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Boston, Ma , Us

Boston, Ma , Us

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Gb

Create and deliver people strategies and plans to underpin the business strategy, ensuring change initiatives and solutions drive efficiency and optimal employee performance and engagement in partnership with executive leadership in an expanded role spanning different business segments - Corporate (Global) and Regional (North America). Working closely with executive leaders to redesign and develop two Global Centers of Excellence for Partner (Indirect Channel) & Expert Services and Customer Operations. In North America, partnering with executives for Sales, Commercial Finance and Business Operations.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Proactively engaging with global home office/corporate leaders, specifically Procurement, IT, Safety, Environmental Affairs, Government Relations and Legal, to develop an outstanding and high-performing work environment for 800+ employee population.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

In this position, I collaborate with senior leadership and HR colleagues to address organizational design, geo-strategy, compensation, and talent profile needs for newly formed organization. I also work with senior leadership in development and evolution of the account management model for all customer segments from small practices through enterprise accounts. I focus on developing a common approach for customer engagement and career framework for employee advancement. In addition, I partner with leadership on customer insights and communications to support full spectrum of client segments.As HR leader in satellite office, I provide the support culture and diversity initiatives as well as employee engagement. Provide mentorship and development to HR team. Prior to this role, I was Senior Manager, HR Business Partner for athenaCare - a post-sale customer operations team based in in 3 US locations.

Alpharetta, Ga, Us

As Human Resources Manager I partnered with senior leadership in Customer Operations for a $1B Euro revenue business organized around market-facing sectors. In this role, I developed workforce planning and geo-strategy to enhance operational efficiency. I also collaborated with Centers of Excellence (COEs) to address evolving business needs and align organizational design with compensation, talent management, and recruiting.

Seattle, Wa, Us

I served as HR Manager, Global Staffing & HR Optimization where I launched a newly formed HR organization piloted in Texas that expanded nationally, ultimately responsible for hiring 27K staff. While in this position, I led a team responsible for development of standard internal training programs for the pilot program and expansion. I also designed a high-volume recruiting process for new employee population resulting in achieving improved attrition and increased attendance. In addition, I saved $200M+ through controlling labor costs and partnering with business units to build scalable automated solutions.

Seattle, Wa, Us

As a Human Resources Manager with Amazon, I was responsible for driving leadership development, succession planning, and employee engagement programs to exceed site and organizational performance goals. In this position, I managed eight HR associates and provided support for 400+ Amazon non-exempt associates and 30+ exempt associates in an 850K sq. ft. fulfillment centers. I acted as a key player in the launching of a South Carolina location through onboarding, integration, and training of 30 exempt and non-exempt new hires. In addition, I developed a white paper strategy to exceed Amazon’s goal of achieving 80% permanent to temporary employee ratio.

Seattle, Wa, Us

I served as a Senior HR Business Partner where I supported outbound operations, facilities, and learning for a site with 300+ associates. I was responsible for directing a process improvement team to develop SOPs for Tier I internal transfers as well as building-wide shift and reposting SOP. I also provided support for 100+ exempt-level interviews, 250+ hires for Canada expansion, and point responsibilities for network HR metrics for 30+ buildings. Additionally, I managed responsibilities for the leadership team, including training seminars, fundraisers, and performance management.

Rahway, New Jersey, Us

Senior HR Business Partner, I collaborated with the Divisional Senior Director of HR for the newly formed Merck Vaccines & Infectious Diseases group to deliver client support for commercial teams. In this role, I developed strategies to support Culture and Plan to Win initiatives, resulting in increases of Employee Engagement to 150%, Customer Focus to 90%, Agility to 70%, and Capability Development to 200%. I also implemented an improved performance management process, including new compensation and evaluation practices for over 1800+ employees. In addition, I led the Total Compensation Management scorecard for 900+ staff and drove evaluations for review with the Division President.

Rahway, New Jersey, Us

I supported the Vaccine Specialty Sales Organization and Health Science Team during launch of four new vaccines as Senior HR Business Partner. I was responsible for partnering with senior leadership in organizational design and workforce planning for 800 staff and on the resolution of employee relations issues.

Forchheim, De

As a Human Resources Partner, I was a key player in restructuring the sales process, including the redesign of medical capital equipment sales and Healthcare IT sales from product-centric to customer-centric roles. In this position, I developed new roles and job profiles within Sales, Finance, and Business Administration to support new processes. I also implemented global leadership excellence standards encompassing performance management, development, and succession planning for over 1000+ employees in Sales and Business Administration divisions. In addition, I provided leadership as a member of the Corporate HRIS Team, addressing integrity and integration issues with Peoplesoft.