• Advise CEO on consulting groups and independent consultants’ professional strengths and weaknesses• Led recruiting efforts on an ongoing basis, including interviewing qualified candidates and providing feedback to the CEO to ensure correct hiring decisions are made; assessed roles throughout the organization and implemented competencies-based interviewing; led campus internship recruitment efforts to identify new talent and hire approximately 20 interns over two years• Analyze compensation across the organization and third-party consultants to ensure market competitiveness• Create and implement a succession plan for senior leadership; counsel leadership team on long-term organizational initiatives• Advise and influence senior leadership on performance management, organizational development, and management effectiveness; provide coaching, counseling, and conflict resolution regarding employment relation issues• Conducted a benefits analysis to ensure hiring and retention of top talent• Work closely with client groups to maximize employee engagement and retention; drive organizational effectiveness (culture, collaboration, communication) throughout the organization by providing thought leadership to guide decision making

• Strategic, consultative partner leading global talent acquisition efforts, including developing job descriptions, sourcing candidates, managing agency relationships, screening resumes, interviewing candidates, and determining compensation packages for various front, middle, and back-office roles• Developed high-touch, strategic partnerships with hiring managers and teams to ensure the right talent is being identified and hired• Developed and managed relationships with external parties, as well as used LinkedIn Recruiter, to build a high-quality & diverse candidate pool• Collaborated with hiring managers and HRBPs to create & deliver comprehensive, compelling, and market-competitive offers• Roles recruited for included financial and economic analysts in private equity, fixed income, & equities, business development / relationship managers, marketing professionals / graphic designers, professional service consultants, editors, corporate accountants, healthcare / medical technology & public policy experts

Confidential Company:• Working with two other co-founders, created all HR processes and systems for a start-up in the consumer discretionary sector• Created an employee workforce plan and potential growth projections and strategy for the business• Created compensation & benefits plans for all future employees after analyzing market data to ensure all packages were competitive with the market• To ensure proper onboarding, created a customized training and development plan for new employees in order to ensure they are educated and prepared• As one of the three founders, aided in fundraising efforts and networked with other professionals in the field in order to keep up to date with ever changing employment laws and regulations

• Partnering with global senior management and HR teams, provided strategic counsel to management across the globe on human capital activities, including talent acquisition, performance management, talent development, promotion, annual compensation planning, and terminations• Worked with and mentored one recruiting assistant who was responsible for interview scheduling; managed the recruitment processes for all departments within the Americas region; worked closely with managers across the globe throughout the recruitment cycle, including developing accurate job descriptions, sourcing candidates, managing vendor relationships, screening resumes, interviewing candidates, and determining compensation packages; expanded the Americas region approximately 75%, averaging close to 50 hires per year; worked with leadership to streamline the interview process to improve the candidate experience• Worked closely with senior leaders to ensure their staff received adequate training and development opportunities, in both ad hoc and formal manners; trained managers and other interviewers on effective interviewing techniques• Collaborated with HR colleagues across the world to create a global “playbook” of commonly requested developmental training / tools, including both technical and analytical skills• Continuously studied the market to see trends and shifts in compensation for all positions across North and South America to ensure our offers were competitive and our internal pay equity was accurate• Working with senior HR leaders in Singapore, redesigned and implemented our pre-MBA analyst program; led branding initiates both on and off campus to increase our visibility in the Americas region; led on campus interviews and in office final round interviews; worked with managers to determine which candidates fit best within the organization

• Directly supported the global head of HR to implement global strategies in recruitment, talent development, compensation planning, performance management, terminations, and regulatory compliance• Responsible for end to end recruiting for all New York, San Francisco, and Sao Paulo-based positions, including working closely with managers from four continents on job descriptions and posting on website relevant websites, scheduling interviews, and performing interviews; helped grow our New York and San Francisco offices by over 80%; achieved an average time to fill of under 50 days• Responsible for our post-MBA Associate Program, including campus recruiting visits, screening, and interviewing candidates, and working with senior leaders to ensure candidate fit within the organizational culture• Conducted a benefits analysis and worked closely with HR leadership to implement market best practices in vacation time, 401(k), maternity/paternity leave, health insurance, short and long term disability, and life insurance• Managing the Americas region performance appraisal, personal planning/goal setting, and performance improvement/management processes• Provide insight to management regarding promotions, compensation, and annual bonuses• Developed and implemented a training program for newly hired employees; created training presentation for hiring managers various international offices on proper interview techniques; created expatriate documentation for employees visiting our Swiss headquarters• Analyzed job descriptions and created internal and external compensation benchmarks for about 20 positions throughout the US in addition to our Associate Program candidates• Created and implemented various processes to ensure legal compliance with state and federal labor laws

• Working in a junior HR generalist capacity gaining knowledge in many facets of human resources.• Talent Acquisition: post opportunities on relevant websites; schedule interviews with candidates; helping team achieve average time to fill of 60 days; spearheading our internship program from start to finish, including recruiting candidates at various universities, organizing career nights, screening resumes and conducted first round interviews.• Employee Training: performs training need analysis with managers; research suitable training programs; organize budget and present findings to the Director of HR; evaluate and statistically analyze results based on employee feedback.• Executed a compensation benchmarking and detailed analysis on approximately 30 positions.• Involved in the on-boarding process, including new hire orientations informing employees of benefits and policies.• Worked with ADP and PeopleSoft to manage HR processes; worked on ensuring regulatory compliance of filing procedures as well as additional administrative tasks.

• Assisted in implementing a university-wide job reclassification to improve selection and retention of employees; oversaw job analyses of all positions in the university and training employees on the new system.• Created and executed an employee wellness program as a way of cooperating with our union.• Studied results from an employee engagement survey taken at PSU and published a paper in a weekly newsletter.• Collaborated with the VP of HR in various topics including maximizing workplace productivity & heightening motivation during recessions, reducing healthcare costs, and strategies for hiring & retaining key talent.

• Reviewed employee complaints and investigated potentially discriminatory behavior by employers involving state and federal laws, including Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Age Discrimination in Employment Act.• Implemented an employee wellness program involving weekly yoga sessions and walks during the lunch hour to reduce healthcare costs and improve the health of employees.• Created a Limited English Proficiency Program to ensure the organization complied with state and federal laws.

• Worked with management to analyze the effects of organizational restructuring into a more horizontal hierarchy.• Created a central website for global document access to improve productivity for the team.• Studied cell users’ destinations to increase satisfaction by sending them information relevant to places they visit.

• Provided paraprofessional advising to high school students in a college setting.• Organized educational & social programs and counseled residents on personal & academic concerns• Managed administrative duties such as maintenance requests & incident reports