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New Berlin, New York, US

• Provide HR Business Partner collaboration and HR support to the New Product Development, Corporate Affairs, Research & Development, Labs, and Soho Café teams.
• Align HR programs to business initiatives designed to improve the workplace through diversity and inclusion, continuous improvement, organizational design, talent management, and training and development.
• Implement and execute HR programs such as performance management, compensation planning, resource planning, and employee engagement.
• Investigate and resolve employee relations issues, identify the root cause and determine the best course of action by consulting with internal and external legal counsel as needed.
• Develop proactive communications to support HR programs and maintain excellent communication with assigned groups.
• Conduct Exit Interviews and assess feedback to identify trends and improve talent retention.

Paris, Ile-de-France, FR

• Provided strategic support for ~400 employees across the Corporate functions across North America, which included Finance, Legal, IT, Communications, & Transformation (including eCommerce, Insights, GTM, RGM, & more)..
• Trained management team on various HR initiatives (i.e. employee recognition, performance, and calibration).
• Lead Performance and Talent Calibrations with various groups across the business.
• Partnered with the business regarding organizational design changes.
• Supported the integration of acquired brands, such as TX Whiskey, Rabbit Hole, and Skrewball, into the organization.
• Analyzed and presented annual employee engagement survey results and partner with business leaders to develop action plans using Glint.

Paris, Ile-de-France, FR

• Managed onboarding process including new hire documents, employee folders, I-9 forms and completing background checks.
• Served as the key contact for all new hires and acted as system administrator for the onboarding tool.
• Managed all employee changes (new hires, job changes, transfers, salary changes, manager changes, terminations and severance) in Workday; participated in all system integrations, upgrades and enhancements.
• Initiated and communicated all new hire/transfer checklists and terminations to IT, AP, Corporate Services and other relevant departments.
• Maintained active and terminated employees’ I-9s according to USCIS rules and performed necessary audits.
• Managed employee files and record retention requirements for HR as per company guidelines.

New York, NY, US

- Identified candidates for temporary, temporary-to- hire, contract, and permanent positions- Sourced for candidates in both the Accounting & Finance and Office Support divisions- Utilized CareerBuilder, Monster, Indeed, LinkedIn, and other recruiting websites in order to find talented candidates- Qualified candidates by cold-calling/phone screening.