Jeremy Evans-Smith
Directing Human Capital / Building Resilient Communities in Grand Rapids
- Role
- Director of Administration & Human Resources at Aya Youth Collective
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jeremy Evans-Smith
For more than a decade, I’ve operated as a trusted advisor to executive teams on People and Talent strategies from Silicon Valley to West Michigan. Today, I lead Human Resources at AYA, fostering a top-tier culture through efficient systems implementation, impactful leadership development, and compelling total rewards packages. Areas I oversee and operate- recruitment and employer brand - onboarding experience and retention strategy- total rewards strategy - employee benefits (analysis, implementation)- compensation and performance mgmt- risk management & comm. insurance- policy development - organizational development - technology, digital security & AI
Experience
Director of Administration & Human Resources
Jul 2024 — Present
Going 0 > 1 on internal processes, procedures & people. Leading full cycle recruitment; Managing HIPAA compliance; Cybersecurity compliance; Full employee lifecycle; SOPs; manager training; DEIB; culture initiatives; temp, vendor, contractor, and volunteer management; payroll; EAP; benefits management; strategic initiatives; software assessments and so much more.
Education
Calvin University
Personal Interest, Computer Science
Calvin University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Strategic Communication
Harvard Business School
Just Digital Future Cohort
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