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HR Business Partner for Business Insurance Operations, Small Commercial Sales & Underwriting, and Technology Underwriting- Partners with business leaders as a trusted advisor to assess, identify, influence and support key strategic talent needs and opportunities aligned with the business strategy. Develops and executes critical people strategies that deliver tangible results for the business.- Provides coaching and day-to-day guidance and consultation to managers on talent and organizational issues including planning and overseeing organizational and staffing changes based on business conditions- Identifies emerging talent issues before they impact the business’s strategy through analysis of data and analytics and business strategic needs.- Monitors the effectiveness of implemented programs and changes to ensure achievement of desired outcome and to understand impact of any changes made on talent.- Proactively consults, recommends and evaluates critical metrics to improve/enhance the performance of client groups and measures the impact and results with a primary focus on business unit/overall client group (i.e. through organizational health diagnostics, power BI and/or other critical tools/processes).- Researches needs and supports and drives leadership and client groups to embrace organizational changes.

Provides consulting on a wide range of HR areas including: staffing/employee selection, compensation and benefits, training and development, performance management, talent management/succession planning, employee relations, inclusion & diversity

- Committed to identify, attract, assess and introduce top talent to The Hanover supporting multiple business units including Small Commercial (Sales and Underwriting), Tech Underwriting, and Risk Solutions- Engaged with business leaders to meet specific talent needs and ensure all elements of talent acquisition are effectively planned and flawlessly executed by collaborating with HR partners- Developed sound sourcing strategies focused on long-term talent pipelining and provided selection expertise and resources for open positions- Demonstrated strong ability to interact with business leaders at varying levels to influence business decisions as they relate to talent acquisition- Researches the marketplace for specific profiles, identifying contacts who match the profile, assessing the fit of those individuals, and ultimately converting the strongest contacts from leads into potential Hanover candidates. - Upholds exceptional customer service levels and providing exceptional candidate experiences, even at times of high volume.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

- Supervised four-member team of staffing professionals, spearheading new revenue-generating activities- Recruited, hired, and trained sales staff- Provided consistent communication and career guidance to temporary candidates- Maintained a personal book of business, averaging weekly over 1000 billable hours- Built division revenue up to $2.1 million in 2008

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

- Conducted telephone sales calls and in-person meeting with new and existing clients to expand the utilization of our services- Developed new business opportunities- Recruit, hire and place administrative professionals in temporary positions with our clients- Repeatedly recognized for top performance and earned promotion to Division Director in Aug 07

- Performed sales and marketing for local and national accounts, including Bell South and AT&T- Prospecting new business consumers and retained existing accounts- Campaign and Territory management- Marketing and Sales presentations- Managed a crew of 5-10 account managers

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science

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