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London, London, Gb

Somerville, Ma, Us

Barcelona, Catalonia, Es

London, England, Gb

- Responsible for all HR functions for the US offices, including recruiting, employee relations, performance management, learning & development, compensation and benefit benchmarking, company culture, immigration, compliance, etc.- Spearheaded recruitment efforts using vast network of connections as well as online recruitment tools, such as LinkedIn. Also established relationships with select staffing agencies to focus in on hard-to-fill jobs.- Worked with department leads to create job descriptions and map out staffing plans based on new business scopes.- Implemented long-term succession-planning practice as part of a larger global initiative focused on employee career growth and development.- Implemented a mentorship program where company leaders cross-departmentally mentored junior employees for a three-month engagement.- Conceptualized a L&D calendar to lay out a framework for training opportunities across 2016.- Worked with senior leaders as well as junior and mid-level employees to resolve any issues of manager-employee conflict, difficult workloads, concerns about career trajectory and compensation, etc.- From data collected during initial benchmarking, created new salary bands for each role to be competitive with the market, as well as revamping entire benefits offering to do the same.- Introduced Coprorate Social Responsibility into the US office, by which employees would be allowed 3 volunteer days to work for a charity of their choice, and by which the entire agency would take a volunteer day together in the summer.- Oversaw the "Culture Team," which sought to find ways to define the culture of the agency, such as planning out of office activities, planning birthday and anniversary celebrations as well as weekly happy hours and a monthly all-agency meeting.- Laid foundation for all HR functions as none had existed prior to my arrival.- Handled E, H, J, L, M, O visas as well as beginning PERM application for company president.

New York, Ny, Us

Responsible for maintaining HRIS system (ADP HR/B) and mapping to payroll.Run monthly headcount, executive, and ad hoc reports.Oversee HR payroll functions, including sending changes to payroll and maintaining backup files.Ensure compliance with all federal and state labor laws for New York, Georgia, and California.Oversee internships, including FLSA compliaceOversee generalist functions for MRY Health, including employee relations, performance reviews, new hires, and terminations.

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 Handled all questions of labor law and legal compliance issues such as FMLA, best practices, postings, and labor code compliance, among others. Consulted with labor attorney as needed. Managed half of the United States immigration cases, working with immigration attorneys to secure appropriate visas, including H1, L1 and E3, and PERM applications. Sourced candidates through Monster.com and LinkedIn for open roles in North and South America. Identified suitable candidates and conduct phone screens and in-person interviews. Partnered with hiring managers to identify strongest candidates and provided guidance in the hiring decision. Prepared, communicated, and negotiated offer letters and severance packages. Also administered all new hire and termination paperwork, including in-house COBRA administration, onboarding, and exit interviews. Partnered with managers and executives to address and resolve issues with problematic and/or unhappy employees, offering guidance and support. Also provided support to employees on such issues as co-worker and superior interactions, work-life balance, compensation inquiries, and promotions, etc. Researched and coordinated training programs requested by managers. Administered and oversaw all employee benefit plans, including health, dental, vision, 401(k), FSA, EAP, etc. Also negotiated new benefit contracts at the end of each benefit plan year. Acted as main point of contact for systems integration after purchase by parent company, DG FastChannel, in July 2011. Managed all aspects of HRIS system (ADP HR/B) and data therein for all seven North and South American offices and contractors. Created and ran reports out of HR/B, including monthly headcount, stock option updates, payroll changes, benefit changes, as well as customized ad hoc reports; also created, maintained, and oversaw all time off policies in the system. Created and managed all company org charts through OrgPlus 9 including data imports and exports.

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Creative Writing

Bachelor Of Arts, Criminal Justice

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