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Austin, Texas, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

People Leadership- Led, coached and developed a team of HR Business Partners that provide end-to-end client group support. - Provided thought leadership and mentorship on Wheel’s learning and enablement strategy, starting with a user-led approach to building a manager development program.People & Talent Strategy & Programs- Supported Head of People in developing and iterating on People & Talent strategy, focusing on three core pillars of attraction, experience and investment.- Supported the strategic and talent integration of Wheel’s acquisition of GoodRX Care platform and team.- Launched Wheel’s first annual talent review process, identifying and action planning for key talent and low performers.Change Management- Supported the successful onboarding and integration of three new executive leaders: CMO, CTO & SVP, Product Development.- Led talent and communication strategy for an Operations team realignment, evolving the team from a generalist to specialist model and leading to a 20% lift in the team’s effectiveness score.- Partnered with leadership and internal communications to lead, plan and execute two reduction in forces, including owing all HR project work, internal messaging, compliance and ongoing engagement initiatives.

Austin, Texas, Us

End-to-End Client Group Support- Served as the HR Business Partner for Operations, Commercial, Legal, Finance & Marketing, providing end-to-end client group support through building relationships with executive team members and their entire organizations. - Partnered with the Chief Revenue Officer to design and scale by 7x the Commercial organization (Sales, Account Management, Implementation & Sales Operations).People & Talent Strategy & Programs- Led People & Talent team through a design sprint to iterate on and enhance pre-boarding and onboarding, leading to the launch of a new tool and Wheel’s first comprehensive onboarding program.- Launched Wheel’s first performance and salary review process, leading to 12% lift in the employee development & feedback score.

Austin, Tx, Us

Set strategy and executed on Talent Development, Learning & Development and Design Thinking at RMN.Served as the HR Business Partner for Operations, Marketing, Business Analytics, Sales and Program Management departments.- Managed end-to-end client group ownership, building relationships with the executive team member and throughout their entire organization - Led thought leadership and strategy through execution on all People-related items, including organization effectiveness and design, talent management, and employee relations- Supported and provided talent guidance through the integration of RetailMeNot into Ziff Media Group as part of the acquisition by J2 Global

Austin, Tx, Us

Talent development- Developed RetailMeNot's first organization-wide talent philosophy to ensure alignment in assessing and valuing talent through user-led design and external research- Operationalized a Manager Effectiveness survey tool to ensure a higher level of manager accountability- With the Business Partner team, built an enhanced performance management processes, calibration tooling and priorities to support new talent philosophyLearning & Development- Drove ongoing thought-leadership and execution of RetailMeNot’s team member and people leader development programs- Evolved RetailMeNot’s learning programs from the traditional classroom model to on-demand, on-the-job learning- Managed the vendor vetting and selection, launch and ongoing engagement initiatives of Udemy for Business, a top e-learning enterprise platform; reached adoption within 71% of the organization by end of year one, exceeding the average for Udemy for Business users- Developed a “course club” model, promoting blended learning through discussion, activity and e-learning; 97% of learners would attend another course clubDesign thinking- Program managed the design thinking efforts within the People team, including: scoping work, project team coordination, design thinking coaching and process enhancements- Released three career development-focused products which influenced a lift in our Learning & Development company-wide engagement scores from 68% (2017) to 75% (2018) to 78% (2019)- Concepted and managed the design process for a new set of company-wide values, launched May 2019- Facilitated internal workshops and learning experiences teaching the full Design Thinking process to leadership, cross-functional working teams and full departments

Austin, Tx, Us

As Learning & Development Manager, I worked to develop and implement programs that help achieve RetailMeNot's strategic business goals and operational objectives. I also:- Led RMN's learning program and was accountable for all programs (1. Growth & Development, 2. Team Building and 3. Corporate Governance)- Worked as an internal consultant, partnering with business leaders to set strategic learning roadmap, provide instructional design, development and facilitation of learning opportunities- Designed, implemented and facilitated innovative learning programs to drive high performance and business outcomes- Managed new hire onboarding, compliance training and reporting, internal company-wide communications, platforms, legal reporting- Administered and iterate on RMN's Learning Management System- Effectively sourced, negotiated with and managed vendors- Set, managed and updated central training and education budget/forecast and aided in departmental recommendations for training- Measured and assessed effectiveness of all L&D programs and facilitators, evolving and adjusting based on results

Austin, Tx, Us

As an Learning & Development Specialist, I worked to ensure RetailMeNot'sv training programs were maintained and executed effectively. I also:- Work as an internal consultant, partnering with our business areas to implement training and address questions- Facilitated Leadership and Management development courses- Managed and iterated on RetailMeNot's onboarding programs - Selected, implemented and customized RetailMeNot's LMS (Learning Management System), Sumtotal Maestro- Managed vendor relationships- Hosted and facilitated team building sessions within RetailMeNot

Austin, Tx, Us

As a University Recruiter, I worked to strengthen RetailMeNot through college hiring and brand promotion on college campuses across the US. I also:- Participated in development of RetailMeNot’s college recruiting strategy, including target schools, organizations, events, etc.- Consulted with hiring managers on recruiting process, pipelines and expectations- Managed full cycle recruitment process for interns and full time positions with an emphasis in technical recruiting - Built relationships with career services departments to target niche student organizations to reach hiring objectives- Maintained relationship-building focus with targeted students to meet our hiring objectives and positively impact campus relationships and pipeline- Assisted in the development and planning of the summer intern program- orientation, onboarding, and social event planning

Austin, Tx, Us

As a Site Operations Coordinator, I managed the flow of content onto the RetailMeNot site and relationships with our customer base. I also focused on:-Content production – gather, update, edit, and validate online coupons and deals content for publication in digital and offline channels-Moderation – determine content that is acceptable for publication-Customer and Merchant Services – provide email-based customer support to website users and provide merchant promotion support

Fort Worth, Tx, Us