Christopher Layne Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny

•Dual-hatted as a HR Line Manger Advisor once UBS acquired Credit-Suisse (CS), where I serve as the POC to managers to resolve a variety of complaints and/or concerns that impact employee experience.•Provided consultation and coaching to managers to address employee behavior and performance management concerns and/or recognition for appropriate feedback.•Gathered and analyzed facts, applying policy and past practices to reach conclusions and recommendations.•Maintained required documentation including intake and investigative notes supporting documents which funnel to HRBPs and/or Employee Relations (ER) to identify trends and develop initiatives to support employee life cycles

New York, New York, United States

•Lead and owned the onboarding team & engagement process in the Americas of New Hires. Ensured the onboarding process gets new joiners onboarded as effectively as possible within 4 phases (pre-onboarding, orientation, training(s), and employee support), while creating a “Return to Work” (RTW) in person experience post-pandemic.•Project planned the enrollment and responsibilities of 400+ Summer Interns and Analyst prior to their Day 1 start date to ensure FINRA, USCIS (E-Verify), and company business compliance.•Administered Benefits Orientation and New Joiner Training through SABA (E-Learning Platform), while compiling reports on completion rates for business risk management.•Partner with International Assignee Mangers and HRBPS to create standard MSA for Internal International Employees coming to work in the Americas.•Certified all (re)verifications of non-citizen immigration VISA status (H1-B, J1, CPT, OPT, EAD, etc) for proper payroll adjust for audit purposes.

New York, Ny

•Connected to business units (BU) and work closely with Talent Leaders and the business to understand BU-s talent strategy, initiatives and/or challenges that deliver high impact of HR programs, handles employee inquiries, general project management, conflict resolution, relationship management.

New York, New York, United States

•Developed and implemented a structural standardized recruitment process that aligned with Leaderships business needs, which increase client satisfaction and candidate experience by 35%. (On-boarding & Off-boarding).•RPO a functional Applicant Tracking System (ATS | Team Tailor) that would eliminate bias hiring practices and managed bi-weekly vendor relations calls to align with the needs of the business.•Partnered alongside management to address and assess performance management including, counseling, career progression, performance improvement plans and corrective action administration.•Consulted with HR leadership to build the "ground-up" foundations of an Employee Resources Group (ERGs) within the organization, from guidelines structure, the purpose of how it will serve moving forward, budget planning and responsibility, and shared community amongst employees who share a affinity with one-another or allyship.

• Developed and facilitated quarterly company workplace values and service standards training to all staff• Partnered with various stakeholder groups such as IT, Payroll, Security, and more to ensure a smooth transition of the "90 day" new hire experience to improve company culture and brand awareness • Reorganized and executed the operations and preparation for the summer internship to a cohesive 10-week program

Greater New York City Area

• Facilitated new hire orientation on a bi-weekly basis to all new staff• Generated monthly reports for employee tracking and open positions; provided key metrics around “Time-to-Fill" progress and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion trends• Prepared and tracked outgoing and incoming offer letter packets for new hires• Created online job postings utilizing internal Applicant Tracking Systems and LinkedIn

Greater New York City Area

•Processed all new hire paperwork and coordinated their transmission to the appropriate offices via PeopleSoft•Collaborated with hiring managers and department administrators to provide guidance on staff vacancies and job descriptions to ensure job responsibilities are in alignment with policy.

Greater New York City Area

• Verified all PAF (Personal Action Forms) of New Employee Request with the Finance Dept. to ensure funding is approved• Completed I-9 verification and ensured foreign employees are processed in accordance with appropriate Federal regulations through E-Veify

Greater New York City Area

• Provided human resources services, including talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, training and development, records management, employee relations and retention, and personnel transactions in ADP Workforce

New York, Ny

• Created “playbook” of Rotational Program for HR Leadership to outline status of the Internship Program and provided general administrative support to both the HR & Leadership Team members• Scheduled interviews for applicants while coordinating with Hiring Manager availability

Greater New York City Area

Bachelor Of Arts, Communications

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