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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Regional Human Resources Business Partner of retail for Illinois and Minnesota.

• Developed location-specific D&I strategies to positively impact workplace culture and growth opportunities.
• Supported employees with an open-door policy to provide counseling and emotional well-being resources.
• Counseled the executive team in their own personal and professional development.
• Recruited, selected, and managed talented employees for the customer-facing store teams.
• Created strategies around performance management, staffing, pay & benefits roll-outs, and… Show more
• Created strategies around performance management, staffing, pay & benefits roll-outs, and state/local labor lawcompliance for the leadership team to execute. Show less

Chicago, Illinois

• Participated in the creation of and launched a new concept store for the company in multiple locations.
• Cultivated company partnerships with local small businesses.
• Coached a high-performing team to achieve their professional goals and grow within the company.

Chicago, IL

• Spearheaded recruitment and onboarding strategies for the flagship store with 1,000+ union/non-union employees.
• Facilitated the implementation of open-door policies within the executive offices to build trust between leadership and employees.
• Discovered employee pain-points and guided leadership to develop employee-engagement action plans.

Champaign, Illinois

• Stimulated professional development for a team of 20 employees through the discovery of company tools & resources.
• Mediated workplace conflicts in partnership with the employee relations team.