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Beachwood, OH, US

Beachwood, Ohio, US

• Led people strategy including multi-year shared services agreement and employee migration strategy during the ramp-up of Curbline.
• Led the creation and implementation of new HR programs, new HRIS implementation and new benefits program for Curbline.
• Transitioned 401(K) Plan sponsorship from SITE Centers to Curbline, implemented new Non-Qualified Deferred Comp Plan and implemented Stock Plan Services to manage equity grants for Curbline.

• Lead cultural transformation and people strategy, including recruitment, workforce development, total rewards, payroll, wellness, and HRIS for SITE Centers throughout United States and Puerto Rico.
• Co-led the re-design of the Beachwood Headquarters facility to improve the utilization of our space, modernize our environment and facilitate a more collaborative, connected workplace.
• Co-led the launch of new corporate values and implemented multiple new approaches to help employees understand and incorporate our values into our workplace.
• Launched and facilitated a leadership development program among 22 senior leaders which culminated into a leadership retreat which generated a cohesive transformation among the leadership team.

Beachwood, OH, US

Lead human capital initiatives, recruitment, development, total rewards, payroll, wellness, and HRIS for DDR throughout United States and Puerto Rico.

Beachwood, OH, US

• Overall responsibility for leading Compensation, Benefits, HRIS, Payroll, Employee Equity Administration, Deferred Compensation and Wellness for DDR Corp.
• Assisted in leading culture through 4 CEO transitions during a 3 year period.
• Implemented online Shareworks equity administration platform to improve equity management process and provide employees with a portal to access their equity grant information.
• Introduced pre-tax commuter benefits and voluntary critical illness and accident plans.
• Re-designed workspace layouts following RIF and led multi-functional project team responsible for renovating multiple work areas and relocating hundreds of employees over a 3 month period.
• Organized and coordinated large reduction in force during spring 2017 to align workforce size to smaller portfolio.

Beachwood, OH, US

• Introduced new Wellness platform in 2013 called "Make It Happen" with a focus on helping employees learn about their health risks and meet their wellness goals.
• Completed full market study for DDR positions to ensure compensation programs remain competitive and support the meritrocratic philosophy of the organization.
• Managed all benefit programs, prepared and tracked benefits budget, and introduced new Legal Services Plan for 2014.
• Managed the equity and option grant administration process for all executive and non-executive grants. Enhanced tracking and administration process.
• Managed all deferred compensation plan administration and tracking, including cash and equity deferrals for executives and board members.
• Conducted base, total cash, and total remuneration executive compensation study for all executive positions in the company.

Cleveland, Ohio, US

• Led the implementation of a holistic wellness strategy incorporating health, financial, work, and life wellness for UH employees and their families in support of the UH strategic goal of becoming an employer of choice.
• Key contributor on development of Accountable Care Organization model with specific focus on preventive care, effective case management for acute care, disease management for chronic conditions, and the overall.
• Managed all benefit programs and implemented new programs in support of wellness strategy; included vendor partner management, transition of Rx to new carve-out vendor resulting in savings of more than $2M, in-sourcing.
• Created wellness website (www.UHWellness.org) which provides access to tools and resources to employees, their family members, and new recruits. Site generated over 166,000 hits and over 10,500 active online.
• Launched wellness initiatives and programs to expand the tools and resources available to employees, including Wellness Bingo, Shape Up UH, multi-site wellness fairs and a wellness incentive, plus multi-site fitness.

Cleveland, Ohio, US

• Served as Total Rewards department head for 12 months during the search for a vice president. Team productivity and engagement levels increased under my leadership.
• Oversaw compensation & benefits strategy implementation, including policy development and benchmarking analysis, and implementation of Oracle Compensation Workbench to administer online pay-for-performance adjustments.
• Successfully launched new benefit plans including Group Long Term Care, Pre- and Post-65 Retiree Medical programs, a conversion to cash balance pension plan for new hires, and conversion from HRA to HSA in.

Cleveland, Ohio, US

• Managed compensation programs including base salary administration for 16,000+ FTEs, market review of 3,000+ positions, multiple incentive programs, executive compensation, and various pay programs developed to support.
• Managed health, welfare and retirement benefits; included plan design, budget, vendor relations, and communications. Achieved increases in employee engagement levels, with benefits recognized as highest ranked area for.
• Partnered with and counseled executives on department structuring, position design, compensation planning and pay decisions to continue to drive a performance-driven culture.

Cleveland, Ohio, US

• Implemented system-wide Director & Manager compensation programs, including base salary & total cash compensation market analysis and new management incentive plan for 500+ managers & directors. Over a 3-year period.
• Led project team responsible for design & successful implementation of medical plans with new plan administrator; included full data conversion, plan setup and open enrollment communications.
• Collaborated with OD&L to develop compensation strategy to support new performance management model & new culture model focused on identifying and rewarding top performers. Strategy contributed to significant reduction.
• Managed Retirement Savings Plan vendor relationship and plan changes, including multiple plan mergers to simplify administration and compliance.
• Partnered with and counseled senior leaders on department structuring, position design, compensation planning and pay decisions to align with shift from a seniority-based to performance-driven culture.

• Oversaw compensation, benefits, and HRIS administration including design, implementation, ongoing analysis, recommendations, and communications to support QualChoice’s entrepreneurial spirit;
• Developed performance management program, tools, and training to support performance-driven culture. Involved all levels of management to facilitate change, resulting in high levels of engagement, significant growth.
• Developed incentive programs, including sales commissions, management bonuses, attendance, and cost savings initiatives to align with organizational goals.
• Handled complex employee relations issues, provided counseling on policy interpretation, employee terminations, RIFs. Partnered with and counseled management on department structuring, position design, personnel.

Created Compensation Program, including structure design and policy development. Administered and communicated benefits; implemented new 401k vendor and company match, medical plan changes, dental vendor change. Implemented HRIS and time & attendance systems. Conducted employee relations investigations & interventions, wrote and edited various company-wide.

Supported recruitment, company events, benefits administration and policy development, including conversion from Vacation/Sick Personal Time to Paid Time Off (PTO) program.