Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
A passionate and driven Executive HR leader, Andrea strives to make positive and lasting impacts on those around her and for the organization she works for. Andrea's strengths shine through her work and result in high-performing and agile teams that are critical to the success of large-scale projects, whether they are HR-focused or enterprise-wide endeavors. Her ability to create a vision, develop a strategy, connect the dots of the work and take the project through execution makes her a rare breed of HR professionals who have the ability to dream, do, and succeed. A wife and mother of two, Andrea's personal passions include spending time with family, health and wellness, exercising, and enjoying a delicious meal and wine with family and friends. An avid reader and podcast listener, she operates under a personal philosophy of continuous improvement and pushing for better, never settling for anything less!
• Leads the HR function for numerous North America shared services business groups for EssilorLuxottica including IT, Legal, Compliance, Learning & Development, Indirect Procurement and EssilorLuxottica's non-profit, OneSight Foundation • Responsible for the entire employee experience from recruitment to termination, partnering with the respective Centers of Excellence to ensure consistency with a focus on continuous improvement • Coach and guide Executives & their leadership teams on how to maximize team performance, communications and achievement of business objectives • Active engagement with Executive North America and European leadership teams to support the achievement of all group's objectives through talent management, succession planning and organizational design • Drive the collaboration & strategic alignment of corporate restructures, mergers & acquisitions to create greater team efficiency, maximize ways of working and increase output for run-the-business and transformational objectives • Proactively identify trends and issues within the organization, and develop creative resolutions that address challenges • Partner with other business partners on cross-organization company goals & results • Grow, develop & mentor fellow HR team members, both direct & indirect reports as well as other EssilorLuxottica employees through our Women's Executive Leadership network and mentorship programs • Collaborate & contribute to HR programs in partnership with Centers of Excellence in the areas of Recruiting, Compensation, Talent Development, Learning & Development, Performance Management • Lead integrations of merged & acquired companies to successfully retain talent for business critical objectives • Drive the adoption of company culture & values to increase employee morale, engagement and development
+ Global People operations leader for a unicorn technology startup, supporting the automation & scale of significant employee growth + Accountability leader to establish the strategy, goals, and prioritization of all work across the People organization, leading planning exercises, organizational budget management & headcount planning + Principal leader for project management, program development & change management to ensure all People matters are executed consistently with an employee-first experience focus to increase adoption and minimize resistance over time + Leads all people focused technology operational solutions, adopting a ‘hire to retire’ experience approach, including human capital management (HCM/HRIS), applicant tracking system (ATS), learning management system (LMS), workforce planning (WFP) and other niche technology solutions, including the creation and expansion of the company’s first intranet + Maintains fabric’s compensation philosophy including global compensation ranges, equity & performance distribution, variable compensation plans, as well as ad-hoc rewards + Responsible for all HR compliance & employment matters, including requirements through series funding rounds to ensure the company fulfills the obligations set forth by investors & our Board of Directors + Singular owner of all People data, metrics, and analytics for the company – includes analyzing past data for trends, survey creation & distribution, and leveraging data to make strong People & business decisions to support team prioritization and overall value & return on investment + Leads IT strategy & support team, driving the vision & implementation of internal IT solutions to ensure that, as a remote first company, we are secure, protected and maintain a positive employee technology experience + In partnership with Marketing, developed our first internal communications strategy and currently acting as the internal communications co-lead for all employee communications
Critical team member of the Transformation Office, supporting HPE's transformation to an as-a-service software organization. This Office was created to help guide the company through the transformation, serving as a powerful agent of change and alignment with the primary objective of breaking down silos and supporting the acceleration of our pivot. The Office brings disparate interests together towards one goal, focused on evaluating and helping to resolve misalignment and roadblocks along the way • Leads a diverse team of high-performing and successful strategic program & project management professionals • Provides a consistent and disciplined program approach leading strategic business programs with high business impact across HPE’s Transformation Office and HR teams • Ensures global strategic programs are qualified with a strong vision, clear objectives, realistic timeline and established controls • Leads the execution of strategic projects within the Transformation Office for HR. Leads the development of a playbook for strategic project implementation. • Communicates progress, escalations, and issue analysis to key stakeholders; collaborates with key stakeholders, participant and presenter in sessions with Executive Council leaders and Chief Executive Officer • Develops measures to define progress and ultimate success; establishes ongoing reporting requirements and key performance indicators • Supports HR VP & COO of Transformation Office with HR organizational design, talent management & succession planning within and across the organization • Leads global projects designed to propel HPE’s business transformation to accelerate culture, skills and learning behaviors for 55,000+ HPE team members around the world • Ensures that data, metrics and management of change underpin all facets of the work to generate significant impact and business return on investment
• Developed schedules, critical deliverables, and other support requirements for assigned programs • Coordinated activities of supporting project teams, internal and external development partners; tracked progress against established plans • Led project execution with rigor and precision • Owned communications to key stakeholders on progress, issues, and risks including regular status updates and various white paper analyses • Ensured strong Change Management – in partnership with Management of Change team, developed change management strategies by identifying key stakeholders, approach, and communication plans for implementation of new processes, tools and technology
• Global role responsible for overseeing global project management and liaison with HR operations, IT, Payroll, Procurement • Drove global and/or multi-country initiatives impacting Payroll, IT, HR Systems - inclusive of project management, subject matter expert coordination and interfacing with numerous groups across the global organization • Ongoing liaison with all major groups and organizations across the company on behalf of Global Benefits, Total Rewards and Mobility • HR representation for initiatives related to operations or planning that involve systems and other HR initiatives across HPE • Direct and indirect project management support for entire Global Benefits, Total Rewards and Global Mobility organization • Project leader and owner for all of HPE's Work That Fits Your Life initiatives - five global programs implemented in every country introducing flexible work environments and work/life balance • Project leader and owner of HPE’s US Voluntary Career Transition program – a HR and Benefits program designed to support tenured team members explore their next career journey