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CroweAssociate Director
Jan. 2022Chicago, Illinois, United StatesCareer Mobility & Learning Solutions Leader Report to the Director of Talent Acquisition. Designed, launched, lead, and continuously improve firm’s 1st Career Mobility program for 6,500 employees globally. Developed and promoted confidential career counseling office and assessments to identify career goals that drive career growth, internal mobility, retention, and leadership development. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align high-performing internal talent with staffing needs.
• Coached 500 professionals through career transitions, skills assessments, and internal transfers and was recognized by leadership for positively impacting retention and engagement during the program’s 1st year.
• Designed and launched Internal Talent Marketplace program to advertise internal roles and guide employees in securing new positions aligned with career goals and organizational needs, resulting in 69 successful transfers in the program's 1st year, which exceeded expectations and accounted for a 600% increase from 2020-21 transfers facilitated by HR.
• Created and presented executive reporting dashboards, highlighting overall Career Mobility Program successes, including utilization, retention, and mobility trends for each business unit. Learning Solutions Team Lead Hand-picked to lead 14 instructional design associates, managers, and assistant directors who were siloed and lacked teamwork. • Unified the team by applying GRPI model that achieved agreement and accountability to a shared goal of providing effective training solutions grounded in adult learning theory and continuous improvement.
• Initiated a regular cadence of meetings and leveraged cloud-based collaboration tools to share ideas and best practices and drive more direct and transparent communication amongst team members.
CroweAssistant Director - Organizational Development/Team Intervention and Coaching Program Leader
Jan. 2013 - Dec. 2022Oak Brook, IllinoisTeam Building and Team Intervention Lead and Leadership Coaching Program Lead Partnered with enterprise and client-facing teams to foster commitment to key goals, clarify roles, improve processes, and enhance interpersonal relationships by driving open communication and shared accountability. • Designed and executed several initiatives, leveraging expertise in MBTI, Clifton Strengths, and the Language of Appreciation, that focused on creating a vision and mission, establishing accountability, building trust, utilizing feedback to enhance performance, and navigating diverse tendencies, communication preferences, and cultural predispositions.
• Developed and managed leadership coaching program with 2 ICF-certified coaches, delivering 500 coaching hours to 65 employees, resulting in 16 promotions, including 8 from senior manager to partner level. • Selected to lead 60 interventions across 8 departments. Based on team leader feedback, these interventions enhanced team alignment, improved communication, and greater efficiency in achieving teams’ objectives. Director of Onboarding Led team of direct and cross-functional staff with representatives from several business units in onboarding interns, campus hires, experienced hires, senior executives, and acquired company employees. Managed budget and oversaw post-acquisition integration initiatives.
• Converted 2-day single location in-person orientation program to virtual office-centric delivery, eliminating travel expenses in 2015. • Led transformation of 2-day firm-wide orientation and 1-week business-specific onboarding programs during COVID to 100% virtual delivery by leveraging Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and VR technology, achieving a 94% engagement score.
• Directed acquisition onboarding programs for 7 companies, integrating 750 employees and partners, resulting in successful acclimation and productivity acceleration based on extensive positive feedback from employees and leadership.
Weber-Stephen ProductsManager - Learning & Organizational Development
Jun. 2012 - Nov. 2013Palatine, Illinois, United StatesTraining & Organizational Development Manager • Created first-of-its-kind, 2-year management training curriculum for leadership skill development across multiple business units that was delivered to 100 managers and hi-po professionals, utilizing customized material from Achieve Global.
• Improved new-hire onboarding process to foster collaboration and grow business knowledge, which included several lunch-and-learn sessions for all new employees to gain a broad understanding of business divisions and product lines.
TellabsLearning & Development Manager / Trainer
Nov. 2006 - Jun. 2012Naperville, IllinoisLearning & Development Manager & Trainer Led team of instructional designers in creating, developing, and delivering classroom- and web-based technical and compliance training. Managed vendor relationships for expanded web-based, legal compliance, and customizable leadership development programs. Managed performance management (PM) process and relationship with PM system provider and implemented mechanisms to ensure PM reporting compliance.
• Designed customer service and OSHA compliance training using web-based development tools, which led to training being accessible on a 24/7 basis.
• Customized and delivered training as a part of a required global professional development program for all people managers in the US, Finland, Singapore, and China, resulting in a unified approach to management by 100s of participants.
• Created soft-skills enrollment course catalog, resulting in consistently strong interest and participation in courses on self-development, change management, performance management, building trust, and leading teams.
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