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Developed and drove strategy for talent development in areas of leadership, management, culture, service, sales, and compliance. Provided daily leadership in areas of instructional design, career development, and overall staff and compliance training. Championed workplace culture. Collaborated with leadership to execute strategic talent development plans in supporting priorities of business to drive proactive, forward-thinking solutions for employee and organizational issues. Collaborated with service teams to collect and analyze data in driving behaviors and activities for results. Provided leadership and oversight to the client service center.

Merrillville, Indiana

Drafted and drove strategy for talent management. Supervised and guided six direct and 25 indirect employees. Provided daily leadership in areas of employee relations, performance workforce planning, career development, training, compensation, job analysis, recruitment, and employment. Championed workplace culture. Collaborated with leadership to execute strategic human resources plans in supporting priorities of business to drive proactive, forward-thinking solutions for employee and organizational issues. Developed recruitment team leader in effort to find top talent in sales and leadership roles. Organized talent development strategy. Managed internal and external service analyses, reporting, and celebrations. Managed client service center

Merrillville, Indiana

Developed and drove strategy for talent development in areas of leadership, management, culture, service, sales, and compliance. Provided daily leadership in areas of employee relations, career development, onboarding, and overall staff and compliance training. Championed workplace culture. Collaborated with leadership to execute strategic human resources plans in supporting core priorities of business to drive proactive, forward-thinking solutions for employee and organizational issues. Collaborated with service teams to drive behaviors and activities for results. Facilitated strategic meetings and training for departments. Organized and managed career paths. Created, guided, and facilitated corporate succession planning process. Managed human resources branding initiative in alignment with marketing rebranding project, resulting in solutions in human resources onboarding, interviewing, training, service, motivation, and communications.

Merrillville, Indiana

Oversaw project management and negotiations in areas of compensation, benefits, and employee relations. Participated in numerous standard and corporate surveys. Analyzed and compared internal and external data. Presented findings and recommendations to senior leadership team. Communicated benefits changes to entire organization. Facilitated and led numerous informational meetings. Created performance review formats to drive performance. Managed job analysis process. Coached and provided solutions to assist in conflict resolution and performance management. Led successful project management on annual compensation and benefits proposals, resulting in positive employee satisfaction scores.

Built strong and stable human resources department. Developed processes, procedures, and policies to transition human resources into strategic partner. Transitioned hiring process from placing ads to interview/hire managers to creating a more standard structure of screening and onboarding within human resources. Developed employee relations process, including progressive discipline documentation, coaching, and recordkeeping. Cultivated strong relationships with all associates by partnering, coaching, and providing solutions to individual challenges. Executed communications plans around benefits, 401(k), compensation, and management training. Led meetings to develop values and department missions.