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Atlanta, GA, US

London, GB

• Actively led people aspects of M&A processes, overseeing due diligence through transaction closure for both mergers and acquisitions.
• Orchestrated the integration between FocusVision and Confirmit in 2020 after a merger, as well as the 2022 acquisition of Forsta by Press Ganey, collaborating closely with the CEO and executive team.
• Established and directed a global people team, expanding to thirty-five members across ten offices in EMEA, NA, and APAC.
• Successfully addressed cultural and compensation challenges, spearheading the creation of a new brand, Forsta.
• Collaborated with the executive team to champion transparency and foster a culture of belonging throughout the organization.
• Spearheaded various change management initiatives, significantly enhancing the culture at Forsta (eNPS increased from -17 to +22 within 12 months) and supporting broader people-focused initiatives.

New York, US

• Served as strategic advisor to global CIO and executive team, understanding and influencing business strategy and implementing related people strategies.
• Provided overall leadership and guidance to HR function by overseeing talent acquisition, career development, succession planning, retention, training, leadership development, and global compensation.
• Partnered with chief product officer of investments to develop new global team, including consolidation of applications across investment team. Led change management initiatives to encourage adoption.
• Led initiative to market parental leave benefits, ensuring exposure internally and externally.

New York, US

• Benchmarked specifications for implementing global HRIS system while leading team through vendor selection and gaining appropriate approvals from parent company.
• Created vision and strategy for people and culture initiatives globally.
• Grew HR team from three to 12, including four direct reports. Implemented all people and culture initiatives over two years.
• Managed integration process following acquisition of 24 / 7 Media in January 2014 to form Xaxis, Inc. with 850 employees.
• Led all people and culture aspects for the acquisition and integration of ActionX, which Xaxis acquired in March 2015.
• Created work environment that promoted innovation and peak performance by integrating high-performance expectations into everyday business practices using HR policies.

New York, US

• Contributed to senior-level M&A decisions, supporting initial analysis through due diligence and subsequent integration. Enabled business growth by assessing HR cultural compatibility and talent impacts.
• Heavy emphasis on rapid growth, HR change and transformation.
• Created and hired a fully integrated HR team responsible for talent acquisition, culture and learning and development.

New York, NY, US

Served as strategic HR lead for multiple business units of global communications firm. Provided full-service HR counsel (employee relations, coaching, performance management) for office of 700 professionals, from entry-level through senior executive. Established credibility with senior management and employees throughout firm to effectively listen and.

London, England, GB

Directed all recruiting, succession planning, talent development, and training. Identified, assessed, and recruited external talent. Recruited digital media, sales, marketing, and product development staff for as many as ten positions per month.

New York, US

Provided HR consultancy services to clients as required including advice and coaching to managers and employees on employee related issues. Heavy focus on recruiting, hiring up to 15 positions per month across 5 offices in North America. Managed both domestic and international employee transfers including the acquisition of appropriate visas and benefits.

New York, NY, US

Responsible for providing data and international compensation consulting services to various multinational clients. Prepared specialized compensation worksheets as requested from clients (i.e., balance sheets, net to net calculations, host spendable analysis, etc.). Helped clients to determine the appropriate compensation package, including cost of living.

US

Managed all global assignments for Proxicom’s international offices. Negotiated relocations, both domestically and internationally, including transfers, temporary assignments and expatriate assignments. Developed, implemented and administrated expatriate policies, relocation and repatriation processes. Primary point of contact for all immigration.

London, Greater London, GB

Responsible for new employee orientation and preparation of benefit packages, interviewed potential employees for entry level positions, coordinated all temporary work for three divisions of the agency.