Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Dynamic Global Total Rewards Executive and Board Member with deep experience in both large and small corporations (including startups) & iconic brands (Coca-Cola, Gap, Nordstrom, Macy's, American Express, MillerKnoll etc.) across many industries, including retail, consumer products and financial services. Transformation experience both in HR organization, systems and culture as well as designing rewards strategies that align and drive change, including new business strategies and M&A. I create innovative solutions while building good relationships across all levels of the organization, including with the Board and external partners and professional associations. I am known for starting with the user experience and working to build strategies that are simple yet compelling to attract and retain top talent. Throughout my career, I have driven cost-effective benefit offerings and comprehensive wellbeing strategies for large global workforces. Not only is total rewards a strength, but propelling organizational transformation is a specialty of mine and I influence key stakeholders, engage Boards of Directors, and unify teams to navigate change in the face of ambiguity. As a consensus builder I excel at cultivating an inclusive and diverse culture where employees thrive, feel valued, and succeed. I am also serving as the HR Committee Chair of the United Way of Southern Nevada. Select highlights from my career include: ✓Spearheaded the HR program integration of a $13B acquisition at a global consumer products company ✓Led teams that flattened healthcare cost curve while preserving high-quality healthcare for multiple companies. ✓Saved $65M annually by driving HR transformation and creating unified HR systems, processes, and practices at a $28B retail organization ✓Transformed global rewards strategy to support shift from a channel-centric to customer-centric organization for a major retail organization. ✓Advanced diversity & inclusion initiatives by devising and delivering a transparent pay equity and pay parity strategy at a $15B retail organization ✓Built post-IPO reward and benefits strategies for a high growth telehealth company
Lead Total Rewards for a global industry leader in the design and manufacturing of high quality home and office furniture.
Providing a wide range of Total Rewards consulting, including Executive Compensation, Pay Transparency, Board Preparation, Health & Wellbeing Strategies and building career frameworks.
Recruited to company, post-IPO, to create sustainable reward strategies and establish strong Board governance practices for the newly established Compensation Committee. Responsible for selecting and launching new Human Resources systems and supporting global expansion. ➛ Created competitive salary structures for newly developed career framework. ➛ Established short-term incentives to drive business performance. ➛ Initiated long-term incentive programs to build retention and create wealth. ➛ Designed benefit plans focused on supporting working families, including paid parental leave programs, infertility treatments and managed care solutions to reduce costs.
Drove profitability and growth through innovative compensation and benefits strategies. Saved $17M on benefit expenses while enhancing employee value proposition by restructuring benefit offerings. Led team of 40 supporting 74K employees and built credible Board relationships. Vital in transitioning company into a customer-centric organization through talent/rewards strategies. ➛Attracted, acquired, and retained top technical talent to compete with other top Seattle employers of choice. ➛Secured buy-in to launch a comprehensive severance plan for VPs to attract and retain top leaders. ➛Integral in transitioning the company and employees throughout COVID-19, which shut down 70% of our business. ➛Rapidly established the company’s first professional furlough program to temporarily exit 1.8K staff.
Founded an HR consulting firm from the ground up that specialized in consulting services spanning across rewards, benefits, strategy development, and optimizing Compensation Committee and Board of Directors relationships. ➛Retained by a new CHRO to coach her on building and fortifying relationships with the Compensation Committee.