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Toronto, On, Ca

M.G. Lang & Associates is committed to driving transformative change, enhancing talent management, and delivering immediate value to organizations seeking to thrive in the evolving business landscape. Key achievements:✦ Performed as an Acting Vice President of Human Resources for multiple clients and achieved operational excellence and organizational efficiency through reimagining job design and establishing a consistent job matrix, resulting in streamlined processes, increased productivity, and reduced costs.✦ Transformed client organizations by creating and implementing an innovative Employment Life Cycle strategy, optimizing talent management, increasing employee satisfaction, and improving organizational performance.✦ Redesigned critical HR functions, including sourcing, onboarding, learning and development, performance management, reward systems, succession planning, and transition management, resulting in enhanced employee engagement, improved productivity, and higher retention rates

Worldwide, Oo

Collaborated with major organizations nationwide to drive the transition toward the workplace of the future, leveraging expertise in HR, IT, and real estate to deliver transformative solutions. Key achievements:✦ Led comprehensive assessments of current employee work styles, highlighting the imperative for workplace changes and strategic transformations in HR practices, IT infrastructure, and real estate utilization.✦ Designed and successfully implemented innovative workplace settings tailored to the evolving nature of work, resulting in increased employee satisfaction, improved collaboration, and enhanced productivity, ultimately driving measurable business outcome

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Led HR for Google Canada and simultaneously served as an HR Business Partner for the Vice President of Integrated Services, overseeing a team of over 600 Googlers spread across the USA. Key achievements:✦ Transformed the Canadian office from a team of 65 salespeople to an integrated team of 220 service providers.✦ Achieved the prestigious "Great Place to Work" award for three consecutive years, driving organizational success and fostering a positive work environment.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca

✦ Successfully executed client engagement strategies and implemented impactful Public Relations campaigns to raise awareness of the revolutionary Flexible Work Styles program, demonstrating expertise in driving strategic initiatives and achieving tangible outcomes.✦ Created highly efficient tools and engagement models for client interaction, effectively positioning technology investments to support flexible work styles and delivering measurable value to clients.✦ Developed compelling Return On Investment (ROI) models that underscored the significant financial advantages of the program, providing concrete evidence of its ability to deliver substantial results.✦Led an extensive media campaign that garnered over Four Million impressions through various channels, such as print, web, blogs, and visual media, effectively utilizing strategic communications for maximum impact.✦ Secured national coverage, including prestigious full-page articles in prominent cities, showcasing the capability to establish clients as industry leaders.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca

Collaborated successfully with the national corporate affairs team, spanning from Montreal to Vancouver Island, as the Human Resources Business Partner for Google Canada.Spearheaded the development and execution of the Team TELUS Cares program, which included initiatives like "Dollars for Dollars" and "Dollars for Doers," resulting in strengthened community partnerships and positioning TELUS as the preferred vendor.Innovated the Workstyles program, enabling flexible and mobile work practices that yielded significant cost savings and a substantial reduction in corporate real estate expenses for TELUS, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.Conceptualized and launched initiatives centered around the idea of doing well by doing good, prioritizing community involvement and sustainability, which have become integral aspects of TELUS's corporate culture.Demonstrated expertise in performance management, talent development, and establishing effective HR partnerships by collaborating closely with executive leaders and driving strategic HR initiatives.

Mclean, Va, Us

✦ Improved client centricity, increased speed to market, improved customer value, achieved cost reduction and enhanced the associate experience (productivity, robust roles, spans of control, supervisory relationships, leadership & values based decision making).✦ Overall headcount was reduced by approximately 30%.✦ Recognized by the business with the Circle of Excellence award✦ Brought together 6 separate organizations into one new organization, reduced the workforce by approximately 25% and generated movement of an additional 30% of the talent.✦ In partnership with the performance management team, rebuillt the Performance Management system at Capital One✦In partnership with the core Values team, redesigned the values model✦ Worked with the Human Resources Global Technology group to investigate potential implementation of collaborative software for strategic development and execution.

Bsc (Hons), Psychology

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