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Lead a talent, organization development, and people strategy consultancy that helps leaders develop talent solutions to achieve their business goals, lead and develop their people, and create the infrastructure for continue growth. Select project examples include:•Serving as interim Chief People Officer for high-growth fashion company•Worked with high-growth real estate development firm on organization redesign, building and operating effective teams, building a business strategy and corresponding talent strategy, and coaching founding partners.•Served as interim HR Lead for Oatly, Inc. •Directed organization design and change management effort for a large business unit of a Fortune 100 financial services company. Developed organization structure for a new shared services operation. Coached leadership on messaging and stakeholder management required to gain support in a complex, matrixed environment. •Led organization design and culture initiatives for a fast-growing interior design firm. Developed org models for future growth stages, facilitated workforce planning to prepare for continuous growth, and worked with Principal to create the right culture and necessary behaviors required for change. •Assisted CEO of a rapidly growing food and beverage company with building an HR team and talent strategy.

New York, Ny, Us

Responsible for talent and performance management, learning and development, organization design, change management and talent analytics as the organization transformed into global digital-first media company. Accomplishments included:• Designed new succession planning approach to ensure stronger pipeline for top leadership positions. Managed Executive and Opinion Editor, CEO and Executive Committee succession planning for Board of Directors. • Managed family member development program. Worked closely with Sulzberger family members on their career trajectories, development and long-term goals, reporting to a Board of Directors committee. • Established and implemented new performance management process to shift emphasis from performance ratings to employee development. Process received accolades from senior leaders across the organization and meaningfully reduced administrative burden for HR and line managers. • Advised senior leaders to reconfigure teams, establish new operating models, successfully manage cross-functional teams, and solve complex talent challenges as part of digital transformation.• Developed manager development programs for new and experienced managers. Built small cohorts of managers to provide a safe place for problem solving and providing real solutions for daily challenges. Trained 200+ managers to date and received consistent high ratings. Resulted in improved scores on “relationship with manager” dimension on company survey (from 63% to 74% favorable in two-year span).

New York, Ny, Us

Led nine person team to provide change management expertise on global transformation projects, build change management capability in the organization, and create a new approach to learning and development.

New York, Ny, Us

Member of a global, internal consulting team - focused on organization design, workforce planning, and change management. Facilitated organization redesign and talent realignment of multiple businesses, enabling significant cost savings and created a new operating model for compliance teams in European markets.

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Chicago, Illinois, Us

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Management And Organizations And International Business

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