John Fidler

Principal Human Resources Risk & Internal Controls @Discover

Columbus, OH, US

Provide independent risk oversight of Human Resources Talent Acquisitions, Compensation, Workday, Timekeeping, Workforce Management, Payroll, and Employee Relations activities by collaborating to identify, measure, monitor, and report risks that could affect achievement of our business objectives.• Partner with senior executives to drive risk mitigation strategies, including issue management, action plan closure, KRI development, policy/procedure governance, post-implementation monitoring, and audit readiness.• Guided 10 enterprise-wide change management campaigns for new products/services, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational readiness; all post-launch internal and external audits were successful.• Coordinated 75 HR regulatory change initiatives to achieve compliance with new/modified international, federal, and state laws.• Led HR’s role in enterprise resolution planning, developing a methodology to identify specialized, non-replaceable talent and reporting key personnel data (titles, functions, locations, business lines, legal entities) for regulatory submission; findings were presented to and approved by the Board, CEO, and CHRO before successful FDIC filing.

Iowa State University

Bachelor of Arts

Ohio University

Master of Business Administration (MBA)