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San Francisco, California, Us

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Act as trusted advisor to HR & business leaders on Compensation & Benefits strategies for Global Functions and North America Operating Unit• Provide insights, diagnostics, and coaching to client group to influence Total Rewards decisions• Lead a global workstream to streamline our job catalogue for the Supply Chain function, reducing the number of job codes by 68% to improve consistency across the organization & enhance manager experience• Deliver training, communications, and tools to facilitate the successful execution of the Annual Rewards cycle• Led the evolution of the North America geographic differential strategy to better attract and retain an increasingly remote workforce across the U.S. and Canada• Conducted the first competitiveness analysis for the full North America Operating Unit, securing an additional $1.5 million in off-cycle increases for employees that were significantly below market in base pay• Introduced a new spot bonus program, providing leaders greater flexibility to reward and recognize accomplishments outside of the annual rewards cycle

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Selected for short-term international assignment in Warsaw, Poland; completed in Atlanta due to COVID-19• Advised HR & business leaders on Compensation & Benefits programs for employees in 16 diverse markets ranging from Austria to Russia, ensuring compliance with global strategies while adapting to local needs• Partnered with Total Rewards Analysts & Consultants to ensure delivery of Total Rewards programs and advise on resolution of complex issues• Directed the implementation of new benefits programs in 12 countries, leading the stakeholder management with local executives and change management efforts with employees• Oversaw the calculations and communications process for 16 unique voluntary & involuntary severance programs, aligning with Legal & Employee Relations to ensure compliance in each local country

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Consulted with HR & business leaders on the execution of Compensation & Benefits strategy for their client groups• Leveraged compensation data to coach clients on areas of opportunity to align with global compensation strategy• Led the North America supply chain compensation strategy project to identify & address critical compensation issues for our frontline hourly population• Led the North America job leveling project to align internal job hierarchies with external compensation survey career levels• Facilitated training sessions to educate managers & employees on new global compensation strategy & programs

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Selected for a 2-year development assignment reporting directly to the Global Head of Total Rewards with experiences across the Total Rewards PortfolioTotal Rewards Consulting• Consult with HR leaders in Marketing, Growth, and R&D functions on the implementation of our new Base Pay, Annual Incentive, and Long-Term Incentive programsExecutive Compensation• Create decision guides for the Compensation Committee to make pay decisions for the Chairman, CEO, & NEOs• Manage the Executive Compensation Dashboards for the top 75 executives at the company to identify potential executive retention issuesBenefits• Lead the benefits redesign for the Costa Rica office (~350 associates), including external benchmarking, design proposal, senior leadership stakeholdering, vendor selection, and change management communications; resulted in future cost savings of ~$700,000 annually and 30% reduction in number of plans• Design Benefits 2.0 dashboard to track the effectiveness of benefits redesign initiatives in 100 countries

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Manager (December 2016 - August 2017)Associate (May 2015 - November 2016)· Led a global taskforce to design & enhance the Diversity Playbook, providing Business Unit leaders with diversity data & insights to drive key talent decisions· Consulted with HR Leaders, Women’s Leadership Council, Multicultural Leadership Council, & Business Resource Groups on diversity data to identify opportunities for growth · Partnered with HR Reporting to build a predictive model of future representation of Women in senior leadership roles· Performed best practice research to inform a best-in-class global Diversity & Inclusion strategy

Atlanta, Ga, Us

I graduated from a 2 year accelerated leadership development program for high potential HR professionals. My rotations included HR Knowledge & Insights, Talent Management & Employee Engagement, Employee Relations, and HR Business PartnerHighlights: ● · Served as HR Business Partner for Manufacturing function in Atlanta, GA & Montgomery, AL (~200 associates)· Designed a Southeast Manufacturing HR Dashboard to update senior leaders on HR metrics for the region· Facilitated Career Conversations workshop to build capability of people leaders to have developmental discussions· Conducted employee investigations for cases regarding Time & Attendance, Safety, Performance, & Conduct· Led a project team to determine metrics for measuring future success of a new annual Talent Review process· Designed the company’s first 4 HR predictive analytics studies to statistically predict critical outcomes such as Retention & Regrettable Loss, leading to a new Retention Model for key frontline roles

M.A., Human Resources & Industrial Relations

B.A., Psychology, Music

Psychology, Italian