Eric M. Heath Email and Phone Number

Human resources consulting offering hourly, project based and retained HR services on-site or remote.

• Led HR, including recruitment, retention, benefits, compensation & pay strategies, performance evaluation, employee relations, regulatory and audit oversight, payroll, and training. Scaled from 120 employees to 555.• Reported to the COO, CEO and the Compensation Committee. Provided proposals and training to the Committee. Participated in annual strategic planning and supported the company’s growth from $900 million in assets to $6.4 billion.• Implemented DEI initiatives in HR policy, compensation, and recruitment advertising and outreach by fostering relationships with the AACA, JVC, MRC and with Boston Spirit Magazine and the Bay State Banner.• Plan Administrator for the 401(k) Plan and the ESOP.• Administered restricted stock and stock option grants, vesting and exercises.• Redesigned the performance evaluation system to measure means as well as ends.• Provided coaching and training in candidate evaluation focused on identifying and eliminating biases.• Produced creative concepts for recruitment advertising in print, radio, and social media.• At the forefront of the industry, established Paid Parental Leave and dedicated lactation space benefits years before legislated.• Established a seeded and matched HSA Plan.• Designed and established an Adoption Benefit Plan recognized among the best in the nation by the Dave Thomas Foundation in its first two years.• Established a first in the market Palliative & End of Life Care paid leave benefit.• Supported 1st and 2nd step stock conversions through help preparing the CD&A portions of proxies, internal communications, and creating the opportunity for employees to buy stock in the 2nd step with 401(k) plan assets.• Performed due diligence and new employee onboarding, as well as associated Plan migrations and payroll conversions, for acquisitions.• Performed internal investigations and coordinated work with counsel.• Sought and contracted with minority, woman and veteran-owned HR services vendors.

Underwrote and serviced the bank's HELOC portfolio.