Kat Taylor Email & Phone Number

Greensburg, Pa, Us

I played a pivotal role in shaping the strategies, processes, and operations that enabled this great company to thrive during unprecedented growth. I improved rhythms and accountability and charted new positions. I was entrusted with a triple role cultivating and leading our growing team of professionals, to include executive interviewers and executive career coaches. * Upskilled and doubled the team, carefully recruiting, hiring, training and managing a new executive interviewer team of 24 direct reports with a depth of life experience and professional bearing. Increased both client and employee satisfaction by consistently infusing individual support, developing resources and creating best practices, and providing responsive leadership in a remote environment. * Independently managed the entire Storeyline team: recruiting, vetting, hiring, and training customer success advisors, executive career coaches, executive interviewers, specialized resume writers and professional office staff. * While conducting 35+ executive interviews each week as a newcomer, I recognized a lack of consistency and resources for training new hires to succeed. I created scripts and developed best practices that were endorsed by the CEO and implemented companywide for increases in efficiency, consistency, and engaged onboarding. * Ideated a new revenue stream that addressed a pervasive client need – tailored executive coaching sessions geared toward interview preparation, job search initiatives, and career direction. Created the marketing for coaching sessions and hired, trained, and developed certified executive coach team, growing sessions to 50+ a week and $500K+ in new annual revenue. * In a dual role as In-House Executive Career Coach and Customer Success Lead, I conducted personalized sessions and hosted review calls with dissatisfied clients. Zeroed in on common themes for process improvements and transformed client satisfaction ratings.

Moon Township, Pa, Us

I established the first Human Resources department for a 110-year-old, privately held manufacturing company deep rooted in the rail industry. At first a department of one for several years, I developed and scaled a multi-level, national HR team of 15 direct reports, working side-by-side with the President and C-suite throughout my tenure. Built a compliant, progressive HR department critical to success and an aggressive growth plan under majority private equity ownership.* Created the HR department, processes, and policies responsible for talent acquisition, hiring/firing, onboarding/offboarding, benefits administration, safety, workers compensation, and employee relations at Corporate HQ and all 12+ subsidiary divisions. * Taught C-suite and senior leadership team the facets and value of HR and unified practices, gaining trust and support for charting change and preparing the company to aggressively scale.* Mapped and implemented consistent national policies, procedures, corrective action plans, quarterly/annual evaluations, and pre-employment and post-accident screenings.* Established a national safety program to upend a costly trend of accidents and claims. Drove a culture of safety and built a company-wide incentive program at every facility that dramatically decreased accidents and saved $1M YoY in lost time and litigation.* Played an integral role in 10+ company acquisitions, serving as a go-to for due diligence and stewarding a welcoming transition for new personnel to Stucki and its HR systems and policies. * Recruited, vetted, interviewed, and personally hired every position from entry-level laborer to C-suite executive. With 100% responsibility for each layer of talent acquisition, also prioritized a custom onboarding and offboarding experience. * Recognized by the executive board and C-suite for achieving $900K in YoY savings with the identification and remediation of a glut of state-by-state third-party staffing contracts lacking oversight.

Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, Us

I was the first dedicated talent acquisition specialist at this high-tech products company in growth mode. I absorbed the nuances of each department in building its job descriptions and filled 100 requisitions in one year for the range of engineers, draftsmen, PhDs, finance, sales, and executive roles.

Fresno, Ca, Us

I was recruited to join this national staffing firm to open a local franchise, tag-teaming the range of business development, sales, and recruiting in building a candidate pool for multiple markets. I was the face of the new Pittsburgh office, garnering trust in a competitive market and propelling critical priorities and forward motion in a start-up environment.

Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, Us

Despite being a recent college graduate and new to HR, I was hired by this grocery retailer to build a workforce for its novel, high-end Market District shopping concept. I creatively recruited, hired, and established an innovative and highly engaging onboarding experience that entrenched employees in the uniqueness of the brand and fostered immense retention.