Sep 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 9 mos · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Hybrid

• Lead payroll and total rewards teams, driving team towards continual process improvement and quality control as we update programs, technology and processes as well as day to day activities
• Utilize data and metrics to drive better decision making and programs for our employees
• Total Rewards strategy for the enterprise, assuring attractiveness, internal equity, external competitiveness, policies, reporting and compliance with government regulations
• Lead team to evaluate the compensation strategy and philosophy
• Manage and Partner with external vendors and consultants in both compensation, equity, benefit, compliance and payroll arenas to ensure the company is positioned competitively and stays current on trends/changes in both the utility industry and general industry.
• Oversee equity administration and ensure programs (STI, LTI) alignment with company's goals, initiatives and budgets.
• Scale our internal operations and team to keep pace with the volume and complexity of our business and client needs
• Partner with our HR Technology team on various projects
• Create partnerships between the People Operations and HR Business Partner teams to help drive and execute key programs that connect back to our centers of excellence model
• Responsible for all HR policy updates and changes as well as HR compliance and reporting standards
• Responsible HR mergers & acquisition elated projects and assignments.
• Assess risk and identify recommendations for potential mitigation activities and drive across team for answers prior to the deal closing on all HR related activities
• Manage post-deal close integration project plans and execution.
• Lead in the due diligence process in gathering of information on acquired company and continue to improve the HR due diligence checklist of necessary information.
• Supports and enables quality control and continuous improvement processes of deliverables and people M&A playbook.

Mar 2023 – Sep 2023 · 6 mos · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Remote

Sep 2022 – Mar 2023 · 6 mos · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Remote

• Build, lead, and develop a global Total Rewards team to support and accelerate our business at scale
• Partnered with our cross functional departments, various entity leads and cofounders to create an compensation philosophy in line with the company’s culture to attract, retain and grow talent.
• Established an RTU delivery mechanism to ensure global compliance for all our remote employees
• Created a global mobility policy that is in line with our remote working culture and allows employees the ability to work remotely, which resulted in 100% employee compliance for reporting and withholding obligations.
• Partnered with cross functional leaders to develop a strategy and plan to ensure pay equity across gender and race demographics
• Ensure the total reward programs are market competitive and aligned with our House Rules and business strategies, and consistently administered and in compliance with company policies and relevant government regulations.
• Leads the strategy development, implementation, and administration of base, incentive, and executive compensation programs, including compensation philosophy, job classification and job family structures, market pricing criteria and salary structures.
• Conduct research and analysis of compensation data, model financial impact of compensation plans and programs and prepare recommendations to support business objectives.
• Oversee the design and implementation of benefit and leave strategies to ensure they are consistent with the Company's business goals, and research and develop strategy for all benefit programs with the support of brokers and vendors.
• Ensure the benefit plans are administered in compliance with plan provisions and manage outside consultants and business partners.
• Lead qualitative and quantitative analytics to support development of cost-effective benefit programs, including proposals for program changes, utilization, vendor performance, trends, and program analysis.

Mar 2022 – Nov 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Apr 2021 – Oct 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos · Los Angeles, California, United States

• Partner with leadership to design best equity offering
• Lead cross functional effort to structure and establish equity offering in new entities / countries
• Engage with Employment Tax, Legal, Finance, Payroll, local Tax and Employee Services teams
• Ongoing evaluation of the Stock Plan to ensure it is motivating, attracting, and retaining talent
• Eligibility rules and equity framework establishment
• Responsible for informative content on Employee Landing Page
• Identify additional opportunities for employee financial education and awareness to encourage plan participation
• Provide necessary education to internal stakeholders to ensure they have knowledge and tools to explain our equity component of compensation
• Serve as the initial point of contact for employees via Slack channel and Stock email
• Address FAQ’s or SOP design and strategy questions
• Responsible for ETRADE brokerage platform and education content as it relates to Netflix stock option plan
• Prepare and present information on the stock option program to new hires as part of new hire onboarding (“episodes”) and during open enrollment
• Manage Open Enrollment timeline, action items, and communications
• Partner with Finance teams (Stock Admin, Payroll, FinApps)
• Speak verbally with pre-hires to confirm option elections and total comp as per regulatory requirements
• Tax Reporting and Withholding including monitoring tax rates around the world
• Partner with the Employment Tax team on domestic and international mobility tax policy, implementation, and automation

Jul 2020 – Apr 2021 · 9 mos

• Manage and administer all various facets of the ABI equity program, in partnership with ING, our captive broker. This includes ownership of equity program communications, vendor management, mobility employee country sourcing and reporting, etc.
• Managing global tax vendor account – managed a RFP process and transition resulting in significant annual savings in operating costs
• Advise Recruiters, HR Business Partners and all levels of managers on compensation matters. Advise on individual pay decisions, as well as on interpreting and applying compensation policies and practices.
• Successful oversight and defense of a $20+M payroll audit (state tax withholding and equity)
• PMO oversight for entire mobility compliance and immigration vendor transition, technology application
• HR policy design and implementation of various areas, including telecommuting policy, mobile employee risk exposure
• Routine meetings and presentations to Chief People Officer and various other senior executives

Aug 2019 – Jul 2020 · 11 mos

• Responsible for company’s global equity awards with special focus on mobile employees
• Successful administration and oversight of over 500 annual payrolls for tax settlement and equity reporting, including senior executive with 99% accuracy KPI
• Strategic planning with senior leadership, zone presidents and HRBPs across multiple functions
• HR policy design and implementation of various areas, including telecommuting policy, mobile employee risk exposure
• Create strong, trusting relationship with various HR Business Partners and other internal stakeholders

Sep 2017 – Aug 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Manage relationships with tax provider(s); partnering to establish tax positions and oversee all tax processes associated with expatriate assignments.
• Oversee annual spend and provider performance.
• Manage reporting compliance of expatriate equity transactions (option exercise and RSU vest calculations, payroll reporting, cross-charging and communication).
• Oversee annual tax compliance process including edibility definition, gathering of global remuneration data, extensions, settlements, and collections.
• Facilitate global compensation accumulation and add to earnings processes.
• Internal subject matter expert on expatriate tax matters for assignee, People teams, and other internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate the annual budget process for expatriate assignments.
• Assist with internal mobility tax policy development, position recommendations, impact analyses and implementation.

Feb 2017 – May 2017 · 3 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Assisted with development, training and process change implementation to streamline efficiency between the U.S. offices and India member firm.
• Managed the status and progress of over 500 U.S. income tax returns to ensure all were completed within the service line agreement timeline.
• Provided direct feedback and development to 5 staff working on the U.S. Chicago office clients to ensure technical growth and service delivery excellence.

Oct 2015 – Sep 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Oversaw the day-to-day global coordination of the global mobility tax services of 2 multi-billion dollar companies, which led to an increase in engagement profitability and year-over-year increased client satisfaction surveys
• Successfully presented to client by provided advice on benefits and areas of improvement of the current global mobility program structure. Provided advice to decrease client cost and increase efficiency between the client and KPMG partnership dynamic.
• Implemented and tracked internal controls for periodic reporting to analyze engagement data and monitor key performance indicators of agreed upon service level agreements on the engagements.
• Supervised and mentored several associates, including coordinating initiatives from management, reviewing work, providing feedback, addressing concerns, and helping identify key strengths and areas of improvement.
• Established resources for staff to identify and bill out-of-scope work which resulted in an over 10% increase in out-of-scope billing in the 2015 compliance season and 22% in the 2016 compliance season.
• Established connection with our remote team in India during a 3 month rotation. During the rotation I also gained exposure to consulting projects, tax issues, and business customs all while serving as a go-to resource with any U.S. technical tax questions

Oct 2013 – Sep 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos

• ·prepared and reviewed US income tax returns, tax equalization calculations and tax projections for individuals
• ·communicated with individual taxpayers and other KPMG offices
• ·communicated HR and Payroll contacts at our corporate clients
• ·prepared and reviewed correspondence with the US Internal Revenue Service and State tax authorities in relation to tax notices and audits for expatriates
• ·participated in arrival and departure tax meetings for expatriates, as well as data gathering meetings for the preparation of the individuals' tax returns
• ·assisted other IES professionals in conducting tax research relating to expatriate employees and with other special projects
• ·prepared quarterly payroll calculations and global compensation

Jan 2013 – Apr 2013 · 3 mos · Greater Chicago Area

• ·prepared and reviewed US income tax returns
• ·communicated with individual taxpayers regarding income return documents
• ·prepared and reviewed correspondence with the US Internal Revenue Service and State tax authorities in relation to tax notices
• ·participated in arrival and departure tax meetings for expatriates
• ·assisted other IES professionals in conducting tax research relating to expatriate employees and with other special projects
• ·assisted with federal, state and local permit applications and notice responses

Jan 2012 – Dec 2012 · 11 mos · Chicago, IL

• Responsible for monthly bank reconciliation
• Recorded daily credit card and check transactions
• Performed functions of an entry level accountant, including cash receipts and disbursments, recording payroll, monthly and annual GAAP reporting, and tacking investment activity
• Recorded, managed, and analyzed financial information using Quickbooks
• Oversaw and managed accounting functions for SVS Foundation
• Processed monthly payments and sent invoices for overdue payments

May 2011 – Sep 2011 · 4 mos · Greater Chicago Area

Jan 2010 – Dec 2012 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Greater Chicago Area

• Organized and supervised intramural basketball
• Oversight of equipment set-up for events
• Handled complaints from patrons

Mar 2006 – Nov 2012 · 6 yrs 8 mos · Des Plaines, IL

• Arranged, organized and supervised various activities and events
• Resolved conflicts involving patrons and staff