Juanita Simpson

About Juanita Simpson

With over 15 years of expertise in human resources and organizational strategy, my mission is to create scalable frameworks that empower organizations to adapt and grow. I bring a unique blend of experience working within private equity-backed portfolio companies and manufacturing environments, where agility, operational discipline, and workforce engagement are essential to success. I am passionate about collaborating on long-term business planning efforts and enabling teams to navigate change management, restructuring, and expansion with confidence. Through strategic planning and partnership, I aim to contribute to sustainable success while building resilient, high-performing organizations.

Experience

1. Vice President Talent & Strategic Investments

   MRI Software

   Feb 2024 — Present · Cleveland, OH, US

   Served as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, fostering strong partnerships through strategic alignment and relationship-building based on trust and respect. • Total Rewards Strategy oversight and development while balancing internal equity with market competitiveness- including global wage review process, benefit packages, wellness initiatives and aligning practice to market data by researching and analyzing current and forecasted trends. • Partnered in long-term business planning & global workforce planning efforts, leading regional and partnering globally for organizational design initiatives, evaluating ongoing talent implications of expansion or contraction and change management strategies for all levels of the organization. • Leveraged data analytics and designing scalable processes to attract, develop, and retain top talent across diverse markets.• Designed and implemented attrition reporting tools to track real-time client turnover trends and assess impact on annual recurring revenue (ARR), enabling proactive retention strategies. • Project Management Oversight across Talent Management, Sales and M&A. Created cross-functional project teams to improve business results through key projects identified by Executive Mangement- including resolve pipeline, booking, and revenue challenges, improving operational efficiency and responsiveness. Quarterly results showed immediate improvements across attrition, and pipeline. • Directed HR integration of M&A projects, ensuring seamless alignment of people, processes, and culture across teams.

Education

• The University of Akron

  Bachelors

• The University of Akron

  Bachelor's degree

• Ohio University

  MBA

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• Short Term Disability
• Human Resources
• Microsoft Office
• Eeo Compliance
• Talent Management
• Communication
• Recruiting
• Long Term Disability
• Recruitment/Retention
• Leadership
• Management
• Sales Presentations
• Team Building
• Employee Relations
• Enterprise Software
• Sales Operations
• Employee Relation
• Project Management
• Interviewing
• Employee Management
• Employee Benefits
• Sales Process
• Fmla
• Interviews
• Sales
• Enterprise Technology Sales
• Disabilities
• Marketing
• Sales Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Hiring
• Project Planning
• Performance Management
• Saas
• Training
• Benefits
• Engineering