Christopher Watkins

Co-Founder

Raleigh, Durham, United States9 yrs 11 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Transformed hiring practices, increasing diversity representation by 35%.
  • Designed learning strategies for over 500 professionals globally.
  • Directed a $6M Talent Excellence Program with significant impact.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in talent management and organizational development within corporate environments.

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Skills

Core Skills

Diversity Talent StrategyGlobal Talent AcquisitionLearning & Development SolutionsEmployee Culture & EngagementProject Management

Other Skills

Strategic Business ManagementWorkforce DevelopmentBusiness Process Improvement

About

📞 When organizations are ready to cultivate a more productive, competitive, and engaged workforce, they call me! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🎙My name is Christopher Watkins, and I am a global corporate leader with a passion for talent and organizational development. I have a distinguished history in cultivating high-performing, competitive work cultures through my ability to optimize operational workforce planning & risk compliance, implement inclusive hiring procedures, and drive organizational learning agility. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 💼 Additional areas of expertise include; Talent Strategy ◈ Diversity Management & Advocacy ◈ Workforce Analytics & Evaluation ◈ Risk Management & Compliance ◈ Learning & Development Design ◈ Program & Project Management ◈ Stakeholder Management ◈ Change Management I look forward to connecting with you and can be reached through my profile or via email at chrisrwatkins22@gmail.com

Experience

9 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
5 yrs 11 mos
Current Experience

Cisco

5 roles

People Consulting, Strategy & Operations Leader

Promoted

Jul 2024Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Global Emerging Talent Business Partner & Solutions Leader

Mar 2022Jul 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Led end-to-end Emerging Talent Strategy by offering strategic business talent intelligence to Corporate Functions and Operations business groups to drive recruitment excellence, workforce development, and talent strategy across 15 organizations.
  • ► Transformed Early in Career Hiring, established diversity school partnerships, implemented inclusive hiring practices/procedures, accelerated skills-based assessment hiring adoption, optimized workforce planning strategies that increased diversity representation and addressed critical organizational skills and talent requirements.
  • ► Instituted inclusive hiring process improvements and initiatives; formalized inclusive screening procedures, structured interviewing guidelines, and targeted diversity fulfillment strategies that increased diversity hiring by 35% in one fiscal year.
Strategic Business ManagementDiversity Talent StrategyWorkforce DevelopmentGlobal Talent Acquisition

Head of Supply Chain Employee Learning and Development

Nov 2020Mar 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Oversee regional training and developmental programs, empower leadership and employees for career readiness and growth that builds digital dexterity, business skills and behaviors that scale technology.
  • ► Designed the end-to-end employee learning and development strategy for over 500+ professionals across all regions (AMER, LATAM, EMER, SEA) by creating self-paced training pathways, virtual onboarding and developmental events, and specialized learning resources and curricula.
Strategic Business ManagementEmployee Culture & EngagementLearning & Development SolutionsWorkforce Development

Global Inclusion Talent Project Manager

Aug 2019Nov 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • I inspired conscious leadership by directing a $6M Supply Chain University Talent Excellence Program across 4 locations, with a record of onboarding 200+ entry-level program participants. As the Human Resource University Manager and liaison, I nurtured partnerships with seven top supply chain universities to accelerate curriculum advancement and collaboration.
  • Accomplishments Include:
  • ► Established a new virtual onboarding and training model for 45 interns, 16 learning sessions, and a 6-week capstone project with a 85+ NPS Satisfaction score.
  • ► Increased intern and new graduate hiring rates 29%.
  • ► Executes quarterly I&D events that inspire conscious leadership and culture to an average of 200+ Cisco professionals across the organization.
  • ► Trained 250+ operations managers through the “Manager Inclusion Awareness” series.
  • ► Led a creative project to publish the program’s first recruitment marketing video campaign.
  • ► Secured a 50% hiring rate from Supply Chain Target Schools and a 72% Supply Chain intern conversion rate.
Strategic Business ManagementEmployee Culture & EngagementDiversity Talent StrategyWorkforce DevelopmentProject Management

Supply Chain Inclusion & Collaboration Project Manager

Jul 2018Aug 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • I oversaw a program that enhanced I&D awareness, as well as increased employee development and learning initiatives. Core project manager for the Global Inclusion and Leadership Team, directing 4 virtual teams to ensure excellent project results.
  • Accomplishments Include:
  • ► Co-led the implementation of a new Supply Chain 60/20/20 hiring sourcing model.
  • ► Evaluated process improvements and action plans for inclusion and diversity procedures.
  • ► Established supply chain target school partnerships with North Carolina A&T State University and Howard University.
  • ► Launched a new employee feedback model to evaluate employee experiences across the supply chain organization.
  • ► Co-Directed Cisco's first annual National Supply Chain Case Competition (2019) with participants from six (6) universities within the Supply Chain University Program.
Diversity Talent StrategyBusiness Process ImprovementProject Management

Duke university

Robertson Scholars Evaluation Project Consultant

Nov 2021Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

Learning & Development Solutions

Head above water - saving life below

Executive Director & Co-Founder

Jul 2020Present · 5 yrs 11 mos · North Carolina, United States

University of north carolina at greensboro

2 roles

University Specialist, Chancellor's Office

May 2017May 2018 · 1 yr · Greensboro, NC

  • I contributed significantly to this program's success by leading initiatives that increased student retention, academic growth, and post-graduation transition assistance. I evaluated the university's community engagement structure and offered insight that improved university relations.
  • Accomplishments Include:
  • ► As the Campaign and Outreach Specialist for the NC State Employees Combined Campaign, exceeded annual fundraising goals by 60%.
  • ► Built and maintained healthy partnerships with faculty, administrators, department leadership, staff, and students.
  • ► Special Project Lead that oversaw initiatives related to community engagement and donor relations in partnership with the Director of Federal & External Affairs and the Director of State & External Affairs.

Graduate Assistant, Office of Retention Initiatives

Jul 2016May 2017 · 10 mos · Greensboro, NC

  • I led institutional efforts that promoted student success in the areas of retention, high impact practices, tutoring, writing assistance and transition assistance within the Office of Retention Initiatives.
  • ► Assisted with the implementation of the new Advisor Institute training workshop series; 12-week training series, 87+ NPS Satisfaction Score, connected with 90+ academic advisors across the University.
  • ► Developed retention strategies and processes for at risk students that assisted with increasing motivation and academic performance.
  • ► Served as a student retention coach by collecting and reporting student learning and satisfaction data.

North carolina state education assistance authority

K-12 Specialist

Jun 2015Sep 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos · Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

  • As a K-12 specialist, I served as an assistant project manager for the NC Opportunity Scholarship Program. I strategically evaluated data of test scores for award recipients for program assessment, conducted webinars pertaining to testing policies for assessment of scholarship recipients, maintained and updated grants, scholarships, and programs for College Foundation of North Carolina’s financial aid annual booklet.

Empowerment, inc.

Administrative Assistant

Jun 2011Aug 2011 · 2 mos · Chapel Hill, North Carolina

  • Sumer internship assisting the Director of Community Programs in daily operations. I assisted in conducting community workshops to inform local citizens on affordable housing, economic development and other available resources. Additionally, I managed social networks consisting of company website, Facebook, and Twitter.
Business Process Improvement

Education

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Stanford Business Leadership Series Certificate

Jan 2020Jan 2020

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Master of Public Affairs - MPA

Jan 2016Jan 2018

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Adult & Graduate Leadership Program Completion

Jan 2017Jan 2018

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Bachelor of Arts - BA — Political Science

Jan 2012Jan 2016

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