Lisa Soderquist Email & Phone Number

Marlborough, MA, US

Dublin, Coolock, IE

• Dual role: Accountable for strategic global programs for Talent Acquisition, Top 100 Succession Planning, Learning and Development, Performance Management, Leads HR for Consumer and Device Commercial division, Team of 35
• Led a HR Generalist team for Commercial Consumer and Device division.
• Established a global employee learning and leadership development program. The program was branded as a source of competitive currency to retain talent leveraging e-Learning solutions and track analytics through a.
• Led Top 100 Leader Succession Planning and Development. Prepared Board review, program approved September 2015 and 2016.
• Designed a global end-to-end talent acquisition solution to ensure the quality, speed and efficiency of hiring. Implemented a global framework and ATS technology; reduced turnover through better hiring and on-boarding.
• Navigated key aspects of the 2015 transformational merger of Actavis and Allergan, the largest integration ($76b) in the pharmaceutical industry.

Dublin, Coolock, IE

• Responsible for the driving HR strategic human resources for the North America Commercial - Specialty and Consumer businesses, $4.8b, Team of 20
• Served as a thought advisor to business leaders by providing strategic and tactical solutions that directly impacted performance and productivity.
• Drove talent acquisition - external and internal (48%) movement; guided talent succession planning and readiness of people, led performance management and ER mediation.
• Implemented compensation rewards programs - field sales IC plans to executive rewards.
• Fostered employee engagement (92% positive emotion connection rating).

Switzerland 🇨🇭, CH

• Led the HR Generalist, Team of 10
• Provided HR strategic-thought partnership to 10 Executive R&D Leaders.
• Identified HR direction and co-managed the departmental budget and HR operations.
• Launched an enhanced Learning & Development practice to include employee engagement, led site Performance Management and Global Compensation for Pharma Research.

Milpitas, California, US

• Led HR Generalist Team of 6
• Led HR business partner team, supported product, sales client groups (exempt and non-exempt.)
• Co-developed company-wide initiative for assessing, growing top talent and managing retention.
• Completed HR due diligence and led HR integration for two global acquisitions: India and Israel.

• Responsible for all aspects of HR, post-IPO.
• Partnered with CEO for Board recruitment, developed Executive Performance Compensation programs approved by the Board annually, directly liaised with BOD Compensation Committee.
• Implemented compensation & benefits, performance management and recruitment practices and programs.
• Conducted HR due-diligence for acquisitions in both Canada and India.

• Accountable for setting the human resources strategic direction.
• Introduced and achieved company associate engagement rating of 74.2%, up from 62%.
• Led HR aspects for 8 hotel M&A and openings, expansion ramp-up of 5 regional sales offices.
• Oversaw recruitment and spearheaded labor industrial relations collective agreements.