Samantha Gray Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Dublin 2, Ie

• Lead client engagements with executive leadership to architect future-ready organizations and design strategic roadmaps to manage change, transform processes, and achieve business & financial objectives• Facilitate employee experience workshops to design end-to-end process maps and define people, policy, & technology needs for talent strategy and employee lifecycle processes• Leverage people analytics to define critical KPIs & create executive-level presentations and reports to drive people strategy & enhance employee experience• Designed and developed innovative employee experience programs to deliver on the employee value proposition for technology organization• Managed program execution for talent acquisition & skilling transformation at a global retail organization by creating project plans, facilitating status updates with key stakeholders, tracking progress, and advising on open decisions• Led development and delivery of comprehensive talent acquisition and onboarding strategy for two new international locations for global retailer's technology function• Analyzed qualitative and quantitative research to produce individualized leadership assessments for Data & Analytics executive team and built holistic recommendations along with implementation roadmap for full business unit• Developed organization design and operating model for new central learning function at 40,000-employee organization to drive workforce modernization initiative• Created a skills-based transformation strategy and roadmap for leading resources organization to embed skills in every stage of the talent lifecycle, including talent acquisition, performance management, and workforce planning

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Performed culture and workforce assessments for M&A clients to identify human capital risks, opportunities, and drivers for successful integration strategy• Partnered with executive leadership of energy & utilities company to determine organization structure post-acquisition – developed interim and future-state structure to achieve investment thesis of 20% year-over-year growth• Designed financial model and developed workforce optimization scenarios for a healthcare technology organization, identifying savings of $28.0M over four years through offshoring, outsourcing, and role consolidation• Completed commercial diligence for a private equity firm in review of an acquisition target valued at greater than $500M, acting as the subject matter expert (SME) in the Learning Management System (LMS) software space

Chicago, Il, Us

• Human Resources Business Partner overseeing organizational transformation effort to establish U.S. Regional Grocery Area responsible for $2 billion in revenue• Directed HR processes across the area including coaching, talent management, workforce planning, compensation, employee relations, and change management• Optimized organizational design through industry benchmarking, role evaluation, and talent selection & placement• Utilized people analytics to create executive-level presentations and reports to drive area people-strategy & enhance employee experience

Chicago, Il, Us

• HR Business Partner for Retail Sales organization of 300 employees responsible for full employee lifecycle support• Led Learning & Development by establishing annual schedule, partnering with vendors, and developing content to support the growth of employees across 5 regions• Focused on development from within and filled 80% of retail people management roles internally• Delivered the highest 2019 engagement score in the US Zone, +8% over the rest of Sales

Chicago, Il, Us

• Leader of HR Workstream for In Store Sales expansion project that grew field sales team by 112% • Developed and produced recruiting video to engage prospective candidates with Kraft Heinz, garnering 3,700 views• Created action plans and drove 2018 Engagement for In Store Sales, resulting in the highest engagement score in the US Sales organization and a 5 point increase over 2017• Maintained business continuity and ensured success of go-to-market expansion through transition of three HR leads

Chicago, Il, Us

• Supported human resources initiatives for U.S. Sales organization of approximately 1,200 colleagues• Drafted compensation recommendations to align with budget and industry standards while managing organizational budget through analysis of headcount and balancing checkbooks to align with Zero-Based Budgeting annual plan• Analyzed data through use of v-lookups, pivot tables, and macro formulas in Excel

London, Gb

• Provided analytical support for Aon Benfield and Aon Hewitt by partnering with internal clients for HR data reporting and project needs to generate insights that promote positive business outcomes• Participant in Launch, Aon’s Early Career Program, which invests in the coaching and development of high performing future business leaders• Developed and evaluated various cost-to-company scenarios which were developed into HR standards for customer service specialist compensation• Created compensation models to help provide managers with guidance for making salary and bonus decisions• Compiled and consolidated monthly team goals for Global Head of HR, prepared presentations for town hall meetings, and assisted with colleague talent review and professional development program recommendations• Directed engagement reporting for Aon Benfield, analyzing results of more than 2,000 respondents and creating decks for 70 global leaders

Master'S Degree, Sport Management

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology