Kimberly Johnston (She/Elle/Ella/Her/La) Email & Phone Number

Redmond, Wa, Us

Culver City, California, Us

Guangzhou, Guangdong, Cn

Hold Director HR equivalent role for $80M First Party Studio business unit of a $13.7B global leader in the exploding online gaming industry. Develop and direct execution of a comprehensive global HR strategy impacting 1500+ employees across 9 countries.Direct a global team of HR experts to create and deploy organizational effectiveness programs and strategies. Selected by Head of HR to collaborate on design and execution of HR infrastructure, Talent Management & Organizational Effectiveness strategy.+ Led combined people and business expansion plan that helped NetEase grow from 4 to 15 studios within months.+ Headed development of foundational HR policies (Handbook, PTO, LOA, Learning, Rewards) that improved employee satisfaction rates.+ Drove rapid company-wide adoption of current HR tech (Lattice, Google Sites, HR ticketing system) that grew individual HR team productivity.+ Currently managing integration of Workday, projected to improve overall HR efficiency by 25-30%.+ Collaborated with HR Leadership to codify a global Compensation and Performance Management framework, which streamlined financial governance and slashed compensation-related disputes.

Seattle, Washington, Us

For this private equity funded tech and entertainment company, headed all People operations and cross-functional team including HRBPs, Analytics, Operations, Benefits, and Employee Relations for a global e-sports entertainment company with 300+ employees. Developed a multi-disciplinary HR team of 7 and collaborated on development of an overall $20M budget and oversight of a $450k+ annual HR operational budget.+ Served as business partner and strategic advisor to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team (ELT) of 5.+ Played key role in overcoming growth roadblocks by spearheading multiple core HR programs in critical maturation phase, also credited with growing inter-departmental collaboration.+ Brought in on ELT strategy sessions, directly setting performance goals for 100+ employees.+ Drove shift to data-driven decision-making by introducing: executive scorecards (used by 5 top executives), engagement survey (reaching 300+ employees), and analytics overhaul (improved KPI tracking by 32%).+ Reduced total HR overhead through meticulous expense planning, reallocation of roles, and leveraging underused functions of existing HRIS.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Promoted through 3 roles at this megacorporation. In final role, advised executive clients while holding oversight and deployment of HRBPs and Senior HRBPs as well as driving execution of enterprise-wide projects. Directed a team of Senior and Core HR Business Partners (HRBPs) to deliver strategic business partner guidance across 7 major functions (IT, R&D, Studios, Licensing, Merchandising, Finance, and Legal). Oversaw all HR for approx. 800 employees.+ Transformed the employee experience of up to 1,256 employees across the Americas by partnering with the C-Suite on the execution of 5+ complex organizational design initiatives per year.+ Increased internal promotions by collaborating with C-Suite on restructure of Learning & Development, Succession Planning, and Recruiting frameworks.+ Reduced employee relations disputes requiring formal investigation by coaching 30+ senior leaders monthly on change management and conflict resolution.+ Helped enterprise improve gender balance to 36.5% female vs. 19.5% at parent company level despite heavy concentration of tech talent.Nintendo of America Hybrid Redmond, WASenior Human Resources Business Partner (SHRBP)2019 – 2020 Promoted within one year. Retained advisory relationships with senior-level business clients while also leading major HR projects. Independently managed restructuring of the overarching HR function for 1,500+ employees to align with shifting business priorities. + Led special projects including establishment of 2 Employee Resource Groups, a quarterly HR communications strategy, and an organizational design toolkit adopted by 50+ team leaders.+ Launched a new leadership development program attended by 100+ managers annually.+ Mentored and managed a high-performing team of 8 HR professionals, significantly improving client satisfaction scores related to HR.

Bellevue, Wa, Us

Promoted within first 6 months from HRBP to HRBOP Manager. Strategic business partner for Retirement Operations, Sales, Product, and Marketing. Developed and implemented HR programs and solutions with an emphasis on scaling and provided coaching and consultation to management on employee relations issues, performance management, leadership development, engagement, change management, and org effectiveness.