Gavin Kiser Email & Phone Number

Carmel, Indiana, United States

At Allegion, we help keep people safe and secure where they live, learn, work and visit. With more than 30 brands sold across the globe, we specialize in security. At the core of our $2.9 billion business is the knowledge and experience of the 12,000+ dedicated employees behind our brands. We help our customers navigate their toughest security challenges. At the core of our $2.9 billion business is the knowledge and experience of the 12,000+ dedicated employees behind our brands. We help our customers navigate their toughest security challenges.

Carmel, Indiana, United States

• Led a national team of HR Managers in supporting Aptiv’s U.S. Global Product Organization, to effectively partner, influence, and drive collaborative alignment execution between both Regional and Global strategic business initiatives.• Developed holistic, multi-faceted, & targeted retention strategies, for key Global Product business functions, to proactively mitigate key talent loss.• Drove transformative ‘culture shift’ through comprehensive talent management strategies, engagement, and leadership competency maturation to deliver creative, scalable, and continuous business improvements and solutions.

Carmel, Indiana

• Provide leadership, vision, mentorship, and directional oversight for a team of Human Resource Business Partners responsible for driving effective and efficient alignment of human resources strategy with business strategy.• Build strong relationships and credibility cross-functionally across the organization, acting as a trusted advisor, thought partner, and business consultant to C-Suite officer and executive leadership, as well as cross-functional business leadership at all levels.• Identify, prioritize, and drive execution for the organization-wide & long-term HR strategic planning & initiatives.• Proactively identify, enable, and lead organizational change through influence, collaboration, critical thinking, and building consensus.• Continuous improvement design of talent assessments & planning, performance management, calibrations and other HR programs.

Carmel, Indiana

• Lead organizational change through the development and implementation of innovative human capital programs that drive business engagement to support and enhance organizational strategy, such as: - Performance management redesign and transformation; elimination of annual reviews and performance ratings. - Total compensation, performance, and promotional cross-functional calibration. - Transformative redesign of talent and succession planning, career pathing, and talent management calibration.• Consult and advise leaders on creatively optimized business and people solutions strategies in the areas of performance management, organizational design, succession management, leadership development, career pathing, diversity, equity, inclusion, and cultural engagement.• Build strong relationships cross-functionally to act as a liaison and advocate for business clients by partnering with other HR functional areas to develop and deliver customized HR solutions tailored to the client’s business strategy and objectives.

Carmel, Indiana

• Analyze, present, and advise on trends relating to turnover, competency proficiencies, skill assessments, engagement, and workforce planning in order to identify programs to improve people capabilities to drive divisional and organizational performance.• Leverage talent assessment tools and develop strategies to build bench strength, increase organizational effectiveness, and ensure that the highest caliber candidates are identified for succession to leadership positions.• Coach management on a variety of employee matters such as employee development, communicating expectations, workforce planning, performance optimization, employee recognition, and conflict resolution.• Conduct investigations to provide mitigation recommendations for high-risk and complex complaints and ethical concerns.

Chicago, Illinois

• Responsible for a client base of 2,500 employees; leading, customizing, and driving the execution of national HR and organizational strategic objectives down to the regional business market across the bank’s central states of Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee, and Ohio.• Drove the successful integration, implementation, and execution of business mergers, acquisitions, site consolidation/closures, and outsourcing/divestiture strategies across multiple lines of business to increase efficiency and deliver financial savings, while simultaneously minimizing top talent impact through developing redeployment networks to achieve proactive placement prior to employee impact.• Partnered with two Market Presidents and their local executive business leaders to develop regional market integration strategies for delivering business results, driving policy/procedural consistencies, and improving overall employee satisfaction within each market.• Reduced severance costs by developing robust redeployment programs to effectively identify and place staff throughout the organization that would otherwise have been displaced due to business line reorganizations, consolidations, and closures.• Supported the execution of merger, acquisition, and divestiture programs and initiatives, such as: job title and grade-to-band mapping, performance management, communication strategy, reorganizational alignment, benefit negotiations, and reductions.• Provided coaching to leaders to support their own personal development and to improve operational effectiveness of leadership style.• Provided both tactical and strategic support for day-to-day operations, while leveraging a variety of core HR skills enable execution of business objectives.• Engaged senior market leaders to lead and deliver a comprehensive market-wide talent planning process to break down silos between business units and to promote both lateral and vertical internal movement of top talent

Chicago, Illinois

• Served as a strategic business partner, assisting clients with optimizing people and processes throughout the following areas: performance management, talent management, compensation and benefits, training and development, workforce planning, organizational design, employee relations, policy, procedure analysis, and other HR projects and initiatives.• Partnered with managers in the execution of efficiency initiatives relating to RIF’s, offshoring, outsourcing, and reorganizations.• Presented employee engagement survey results to senior managers and partners to develop and execute short & long-term action plans.• Provided participative consulting services to managers regarding progressive discipline, promotional selection, termination decisions, and conflict resolution to ensure consistency and equitable treatment of all employees.• Partnered with the Talent Acquisition team to identify customized strategies to increase recruitment efficiency and retention.

Chicago, Illinois

• Managed employee relations, investigations, and any EEOC claims to recommend resolutions and mitigate risk.• Maintained and tracked OWBPA disclosure data to ensure ADEA compliance for an organization-wide offshoring initiative.• Identified areas for process and system improvements to ensure a smooth project migration to the PeopleSoft platform.• Analyzed the financial impact and made recommendations to drive a market competitive benefits conversion overhaul.

Chicago, Illinois

• Partnered with individual lines of business to identify, develop, and initiate the most effective and efficient hiring strategies.• Advised management and employees regarding policy and employment law interpretation to ensure compliance with federal and state legislation (Title VII, FLSA, FMLA, ADA, ADEA, VESSA, etc.) to foster positive employer/employee relations.

Chicago, Illinois

• Managed the Temporary Staffing program, vendor selection, and utilization for 200+ temporary employees across all bank locations.