Talent Business Advisor
Deloitte
Mclean, Virginia
Advised senior business leaders of a 1,700-person/$500M business unit on all aspects related to Talent, with the support of a broad team of Talent professionals, centers of excellence and shared services teams Partnered with the finance, resource management, recruiting and learning teams to ensure the business had the skills and resources needed to meet and exceed financial expectations and deliver on its strategy Identified trends and issues related to the practice’s ability to attract, develop and retain the right skillsets, and devised and implemented strategies and programs to address these challenges (e.g. new tools and processes to accelerate new hire staffing and engagement, in conjunction with the Learning and Onboarding teams) Led a range of talent processes within the business unit, including: Performance Management, Compensation, Separations, Employee Relations and Risk Management, Global Mobility & Immigration and Coaching and Counseling Oversaw the Performance Management and Global Mobility & Immigration processes across multiple business units, ensuring consistency in process and policy, and educating peers on technical details Led Talent function for a new delivery center as it grew from 0 to 100 staff in 12 months; reviewed and revised policies and processes for a new career model with a different set of financial levers and expectations Redefined an existing career model to improve utilization of practitioners with specialised skillsets, improve employee engagement and create more development opportunities; developed and rolled out thorough communication plan, which was then adopted for the entire US Consulting organization Counseled individual consultants, managers and Partners/Directors on performance management, risk management, leadership development, Firm policies and more