Calgary, Alberta, Canada
As a passionate and strategic Senior HR Business Partner/People & Culture Specialist with 15+ years of experience spanning the full spectrum of HR, I thrive working in fast-paced, transformational environments and offer an expertise in elevating the people experience by cultivating a culture of engagement, accountability, and high-performance. With extensive knowledge in all aspects of HR - from talent management relating to performance and compensation, employee engagement and development, HR analytics, organizational effectiveness, and employee relations - I value serving as a trusted and highly utilized advisor and thought leader who implements data-informed programs that are aligned with future state directives. From developing and implementing HR strategy to executing day-to-day HR operations, I leverage my strengths in fostering strong relationships, crafting impactful communication, and applying critical thinking and sound judgment to develop creative and scalable solutions that optimize talent resources and support business transition, growth, and success. HIGHLIGHTED COMPETENCIES: - Driver & champion of resilient organizational culture, emphasizing accountability and embedding DEIB values - HR Planning and Business Strategy Alignment - Change Management: organizational design, business transformation, and people programs/systems - Organizational Effectiveness: employee and team engagement, performance, and development - HR and operational Project and Program Management - HR Analytics: team, leadership, and executive/BOD reporting - Strong knowledge of Canadian Employment Standards Act and Human Rights; Common Law awareness - High level of discretion, diplomacy, and confidentiality
- Served as the sole internal HR Talent Management Specialist partnering with HR Business Partners, key business units, leadership, and executive to develop and refresh HR programs (employee engagement, talent, performance management, L&D) delivered to ≤500 staff across Calgary, Denver, and field locations; recognized for effectively implementing structured programming to drive accountability while honouring autonomy, flexibility, and choice - Implemented a company-wide engagement and culture measurement tool (Leapsome), enabling accurate data collection, reporting, and actionable insights to improve culture and employee satisfaction - Drove the continued integration of DEIB practices into existing people processes and organizational workflows - Oversaw the ongoing project stewardship for all HR initiatives, including talent acquisition and management, performance management, compensation/total rewards, communications, and business partnering, ensuring alignment between HR and business on progress, change management (exercising diverse knowledge of various scalable change management methodologies), and reporting - Partnered with the Communications Specialist and Digital team to drive and enhance company-wide internal communications - Championed various process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, streamline operations, and drive organizational effectiveness; highlighted initiative included leading the innovation hackathon with the Digital team, fostering collaboration and creative problem-solving - Served as a key resource providing transition support planning through acquisition and divestment activities, improving the employee experience in times of change and uncertainty - Acted as a strategic thought partner for HR Business Partners and leadership, providing recommendations on the design and delivery of team effectiveness and leadership sessions
- Oversaw the end-to-end management of numerous projects and programs aimed to improve the employee lifecycle and experience, enhance HR efficiencies to drive greater accountability, and embed DEIB practices into all HR operations; contributions impacted hiring, onboarding, talent road mapping, exits, internal P&C governance, and reporting - Led the implementation of company-wide, progressive, and inclusive Flexible Work Location program supporting employee flexibility, autonomy, and choice; program was subsequently used by leaders in their business continuity planning through COVID and return to work efforts - Implemented a new recruitment system (Be Applied) to create efficiencies and decrease biases within recruitment processes - Partnered with the Digital team to implement a refreshed internal website allowing leaders and employees to more efficiently access required information; provided related consultation for external website overhaul - Led rebrand of a $500K internal employee-driven community investment program with implementation of community investment advisory council to generate increased ownership and engagement in the program - Continued advancement of organizational culture through engagement and culture measurement reporting, and supported leaders in enhancing team engagement and progressing culture - Provided strategic communication support to leaders across the organization, facilitating impactful messaging for company-wide and team-level initiatives (corporate town halls), as well as coordination of leadership conference planning/execution
- Conducted process audits to assess and identify improvement opportunities for payroll and HRIS; as the Project Lead, successfully navigated a challenging change management situation which required pivoting from a recently implemented HRIS