I am a Vice President of Human Resources who leads cross-functional teams to manage employee relations, global mobility, and total rewards programs. Having held positions in Europe as well as the U.S., I believe strongly that multicultural workforces in purpose-driven companies represent the future for profitability and brand growth. My significant experience with employee benefits informs baseline benefits. I replaced defined benefit plans with higher employer contributions to employees’ 401K plans, which employees preferred, enhancing the ROI on Company spend. I influenced senior management to adopt aTotal Reward program that aligns rewards with performance, and that fosters a culture of recognition. This program resulted in increased retention and higher employee satisfaction scores. In keeping with Danone’s mission to bring health through food,’ I implemented wellness initiatives that included an award-winning FitBit program.An employee advocate, I have propelled initiatives to enhance diversity and inclusion by bring senior managers to visit other companies that have D&I programs in place. I managed HR matters during two mergers & acquisitions. This involved forming a new leadership team, as well as addressing inconsistencies in benefits and compensation. I also conducted an compensation analysis that led to my designing a compensation structure that eliminated the prior “one salary, one band” approach in favor of a local market-based strategy. My leadership philosophy is to recruit and empower subject matter experts who complement my own skills, and I am proud to have contributed to the professional development of my direct reports, many of whom were promoted.MS Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel); Peoplesoft; Dayforce; SAP; Cornerstone Performance Management