HR Manager - BIOPROTECT MEDICAL
(2025-01)
Serve as the primary HR Business Partner to executive leadership, providing strategic guidance on employee relations, workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and talent management.
- Coach leaders and managers on performance management, employee development, workplace conflict resolution, and organizational change initiatives.
- Lead employee relations investigations involving policy violations, performance concerns, workplace complaints, and compliance matters while mitigating organizational risk.
- Partner with leadership to identify workforce trends and implement proactive solutions that improve engagement, retention, and organizational performance.
- Designed and implemented the organization's first performance management framework, talent review process, employee handbook, and HR policies, increasing employee satisfaction by 30%.
- Analyze workforce data, turnover metrics, and employee feedback to support business decisions and workforce planning initiatives.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure consistency, compliance, and effectiveness across HR processes and employee programs.
- Support leave management processes and employee accommodations while ensuring compliance with employment regulations.
HR & Talent Acquisition Manager - REE AUTOMOTIVE
(2020-01 - 2025-01)
Served as the primary HR leader for U.S. operations in a rapidly growing automotive technology organization.
- Built and implemented foundational HR programs including employee relations processes, benefits administration, onboarding, training, and performance management.
- Partnered directly with C-suite executives on workforce planning, organizational design, succession planning, and talent strategy initiatives.
- Led a global team of Talent Acquisition Partners and Coordinators supporting hiring initiatives across the United States and United Kingdom.
- Directed full-cycle recruitment efforts for engineering, manufacturing, operations, corporate, and executive-level positions.
- Developed retention initiatives and employee engagement strategies in partnership with global HR leadership.
- Facilitated implementation of new health insurance programs and negotiated vendor partnerships to improve employee experience and cost efficiency.
- Created scalable HR processes that supported rapid organizational growth while maintaining compliance and operational consistency.
- Advised managers on employee relations, performance management, compensation decisions, and workforce planning.
Talent Acquisition Specialist - KARMA AUTOMOTIVE
(2017-01 - 2020-01)
Supported organizational growth by leading full-cycle recruiting initiatives across engineering, manufacturing, operations, and corporate functions.
- Partnered with business leaders to develop workforce plans and staffing strategies aligned with organizational objectives.
- Managed recruitment lifecycle activities including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding.
- Advised leadership on legally compliant hiring practices and selection methodologies.
- Supported organizational restructuring initiatives including workforce reductions, severance administration, and transition planning.
- Developed university partnerships and internship programs to strengthen early-career talent pipelines.
- Maintained ATS integrity, reporting, and recruiting analytics to support workforce planning decisions.
Resourcing Business Partner (Contract) - THALES
(2016-01 - 2017-01)
- Managed end-to-end recruitment lifecycle across aerospace and defense business units.
- Partnered with leadership teams to develop workforce plans and strategic hiring initiatives.
- Advised hiring managers on selection best practices and compliance requirements.
- Built strong partnerships across business functions to support organizational growth and talent needs.
- Supported internal mobility initiatives and succession planning efforts.
