Dec 2017 – Jul 2018 · 7 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Formed trusting partnerships with Vehicle Engineering leaders by embedding within their teams, understanding business priorities, and proactively mitigating and resolving employee issues
• Coached all levels of management to develop leadership skills and build engaged, high-performing teams
• Partnered with leaders on reorganizations, talent reviews, succession plans, and compensation planning
• Served as the HR Partner for M&A activity within Vehicle Engineering and successfully integrated two acquired companies and their cultures
• Collaborated closely with HR specialist groups, including Learning and Development, Employee and Labor Relations, Recruiting, HR Services, and Compensation

Mar 2017 – Dec 2017 · 9 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

May 2016 – Mar 2017 · 10 mos

• Provided a full range of HR support to the Global Technology and Products organizations
• Coached managers through various issues involving performance management, compensation planning, organizational design, and change management
• Used data to analyze trends in employee performance, satisfaction, turnover, and attrition
• Designed and implemented initiatives to support organizational growth, such as talent assessment, succession planning, career paths, and management development programs
• Partnered cross-functionally and with regional HR teams to deliver seamless HR programs across the global organization

Apr 2015 – Apr 2016 · 1 yr

Nov 2014 – Apr 2015 · 5 mos

• Investigated and responded to internal and external complaints, governmental charges, attorney demands, and other complex, high-risk, or sensitive ER cases
• Coached all levels of management to address employee behavior/performance and resolve conflicts
• Interpreted corporate policy, employment law, and other regulations to provide immediate advice or guidance for ER inquiries
• Leveraged data to understand trends and develop proactive strategies to minimize ER issues in the business
• Conducted training for HR, ER, and line management on employee relations topics

Dec 2013 – Oct 2014 · 10 mos

Apr 2012 – Nov 2013 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Delivered two new talent development initiatives: training program for new people managers and mentoring/communication coaching for women
• Led talent reviews focused on developing and retaining high potential talent, and created first People Scorecard to track talent movement in the function
• Managed engagement survey action planning team focused on improving critical engagement drivers (development, work/life balance, manager/supervisor relations, benefits)

Feb 2010 – Mar 2012 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• Owned recruiting relationships at target MBA programs for full-time and intern hiring
• Served as a coach to associates throughout the Program and during full-time role selection
• Developed a training curriculum targeting leaders’ most requested competencies and created individual development plans for Program associates
• Led a steering committee of six business unit CFOs and managed annual budget of $600k
• Increased class sizes and expanded the Program to include rotations outside the US
• Recognized as the subject matter expert for similar rotation programs: HR Development Program and Management Development Program

Jul 2008 – Feb 2010 · 1 yr 7 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Responsible for three clinical research studies, including the development of California’s first Parkinson’s Disease Registry
• Conducted multi-phase, behavioral based interviews, and maintained multiple databases
• Prepared regulatory documents and contributed to grant proposal writing
• HIPAA certification