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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Edina, Minnesota, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• In partnership with CEO, implemented a disciplined integrated approach to operating the business and identifying organizational goals, strategies, and metrics.• Transformed HR function to highly valued partner by providing solutions and removing barriers.• Decreased turnover from 25% to less than 5% and increased employee engagement indicators by 8%.• Created recruiting strategy to support significant fluctuations of employees due to business cycles - hiring 300 employees in 4 months.• Developed leadership competencies and implemented 360 feedback development tool.• Designed a culture of improvement with emphasis on performance management, coaching and feedback.• Collaborated with CFO to transition payroll system to HRIS to improve efficiencies and better meet the needs of the organization

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Us

• Led and implemented talent development strategies including identification of talent needs, talent acquisition and organizational effectiveness to build high performing teams and bench strength.• Oversaw performance management, talent planning and succession planning processes.• Facilitated leadership development initiatives and developed and executed employee communication strategies. • Co-led project team to identify and imbed organizational values into people processes.• Developed and implemented organizational recognition program aligned to values and key competencies.

• Developed and deployed HR strategies, services, and initiatives to support organizational objectives.• Effectively led organization through major operational change process, applying lean principles to animal flow to decrease time in shelter.• Led employee engagement strategy resulting in increased engagement, improved communication, and decreased turnover in a highly emotional service industry.• Established recruiting and selection processes to reduce time to fill open positions.• Developed on-boarding training for operational staff resulting in a significant decrease in time to productivity. • Created comprehensive training for staff, which resulted in increased productivity and decreased injuries.• Implemented leadership development process resulting in improved leadership competencies and bench strength.• Applied employee compensation and benefits strategy to support employee attraction, retention, and staff development.• Aligned policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Nordborg, Dk

•Contributed to development of SBU strategies to support organizational goals •Identified and implemented human resources strategies to support business objectives•Created and sustained a performance improvement culture, delivering excellence by focusing on leadership development, goal deployment and employee engagement•Led project team implementing the first company-wide engagement tool on-time, within budget and exceeding expectations •Led project team developing organizational performance management process that linked employee success to organization success, individual growth and goal deployment•Instrumental in improving and standardizing HR practices, policies and services across SBU's •Facilitated training and discussions, developed plans and processes to support development of employees, teams, and leaders •Improved strategy deployment processes through use of visual tools and effective communication processes •Partnered with global and regional HR teams to ensure aligned and effective delivery of HR services•Provided sound advice to management on employee relations matters •Implemented global compensation evaluation tool •Facilitated leadership continuity and talent planning processes to improve leadership bench strength •Created and sustained a strong safety culture exceeding organizational safety goals •Demonstrated excellent presentation skills with ability to articulate clear messages in small group meetings, as well as all employee meetings and executive leadership meetings•Recognized for creating a positive work environment where leaders received outstanding feedback from employees