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Owner & founder of a boutique candle company that develops, tests and sells hand-poured soy wax candles and other products. Fully responsible for all aspects of the business from supplies to inventory, website creation & management, product photo shoots, customer engagement and revenue. Partners with local businesses to sell candles in brick & mortar.

Leads & facilitates continuous improvement efforts for TA and HR Operations processes throughout the employee lifecycle. Responsible for reporting applicable time and cost savings from those improvements to leadership. Consults with HR Partners, COEs, HRIS & Intelligent automation to provide recommended solutions for future state. • Led the implementation of a CI program netting 1.5k+ hours in soft savings (time) within the 1st year.• Implemented headcount capacity models across multiple teams, calculating FTE requirements with leadership Resulting in net reductions in headcount through attrition saving ~3 FTE.

Advised executive leadership and cross-functional teams on compensation philosophy and how to implement processes and systems to support the employee experience & rewards programs. Developed and implemented scalable solutions to support organizational growth & complexities.• Implemented Workday on time and within budget, overseeing modules such as HCM, Benefits, Advanced Compensation, Payroll and relevant integrations ensuring seamless functionality.• Led the inaugural merit, bonus, and equity planning cycle in Workday for 950 employees, from planning and design to execution, including communication, user acceptance testing (UAT), training, and configuration, driving organizational adoption of formal compensation processes within 6 months.• Participated in selecting third party consultants, responsible monitoring and ensuring deliverables were completed as agreed and maintained relationships with vendors such as Workday, Kognitiv, Radford and Mercer.

Analyzed processes to streamline and automate tasks leveraging systems while managing special compensation related projects related to business needs (i.e. M&As). Co-led the global annual compensation planning process, evaluated and enhanced efficiency through automation.• Evaluated compensation related processes in Workday with HR Technology to identify potential gaps and areas that could be streamlined/automate in processes related to job changes, promotions and equity grants resulting in a. • Prepared annual compensation, promotion and new hire dashboards for the Board , Executive Leadership Team and CEO to review compensation related recommendations and program changes. Delivered reporting for SEC related filings such as proxy statements, 10Ks/10Qs and Form 4s. • Collaborated with HRBPs and Service Delivery to assess and propose integration guidelines for employees acquired during 2 M&A’s and was the compensation lead for 3 reorganizations & furloughs that resulted in >25% workforce reduction.

Managed global compensation and US benefits programs including evaluating and implementing new offerings to reward and support employees. Developed formal Total Rewards processes, workflows and approvals to set foundation for pre-IPO readiness. • Partnered with consultants to implement a new benefit vendor to support 3 benefit offerings (HSA, FSA & commuter) and led the integration builds between vendor and HRIS.• Modeled and designed equity programs with a 3-year forecast to support annual & new hire grants, HiPO awards and cash LTIP programs. Forecast was based off the companies growth from 500 to 1,500 employees and used to estimate burn rates.

Delivered Life Science & Technology client projects specializing in executive compensation, equity plans and pre-IPO due diligence. Delivered analysis was used to guide strategic Total Rewards programming to align with organizational strategy. • Collaborated with project managers to deliver ad hoc client needs including job title analysis, short-term and long-term incentive deep dives, special committee compensation and new hire pricings (Executive and Non-Executive positions). • Co-led recruiting efforts and hired 4 entry level associates and 2 interns. Attended local college career fairs, conducted resume reviews, phone screens, interviews and debrief sessions.• Built and recommended equity guidelines for pre-IPO clients to implement & introduce to their broad-based employee population. Provided market refreshes to clients with historic equity programs to maintain competitive pay.

As a C&B analyst, delivered holistic pay analysis for executive pay and coordinated data reporting for annual proxy CD&A reporting. During the role of HR Assistant, I provided administrative and project support for the Global Total Rewards & HR Operations team. • Assessed and improved the process of Board of Directors pay administration by creating a template and review process with the VP of Total Rewards. • Re-designed the Value Improvement Project documentation process to save the team 10 hours per quarter. • Organized and led the communication process for the annual focal review process.

Supporting the VP of Global Total Rewards and HR Operations as well as the larger team of 60+ employees. I participate in coordinating, managing and implementing projects for the Benefits and Compensation team. Some of these projects include nationwide and global initiatives and events. I assist with creating strategic communications including developing Brainsharks. I take part in day to day tasks with Global Mobility including assignee and transfer initiations, auditing reports and continuously reviewing processes for efficiency. Currently studying for the CCP exams.