Erica A. Edwards

About Erica A. Edwards

Comprehensive experience in all human resources functions including recruiting, staffing, training, salary administration, employee relations, labor relations and policy development. Record of success leading day-to-day operations, administering HR policies, and identifying, mentoring, and promoting top talent. Educates and empowers the business by creating, facilitating, and delivering training programs. Former legislative liaison with an understanding of employment law and regulations. First chair negotiation experience.

Experience

1. Director, Human Resources

   L3Harris Technologies

   Dec 2023 — Present · Melbourne, FL, US

   Deliver Human Resources leadership and support to the Mission Networks Sector.• Lead a team of 3 HR Business Partners. • Establish and execute the client HR strategy.• Collaborate with division leaders to create workforce, staffing, and retention plans to ensure availability of human capital necessary to accomplish business results.• Use metrics/analytics to drive performance. • Champion employee engagement, retention, diversity, and inclusion. • Oversee all Talent Management activity including Staffing (in partnership with the centralized Center of Excellence), Performance Management, Employee Relations, Organizational Development, Employee Development.• Build and maintain effective working relationships with management and employees; provide advice and counsel to both on employee-related and organizational matters.• Ensures the HRBP team is fully engaged, successfully supporting their client groups, has the tools necessary to perform their roles, developing their HR skills and networks, receiving regular communication/guidance/direction, and receiving ongoing performance feedback and coaching.• Drive L3Harris business operating system principles and processes with a focus on increasing administrative excellence and process improvement across the business units and within the HR function.• Experience supporting international teams: India and Australia.

Education

• Florida Institute of Technology

  Master of Science (M.S.), Mangement - Human Resources

  2012 — 2017

• Florida State University

  B.S, English Literature & Political Science

  2006 — 2010

Skills

• Editing
• Store Management
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Communication
• Human Resources
• Operations Management
• Inventory Management
• Community Outreach
• Coaching
• Performance Management
• Employee Training
• Writing
• Management
• Interviews
• Leadership Development
• Succession Planning
• Leadership
• Training
• Team Leadership
• Interviewing