Katie Mcateer, Ma Phri Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

A member of the People and Culture Team

Empower executives and professionals to unlock their potential and navigate complex career transitions through personalized development strategies.Utilize a bespoke coaching approach, integrating mindfulness techniques to foster clarity, alignment, and purposeful career and life paths.Catalyze breakthrough personal and professional achievements for clients by harnessing leadership acumen, strategic communication, and change management.

Established HR frameworks for startups, developing comprehensive policies for the employee lifecycle, risk mitigation, compliance, and business growth, providing strategic HR architecture and advisory services to enhance organizational dynamics and human capital management.Enhanced HRIS technology functionalities for policy implementation, benefitmodifications, and simplifying HR administrative processes.Designed an employee lifecycle process that ensures a seamless journey from onboarding to offboarding, significantly improving employee satisfaction and retention rates.Governed HR compliance, conducting meticulous audits and refining protocols, ensuring regulatory conformity, reducing risks, and increasing investor confidence

Renton, Washington, Us

Lead a team of HR professionals, driving professional growth and operational excellence across a workforce exceeding 1,000 employees, enhancing interdepartmental collaboration and business agility.Function as an HR strategic advisor, offering expert guidance on workforce management and development strategies that influence leadership decisions and lead to increased operational effectiveness within the HR domain.Champion innovative employee experience initiatives, setting robust feedback mechanisms and performance metrics, which shape recruitment, retention, and training strategies in alignment with organizational values and business goals.Advocate for equity and inclusion, implementing policies and practices that foster a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture.Provide comprehensive support and management for all employee tiers, enhancing employee experience with innovative human capital strategies and solutions.Manage complex employee relations matters with empathy and legal expertise, resolving conflicts and improving workplace dynamics.Utilize data-driven insights to develop proactive strategies, reinforcing the organization's commitment to a high-performance culture.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Instrumental in the strategic acquisition of Paula's Choice by Unilever, leading due diligence and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure a successful transition and maintain business continuity.Strategic advisor to the CEO, aiding in the expansion, scaling, and operations of the global e-commerce enterprise, enhancing strategic initiatives, communications, and project management.Directed initiatives that expanded the global e-commerce business, substantially increasing market share and revenue while enhancing cross-departmental collaboration and operational efficiency.Orchestrated executive team meetings, monitoring projects, goals, strategic initiatives, and KPIs, and established a new global 3-year strategic planning process.Strengthened company culture through active employee engagement, creating initiatives that solicited real-time feedback and served as a resource for diversity, equity, inclusion, and cultural advocacy.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Spearheaded & developed the talent program, including talent acquisition, recruitment, marketing & branding, employee on-boarding, training, development & retention. Strategic business leader for the company of 200+ employees including supporting HR Director in the development & implementation of all HR programs & initiatives. Maintained the highest level of confidentiality & privacy.Executed all full cycle recruiting; during tenure, strategically hired over 78% of full-time workforce in all functional areas; collaborated with mangers for strategy effectivenessAdvised & coached employees & managers on various employee related issues up to & including performance improvement & termination process; piloted a monthly coaching & development program for new managers to build community, strategize on rising issues & target areas for continued learningFacilitated orientation & onboarding & exit interviews/off boarding for terminated employees; Administered FMLA, Short Term Disability & responded to employees’ benefit inquiriesImplemented & launched a Learning Management System, after benchmarking market optionsManaged employee Visas through partnering with immigration lawyers, experienced in OPT, OPT extension, TN, L1, O1 & H1B visas; implemented E-Verify to comply with federal visa requirement standards

Seattle, Wa, Us

Promoted to Talent Manager

Seattle, Wa, Us

Promoted to Manger, Talent Acquisition

Seattle, Wa, Us

Promoted to Talent Acquisition & Human Resources Generalist

Redmond, Wa, Us

Partnered with Fortune 500 clients (Microsoft, TMobile & Starbucks) to provide talent for urgent staffing needs.Trained, coached & supported global team in India on strategy, sourcing & morale Facilitated on-boarding support to new employees, served as an ongoing resourceDeveloped a pool of 350+ potential candidates through proactive social media searches, career fairs & ongoing improvement of sourcing strategy

Seattle, Wa, Us

Co-developed the first ever housing & residence life program for the college including, developing trainings, establishing policies, protocols & processes for office operation.Managed the overall operation of the Housing & Residence student population of 250 & department through maintaining departmental administrative systems including marketing & promotion, financials, data management, report generation, legal contracts & assessment Recruited, hired, trained, supervised, reviewed performance & supported a staff of twelve; supervised 2 graduate student internsProvided oversight, system management & direction of the student conduct process, served as a judicial hearing officer; Title VII trained investigatorCreated a Social Justice & Diversity training program for paraprofessional staff; Established a gender-neutral housing policy & program; Collaborated with the registration department to implement a preferred name change policy to remove legal burden from studentsOverhauled New Student Orientation, expanding to two days to include dual tracks for students & parents, opportunities for questions, to ease nerves, & created opportunities for socialization & connectionCounseled, mediated & responded to crisis & trauma needs & incidents as an on-call officialCoached & supported on various topics involving personal & professional developmentLed weekly staff meetings & trainings, weekly 1:1s & conducted performance reviews & supported staff in community building, behavior management conflict resolution, programming & budgeting

Seattle, Wa, Us

Manage the overall operation of the Housing & Residence department which includes administrative systems, staff supervision, budgeting, operations and facilities responsible for 2 residence halls Maintain departmental administrative systems including marketing and promotion, fiscal oversight, data management, report generation, legal housing contracts, assessment and policies and procedures Recruit, select, train and supervise two professional and eleven paraprofessional staff membersMaintain a balanced budget and review and approve expenditures of all departmental staffProvide oversight, system management and direction for an educationally based student conduct process as well as serve as a judicial hearing officer for alleged violations of college policies and procedures and assign appropriate sanctions and referrals for the educational benefit and development of the individual studentCounsel, mediate, and respond to crisis needs and incidents and serve as an on-call administrator

Seattle, Wa, Us

Co-developed the first housing and residence life program for the college which involved creating trainings for paraprofessional staffs, developing forms, establishing policies, protocols and processes for office operationManaged the overall operation of a residence hall community, academic year and summer term including making housing assignments, matching roommates, and overseeing the maintenance of the facility Supervised, trained, hired, evaluated and developed paraprofessional staffs and mentored and supervised graduate student internsDeveloped an academic year professional development curriculum for staff

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Managed the overall operation of a first year residence hall community with 466 studentsSupervised, trained, hired, evaluated and developed paraprofessional staffs ranging in size from 9 to 21, and supervise, mentor and advise a graduate Assistant Hall DirectorProvided ongoing development and educational opportunities to a group of undergraduate students topics focused diversity, multiculturalism and social justice through Advisor of Allies for DiversityCoordinated and supported programs for Living and Learning Communities Conducted assessment through benchmark institutions and developed professional and paraprofessional training, educational programs, and needs assessment initiatives through Diversity Core Area Lead positionCounseled, mediated, and responded to crisis needs and incidents of students, paraprofessionals and facilities as well as serve as an on-call administrator. Trained in Question Persuade Respond suicide gatekeeper training

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Managed the overall operation of a diverse, co-educational undergraduate hallSupervised, trained, hired and evaluated paraprofessional staff membersSupported staff in areas of programming, community development, behavior management and conflict resolutionCreated, administered and assessed a family and student orientation survey using EListen software Coordinated and support programs for John Glenn Learning Community (LC), focusing on public serviceFacilitated summer student orientation sessions on the topics of University Housing and campus life

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Assisted with the overall operation of a 426 resident, first year, co-educational undergraduate residence hall, supervising staff membersAdvised a five member executive board and a 40 member hall council with program development, community building, service outreach, recognition and resident concerns and hall council budget

Columbus, Oh, Us

Benchmarked and researched institutions with established First Year Experience programs and offered recommendations for the creation of a First Year Experience programOffered programmatic changes to the existing living program to create a community with a living-learning componentRevamped training manuals for housing professionals, paraprofessionals and offered suggestions for departmental training

Springfield, Ma, Us

Master Of Arts - Ma, Education Policy And Leadership

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science (Public Administration & International Studies Minors)

Certification, Human Resources Management