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London, Gb

New York, Ny, Us

• Supported 34+ retail stores and approximately 250+ employees throughout the US and UK• Provided leadership, advice and counsel to management on all human capital issues including employee relations conversations and all corrective action documents to ensure consistency across all locations• Leveraged HR policies, programs and practices to create and maintain a positive, high-performing workplace• Partnered in creating, implementing and communicating company policies and procedures to managers and team members• Coached retail management teams on employee-related best practices to foster positive team environments; created and led companywide trainings• Partnered with the Talent Manager on the recruitment process for the US Retail population; collaborated with Retail Management to understand skills and competencies required for openings• Liaised between the Corporate Retail Leadership, Retail Operations, and People Operations teams and our employees for compensation, benefits, development, and employee relations needs• Created and maintained strong and trusting relationships across the organization; partnered cross-functionally with Retail management, Retail Operations and the DTC leadership team. Serving as a confidential resource and thought partner to employees and managers.• Implemented and oversaw the Performance Management process, organizational assessment, and learning strategies• Managed both the Retail and Corporate Immigration and Visa process for employees in partnership with legal counsel

New York, Ny, Us

· Shared policies and practices, and fielded team member questions of all types: benefits, payroll, leaves of absences, HRIS administration· Led leave of absence intakes, counseling employees about their leave options, and completing requests with plan carriers· Drafted new policies and updated existing policies to match business needs · Created global corporate communications on behalf of department, outlining new processes, diversity efforts, benefit improvements and system instruction · Assisted in the development of the roll-out plan for new HRIS, ADP Workforce Now, to employees, and created new SOP’s for the HR, IT and Retail Operations team, while also assisting in HRIS buildout · Researched new state regulations and compliance needs for all store and corporate locations in the US · Lead the strategic DE&I efforts in partnership with the Chief of People· Responsible for ensuring proper on-boarding & off-boarding of employees in the region; supporting management through RIF due to COVID-19

Miami, Florida, Us

· Supported the Director in providing visible, high-touch HR for Barry's employees Nationwide · Developed a relationship with the Barry’s Canada team: provided administrative HR support, and served as the liaison between the Operations team and their Payroll provider · Reviewed, processed, and tracked employee actions in existing regions and new studio openings· Responsible for smooth onboarding and offboarding of employees, ensuring compliance with related checklists and required documents· Drafted, reviewed, and delivered progressive discipline forms alongside studio leadership· Created and maintained organized employee records· Devised the first incident reporting system to be used nationwide and the script for Manager HRIS training

Miami, Florida, Us

Miami, Florida, Us

· Ordered and maintained office inventory (snacks, drinks, supplies)· Managed contracts and served as main point of contact for all office service vendors· Received incoming mail/packages and distributed them to the appropriate parties· Maintained office aesthetic to ensure that common areas including conference rooms, printing stations and kitchen were sufficiently stocked and organized daily

Miami, Florida, Us

· Managed On-boarding process for New York, Boston, Chicago, and Washington D.C locations· Provided first point of contact for East Coast employee HR needs· Processed time clocks for bi-weekly payroll of our 10 NYC locations· Devised a new incident reporting system used for both the West and East Coast studios

College Park, Md, Us

· Executed daily classroom plan· Condensed files and student data· Encouraged struggling students and supported high performing students

New York, Ny, Us

· Collaborated with staff members to ensure strong facilitation of small group activities · Devised classroom management strategies and behavior plans· Supervised small groups

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology

High School Diploma