Keir Karson Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Area

Expertise in FMLA/OFLA, health & welfare plans, PTO, CREA, HSA, disability, severance, 401(k), and defined benefit pension plans.Benefit consultant assigned to Plan Presidents, Finance, Marketing, Health Care Services, and Corporate Services. Supported approximately 2300 employees.

Design and implement enterprise risk management program to minimize operational and strategic risk to business unit and build risk management into process and policies.Privacy compliance and regulatory resource; knowledgeable in FCC and FTC Regulation and FCRA, GLBA, and TCPA legislation.Define process, with Director of Planning, for Annual Plan and Strategic Business Objectives.Advocate for agile process across business unit.Manage human capital, recruitment, performance review.Led post-acquisition employee relations’ efforts, coach and mentor managers.Manage rewrite of job descriptions; institutionalize new salary grades, ranges, and job families; define job competencies.

Led HR responses in acquisition process to diligence requests by TransUnion.Design and train managers and executives in performance management and focal review process. Led termination events, negotiate separation agreements, manage risk of departing executives and employees.Advise budget committee and manage annual compensation process. Review compensation for individual contributors, evaluate compensation practices for business group, including retention and performance bonuses.Advise and recommend relative to organizational structure and organizational development.Design and implement on-line policy handbook with local vendor.Led implementation of HRIS.Led annual competitive bid process for health care benefits.Responsible for hiring process; vendor relations, and salary negotiation.Responsible for FLSA, EEO, ADA, FMLA compliance.

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Ba, Politcal Science