Jan 2021 – Sep 2021 · 8 mos · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Mar 2020 – Jan 2021 · 10 mos · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• Leadership: Working as strategic partner to Senior Leadership Group on people decisions
• Workforce planning: Built strategy and currently implementing new tools and frameworks to map 400+ skills, knowledge and attributes across all technical and non-technical teams, in addition to an accessible personal and professional development experience.
• Recruitment: Overseeing internal and external recruitment strategies, and 2 recruiters to manage execution
• Learning & Development: Providing guidance for the L&D team strategic objectives. Creating and running a new career journey framework, consisting of data-driven personal learning plans and a network of tools and support systems to achieve desired career goals.
• Succession planning: Working with Leads to understand reasons for departure, strategies for retention, and planning for transition of key roles

Oct 2019 – Mar 2020 · 5 mos · Winnipeg, Canada Area

• Built and maintained knowledge of partners and talent channels at the local, national, and international levels. Developed understanding of skills needs in the city, which organizations can address these, and where additional talent channels can be developed to address gaps, including launching international recruitment missions.
• Led employer relationship management, consisting of identifying needs and proving talent support to organizations across all industries.
• Worked collaboratively with municipal, provincial, and federal government partners, aligning and advancing these relationships to deliver on EDW corporate priorities
• Provided project guidance and informal mentorship to the Business Development Coordinator, Talent Attraction and other junior EDW staff.

Oct 2018 – Oct 2019 · 1 yr · Germany

• Developed strategic vision and mission of organization, and led it to execution. Managed team of 3, to develop a technology-based product, creating job-preview-style assessments for companies, customizable to the role they are hiring for, that assessed all candidates fairly and at scale
• Built MVP in 2 months and launched first pilot with amazing response rates: 90% of of candidates would ‘absolutely’ or ‘probably’ find the application more interesting if done with an Octagon Careers challenge
• Led sales and marketing, and user research and testing with candidates, recruiters and universities
• www.octagoncareers.com

Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr · Global

• Took a Sabbatical from Monitor Deloitte, to participate in Remote Year, a global program where 30+ international professionals travel to 12 cities across 4 continents over the course of a year testing the digital nomad lifestyle while creating a global business network generating lasting social impact.
• Worked remotely, independently securing two large consulting-based projects.
• (1) Acted as an in-house Strategy Advisor for a Bermuda-based Insurance company.
• (2) Managed a team of 5 Queen’s Management in International Business students to create guides for Sales Executives that offer best practices on how to expand internationally.

Jun 2014 – Feb 2019 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Advised C-level and senior executives on corporate strategy and business unit strategy development with select experience in five-year strategic planning, distribution strategy, growth strategy and marketing strategy in insurance and benefits and compensation. Select projects included:
• Corporate Strategy: Developed a $26M expansion plan for a M&E client by leveraging 20+ senior leader interviews to identify company vision, growth opportunities, competition and areas of concern
• Project Management: Oversaw cross-functional team to execute digital transformation program with aim of enhancing go-to market strategy globally; responsible for entire project life cycle, planned and executed 2 global workshops (NYC & SF) for strategic alignment of 30+ Senior Leaders. Worked directly with the Vice Chairman of Consulting for Deloitte Globally

Apr 2012 – Aug 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Coordinating time-sensitive shipments of agricultural products which require error-less processing. In order to best perform this job I had to familiarize myself in the area of agriculture. This allowed me to improve customer relationship management thereby increasing the total dollar value of orders while simultaneously providing customers with alternative products.
• Previously held role of Accounting Intern (2012); recruited within company receiving offers from three departments