Miranda Wright, Jd, Phr And Shrm-Cp Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, US

Houston, Texas, US

• Established the People Operations function and team at a startup with offices across multiple states.
• Implemented multiple systems, handled employee relations, recruitment, comp & benefits, 401(k), workforce planning, DEI, policies, compliance, learning & development, and payroll.
• Joined when headcount was approximately two dozen employees, increased headcount to over 100 employees two years later.
• Introduced a compensation philosophy, first employee handbook, DEI plan and formed DEIB Committee, performance and talent management strategy
• Implemented the HRIS/Paylocity, Compensation Management System/Pequity, Performance Management System/Peoplebox, and Ethicspoint/NAVEX
• Prioritized stakeholder engagement and communication; planned for successful change management throughout new systems, policy, and process roll-outs

• Reported directly to the CEO with responsibility for all areas of HR at a privately held multi-state company
• HR executive who strategically partners with the C-Suite and established a trusted and effective HR team
• Responsible for the HR functions for a company of 300+ employees with a HR team of three: employee relations, recruitment, comp & benefits, workforce planning, policies, compliance, and payroll
• Organizational and workforce planning during challenging market environments: navigating the workforce challenges during 2020 pandemic by implementing furloughs, multiple rounds of layoffs, and pay reductions, and the.
• Implemented COVID-19 related policies and programs to meet customer and legal requirements, and offered innovative financial incentives to employees to increase voluntary vaccination rates by 400%
• Introduced 401(k) employer match and enhanced health benefit plans and programs in response to workforce survey feedback, promoting employee retention and talent acquisition

Houston, TX, US

• Oversaw all Employee Relations and Learning & Development teams and programs; reported directly to the Vice President of Human Resources and managed four direct reports
• Provided coaching/counseling opportunities to organization of 700+ employees, addressed employee relations complaints, advised in all aspects of employment-related compliance matters and best practices, conducted.
• Reduced employee relations issues after identifying need for a supervisor training curriculum; initiated, strategized, structured, and implemented a Field Leadership Development Program
• Managed risk in the creation of employee complaint management process by establishing a system solution and formalizing interdepartmental roles and responsibilities to ensure concerns are handled timely and.
• Developed new company policies and revised existing policies to present to the Executives & Policy Committee as stand-alone policy or for inclusion in the Employee Handbook
• Improved company position for future DOL audits by strategically revising structure of Affirmative Action Plans, applicant tracking, and recruitment practices for multiple locations

Houston, TX, US

• Coached leadership on performance management process: how to address employee performance issues and provide feedback; partnered with management to prepare Performance Improvement Plans; conducted workplace.
• Operated as a Lead within the department; supervised, trained, and conducted performance evaluations of two direct reports
• Reduced turnover and increased morale by facilitating multiple roundtable sessions with employees and front-line supervisors of new business lines to provide feedback, as requested by senior leadership
• Developed process for administering FMLA requests after separating from PEO and coordinated the implementation of the third-party administrator
• Recommended and executed internal FLSA review, which identified and corrected employee exemptions

Washington, DC, US

• Audited federal contractors by evaluating personnel files to ensure contract compliance without discrimination; documented and reported progress, findings, and conclusions of compliance evaluations; utilized a.
• Proposed innovative solution to address unique employee pay and safety issues by successfully initiating interagency collaboration with Wage and Hour Division and OSHA
• Nominated for SWARM Region’s “Compliance Officer of the Year” award in 2010

Juris Doctorate, Law

Gettysburg Staff Ride Leadership Development Participant, Organizational Leadership

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Humanities

Study Abroad Student