Sarah Stempel, MSHR

Operations Associate

Hollywood, Florida, United States10 yrs 10 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Expert in digital employee experience strategies.
  • Strong advocate for inclusion and diversity in HR.
  • Proven track record in organizational effectiveness.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Human Resources professional specializing in employee experience and organizational effectiveness.

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About

Sarah’s passion is all about amplifying employee experience. With a concentration in organizational effectiveness, Sarah received her Masters in Human Resource Management & Development at NYU School of Professional Studies and alum of Michigan State University. She is an HR professional with diverse skills in Digital AI Implementation, Agile Project Management, Learning & Org. Development, Performance Management, Coaching, and Employee Relations.  Sarah has held positions at Sony Music, Ross Dress for Less, Unilever, and previously at SoulCycle, where she served as their Corporate HR Business Partner. Most recently, Sarah came from Johnson & Johnson as their HR Digital Strategy Manager. She was responsible for executing digital employee experience strategies, transformational change, and helped streamline operational effectiveness.   Through Sarah’s purpose and ability to connect with others, she takes pride in championing a culture where inclusion and diversity are at the forefront of its people strategy. She looks forward to bringing her passion at Chewy, as their Customer Service HR Business Partner!

Experience

10 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 6 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Chewy

3 roles

Senior Manager, Talent Management (Stretch Assignment)

Feb 2024Aug 2024 · 6 mos

  • Support launch and build of functional competencies across 60% of the enterprise. Helped build change management (communications, training plans, and resources for HRBPs, People Leaders, and Team Members).
  • New assignment as of May supporting the performance and promotion cycles. Design project and communications plan, partner with HRBPs to build resources, serve as a liaison for design and architect with HRIS team, and support the ongoing strategy to enhance talent processes.

Senior Manager, HR Transformation Programs

Sep 2022Sep 2025 · 3 yrs

HR Business Partner Health Care, Customer Service

Feb 2021Aug 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos

Johnson & johnson

HR Digital Strategy Manager

Jul 2020Feb 2021 · 7 mos

Soulcycle inc.

People Business Partner, HQ

Sep 2019Apr 2020 · 7 mos · New York, New York

  • Business Partner to Retail, Technology, and Real-Estate & Development business functions; Oversaw employee succession, investigations, including harassments, discrimination, performance management, policy violations, in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures, as well as applicable employment laws; Leveraged employee retention and turnover data to partner with Executive Leadership Team to drive employee retention strategies.

Unilever

3 roles

HR Internal Consultant (HRBP)

Jun 2019Sep 2019 · 3 mos

  • Change Champion that partnered with different business leaders to help deliver their people agenda by ensuring the capacity and capability aligns to HR strategy; Worked with various agile project teams across HR and/or business functions including but not limited to: Change Management; Leadership and Talent Development; Organizational Design & Change; Team Development; Culture & Employee Engagement.

Senior People Experience Lead & HR Business Partner

Jul 2018May 2019 · 10 mos

  • Served as the first change agent to pivot through a HR transformational journey, acting as a ‘flow-to’ HR Business Partner to our Food and Service function; Co-created people agenda that assessed team composition, diversity and inclusion, leadership effectiveness; Managed and led new leader (Director + Above) integrations to enhance new leader and teams on future fit strategies that build trust, inclusion, and collaboration;
  • Enabled experience in the following areas: career planning, performance management, coaching, data analysis, compensation and rewards, employee relations, learning and development, recognition programs, and strategic development.

People Experience Lead, NA HR Operations

Jul 2017Jul 2018 · 1 yr

  • Was key partner in driving employee relations strategies to Customer Development (Sales) division, while delivering employee policies, practices, and programs; Delivered training initiatives specific to Agile Transformation, wellbeing, performance management, end of year calibration process; Managed all employee relations and formal investigations across North America Sales and Customer Development functions for both corporate and local sales offices; Identified employee relations trends, recommending solutions, provided support for performance management, disciplinary, grievance, absence, redundancy processes, etc. in line with local governance and legislation.
  • Partnered closely with HR Business Partners, Payroll, Reward, Global Mobility, and Recruitment to provide support and subject matter expertise to recommended appropriate action to resolve disputes; Served as project and change implementation fast team to help build a knowledge artificial intelligence platform that focuses on employee experience and hub for all policies

Ross stores, inc.

2 roles

Human Resources Generalist

Promoted

Jul 2016Jul 2017 · 1 yr

  • Developed new 30-day process for all new hires within our New York and LA Buying Office for 1500+ employees. Oversaw the performance management process by partnering with client groups on their associate reviews and evaluations, providing training and consultation as necessary. Resolved employee performance issues to ensure appropriate corrective action steps are taken, including performance improvement plans, verbal/written warnings, etc. Conducted employee investigations as needed and consulted with appropriate legal counsel as needed. Created and partnered with client groups to write and analyze job descriptions that are compliant with employment laws. Partnered with HR Specialty groups to effectively manage employee Leave of Absences, Short-Term Disability, FMLA requests, and Workers Compensation issues.

Associate Talent Acquisition Specialist

May 2015Jul 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos

Sony music entertainment

Learning and Development Assistant

Sep 2014May 2015 · 8 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

  • Led the design, evaluation and implementation of on-boarding programs; Liaised with HRBP’s to assess training effectiveness in terms of employee accomplishments and performance; Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders in order to improve organizational structure; Organized and scheduled various learning solutions to meet the needs of US and Global division

Viacom

Talent Acquisition Assistant Temp

Jun 2014Aug 2014 · 2 mos · Greater New York City Area

  • Assisted with full cycle recruiting
  • Provided administrative support to the Talent Acquisition team of Nickelodeon, BET and MTV

The madison square garden company

Human Resources Student Associate

May 2013Aug 2013 · 3 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

  • Prepared documents related to performance management and compensation
  • Recruited interns for the Student Associate program
  • Updated Student Associate job descriptions for fall program
  • Supported full-cycle on-boarding process

Education

NYU School of Professional Studies

Master’s Degree — M.S. in Human Resource Management and Development

Jan 2016Jan 2019

Michigan State University

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) — Sociology

Jan 2010Jan 2014

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