Business Partner to Closing Operations (400+ employees across the state of Colorado) providing HR guidance and expertise in talent acquisition and management to SVP leadership and 30+ managers. Develop and train monthly manager topics. Facilitated all company training on internal and external communication best practices within 4 months. Navigated COVID complexities by being main contact for managers and employees to create a safe work environment for staff and customers.

Served as strategic HR business partner to five teams; resolved employee relations issues, made informed business decisions while navigating workplace dynamics. Further responsibilities included: instructing internal training on business etiquette, managing up and management; leading the common review process for the office; managing HR Assistant and overseeing payroll process; assigning mentor partnerships for the Chicago office

Member of the Chicago office talent management team- partnered with staff to continually improve the employee experience. Responsibilities included onboarding new employees, assisting managers and employees with common review process, overseeing payroll process, facilitating and developing trainings for learning and development, employee relations, conducting exit interviews.

Handled PeopleSoft data entry and completed Chicago office payroll process, oversaw intern program management, provided compliance support for US HR team, and managed paid time off, maternity and medical leaves employee conversations.

Led full-cycle recruitment process of interns and entry level staff for Edelman Chicago resulting in approximately 80 hires between January through July 2013, attended career fairs and networking events to identify new talent for trainee and internship program and to support Edelman diversity initiatives, and organized employee panels for visiting student organizations (i.e. PRSSA), colleges and universities.

Supported 3-person recruitment team coordinating all interview schedules, posting job openings through Taleo Business Edition and other sites, and assembled all offer letter documents and processed new hire paperwork to guarantee smooth on-boarding for new employees.

- Part of the marketing team that managed the organization's social networking: YouTube videos, Facebook pages, and WordPress blog.- Analyzed office morale through in-house surveys. - Encouraged office wellness initiative by creating weekly wellness emails for all employees.

- Organized on-boarding paperwork system for over 200 employees during the merger of the Chicago site to ensure a successful and smooth transition.- Audited newly recorded employee files within each pay period to guarantee correct data storage.- Utilized excel skills to create compensation and benefits spreadsheets that were applied during a merger.