Bethany Steddum

About Bethany Steddum

Results-oriented HR professional with 15 years of experience in talent management, leadership development, and organizational design. Expertise in driving strategic people initiatives, enhancing leadership effectiveness, and implementing change management strategies. Proven ability to assess data to inform business decisions and foster an inclusive and engaged work environment.

Experience

1. Chief People Officer

   Trapp Technology

   Jul 2021 — Present

   Led the Human Resources department and operated as a key business partner with leadership to drive the people function and HR strategy. •Workforce Strategy: Developed and executed initiatives to align talent management with business objectives, develop critical skills, and ensure leadership development. •Leadership Counsel: Provided strategic counsel and coaching to leadership, fostering strong business relationships and guiding them through complex HR issues. •Program Management: Drove company-wide HR programs, including Total Rewards, Promotion and Merit Increases, Performance Management, and Onboarding and Orientation. •Talent Management: Orchestrated strategies encompassing career planning and growth initiatives, collaborating closely with leadership to cultivate career paths and develop opportunities that align individual aspirations with organizational objectives. •Organizational Design: Collaborated with business unit leaders to design plans to align talent, structure, culture, and processes to meet business needs and goals. •Compliance: Led the organization through an acquisition, oversaw the department through successful achievement of SSAE, HIPAA, SOC I, SOC II, and outside financial audits, and maintained ongoing compliance day-to-day regarding local, state, and federal regulations in over 25+ states. •Organizational Effectiveness: Leveraged data and insights to inform the design and decisions on strategy and programs. •Employee Relations: Managed employee relations by addressing and resolving workplace conflicts, creating a structured progressive discipline practice, conducting workplace investigations, and managing FMLA and state leave of absences, and medical accommodation requests.•Talent Acquisition: Partnered with hiring managers to identify staffing needs, developed the interview process, and managed the selection process. •HR Administration: managed payroll, HRIS, benefits, 401(k), and policy and procedure development.

Education

• W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University

  Bachelor of Science, Management

  2005 — 2009

• Villanova University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Human Resources Development

  2013 — 2016