Rainy Yelich, Sphr Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Maplewood, Minnesota, United States

Led HR function comprised of 9 staff members, reported to the President, and served as a member of the Executive Leadership team. Responsible for programs, policies and practices that drove acquisition, development, performance, and engagement.◆ Launched and managed HRIS system transition to include Payroll, Benefits, Onboarding, Recruitment and Performance Management◆ Developed and implemented recruitment program which led to growth from 110 to 270 employees in 4 years◆ Created and managed a new leadership program for Next Generation Leaders𝘒𝘍𝘐 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.

Led HR function for US Retail division of Widex and served as a member of Executive Leadership team. Brought in as a consultant to create and manage a comprehensive Audiology and Provider Recruitment Program. Promoted to Senior Director after this project was completed.

Business Partner for Retail, and Non-Profit divisions; led Customer Relations, Education, Training functions, and Talent Solutions HR Consulting Program for Network Partners; led team of 6.◆ Provided HR services to Network partners producing revenue◆ Increased customer revenue by 11% in 2016 by providing top talent for their businesses◆ Facilitated Talent Review Processes and Employee Engagement Process (Q12)◆ Integrated acquisition including 175 employees𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺; 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴.

Managed all HR functions within the retail business; member of leadership team; led team of 6.◆ Created and launched onboarding program to support 115+ hires/ year◆ Designed and launched recruitment program, reducing costs and turnover◆ Developed Trainee Program to identify, hire and train 10 candidates for licensing

Responsible for creating and supporting strategies to ensure the fundraising, financial and mission elements of the Foundation were supported; led team of 15.◆ Built a finance team to support mission operations and manage expenses◆ Leveraged digital based bidding system for donations at Gala

Responsible for the creation and management of My Talent Solutions recruitment and HR Consulting program for Starkey Preferred Accounts, both domestic and International. Managed and led a team of 4-5 Talent Management Business Partners. Represented the company at industry events and university programs.

Responsible for the full cycle recruitment process to fill roles across the company, specifically in Audiology, Sales, Research, Education and Training, Customer Relations, and Human Resources. Served as a certified ISO internal auditor within the company.