Jade Hebert

Executive HR and People Operations leader with 12+ years of progressive HR and operational leadership, including C-suite HR scope for a CARF-regulated behavioral-health organization of approximately 554 employees across 26 locations. Builds practical people systems that make organizations stronger: employee relations, manager capability, HRIS implementation, policy and handbook development, workforce processes, compensation structure, and audit readiness. Trusted partner to executives, boards, legal counsel, and clinical leaders during growth, restructuring, and high-stakes employee matters.

Independent HR Consultant - Self-Employed - Remote

(2025-01)

• Provide engagement-based HR support to healthcare and retail clients on policy and handbook work, employee situations, manager guidance, governance, onboarding, and practical process improvement.
• Develop clear, workable documentation and decision support for sensitive people matters while protecting confidential information and keeping final decisions with accountable leaders.

General Manager - Ulta Beauty - Houma, Louisiana

(2025-07 - 2026-06)

• Led a $7M business with a peak team of 34 employees and four managers, with accountability for talent, scheduling, operations, customer experience, and leader development.
• Moved five of eight annual performance goals from red to green through focused coaching, workforce planning, and disciplined execution; hired approximately 20 employees.

Logistics Manager - Academy Sports + Outdoors - Houma, Louisiana

(2024-09 - 2025-07)

• Led logistics and fulfillment execution in a $36M store, including staffing, training, process execution, truck processing, inventory, BOPIS, Ship from Store, and price/markdown activity.
• Managed 20,000-40,000-piece truck volumes in eight-hour windows and hired approximately 10 employees; used Workday and UKG for people and operational processes.

Vice President of Human Resources - Start Corporation - Houma, Louisiana

(2019-10 - 2024-08)

Career progression: HR / IT / Risk Director (2019-2021); Vice President of Human Resources (2021-2024). Served as senior HR leader partnering with the CEO, Board, eight vice presidents, directors, clinical leaders, and legal counsel.

• Rebuilt fragmented HR operations; authored the employee handbook and most HR policies, moved HR largely paperless within one year, and modernized employee lifecycle processes.
• Led complex employee-relations work involving performance, conduct, harassment, workplace conflict, ADA accommodations, EEOC matters, discipline, and terminations; partnered with counsel on higher-risk matters.
• Designed performance-management practices, manager guidance, succession processes, compensation bands, benefits strategy, workforce reporting, and recruiting/onboarding infrastructure.
• Oversaw HR and IT audits in a CARF-regulated behavioral-health nonprofit and passed every audit directly overseen, including CARF and recurring managed-care audits.
• Led a six-person IT function and contributed to approximately $1M in savings through provider changes, equipment strategy, repairs, telecom negotiation, and in-house infrastructure.

Executive Team Leader - Target - Houma and Metairie, Louisiana

(2014-07 - 2019-10)

• Held progressive leadership assignments across HR, Assets Protection, guest services, and operations in $36M and $64M stores; led teams of up to approximately 36 employees with three leaders in scope.
• Supported hiring, I-9s, onboarding, employee relations, talent reviews, succession, calibration, development, and workforce decisions; conducted investigations involving theft, harassment, misconduct, safety, and policy concerns.
• Led RFID and self-checkout pilots and helped lead a district-leading Assets Protection team, including approximately 30 internal cases and 110 external apprehensions in final-year scope.

Safety and HR Representative - M.P.G. Pipeline - Louisiana

(2013-10 - 2014-04)

• Supported HR and safety operations for a 90-mile pipeline project; onboarded approximately 300 employees in the first three weeks, including periods of roughly 100 new hires per day.
• Managed I-9s, drug testing, payroll documentation, orientation, training records, OSHA reporting and inspections, field-safety processes, and compliance documentation.

Showroom Manager - Discount Tire - Louisiana

(2010-10 - 2013-10)

• Progressed from 5S Coordinator to Workflow Coordinator to Showroom Manager; coordinated workflow, safety, quality, productivity, and customer-facing execution for teams of up to approximately 30 employees.
• Helped the location achieve the second-fastest bay time among 81 stores while maintaining heat-safety and PPE standards.

Bachelor of General Studies - Nicholls State University (2006-06)