Ariel (Ari) Skolnick Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

Primary HRBP support for the Americas (US & LATAM) at Digital Turbine!

Metaverse

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Austin, Texas, United States

Lead and executed end to end People Operations in a high-growth, tech startup environment. Responsibilities included:~Engagement Strategy~Data Strategy~Org Design~DEIB~Leadership Development~Employee Development~Employee Relations~Compensation~Benefits~ComplianceKey Achievements:~Primary HRBP support for the entire company, leaders and ICs alike, totaling 350 employees with a focus on the largest orgs of engineering and sales~Built a high performing team of HRBPs, HR Generalists, and HR Coordinators/Interns~Program managed company engagement survey, including: pitching strategy to leadership, designing survey questions, launching survey, driving participation, analyzing results, facilitating leader readouts, and communicating with company throughout~Achieved Great Place to Work Certification with a company score of 90%~Worked career ladders from scratch, including tailored tracks for highly-skilled engineering ICs~Sourced and launched Linkedin Learning as a learning & development tool for all career levels~Facilitated monthly leadership training on rotating topics (retaining top talent for example) and the latest HR trends~Executed the end-to-end integration of Email on Acid acquisition, including integration of benefits, HRIS, payroll, compensation, org design, and culture/development~Project managed a compensation structure overhaul, sourcing and partnering with Mercer, to ensure salaries were competitive in the tech space~Partnered with benefits brokers weekly to build comprehensive and consumable benefits offerings and ensure a smooth annual enrollment process~Protected compliance to employee handbook and other HR policies in partnership with legal~Worked employee relations including investigations and immigration cases~Oversaw and iterated People Operations processes such as I9s, onboarding, and offboarding

~Provide strategic HR consultation to a global team of executives and directors leading Data Analytics & Automation for the Dell Supply Chain~Influence talent planning specific to the business strategy on org design, rewards/compensation, and succession planning~Coach leadership on developing team members, inspirational leadership, and other HR-led initiatives~Support cyclical processes such as performance reviews, merit/promo cycles, and engagement surveys

Austin, Texas Area

~ Develop HR Analytics solutions on Organization Health and Talent Management for Global Operations Org.~ Deliver data-driven insights that drive VP decisions on pay planning, top talent, succession planning, and diversity & inclusion~ Manage recurring and ad-hoc projects across a global team of 18 HR Business Partners

Austin, Texas Area

~ Act as a trusted advisor and primary finance support for sales VP and Regional Directors, representing $800M of the Enterprise business~ Negotiate the distribution of sales quota targets and validate attainment against quota in monthly Pay and Exceptions Reviews~ Support the forecast, phasing, outlook, call the ball, and end of quarter processes

Austin, Tx

~ Partner with Sales, Sales Comp, Sales Ops, Accounting, and HR Comp to execute complex sales specialist quotas and payouts~ Solve unique compensation issues by facilitating forums and having subject matter expertise across orgs, tools, and policies~ Drive results amidst a high-pressure, fast-paced, ambiguous $6B NA Enterprise business spanning 7 segments and 1,500 reps

Austin, Tx

~ Assessed the strategic risk in selling cross business unit product bundles amidst Dell’s transformation to a solutions company~ Documented current state results of audit and offered forward-thinking, implementable solutions to upper management

Austin, Tx

~ Delivered strong pricing decisions on large company deals that maximized win probability/profitability and maintained the control environment~ Trained sales teams on margin improvement and pricing best practices in order to achieve business goals

Austin, Tx

~ Projected the incremental cash flow to Dell for extended payment terms with large suppliers using my DPO Tool~ Reported US duties spend and relayed ideas for savings initiatives as US Duties Controller

Austin, Tx

~ Generated executive presentations and reporting highlighting DFS P&L contributions to the greater Dell~ Supported the Risk Management, Business Excellence, and Finance teams within DFS from an OPEX perspective

San Antonio, Tx

~ Mitigated between disparate budget models to institute a total labor cost savings of $236,000 across 67 stores~ Projected 2012 Recycling Revenue figures used as a benchmark for store and Partner performance company-wide~ Analyzed capital investments data and articulated strategies for cost cutting out to other departments

Austin, Tx

~ Introduced the product to over 40 local Austin businesses through a series of cold calls and scheduled meetings~ Sold $5,000 of advertisement space on an academic calendar customized to UT students~ Developed and maintained a customer database using Microsoft Excel

Austin, Tx

~ Allocated a $600 stipend among initiatives and events catering to personalized student interests~ Engaged in personal exploration conversations with more than 60 uninvolved Jewish students ~ United the Jewish and Business student populations with the Jewish Organization at the Business School initiative

Houston, Tx

~ Operated the cash register and handled clothing transactions of up to $500~ Inventoried store equipment/merchandise and maintained the overall aesthetic of the store~ Enrolled the most Old Navy Credit Cards monthly and received rewards for increasing customer base