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Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Provide strategic and operating leadership in Compensation, Benefits, HRIS and Payroll ensuring that the capabilities, culture, systems, and practices are in place to effectively achieve HR strategic direction contributing to overall business success. Partner with executives, business line, and staff to ensure that areas of accountability are aligned to the AAA Club Alliance vision for 5,000 employees and the association's 6 million members across 13 states. Optimize the organization, function, and talent required to execute strategies so they have an impact on business results.

Wyomissing, Pa

Responsible for leading worldwide rewards and recognition programs for nearly 5,000 employees in 80+ countries, including $15 million budget, $100 million retirement plan investment, 3 direct reports, and 7 indirect reports. • Improved salary cost controls by leading the implementation of Workday’s compensation process flows and managing the next phases of job library and Advance Comp module. • Ensured resource sustainability by leading the retained executive hire-through-onboarding process.

Wyomissing, Pa

Results delivered were:• $1.3 million savings realized by reconstructing benefits to fund additional programs for wellness rewards, tuition reimbursement and enhanced 401(k) employer match. • Improved employee complaint compliance, and minimized legal risk, by globalizing the company’s Speak Up hotline into eight countries and implementing a web intake portal. • $300,000 in fee intake increase by managing Human Resources Shared Services for 500-person common employer. • Successful recruitment and onboarding of Chief Executive Officer by managing confidential contract development.

Wyomissing, Pa

Results delivered were:• Customized individual compensation statements across 10 countries and no increase in salary budget, by developing and implementing broad banding.• $1.5 million in savings by implementing a global cash Long Term Incentive Plan. • $100,000+ in saved consulting fees by managing human resource acquisition for sister company from the offers, employee relations, compliance audit and benefits strategy development and management.

West Chester, Pa

Responsible for leading compensation, benefits, claims, and payroll programs for approximately 4,000 U.S. employees, across 50 states and expatriate programs, including a $50+ million budget, 4 direct reports, and 6 indirect reports.• $1 Million in savings by leading the implementation of a common performance and merit review program. • Increased compliance and cost visibility by leading the installation of a global expatriate tax consultant for 20 expatriate/inpatriates and 20 additional international employees.• Reduced paperwork and labor costs, and improved efficiencies, by leading the installation of an online benefit enrollment vendor and an automated Ceridian Time and Attendance system.

West Chester, Pa

Responsible for leading the employee benefit, compensation, and payroll for 8,000 domestic employees and 2,000 seasonal employees across 2,000 stores, 47 states, and Canada, Puerto Rico, Australia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Spain and Sweden, including a $10 million budget, 5 direct reports, 7 indirect reports.• Elevated benefits program, with no increased cost, for post GameStop merger benefit programs and payroll solutions for 20,000 combined employees. • Improved benefit efficiency by leading the program enhancements, contribution strategies, COBRA administration outsourcing, and disability advice-to-pay administration.• Optimized compensation programs by monitoring market price trends, surveying salaries, merit budget development, global stock and E*Trade stock plan administrative software and brokerage implementation.• Reduced per person payroll costs by leading the system selection, implementation, and integration of in-house system data conversion to Payroll and HRIS systems.

King Of Prussia, Pa

Responsible for the maintenance, evaluation, and implementation of a national benefits program and corporate office HR policy administration for 8,000+ employees throughout 31 offices in 13 states, including $10 Million 401(k) and executive retirement plan, 2 direct reports, and 5 indirect reports.• Ensured proper due diligence by leading the coordination of policy implementation for start-up sites, acquisition and mergers.• Eliminated paper enrollment and reduced overhead expense by leading the implementation of a telephone benefit enrollment and communication process. • Increased efficiency by leading the consolidation of six predecessor benefit plans into a cafeteria benefit program for over 5,000 employees following the company’s IPO.• Improved compliance and external market equity by implementing insured benefits and retirement savings plans in Canadian Region for 2,000 employees.

King Of Prussia, Pa

Responsible for leading the human resources, benefits, training, compensation, workers compensation and payroll processing programs for 500 employees nationally, 2 direct reports.• Ensured federal employment policy compliance by developing and publishing a management policies and procedures manual (salary administration, confidentiality and drug-free workplace, and EEO and Affirmative Action).• Ensured legal requirement compliance and consistency by conducting local, and company-wide, training on sexual harassment, employee relations and customer service.