Privately held retailer with 520 stores in 36 states and 5K employees. Lead an HR team of 11 in formulating and executing strategic HR initiatives▶ Automate and streamline HR processes through digital transformations, saving time and money, expediting processing time, reducing errors, and expanding HR capacity▶ Designed and led Rack Room Shoes/Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse merger; assisted with acquisition of US-based footwear company purchased by RRS’s parent company▶ Led compensation analysis and restructuring projects for district-level employees, store managers, and store employees, incorporating industry best practices and geographic differentials▶ Overhauled employee relations model, strengthening HR partnerships for corporate and store operations▶ Managed upgrade from Ceridian Redwood to Ceridian Dayforce for 250-employee corporate payroll▶ Designed and implemented a Paid Parental Leave Policy; modernized leave administration process in coordination with disability insurance carriers, improving compliance with FMLA and a complex array of state and local leave laws▶ Managed RFP for new fiduciary partner and recordkeeper for the 401(k) and non-qualified retirement plans, saving $60K annually in administrative fees▶ Sourced and hired a local CMO without using an external executive recruiter▶ Led organization’s Pandemic response, creating protocols to ensure the safety of employees and customers and compliance with rapidly changing federal guidance as well as for 36 states; led transition back to previous operational standards as pandemic restrictions expired▶ Cultivate relationships with corporate HQ staff, implementing a hybrid work policy and employee engagement program to boost camaraderie and strengthen HR’s role post-pandemic

Managed strategic HR activities for eight lines of business comprising ~1,500 employees in ten locations.▶ Partnered with business line executives, “quarterbacking” HR response to ensure prompt, strategic, effective HR support for leaders and staff▶ Ensured timely execution of all people activities including performance management process, onboarding, risk and compliance training, talent planning and identification, and realignment/reduction in force▶ Collaborated with other HRBPs to execute three workforce realignments, saving $5M in 2015 and $1.6M in 2016▶ Led engagement initiatives including inaugural Associate Engagement Survey and the Associate Engagement Council for HR, and created a pilot Internship Program to function as a pipeline for new hires ▶ Developed and executed talent plans: created comprehensive succession plans for each line of business, collaborating with executives to identify top talent and key successors; implemented IDPs for identified employees

▶ Performed strategic and day-to-day HR activities and Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) for two companies, including 1,500 employees at ~ 35 locations, leading an HR team of four. ▶ Led HR integration for SOS Metals acquisition, adding several strategic locations worldwide; saved $1.6M through workforce reduction; benchmarked salaries to align to US and international localities; implemented SOX; established incentive bonus program; merged EH&S into HR, improving safety and reducing reportable incidents▶ Sourced and hired half the senior leadership team; reorganized finance/accounting department to bolster bench strength▶Managed Human Capital Planning for senior leaders and high-potential employees