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• Develop and implement comprehensive HR strategies that align with organizational goals and priorities.• Champion DEIB initiatives to foster an inclusive and equitable workplace culture.• Provide strategic leadership to the HR team, driving collaboration, operational efficiency, and high performance.• Design and facilitate leadership development programs to build organizational capability and prepare future leaders.• Streamline HR operations and processes to improve organizational effectiveness and support business growth.

• Led initiatives to advance DEIB goals and strengthen employee engagement strategies.• Collaborated with leadership to design programs that supported a more inclusive workforce.• Implemented learning and development frameworks to enhance leadership growth and team performance.• Partnered with marketing to promote the organization’s DEIB efforts through thought leadership and community outreach.

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• Built and executed a global DEI strategy, partnering cross-functionally to foster an inclusive culture.• Advised senior leadership and employee resource groups (ERGs) to strengthen organizational policies.• Partnered with community organizations and internal teams to support equitable recruitment and hiring.• Contributed to sustainability programs, including supplier diversity and procurement initiatives.

• Oversaw employee relations for multi-site operations, resolving complex issues and fostering positive workplace dynamics.• Developed performance management processes to improve leadership accountability and effectiveness.• Partnered with leadership to advance DEI frameworks, including the creation of ERGs and diversity strategies.

• Created and facilitated leadership development programs to strengthen leadership pipelines.• Collaborated with executives to identify growth opportunities and close leadership capability gaps.• Designed succession planning strategies to prepare future organizational leaders.

• Facilitate learning via classroom instruction• Deliver new hire training programs• Provide creative, effective classroom instruction throughout the organization.• Manage classroom environment• Communicate all activities, deficits, hours, and issues that occur during the training• Maintain documentation and records related to training classes and trainee performance.• Provide One-on-One coaching• Develop effective training materials utilizing a variety of media.• Train and coach managers, supervisors, and others involved in employee development• Supervise Trainers

Responsibilities:• Facilitate learning via classroom instruction for Walmart, Florida Virtual School & Walmart Grocery• Deliver new hire training programs• Provide creative, effective classroom instruction throughout the organization.• Manage classroom environment • Communicate all activities, deficits, hours, and issues that occur during the training • Maintain documentation and records related to training classes and trainee performance.

Responsibilities: • Responsible for supervising and coordinating all aspects of store operations in both retail and the outlet division, managing 24 stores• Consistently delivering a positive customer experience in all stores in order to drive profitable top line sales growth. • Ensured incomparable results in Service, Execution and Talent on a consistent basis• Provided overall planning and direction to achieve operating, financial, and human resources goals • Hired, trained and developed management teams and provided HR support, including employee relations. • Managed payroll to company plan, and ensured achievement of store shrink goals.• Trained new District Managers entering into the organization

Responsibilities: • Responsible for supervising and coordinating all aspects of store operations for 14 stores • Responsible for ensuring that all financial goals and company expectations are achieved through recruiting and hiring top talent, motivating store managers and teams, assessing and developing StoreManagers’ skill and promoting a positive work environment. • Serve as the primary link between the home office and individual stores and needs to be knowledgeable of all store operations, company policies, procedures and standards

Responsibilities:• Effectively managed 50 plus management personnel in 14 stores with volumes from $850,000 to $1,000,000, throughout PA, NJ, DE & MD• Hired, trained and developed management teams and provided HR support, including employee relations. •Provided overall planning and direction to achieve operating, financial, and human resources goals •Established and maintains effective customer service throughout the district•Ensured that all loss prevention and shrink procedures are adhered to and that district specific shrink targets are achieved•Analyzed stores financial data and partner with the Store Managers to take action to maximize revenues and control costs at or better than budget •Supported and enforced effective execution of floor sets and strategies throughout the year to achieve service standards and sales goals •Modeled effective leadership skills to gain commitment to District goals and training standards

Responsibilities: Managed the day-to-day operations of a 45,000 sq. ft community center, which included organizational planning, budgeting, program development, fundraising, public relations and oversight of six program directors.