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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

✪ SCOPE: Maintained accountability for developing benefits strategy for global benefits offerings and programs that supported the scale-up and growth of the business. Directed the C-Suite through benefits process and renewal decisions regarding the design, implementation, and administration of all employee benefit programs, including health insurance, retirement plans, wellness programs, and other supplemental benefits. ✪ VALUE DELIVERED:➦ Successfully negotiated multi-million dollar savings over four renewal cycles.➦ Performed Global Benefits Broker RFP, which resulted in significant annual savings. ➦ Identified employee needs and trends while providing recommendations on enhancing benefit offerings and program improvements.➦ Partnered with internal HRIS team to automate COBRA integration and compliance testing, which yielded over 80 hours of time savings.➦ Pioneered the launch of “Benefit Bites” monthly communication, which drove engagement for under-utilized benefits. ➦ Designed and implemented two new entity benefit programs for multiple countries. ➦ Ensured compliance with legal and regulatory requirements related to employee benefits including ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, and state-specific regulations. ➦ Expanded mental health and fertility programs globally. ➦ Led efforts to enhance non-birthing parent parental leave globally from 8 weeks to 12 weeks. ➦ Spearheaded benefits assessments and integration for all Americas-based M&A activity.

New York, Ny, Us

✪ SCOPE: Directed the annual open enrollment process including coordinating open enrollment fairs, developing communication plan, and ensuring renewal changes reflected in open enrollment materials. Contributed to Workday implementation. ✪ VALUE DELIVERED:➦ Championed efforts to augment benefit programs including medical, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), commuter benefits, retirement plans, voluntary, and supplemental benefit offerings. ➦ Managed leaves of absence programs related to FMLA, short-term, and long-term disability. ➦ Collaborated with benefits brokers and vendors to ensure full compliance with all state and federal regulations.➦ Facilitated annual benefit renewal process and recommended a forward-thinking approach to data analysis.➦ Implemented global mobility policies for employee-initiated relocations and company-initiated relocations.

New York, Ny, Us

✪ SCOPE: Provided HRBP support to Customer Success, Client Enablement, and Fitness Partnership teams. ✪ VALUE DELIVERED:➦ Collaborated with business and external counsel to manage various employee relations issues.

New York, Ny, Us

✪ SCOPE: Built and maintained a network of passive, top talent through pro-active sourcing and outreach strategies. ✪ VALUE DELIVERED:➦ Spearheaded the hiring process from inception to completion and hired 21 candidates in less than 5 months.

New York, Ny, Us

✪ SCOPE: Directed education/training, individual development/career growth, and trust-building initiatives throughout the organization. ✪ VALUE DELIVERED:➦ Partnered with payroll to prepare and verify benefit invoicing while ensuring accuracy for annual benefits budget of $2M.➦ Ignited employee engagement levels by 25% through strategic partnerships with business leaders.➦ Managed the administration of health and welfare plans for over 200 employees through annual open enrollment and new hire onboarding processes, which fueled participation by 20%.➦ Earned a reputation as the subject matter expert for FMLA, ADA, FLSA, and PFL issues while maintaining up-to-date knowledge on Federal and State law developments and ensuring 100% compliance. ➦ Led analysis, planning, and design of salary and benefits for the organization while ensuring competitive positioning that yielded a 25% increase in talent acquisition.➦ Played an instrumental role in resolving all employee relations issues, successfully counseling and coaching employees, and resolving over 90% of the cases.➦ Created and implemented policies and procedures that resulted in a 30% reduction in policy violations. ➦ Streamlined the performance appraisal process across all business units, which resulted in a 20% increase in completion rates.

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

N/A, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Sale, Gb

Locations Across The Chicago Metropolitan Area, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Master Of Science, Nonprofit Management

Ba, Journalism