Emily Bradley

About Emily Bradley

As a Human Resources and Talent Leader, I am a natural advocate. Driven to connect, collaborate, influence, and help others grow and be successful; all while keeping a commercial focus. And ultimately, in an organization, if people are successful it will drive success for the company. Growing up in a small town, within a hard-working entrepreneurial family, I learned the important lessons of rolling up your sleeves, going above and beyond with the level of service you provide to others, and how important building strong relationships are to success. But above all that - the importance of giving back and taking care of your community. These foundational attributes have significantly impacted my behaviors and motivation, and impacted my career progression and success in the people space. I take pride in being an active member of the communities that I am part of, and am passionate about coming together with others that are dedicated to improving the lives and experiences of others. Serving as a strong partner with the United Way of Dane County, I truly believe in “The Power of Many. Working for All.”

Experience

1. Senior Director of Human Resources

   First Business Bank

   Jul 2007 — Present · Madison, WI, US

   As the Senior Director of Human Resources at First Business Bank, I provide leadership and guidance over talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, talent operations (which includes payroll and HR analytics), and overall HR administration. Within talent acquisition, I am a player-coach - responsible for the recruiting team, as well as for talent acquisition planning and strategy - developing and managing how we identify, attract, assess, and hire top talent to efficiently and effectively meet the dynamic business needs of our organization. In my role, I also provide HR generalist support including providing interpretation, advice, and counsel to managers, supervisors, and employees regarding HR policies and procedures, payroll and benefits, talent acquisition, compensation, training, employee relations, and corporate initiatives. My career with First Business has been progressive, starting as an Associate member of the HR team to now leading the Human Resources function, as well as a trusted and strategic partner of our senior management group.I am a proud community advocate, specifically involved with the United Way of Dane County. I serve as our Employee Campaign Manager, managing our corporate and employee giving campaign. In particular, I am a strong ambassador for getting young professionals involved in the community and giving back by promoting the United Way Lead United affinity group.

Education

• Bloomer High School

  High School

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Master's Degree, Higher Education Administration (ELPA - Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis)

  2005 — 2006

• Nehemiah-Center for Urban Leadership Development: Justified Anger Initiative

  Course Completion: Black History for a New Day

• University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

  Bachelor's, Human Resources & Psychology

  2001 — 2005

• Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin - Madison

  Human Resources Management School

  2016 — 2016

Skills

• Non-Profits
• Resume Writing
• Volunteerism
• Career Development
• Technology
• Training & Development
• Commercial Lending
• Commercial Banking
• Career Counseling
• Business Banking
• Leadership
• Interviews
• Recruiting
• Event Planning
• Human Resources
• Marketing
• Public Speaking
• Nonprofits
• Event Management
• Career Advising
• Higher Education
• Training
• Interviewing
• Resume Writing & Review
• Social Media
• Employee Training
• Website Management