nationalized salary grade system, performed wage gap analysis, salary planning, equity analysis, and market competitiveness surveys.
• Consulted, implemented sales, annual, long-term, and special recognition bonus programs. Assisted HR Team in cost and Labor analysis.

Columbus, OH, US

• Reporting to the VP HR with 1 direct report. Developed and functionally led corporate incentive compensation and compensation program strategies for 20,000 employees.
• Developed global data HR data collection procedure and executed activities for both the spin-off from parent company and IPO launch.
• Consolidated compensation policies and practices across 19 formerly independently run business divisions establishing consistency, creating synergies and reducing costs.
• Re-designed highly leveraged incentive plans for sales professional resulting in over 20 percent sales growth and increased retention.
• Led international partners to develop a new global job architecture increasing transparency and establishing a direct relationship with career growth.

• Reporting to the VP HR, owned and executed all HR audits for compliance, compensation, HRIS, benefit program implementation and administration for a division and ten subsidiaries (5,800 employees with five direct.
• Developed persuasive response to government oversight audit utilizing detailed knowledge and analysis of competitive market saving the Company over $6 million in penalties and fines.

Greenwood, US

• Reporting to the VP HR with 3 direct reports, developed strategic direction and tactical activities including total rewards philosophy and programs for 1,600 American and Japanese employees at eight photographic film.
• Collaborated to build and implement the first professional compensation and benefits programs and practices creating structure, establishing compliance and enhancing employee retention.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities