Director Of Office Services For The Americas
Greater St. Louis Area
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON (Formerly Towers Watson and Towers Perrin), St. Louis, MO Leading global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps clients with risk assessment while attaining growth, with 39,000 employees in 120 countries (16,000 employees in 100 countries as Towers Watson).Director of Office Services (OS) for the Americas (2010 – 2016)Oversaw all facilities operations: Building Maintenance/Landlord Liaison; Reception & Meeting Support; Print, Post and Purchasing; Business Continuity; Records Management; Physical Security; and Ad Hoc projects across 70+ offices in North, Central, and South America. Member of OS Global Leadership Team and Americas Business Leadership.• Directed and engaged 200 support-function associates (excluding administrative assistants), including performance management of objectives, reviews, compensation decisions and communications. Achieved attrition rates of 4%, well below company average. • Effectively managed at or under a $40 million+ budget with focus on reduction of expenses through efficiencies of processes and resources while maintaining strong customer support. • Served as OS Lead on global team to support IT refresh and merger harmonization of legacy company’s equipment. Wrote processes and procedures for local OS administrative support of outsourced technology. Team completed conversion of 16,000 employees within the 12-month project timeframe. • Led Project for the Americas on real estate (RE) concept change to a more open and collaborative environment while reducing RE square footage in a growing environment. Worked with local OS, Corporate Functions and local Business Leaders to create efficient processes to implement and communicate changes. Moved nine offices into this concept, and saved 20% on RE renewals.