Jacob Gross Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

• As the sole HR leader of TDI (reporting directly to the CFO), my role encompasses a comprehensive array of responsibilities tailored to the company's dynamic needs, guiding TDI from development to a fully operational corporate entity.• Strategic Management: Identify, develop, and execute procedures to support TDI's growth phases, changes in management, and potential wind-down phases. This includes overseeing termination, health and safety protocols, and investigations while ensuring talent acquisition, development, and management strategies are aligned with organizational objectives.• Employee Experience: Oversee the overall employee experience, from issuing offer letters to managing onboarding, performance evaluations, and disciplinary actions if necessary.• Compensation and Compliance: Administer policies related to employee compensation, benefits, and leave, while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.• Performance Evaluation: Develop and lead a performance evaluation process aligned with industry best practices, assisting in setting staffing goals, strategies, and budgets.• Financial Coordination: Lead bi-weekly payroll runs and expense reimbursement systems in coordination with TDI's Controller and accounting team.• Documentation and Reporting: Manage and maintain company handbooks, employment records, and other personal records, ensuring compliance with company policies and legal regulations. • Strategic Support: Assist the Chief Financial Officer and the broader TDI team with strategic and operational responsibilities as needed, providing HR expertise and guidance in decision-making processes.TDI is a Blackstone (NYSE:BX) portfolio company and the operating platform for Blackstone's global merchant HVDC transmission business. TDI's marquee project is the Champlain Hudson Power Express project - a 1,250 MW, 339 mile submarine and underground transmission line linking Quebec, Canada to Astoria, Queens.

New York, Us

• Supported 400 employees in a Unicorn Consulting Management startup, contributing to 4X growth in 3 years • Managed a team responsible for employee experience, including on-boarding, benefits, employee relations, leaves, off-boarding, performance reviews, compensation, and talent development • Coached and advised managers and senior leadership on employee relations, total rewards, learning and development and managerial effectiveness• Oversaw US benefits function, led benefit strategy, conducted 3 Annual Open Enrollments, created benefit communications, managed vendor relationship, and 5500 filing process• Championed Workday (ATS) implementation, managed and implemented on-boarding, benefits, time tracking, absence, and payroll modules • Supervised compensation and headcount reporting, including annual benchmarking and year-end compensation planning analysis• Ensured US compliance with ERISA, ACA, EEO, FMLA, Workers Comp, 401k audits, and assisted in creating and rolling out Employee Handbook• Conducted weekly on-boarding of US/UK new hires, including benefit setup, payroll accounts, and F1/H1-B immigration

New York, Us

• Created strategy and led Spring 2020 Campus Recruiting at 10 schools across the US• Recruited Full Life Cycle for Data Scientists, Data Engineers and Analytics Consulting Interns and Full-Time hires including posting roles, candidate follow-ups/scheduling, and offer packages• Member of core implementation team for Greenhouse ATS and conducted testing and design of system

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

• Contractor (APR Consulting)• Full life-cycle recruitment of students for technical and non-technical internships, co-ops, entry-level, and leadership development program opportunities including offer process• Responsible for Undergraduate campus recruitment efforts for VZ Connect (Technology) including Software Engineering and UX Design-Research• Responsible for Finance Campus Recruiting (Interns and Full-Time) for Accounting, Credit and Fraud, Financial Operations, Planning and Analysis, Audit and Verizon's Finance Leadership Development Program (FLDP)• Lead on-campus teams, acting as the operations lead for a select number of Verizon’s U.S. National Schools • Coordinate all on-campus activities, such as career fairs, interviews, project sponsorships, student organization events and Super-Days

Providence, Ri, Us

• Responsible for managing Textron enterprise wide talent acquisition processes for internal and external user experiences• Served as Subject Matter Expert and primary point of contact across Enterprise for Taleo (Applicant Tracking Software), Sterling (Background Check Provider) and provided customer support for all Textron business units• Led operational support for the University Relations team during Fall Recruiting including coordinating all on-campus activities, such as career fairs, interviews, and student organization events• During Fall of 2017 Recruited full-lifecycle for Finance and Software Engineering Interns and Full-Time hires including posting roles, candidate follow-ups/scheduling, and offer packages• Facilitated monthly conference call, ETAAG (Enterprise Talent Acquisition Advisory Group) and worked with Talent Acquisition teams across Textron to identify areas for improvement and led projects to implement identified solutions• Managed ROI of two, six-figure contracts with LinkedIn and Indeed and ensured they provided continued value and training for our business units sourcing and hiring needs

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

• Partnered and created an HRBP New Hire On-Boarding Training Manual• Worked with Centers of Excellence in HR to develop and implement a new process for transitioning HRBP's• Created extensive Training Modules for Compensation, Talent Management, HRIS, Benefits, Talent Development• Presented New HRBP On-Boarding Manual to Senior Management and the Executive Vice President of Human Resources for Bell Helicopter • Developed a deep understanding of the objectives and tasks that HRBP's handle daily• Familiar with PeopleSoft and Taleo

New York, Ny, Us

• Recruited financial advisors and wealth managers with Series 7, Series 66, Series 24, and Life and Health Licenses.• Developed and executed recruiting plans and created job descriptions• Searched and recommended new sources for active and passive candidate recruiting• Posted positions to appropriate Internet sources