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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, Us

HR and culture leader supporting a very well-known and established food and hospitality business within Southern California (Corporate, Restaurants, Central Kitchen & Distribution Center) as well as serving as the HR business partner for King Taco affiliate restaurants.- Collaborating with the executive team and department heads to ensure efficient workforce utilization,forecasting staffing needs, analyzing HR metrics (turnover, employee satisfaction, time to hire metrics,and training effectiveness), as well as preparing reports for the executive team on workforce trends,and HR performance.- Developing, maintaining, and updating company policies and procedures to ensure that all policies arecompliant with state and federal employment laws, and ensuring that employees understand andcomply with said policies.- Creating and implementing health and safety programs, especially relevant to the restaurants, centralkitchen and warehouse to monitor for compliance with food handling regulations and ensuring a safeworking environment.- Responsible for ensuring the company complies with local, state, and federal labor laws andregulations while conducting audits of HR practices to ensure full compliance.- Overseeing the recruitment process end to end for King Taco Restaurants and its affiliates.- Overseeing payroll, incentive programs and benefits administration ensuring compliance with laborlaws, including overtime, health insurance and additional benefits offered by the company.- Lead the HR team regarding all employee relations issues, such as grievances, complaints anddisputes, while ensuring that workplace standards and practices align with labor laws and internalpolicies.- Provide leadership coaching and support to company executives.

• Develop and implement human resource strategies with start-up to global organizations • Create HR models, evaluate and identify human capital inefficiencies • Provide recruitment support, creating onboarding programs • Advise on HR, International Mobility policies and procedures

London, Gb

Human Resources Leader supporting the Americas Regional business for AllSaints (Corporate, Retail & Distribution Center) as well as the Global business for John Varvatos (Corporate, Retail) in the United States, Canada, and England. In this role I am tasked to lead the People and Culture team supporting two very different brands creating a pathway for the team to successfully assist both brands with equal support while still catering to their unique brand essence. I am responsible for all aspects of services and offerings provided by the People and Culture team which include, but not limited to recruitment, performance management, succession planning, strategic planning, employee engagement, total rewards, community outreach, policy alignment, immigration support, etc. I partner with Senior Leaders to create, update and review programs when needed to ensure that both brands maintain their competitiveness when retaining and attracting excellent talent. I am the U.S. representative for the Global People and Culture Team, which focuses on global alignment of policies, procedures, recognition programs, health service models, analyzing global pay structures to ensure positive strides are met towards the elimination of gender pay gaps, championing and aligning Diversity/Equity/Inclusion initiatives that are experienced throughout the cycle of an employee’s tenure with the organization, etc. Create and manage personnel & expense budgets for both brands with the goal of creating alignment in expense and spend tracking, analysis, and budget process improvement.

Boston, Ma, Us

Human Resources Director/Human Resource Business Partner supporting Global Marketing, Global Footwear Product and Creative Direction business units in the United States, England, and Vietnam, which represents $1.4 Billion in annual sales. Served as the point of contact for all HR related services for the Creative Teams at Reebok. This includes, but not limited to recruiting support, talent management, talent development, succession planning, immigration support, strategic planning, etc. Partner with the Sr. Human Resources Leadership Team to develop and execute global policies for all global Reebok offices. Key business partner for the divestiture/transition process between Adidas and Authentic Brands Group handover. Provide direction to all business units to ensure consistency in programs, practices, and procedures. Diversity/Equity/Inclusion (DE&I) champion for Reebok within the creative business units.

Irvine, California, Us

Strategic HR Business Partner managing the relationship within our North American businesses (US, Canada & Mexico). Providing support pertaining to all aspects of Human Resources Services and ensuring the alignment of processes, policies, and programs throughout our subsidiaries. Managing the global mobility program for expatriates, national and international transfers within the Americas. Collaborating with global mobility partners within other regions to streamline the visa and immigration process and ensure taxation, compensation and salary equalization processes are compliant. Interfacing with tax partners, finance, internal and external legal counsel, and other global HR partners to ensure a seamless transition for participants within the global mobility program.

Irvine, California, Us

Strategic HR Business Partner managing the relationship between our US and LATAM businesses. Ensuring the alignment of processes, policies and programs throughout our subsidiaries in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru and Argentina. Managing the global mobility program for expatriates, national and international transfers within the Americas. Collaborating with global mobility partners within other regions to streamline the visa and immigration process and ensure taxation, compensation and salary equalization processes are compliant. Interfacing with tax partners, finance, internal and external legal counsel, and other global HR partners to ensure seamless transition for participants within the global mobility program.HR Business Partner for our new ASICS Creation Studio in Boston. Support the business in all aspects of HR.

Irvine, California, Us

Strategic HR Business Partner managing the relationship between our US and LATAM businesses. Ensuring the alignment of processes, policies and programs throughout our subsidiaries in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru and Argentina. Managing the global mobility program for expatriates, national and international transfers within the Americas. Collaborating with global mobility partners within other regions to streamline the visa and immigration process and ensure taxation, compensation and salary equalization processes are compliant. Interfacing with tax partners, finance, internal and external legal counsel, and other global HR partners to ensure seamless transition for participants within the global mobility program.

Irvine, California, Us

Managing the global mobility program for expatriates and international transfers within the Americas. Collaborating with global mobility partners within other regions to streamline the visa and immigration process and ensure taxation, compensation and salary equalization processes are compliant. Interfacing with tax partners, finance, internal and external legal counsel, and other global HR partners to ensure seamless transition for participants within the global mobility program.

Irvine, California, Us

HR Business Partner supporting teams across the Americas with an initial focus in the Mexico and Brazil retail markets.Supporting new business and organizational development for the brand. This includes, but not limited to assisting with the opening of offices in Latin American countries along with opening and staffing retail locations.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Human Resources Manager supporting over 800 associates in our corporate office, manufacturing site and retail stores; across the United States and Canada. Primary contact person for assistance with inquiries, system/processes support and conflict resolution for performance management, employee relations, compliance, and human resources related training, etc. • Provide support, guidance and direct interaction with all 7 For All Mankind retail stores, office and manufacturing site employees – primary conduit between associates and HR team.• Provide support with Employee Relations for client groups. Including direct investigation and timely resolution of all complaints in retail stores, manufacturing and as needed in corporate office• Implement and administer on-boarding programs for retail stores, manufacturing and support as needed in corporate on-boarding programs.• Collaborate with the development and implementation of company policies or the revision of policies.• Support with coordinating employee benefit programs and training programs for retail stores, manufacturing and corporate office employees. • Manage the worker's compensation process (incident reporting, documentation, claim management and follow up) for retail stores, manufacturing and corporate office employees.• Translate (English to Spanish), verification of other translated forms and handouts that are used and distributed throughout the organization. • Ensure timely preparation of all exit paperwork and conduct exit interviews for retail associates, manufacturing and corporate office employees.

San Diego, California, Us

Human Resources business partner servicing the West Coast region of distribution centers for PETCO (Mira Loma CA, Stockton CA, and Portland OR). Work with the Regional Human Resources Manager to ensure that all Policies and Procedures are met, Employee Relations issues are handled with the utmost attention, and maintain vital business partner relationships with members of management at all levels. • Successfully audit and maintain the HRIS database (Oracle/People Soft) for employee information ranging from reporting structures, compensation and benefit audits to employees’ personal information (contact information, name changes, etc.)• Recruit for all positions within the organization – this includes remote recruitment for the Stockton and Portland facilities. • Take part in the management of the Performance Management program for over 350 employees throughout the fiscal year (program is set up to review during the summer and winter cycles for hourly plant employees and on an annual basis for salaried and office employees) • Manage all aspects of the LOA program for all three facilities by partnering with the PETCO National Support Center in San Diego.• Translate (English to Spanish), verification of other translated forms and handouts that are used and distributed throughout the PETCO National Distribution Centers.

Took part in creating, launching and implementing a global organization’s Human Resource structure which included training, health and safety, performance management, employee relations, payroll and benefits programs to successfully open this state of the art FDA regulated fresh and natural produce processing facility with over 500 employees.• Successfully managed Human Resources systems which includes HRIS system, payroll and time and attendance to ensure system is functioning properly and introducing new options to increase HR productivity • Managed and re-launched company wide Performance Management program which includes evaluation of employees at all levels of the organization to identify hi-potentials. • Coach and mentor employees who have been identified to participate in a performance management plan that include those that are ready to move up to the next level, and those that need to improve their behaviors and work performance• Run the International Employee Program (Ex-Pats and Immigration point of contact for the company) • Started a green field company that went from zero to $110M in revenue in the first two years, with an increase to headcount by 40%• Was a part of managing the organization's Human Resource structure which included training, health & safety, performance management, employee relations, payroll and benefits programs to successfully open this state of the art FDA regulated fresh and natural produce processing facility with over 500 employees.• Took part in writing and creating policies and procedures during the startup of the company• Implemented Medical, Dental, Vision benefit programs for the company at start up which were robust enough to rival other more established companies• Translated all documents from English to Spanish and communications posted by the HR department • Organized and executed all internal communication programs and employee welfare programs

Bachelor Of Arts In Organizational Leadership, Business Administration And Management, General

Associates Of Arts, Psychology