Kathy Close, Phr, Shrm-Cp Email & Phone Number

Kathy Close, Phr, Shrm-Cp is a Strategic HR Leader at Bluebeam, Inc.. Colleagues describe her as "I haven’t been working with Kathy for too long, but, since she’s been assigned to my group, I’ve had a whole new appreciation for our People Team. I feel like I now have a true partner, one who I can turn to for guidance, direction, support, or simply Q&A. During our short time together, she’s helped me: 1. Understand our Performance Management process, relative to recent policies, standards, and best practices for employee performance ratings as well as merit Increases vs. Promos. 2. Understand and establish a solid response to our Company Pulse Survey Results. 3. Establish an approach for handling employee challenges. 4. Frame-out my new department in Operations, establishing an org-chart with job families/roles and a career model. I feel so very enabled and supported, as a Senior Director who’s evolving and growing within the company, and I’d like to thank Kathy dearly for that. And I'd certainly recommend her." and "I was privileged to work with Kathy on the People Team; Kathy as a strategic HRBP and I was her Compensation partner. Kathy is a highly skilled HR Business Partner and organizational leader and she has that unique blend of foresight, critical analysis, and patience required of HRBPs. Her ability to quietly observe and assess her client groups and then provide impactful and effective influence makes her stand out from other HRBPs. She is one of the few HRBPs who I had confidence in knowing that she could fully explore a situation from multiple angles before seeking counsel or asking for something outside of the norm. Kathy has advanced understanding and expertise of best practices in HR and Talent Management. She is a most gracious and willing partner and collaborator with organizational COEs. She frequently pulled me into discussions and sought counsel. She was always well informed and prepared whenever we had meetings together. It was rare that follow ups were required- she truly knows and understands the people and the business she supports. Kathy was assigned the most challenging client groups, ones that are make or break for the business. I observed Kathy's unique ability to move the organization into action when she immediately observed signs of a quickly escalating business challenge that had both internal and external impact. She rallied key stakeholders to create internal communications and prioritization strategies. She kept her organizational partners informed and provided space for her clients to focus on the escalating matter. She not only was an effective HRBP for her business leaders, but also a co-enabler of the business as only the best and most effective HRBPs can be. There aren't enough positive things I can share about Kathy and her work ethic, skills and leadership."

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  Bethel University

  Major: Organizational Leadership