• Defined, evaluated, and configured HR systems/tools in collaboration with HR and non-HR teams, ensuring operational efficiency. • Collaborated with vendors and IT to develop, test, and implement new integrations, interfaces, and system upgrades.• Stayed current on applicable legal and regulatory reporting requirements affecting HR activities to ensure the company policies, procedures, and reporting activities remained in compliance with federal, state, and local laws. • Played a central role in organizational decision-making by supporting management in consistently applying HR best practices and developing strategies that aligned with organizational goals. • Processed bi-weekly and monthly payroll including processing of legally required withholdings, state and local taxes, salary adjustments, and deductions. • Verified the consistency and integrity of data across multiple datasets ensuring that relationships and dependencies between data elements were maintained.

• Headed a successful department wide change implementation project - defined objectives andkey roles leading the change, including planning, training and upskilling employees and tracking/analyzing progress to ensure sustainability and bottom-line impact on the organization.• Developed a highly effective recruiting team by fostering healthy team dynamics and culture with a focus on trust, open communication, and peer-to-peer accountability.• Established strategic working relationships and partnerships by networking with both internal and external contacts.• Designed and successfully implemented a full life cycle recruitment process including preparing, sourcing, screening, selecting, hiring, and onboarding new candidates.• Increased productivity, efficiency, and department’s ability to respond to change by pursuing data-driven decision making – interpreting and analyzing department data to track specific metrics, trends, and craft strategies to adapt quickly to industry and organizational demands.

• Collaborated with branch managers to understand their staffing needs and develop tailored recruitment strategies.• Screened and interviewed candidates to identify top talent in various industries.• Utilized ATS systems to manage candidate pipelines, applications, and maintain employee data integrity. • Utilized queries/data mining techniques to generate passive candidate pools within the ATS system. • Built strong relationships with clients and candidates to ensure successful placements and long-term partnerships.