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Westmont, Illinois, United States

Support the employee life cycle for a global software company, including recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, workforce planning and retention, performance management, employee relations, policy, and offboarding.Partner with leadership to build, implement, and administer HR programs and policies as well as provide support, from day-to-day through strategic. ♦ Revamped the organization’s US immigration policy and associated practices, addressing employees’ requests for greater clarity, consistency, and transparent communication. ♦ Developed the company’s first-ever career ladders for technical talent, providing defined career paths, clarified role expectations, and focused professional development efforts. ♦ Participated in the implementation of UKG Pro’s HR, Payroll, and several ancillary modules, resulting in vastly improved operational efficiencies, including process automation, data accuracy, and streamlined workflows. ♦ Modernized paid time off offerings, increasing options and improving flexibility / ease of use and administration.

Chicago, Illinois

Advanced HR and organization-wide initiatives of a non-profit philanthropic agency, planning and overseeing functional projects, and recommending and implementing policy updates. Collaborated with HR, organizational, and vendor stakeholders to understand requirements and initiatives. Built project plans and practices and developed metrics to monitor success. ♦ Created, maintained, and revised HR standard operating procedures for recruitment, behavioral-based interviewing, onboarding, and annual compensation planning.♦ Contributed to the agency’s online reputation management, serving as lead for LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and Indeed employer branding efforts.♦ Migrated a paper-based employment application to an online platform as well as streamlined associated applicant tracking system (ATS) workflows.

Oak Brook, Il

Aligned HR strategies and operations with business goals of a global manufacturer, including process ownership of companywide programs and support of global operations / personnel.Strategized with leadership to identify, address, and resolve workforce development, engagement, and productivity issues. Introduced HR practices to stimulate and supplement organizational development. Clarified roles, reformed job families and job descriptions, consolidated job titles, and standardized compensation administration. ♦ Boosted employee completion rates +15% by assuming control over global performance management program; project managed migration to new online platform. ♦ Grew team effectiveness by launching crucial conversations© curriculum for 150+ managers and employees, resulting in stronger relationships, higher productivity levels, and improved decision making. ♦ Evolved merit planning by balancing pay-for-performance with market demands and pay equity; formulated philosophy, budget, guidelines, and planning tool. ♦ Owned full-life cycle recruitment for assigned client groups, averaging 20+ requisitions per year; scope included needs analysis, sourcing, interview and selection, offers, onboarding, and applicant tracking system maintenance. ♦ Rolled out University Relations Program in response to hiring needs, building candidate pipelines for engineering, IT, and sales. ♦ Collaborated with leaders to create entry-level roles for employees to transition into; led career path workshops, providing opportunities for production employees to move into hard-to-fill jobs. ♦ Achieved error-free administration of short-term incentive plan .♦ Analyzed trends and metrics utilized to impact turnover, time-to-fill, and new hire satisfaction, positively impacting communications, recruitment, career development, and onboarding.

Tinley Park, Il

Optimized operations for global business and functional units for a global manufacturing company by gaining thorough understanding of needs and implementing viable HR solutions. Navigated business / functional units through several restructures, rolling out people strategies to effectively manage manpower and change. Increased availability of experienced and capable employees via succession planning, creating career paths, and providing opportunities for professional growth. Spearheaded training and development of management encompassing best practices, workforce readiness / analytics, performance, policy, and HR systems. Supported the immigration process. ♦ Strengthened company’s competitiveness by partnering with VP of Professional Services to establish a Professional Services business unit (BU) comprised of 35+ global team members in less than 12-months.♦ Supported Director of Shared Services in creating Shared Service Center in Mexico with 200+ associates, leading to improved work transfer and operational cost reductions of $1.5M in first two-years. Led activities with HR personnel in Mexico and teamed with Centers of Excellence; developed tiered service offerings, and shaped intake processes. ♦ Headed formulation of referral bonus to grow Professional Services business. Revitalized engagement by building special incentive program for software BU. ♦ Delivered process improvements, including transforming recruitment processes centered on workflow, responsibilities, migration to a new applicant tracking system (ATS), and onboarding.Previous Experience:♦ HR Generalist, Bimba Manufacturing Company♦ Compensation Analyst, CommScope (formerly Andrew Corporation)♦ HR Generalist, CommScope