Mara Jaffa Email & Phone Number

Menlo Park, California, US

Arlington, VA, US

• Accountable for strategy and execution for diverse 3,000+ employee population in the following HR functions: employee benefits, Workday HRIS/Finance enterprise software, HR solution/shared services, onboarding.
• Lead team of 10+ HR professionals
• Oversee all benefit plans including 3000+ life self-insured medical and dental plans, ancillary benefit offerings, PTO policy, and benefits technology strategy
• Manage $100m+ 401(k) plan that boasts low employee/employer fees and conduct communication with executive investment committee
• Own Workday enterprise HR/Finance system function including roadmap and vendor relationship

Arlington, VA, US

• Accountable for leading employee benefits, HR solution/service center, onboarding, immigration, HRIS and general HR operations for 2,600+ employee organization including managing a team of 6 team members
• Manage and execute on acquisition integration activity including due diligence, benefits strategy, policy integration, and employee and data onboarding. Executed on 4+ acquisitions including 2 acquisitions with 350+.
• Interface across the organization with HR business partners, learning & development, accounting, and internal communications to build effective internal processes and collaborative efforts towards the employee experience
• Implemented defined contribution benefits strategy and outsourced benefits enrollment solution
• Served as HR Business Partner for 200 employee-IT organization including partnering with CTO and leadership team on employee engagement, strategic planning and employee relations matters

Arlington, VA, US

Arlington, VA, US

• Transformed open-enrollment and onboarding processes from paper processes to online, self- service processes
• Instituted maternity policy and new 401(k) vendor to ensure competitive benefits offering
• Developed and executed compliance processes including for 401(k) administration, government contractor obligations, immigration sponsorship, and FMLA
• Led full scale implementation of Workday HRIS

Boca Raton, Florida, US

• Serve as the human resources point of contact for over 200 international employees in seven countries
• Manage, evaluate, and implement benefit programs for over 150 international employees in four countries, including managing benefit renewals and broker relationships
• Partner with managers on handling employee relations issues in an effective and culturally sensitive manner
• Conduct due diligence and facilitate change management and employee communication for acquisitions
• Maintain and review international employment contracts

Boca Raton, Florida, US

• Performed compensation market analysis and advised managers on compensation and other personnel decisions
• Evaluated positions for Fair Labor Standards Act exemption
• Played instrumental role in the planning and execution of annual merit salary increase, stock option award, and bonus payouts for 1,500 employee company
• Served as HR functional expert for PeopleSoft HRIS including manager self service, automation, and report generation
• Managed 401(k) administration, annual audit, and 5500’s
• Mentored HRIS Administrator

Boca Raton, Florida, US

• Administered corporate quarterly, semi-annual, and annual bonus plans
• Project managed open benefits enrollment including web site readiness and employee communication for over 1,000 remote and on-site employees
• Performed internal and external analysis on compensation and benefits policies and programs
• Executed HRIS data import, employee benefits transition and 401(k) plan closures for mergers and acquisitions

Boca Raton, Florida, US

• Led stock option program and semi-annual promotion cycle with Director, Compensation
• Completed two company-wide compensation surveys annually for over 1,000 employees
• Supported benefits open enrollment set up and communication

Columbus, GA, US

• Screened and recruited sales associates by phone and at job fairs
• Collaborated with District Sales Manager on recruitment strategies

Mba & Ma, Human Resources

Ba, Economics, Communication