Lisa Wilkinson Email & Phone Number

Reston, Virginia, United States

Leading SOSi's workforce planning and development, talent acquisition and retention, learning and development, employee engagement, compensation and benefits, performance management, diversity and inclusion programs, and compliance.TRANSFORMATIONAL PEOPLE AND CULTURE INNOVATOR AND THOUGHT LEADER | Human Resources | Employee Experience, People Ops & Culture Strategy | M&A Organizational Design | Strategic Workforce Planning | Operational Excellence

Trusted advisor and direct report to the President & CEO for approximately 11 years. P&C Leader responsible for M&A activities associated with the acquisition of DRS GES by SES. Integral member of the Space & Defense and Global SES P&C Senior Leadership Team positioning the Company for success by identifying risk and addressing all legal employment matters. Created a Human Centric Experience which includes Talent Acquisition and Management, Learning & Development, People Experience, Culture Strategy, Employee Relations, Well-Being and Engagement, Total Rewards & Benefits, HR Systems/Analytics, People Operations, and external Customer and Partner Experience and Satisfaction. Led a team of seven talented professionals.• Led all M&A HR efforts for DRS GES and SES SD. Most notably, lead the HR efforts for the sale of the DRS GES business ($450M) which was acquired by SES, resulting in a transition to SES effective 8/1/22. • Successfully integrated the DRS GES and SES Government Solutions (GS) business to create SES Space & Defense ($500M+, ~250 ppl).• Established and executed Company P&C Philosophy, Mission, Vision, and Tactical Plan against Strategic Business Objectives.• Shaped core business through organization optimization efforts directly with CEO & Executive Leadership against GES/SD strategic business and Customer objectives. Coached and developed leaders in support of Strategic Business Objectives and leadership succession plan.

Virginia, United States

Served as strategic business partner to the President and Senior Leadership Team. In various HR roles of escalating responsibility and accountability over 14 years, led all aspects of Human Resources function for DRS Global Enterprise Solutions (DRS GES) inclusive of People & Culture Strategy, Operations, Talent Acquisition, Benefits, Wellbeing, Compensation, Performance Management, Employee Relations and Compliance.• Design, develop and execute Company Communications Plan, including but not limited to, Executive Communication and presentations, rolling Employee Calendar, Monthly Town Hall meetings and Newsletter. • Primary driver of the establishment of Social Media Strategy driving employer brand with internal and external stakeholders resulting in increased employee/candidate engagement. Partner with DRS MARCOM ensuring communications synergies and alignment with parent messaging. • Established talent acquisition function eliminating the use of external agencies. Optimized time to hire by 30% within one year, ensuring talent alignment with Company core values and key virtues through standardized, automated, and customized hiring practices resulting in quality hires invested in the Company culture. • Designed, developed, and executed Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (DI&Bs) program focused on creating a safe workplace for all employees. Built a culture of trust driven by leadership, positively impacting the productivity of the organization through increased engagement scores (culture surveys/eNPS), reduction of employee relations issues, increased retention, and an increase in happiness overall. Resulted in a decrease in voluntary turnover from 33% in 2018 to 9% in 2022 which directly impacted the achievement of synergies following the integration of SES GS/GES.