Melissa Merrick - Sr. Director, People & Culture, Vincerx Pharma, Inc.

Years of experience: 12

Change ManagementPerformance ManagementTalent AcquistionCompensation & BenefitsDiversity, Equity and InclusionEmployee Relations

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Director Financial Planning and Analysis
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Melissa is a great business partner. She knows the ins-and-outs of employment law, understands how HR can listen to and help employees, and provide leadership with thoughtful and intelligent guidance ...

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Exceptionally trusted; proven professional excellence.

90%

Melissa's Career Path

Mar. 2021 -
Dec. 2024

Vincerx PharmaSr. Director, People & Culture / Head of Human Resources

- Partnered with CFO to develop, implement, and oversee world-wide compensation, equity, and incentives framework for employees and executives based on Aon Radford peer-company benchmarks; supported company's growth and expansion from 30 to 85+ individuals in 5 countries - Oversaw all aspects of HR and company culture: provided guidance and coaching to executives, people managers, and employe...

Aug. 2020 -
Mar. 2021

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers, Inc.Consultant, Director of M&A Integration and Onboarding

- Partnered with executive leadership to document and optimize all processes related to company acquisitions and integrations from initial due diligence through 12-months post-integration - Relationship lead for 4 agency acquisitions ($5M ARR) and 16 book conversions ($4.3M ARR); received highest possible satisfaction score from partners - Built a revenue dashboard in Excel that audited all p...

May. 2019 -
Apr. 2020

Newfront InsuranceSr. Program Manager, Onboarding

San Francisco, CA- Created a salesperson onboarding program that captured of 82% of the company’s total revenue: individually converted $15M+ in revenue at 900% legacy speed - Directly managed a team of 14+: trained on processes, held weekly 1:1’s, collaborated with cross-functional partners to resolve roadblocks, and maintained accountability for achieving revenue goals - Partnered with division leaders to d...