Steven O'Brien

HR Director

Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

About

Acting HR Director of nearly two years experienced HR and TA team member with a demonstrated history of working with management in the public and private sectors. Skilled in People Management, Microsoft Office, Public Speaking,. Strong human resources professional education with a B/A and Masters of Human Resources Management from Rutgers University.

Experience

  • American Flagging (2 yrs 2 mos)
    • Human Resources Generalist
      Jun 2023 - Jul 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      • Sole HR representative and leader for 350+ employees • Championed HRMS migration to Dayforce including data validation, format adjustment, transfer, and rollout • Created and deployed training materials for management, and employee level use of new Dayforce system • Local Dayforce SME and POC for all Dayforce issues employee, or management level • Direct manager of recruiting team • Expedited weekly multi-state payroll with the Payroll manager • Lead investigator for employee disputes, complaints, and job related discrepancies • Lead manager of LIP’s, Ipip’s, and termination notices • Drafted, reviewed, piloted, dispersed, and iterated over 18 company policies, and a new company handbook • Acted as SME for legal related questions and issues • Represented the company in litigation, related discoveries, depositions, and unemployment dispute hearings • Responsible for weekly reporting to corporate and local entities consisting of headcount, recruitment KPI’s, 401k, HSA spending, and new hire reporting • Principle POC with state agencies regarding unemployment, child support, and other state benefits • Acted as liaison between local and corporate owners • Solely responsible for updating and maintaining HRMS and Payroll systems • Sole administer of company benefits and principle lead of open enrollment roll out and POC for any and all issues that arose • Administer of FMLA, LTD, and STD plans

    • Human Resources Director
      Jun 2023 - Jul 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Duties Accomplishments and Related Skills: · Sole HR representative and leader for 350+ employees · Championed HRMS migration from Valiant to Sage, then from Sage to Dayforce a year later: including data validation, format adjustment, transfer, and rollout · Created and deployed training materials for management, and employee level use of new Dayforce system · Local Dayforce SME and POC for all Dayforce issues employee, or management level · Direct manager of recruiting team · Expedited weekly multi-state payroll with the Payroll manager · Lead investigator for employee disputes, complaints, and job related discrepancies · Lead manager of LIP’s, Ipip’s, and termination notices · Drafted, reviewed, piloted, dispersed, and iterated over 18 company policies, and a new company handbook · Acted as SME for legal related questions and issues · Represented the company in litigation, related discoveries, depositions, and unemployment dispute hearings · Responsible for weekly reporting to corporate and local entities consisting of headcount, recruitment KPI’s, 401k, HSA spending, and new hire reporting · Principle POC with state agencies regarding unemployment, child support, and other state benefits · Acted as liaison between local and corporate owners · Solely responsible for updating and maintaining HRMS and Payroll systems · Sole administer of company benefits and principle lead of open enrollment roll out and POC for any and all issues that arose · Administer of FMLA, LTD, and STD plans

  • Talent Acquisition Specialist at Unilever
    Dec 2021 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Responsible for full cycle recruiting of nine factory sites across the United States o Focused on White Collar Factory roles o Tasks include sourcing, screening, interviewing, and coordinating candidates and their background checks • Responsible for presenting and generating offer letters, and background checks • Recruited and supported international talent o This included, visa, relocation, and family travel • Conduct weekly update meetings with hiring manager to keep them updated as to the status of their positions and our recruiting efforts • Tasks completed using applications including Workday, Azure, Sterling, Teams, and Hirescore

  • Human Resources Advisor at Unilever (contract)
    Dec 2021 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Duties Accomplishments and Related Skills: · Responsible for full cycle recruiting of nine factory sites across the United States · Focused on White Collar Factory roles · Tasks include sourcing, screening, interviewing, and coordinating candidates and their background checks · Responsible for presenting and generating offer letters, and background checks · Recruited and supported international talent · This included, visa, relocation, and family travel · Conduct weekly update meetings with hiring manager to keep them updated as to the status of their positions and our recruiting efforts · Tasks completed using applications including Workday, Azure, Sterling, Teams, Handshake and Hirescore · Reach out to and establish relationship with University career departments for graduating engineers, and other majors · Coordinate and participate in virtual university career fairs with Big10 schools

  • Talent Acquisition Coordinator at Takeda
    Feb 2020 - Dec 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Run and analyze recruiting reports from Workday in order to recognize patterns, prevent issues, and adjust recruiting strategies as needed. • Act as local Workday “Super User” approving offer letters, compensation packages, and requisition creation. • Conduct a monthly summary of total recruiting efforts throughout all of Takeda Mass Biologics operations including filled requisitions, time to close, acceptance rates, and more • Compile biweekly “Hot Lost” of need to fill positions for company distribution to encourage employee referrals • Train Coordinators, and Recruiters on Workday, along with Takeda Systems and procedures • Complete day to day tasks using tools and software including Power Bi, Workday, Microsoft Suite, Jabber, LinkedIn, Indeed, and Microsoft Teams • Coordinate an average of 43 in person, online, or over the phone interviews per week using emails, phone calls, and electronic invites • Conduct background checks, prepare onboarding documentation, benefits information, and offer letters • Support recruiting operations in Lexington, Ma, Covington, Ga, as well as Round Lake, Il • Establish, and foster college relations and coordinate college recruiting trips, as well as seminars • Act as first point of contact for issues, questions, and difficulties for both team members and candidates

  • Treasurer, Coach, Coordinator Rutgers Paintball Team at Rutgers Paintball Team
    Jun 2015 - May 2019 · 4 yrs

    • Four plus years of balancing multi-thousand-dollar budgets • Responsible for creating, presenting, and defending budget proposals to the Rutgers Club Sports Board • Reimbursing team members for team covered expenses • Solely responsible for paying and minting invoice payments to companies, and individuals • Developed a budget system for the club