Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
A trusted leader with expertise in employee relations, employment law, investigations, coaching, labor relations, project management, change initiatives and human resources compliance in large, global, highly matrixed companies. Brings strong expertise in multi-state compliance, with a track record of handling sensitive issues with integrity and consistency. Key strategic player in developing and driving human resources initiatives, programs and functions aligned with organization needs. Extensive experience managing complex workplace issues involving investigations, complaints, LOAs, mergers/acquisitions, charges of discrimination, litigations, and reorganizations. Developer of high performing rockstars.
Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on employee relations, complex investigations, policy governance, and workplace compliance. Lead resolution of sensitive employee matters, mitigate organizational risk, and develop people-focused solutions that strengthen culture, engagement, and business performance across multi-location, matrixed environments.
• Established the US HR function for RBCx, Royal Bank of Canada’s innovation banking and venture division, integrating talent strategy, compliance, and culture in a startup environment within a major financial institution. • Defined, educated, and promoted company policies, processes for new US entities. • Advised on North American HR, employment law, organization development and change matters.
• Managed all operations of the Employee Relations team and other staff performing complex Employee Relations work including investigations, performance improvement plans, discipline, fingerprint/background/credit reviews, policy development and jurisdictional compliance. • Advisor on all employee relations and policy matters, regulatory requirements, and emerging issues relevant to RBC’s diverse businesses. • Managed workplace risk by developing and implementing US policies/processes/programs to facilitate RBC compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. • Developed programs, tools, and processes for Human Resources, employees and managers to promote Respectful Workplace and Code of Conduct, enhancing HR effectiveness and encourage practices, behaviors and processes consistent with RBC’s workplace policies, RBC Values and the Code of Conduct. • Analyzed employee misconduct identifying and reporting trends and emerging issues including understanding the root cause of misconduct to report insights to the business and functional partners, as required, for additional monitoring.
• Directed the Radisson Managed Hotels Human Resources staff across the US portfolio, providing oversight of all Human Resources teams in the field. • Managed Human Resources integration work relating to mergers, acquisitions and dispositions. • Led Radisson's employee and labor relations strategy, to include: programs, policies, training and procedures to support a culture and commitment to ethical and legal behavior.
• Led overall Human Resources strategy, programs, and operations for Dakota Growers, the third-largest pasta manufacturer in North America and a wholly owned subsidiary of Post Holdings. • Responsible for executive Human Resources decisions involving employee relations, labor relations, policies, practices, recruiting and oversight of Human Resources teams in the US operations. • Established a high-performance culture that strengthened employee engagement and reduced turnover.
• Directed the post‑divestiture transition of Employee Relations solutions, strengthening organizational culture and elevating employee engagement. • Conducted comprehensive internal investigations to ensure adherence to company policies and compliance with employment laws. • Collaborated with leadership to implement best practices, resulting in a more transparent and accountable workplace environment.