Support organizational workflow improvements, strategic planning, recruitment and onboarding, employee retention strategies, benefits planning, and staff training programs by offering data-driven insights for executive decision-making.Provide overall leadership and guidance by overseeing talent acquisition, employee career development, succession planning, retention programs, training, and leadership development. Oversee the maintenance, tracking, and processing of payroll for a staff of over 60 while ensuring all formal processes and procedures are compliant with FMLA and COBRA regulations.Establish mutually beneficial relationships and collaborate with third-party vendors to provide competitive health and retirement benefits to staff that align with organizational budgets and values.Coordinate the onboarding of new hires by gathering and processing documents, addressing any questions, and establishing expectations to support their success.Manage COVID protocols by drafting and editing policies and maintaining a current understanding of CDC workplace guidelines to ensure staff safety and wellbeing remains a top priority.Regularly review and update the employee handbook that reflect any organizational changes, updates to policies, or new initiatives, such as COVID and DEI.Establish new HR processes centered on efficiency and accuracy that have streamlined workflows by over 65%.Served as a key leader in the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives by meeting with leadership to understand business goals and offering insightful recommendations from an HR perspective.

Independently founded an HR consulting that offers support services to diverse organizations seeking to improve workplace policies and cultures surrounding DEI.Develop trusted relationships with business clients to understand their unique needs, identify their short- and long-term goals, and create a custom plan with to ensure their goals are achieved.Empower business HR teams with the resources, specialized guidance, and encouragement based on a lifetime career in HR to carry out DEI initiatives that make a positive difference in their organizations.

Actively engaged in development of the HR department by reviewing and editing organizational policies and supporting the establishment of robust training programs, payroll processes, and hiring and recruitment strategies.Analyzed operational processes to identify opportunities for improvement and implement changes that streamlined workflows by over 30%, saving time and money and improving department-wide accuracy.Led the implementation of a new DEI policy by partnering with leadership teams and HR colleagues to draft written goals, standards, and values concerning workplace inclusion.Drove recruitment, hiring, onboarding, and offboarding for a staff of over 130 by organizing all paperwork, organizing background checks, distributing employee handbooks, and facilitating new employee orientation programs.Reduced payroll and benefits administration costs by 15% by negotiating pricing and fees, while ensuring no interruption of services for employees.Demonstrated ability to quickly adapt and actively problem solve by adjusting workflows and office attendance expectations in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Utilized applicant tracking systems to monitor candidates’ applications and communicated with them to acquire the appropriate documents to follow company hiring and onboarding procedures.Coordinated the drafting and distribution of job offers and supported applicants through online acceptance processes.Partnered with hiring managers to review new hire strengths, and weaknesses and develop custom onboarding plans.Facilitated and scheduled background checks and drug screenings by collaborating with third-party organizations and processing the results for review by hiring managers.

Processed, analyzed, and organized borrower’s electronic documents within the bank’s paperless imaging system while maintaining strict confidentiality standards.Coordinated the submittal process for loan packages to the Underwriting Department and professionally addressed any questions or discrepancies in a timely manner under the direction of Loan Officers.Demonstrated expert cross-departmental communication by ensuring all necessary stakeholders were informed of the progress of locked loans not submitted.

Oversaw end-to-end staff recruitment process by partnering with internal and external business leaders to identify gaps in labor and implement recruitment strategies that filled positions with qualified candidates.Recruited, screened, interviewed, and onboarded candidates while educating them about the benefits of the company and opportunities for career advancement to quickly fill necessary positions.Supported the planning and execution of recruitment events by ensuring appropriate demographics were considered and diverse audiences were notified to achieve organizational DEI goals.